Do you feel different

yoursunshine34

I was just wondering if anyone else felt "funny" since you started on a diet? I've been getting more and more headaches and feeling light headed. Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same symptoms?

visiri

No - not related to MFP anyway. How many calories are you eating a day? How much are you exercising? You may not be eating enough - that would explain the headaches and dizziness.

Snjlowe

I feel much better. I think its giving up the greasy fast food that has helped. Did you maybe cut out caffeine too quick? I get bad headaches from caffeine withdrawl if I don't eliminate it slowly rather than cold turkey.

visiri

Give up caffeine - surely you jest - lol

n8vchick77

make sure you drink lots of water!! I feel pretty good when I'm eating right and exercising...hope you figure out whats giving you the headaches and such.

hepsi

Yes, I have been there lately but have managed to remedy it...

if you are not eating enough 'timely' meals and not drinking enough water, u can get headaches and lightheadedness...if you are exercising, try and eat back the calories u have burnt to begin with...if you want to cut back on eating exercise calories, do it gradually...

garp4

If you were used to eating allot of sugar, and have now stopped, your body will go though a withdrawal of sorts and cause headaches for a few days. If it lasts longer than a week you should probably see your doctor. Same thing with caffeine, If you were drinking allot of soda or tea and suddenly stop you will get caffeine headaches.

QueenJayJay

See a doctor.

gwmedicgod

yes it probly is sugar & caffine Withdrawal and DT's.... sure it will get better as you continue.... keep up the good work..

melsinct

Make sure you are eating enough. I started MFP doing 1200 calories a day and that wasn't enough for me. I felt awful. If you set your goal too aggressively in MFP (like say over 1 lb/week loss), it will automatically set you at 1200 since it won't go lower (and you shouldn't eat less than that). MFP is just a computer program, make sure you listen to your body first and foremost.

simplyblessed5

I get that way sometimes. That's when I'll grab a 60 calorie cheese stick. It helps tremendously!

Prefessa

Its not a straightforward answer...because we don't have the whole picture. Could be anything from Dehydration, junk food withdrawl, medications if any, extreme calorie defecit, vitamin mineral deficiencies/imbalance, metabolic issues. Sage advice is to see a doctor that will listen to you and do some blood work.

I will tell you that over the past 2 1/2 years I lost over 80 lbs, and I felt like crap for the first 70+ lbs. When you accumulate alot of visceral fat like I did, and you mobilize that fat....all of the Toxins, Pesticide Residues and fat soluble food additives, get pumped into your system and results in feeling crappy. Also your body doesn't like shrinkage...so it trys to do whatever it can to slow it down. Its a survival mechanism.

See a doctor...and if all is OK....Hang In There....its a mind game that unfortunately we have to play to get lean.

mhankosk

Also... if you are exercising with weights, you might be getting tension headaches. When I started lifting I was getting really bad headaches. I started focusing more on keeping my shoulders away from my ears when lifting and doing a nice long neck stretch after my workouts. It helped a lot! Good luck!

But if they continue, I would recommend what the above poster said: Go see a doctor!

yoursunshine34

I wish it a simply caffeine headache. But I dont' drink coffee or soda.. Yay for me but I'm not seeing a drop in weight due to less sugar.. I think most of you are right... I'm not eating enough... Thanks for the input, I really appreciate it

psuLemon

Since food is fuel, if you dont have enough of it, you can get many adverse affects.