Is it normal to feel like this?

bendyourkneekatie

I've been logging for a bit over a week. Averaging 1400-1600 a day at the moment (apart from Friday when I get a treat dinner and got to 1900 something)
I'm hardly starving myself, obviously. 3 decent meals a day, maybe a snack or two. Most of the time I'm not particularly hungry. I drink heaps of water.
But I'm feeling all shaky, woozy, and my fuse is getting very short. (I'm also... Somewhat backed up, or at least I haven't gone in a few days which is unusual for me.) Is this a normal adjustment period or am I doing something wrong?
I'm 165cm (5'4), 69.5 kg (153lbs), 31 years old, and breastfeeding a 10 month old who is on 3 solid meals a day but still feeds about 8 times in 24 hours. I don't do any exercise apart from running after the kids and walking about 10,000 steps (7km/4 miles) a day while pushing them in the double pram (so, like, 25 kg extra weight!)

girlviernes

increase your cals, hon. You are breastfeeding, which makes a big difference.

diannethegeek

katem999 wrote: »

I've been logging for a bit over a week. Averaging 1400-1600 a day at the moment (apart from Friday when I get a treat dinner and got to 1900 something)
I'm hardly starving myself, obviously. 3 decent meals a day, maybe a snack or two. Most of the time I'm not particularly hungry. I drink heaps of water.
But I'm feeling all shaky, woozy, and my fuse is getting very short. (I'm also... Somewhat backed up, or at least I haven't gone in a few days which is unusual for me.) Is this a normal adjustment period or am I doing something wrong?
I'm 165cm (5'4), 69.5 kg (153lbs), 31 years old, and breastfeeding a 10 month old who is on 3 solid meals a day but still feeds about 8 times in 24 hours. I don't do any exercise apart from running after the kids and walking about 10,000 steps (7km/4 miles) a day while pushing them in the double pram (so, like, 25 kg extra weight!)

Are you adding the 300-500 calories you earn through breastfeeding? You should be logging it and eating those extra calories you earn!

maasha81

Agreed, if you are breastfeeding you should add at least 300 calories.

bendyourkneekatie

I was kinda aiming for 1200, with 300 extra for breastfeeding. Maybe I should aim higher...

maasha81

Calculate your tdee on iifym.com so you can have an idea on cals

bluworld

Did you go low carb? Sounds like low blood sugar and a lack of bulking fiber. Eat some popcorn to help you go, and add in some fiber. Breastfeeding slows down your digestion enough on its own.

bendyourkneekatie

I haven't gone low carb, but the majority of my bad eating was carbs, so I have reduced my carbs. Still hitting the carb target mfp sets me though.
Just calculated on iifym and it looks like I should be aiming for at least 1700 taking breastfeeding into account.
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