So weak

ksilletti246
ksilletti246 Posts: 34 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Everytime I lose weight I feel very weak, tired, dizzy and I get anxiety. I'm not underweight, in fact I'm in my weight range I just want to lose a few pounds for summer. Does anyone else feel this way?
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  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    You likely feel that way due to eating too little.

    I second this.
  • ksilletti246
    ksilletti246 Posts: 34 Member
    I'm eating around 1050-1150 calories a day. I gain weight when I eat around 1300-1400 a day. So eating low calorie seems to be the only way I can actually lose weight, and I'm not losing weight fast either.
  • vivmom2014
    vivmom2014 Posts: 1,649 Member
    How do you gain weight at such low calorie counts? Doesn't seem right.
  • fr33sia12
    fr33sia12 Posts: 1,258 Member
    I'm a hypochondriac (health anxiety) which seems to be worse when I'm hungry, so as the others said it could be that you're not eating enough.
  • ksilletti246
    ksilletti246 Posts: 34 Member
    I'm not sure. I can't really maintain weight. I lost 60 pounds a few years ago by eating 1250 calories a day, then I got lazy and started eating around 1400 calories a day and gained about 8 pounds so now I'm going back to lower calories. When I lost 60 pounds I feel the same way I do now, very weak and tired
  • fr33sia12
    fr33sia12 Posts: 1,258 Member
    It could also be iron deficiency, I've had that too and I felt tired and weak. Maybe get checked out by your doctor.
  • ksilletti246
    ksilletti246 Posts: 34 Member
    Oh ok I didn't even think of that! Thanks
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    ksilletti246 wrote: »
    I'm eating around 1050-1150 calories a day. I gain weight when I eat around 1300-1400 a day. So eating low calorie seems to be the only way I can actually lose weight, and I'm not losing weight fast either.
    We don't have much info on you (like your height, weight, age etc.) but I'd be hungry and dizzy if I ate 1100 calories a day. Do you exercise? And if so, do you eat MORE when you do?
  • ksilletti246
    ksilletti246 Posts: 34 Member
    I don't exercise, I used to when I was a few pounds heavier. I usually feel too tired to exercise. I'm 5'6 and 133 pounds. Which is apparently healthy, my lowest weight was 124 and I want to be about 126-127 for summer
  • fr33sia12
    fr33sia12 Posts: 1,258 Member
    I'm 5'5" and got down to 130lbs in my 20's but I felt terrible and was unable to sustain that weight for long without eating less and less. I'd consider what is worse, the way you're feeling now or not losing any more weight. I know I'd be happy at 154lbs which is just over a healthy BMI but I know I couldn't maintain happily any lower weight than that.
  • ksilletti246
    ksilletti246 Posts: 34 Member
    So could it be that my body just can't handle being at a Lower weight?
  • MissusMoon
    MissusMoon Posts: 1,900 Member
    Is there a food scale in your life? You could be under-eating now, and you might have been doing more than 1400 when you gained.
  • ksilletti246
    ksilletti246 Posts: 34 Member
    Yeah I weigh my food and leave about 100 calories at the end of the day because I know calories can legally be 20% off the actual number
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    ksilletti246 wrote: »
    I don't exercise, I used to when I was a few pounds heavier. I usually feel too tired to exercise. I'm 5'6 and 133 pounds. Which is apparently healthy, my lowest weight was 124 and I want to be about 126-127 for summer

    I'm 5'6". My "preferred" weight is 130. Right now I'm at about 135 (menopause). I'd never make it on 1100 calories. And I'm 51. I'm betting you're a bit younger.
  • ksilletti246
    ksilletti246 Posts: 34 Member
    Yes I'm 22, are you losing or maintaining? What's your caloric intake?
  • suzyjane1972
    suzyjane1972 Posts: 612 Member
    ksilletti246 wrote: »
    Yeah I weigh my food and leave about 100 calories at the end of the day because I know calories can legally be 20% off the actual number

    Eh?
  • ksilletti246
    ksilletti246 Posts: 34 Member
    Like if a package of oatmeal is 100 calories, it doesn't mean it's exactly 100, it can be up to 20% more or less
  • ksilletti246
    ksilletti246 Posts: 34 Member
    Usually more
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    edited June 2016
    ksilletti246 wrote: »
    Like if a package of oatmeal is 100 calories, it doesn't mean it's exactly 100, it can be up to 20% more or less

    Perhaps if you opened your diary we could offer better advice? Like ditching the already digested oatmeal (I'm only sort of kidding) and eating steel cut or just slow cook oats instead.... More bang for your caloric buck. Yes, oatmeal is just one data point, but seeing your diary would help...
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    edited June 2016
    ksilletti246 wrote: »
    Usually more

    Proof?

    You're undereating. Eat more and build some muscle and you'll be better off long term. You're so young and setting yourself up for a lifetime of sluggish metabolism and weakness eating that little.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    ksilletti246 wrote: »
    Yes I'm 22, are you losing or maintaining? What's your caloric intake?

    I don't know, really, I don't really count calories. Somewhere around 1800 maybe?
    I've been maintaining about 15 years, but am trying to lose the 5 menopause gave me. :smile:
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    ksilletti246 wrote: »
    Like if a package of oatmeal is 100 calories, it doesn't mean it's exactly 100, it can be up to 20% more or less
    It is always best to weigh even the prepackaged stuff. That way you know for sure. That oatmeal package can be from 90-130 calories, but you won't know if you don't weigh the pre-packaged foods...and you can have your extra 100 cals. :)
  • ksilletti246
    ksilletti246 Posts: 34 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    ksilletti246 wrote: »
    Usually more

    Proof?

    You're undereating. Eat more and build some muscle and you'll be better off long term. You're so young and setting yourself up for a lifetime of sluggish metabolism and weakness eating that little.

    I said before that whenever I eat more and work out I gain weight. I have a hard time maintaining so it's either eat low calories or eat more and work out which would only lead me to gain weight in unwanted areas
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Do you also feel dizzy and tired while maintaining or only when you diet?

    If you always feel weak you need to get checked. I tend to have problems maintaining my iron and B12 sometimes and as soon as I start feeling dizzy I know for a fact it's time to get a checkup.

    If it's only when dieting, have you tried not lowering your calories? To be honest, I find it unlikely that you would gain on 1300 calories and then (putting your maintenance at somewhere around 1200 or less). Are you sure you really are gaining and not really panicking about the initial gain caused by extra food? How much are you losing when you are averaging 1100 calories? 1 pound a month? Do you feel too weak to exercise right when you start dieting or are you always too weak to exercise?

    It looks to me that some of it might be mental. Dieting is a pretty mental process. So instead of lowering your calories try to eat at maintenance, but then create your deficit by exercise alone. A 15-20 minute relatively easy jog would give you the deficit to lose that 1 pound a month you are currently losing without having to lower your calories.
  • MsBuzzkillington
    MsBuzzkillington Posts: 171 Member
    I would recommend getting checked out by a doctor. They can run tests and check your blood for deficiencies.
  • MsBuzzkillington
    MsBuzzkillington Posts: 171 Member
    I would recommend getting checked out by a doctor. They can run tests and check your blood for deficiencies.
  • emdeesea
    emdeesea Posts: 1,823 Member
    Do you do any strength training? Or only cardio? Or anything at all?
  • ksilletti246
    ksilletti246 Posts: 34 Member
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    Do you also feel dizzy and tired while maintaining or only when you diet?

    If you always feel weak you need to get checked. I tend to have problems maintaining my iron and B12 sometimes and as soon as I start feeling dizzy I know for a fact it's time to get a checkup.

    If it's only when dieting, have you tried not lowering your calories? To be honest, I find it unlikely that you would gain on 1300 calories and then (putting your maintenance at somewhere around 1200 or less). Are you sure you really are gaining and not really panicking about the initial gain caused by extra food? How much are you losing when you are averaging 1100 calories? 1 pound a month? Do you feel too weak to exercise right when you start dieting or are you always too weak to exercise?

    It looks to me that some of it might be mental. Dieting is a pretty mental process. So instead of lowering your calories try to eat at maintenance, but then create your deficit by exercise alone. A 15-20 minute relatively easy jog would give you the deficit to lose that 1 pound a month you are currently losing without having to lower your calories.

    When I was eating about 1400 calories a day I gained 8 pounds over the course of like 4 months which is why I'm back on a low caloric diet because I gained so much weight so fast. I've been eating 1050-1150 calories for about 25 days and have lost 3 pounds. I'm just always tired. I'm usually always too tired to exercise which is why I think it might be a deficiency. Thank you!

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