Feeling tired and shaky

melissawidmer

A couple times this past week about midmorning, I start to feel really nauseous, shaky, and lightheaded. I usually have some oatmeal and fruit for breakfast. Does anybody ever feel this way and what should I eat for breakfast or have for a midmorning snake to keep this feeling away? Please help this feeling is awful.

shovav91

You need to be eating more if you're feeling like this. Try upping your calories. Eat a breakfast of around 350 calories with some natural sugar (fruit), protein, carbs and fat. If the feeling continues, go to the doctor.

s1lence

I've gotten that way a couple of times. I usually grab a banana or some other type of fruit to tide me over till lunch. The sugar and the juice keeps me going but in my mind fruit burns off quickly so I don't feel guilty about it.

royalstewart13

I use to feel like that every morning after drinking, eating and smoking! But seriously though and I'm no expert by far, maybe you should eat a wee bit more.

Lolyballs

sounds like low blood sugar... I agree with others that you need to eat a little more, but try to balance your carbs and protein. This is something I just learned myself... for every 15 grams of carb, you need 7 grams of protein.

Captain_Tightpants

Can't see your diary but it sounds like potentially hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Try eating more carbs with breakfast - add a banana, a granola bar, something like that. I also like to throw in a hard boiled egg. It won't do anything for low sugar but the protein gives me a fuller feeling all morning.

froeschli

Make sure is not instant oatmeal, and add some protein, maybe a sausage or an egg.
A mid morning snack would help too. Greek yoghourt, cottage cheese, almonds, anything that isn't classified as sugar would do.

Dave198lbs

pregnant?

knittnponder

I can't eat just oatmeal for breakfast because I always end up feeling that way. If I do have oatmeal I have to have protein with it (meat of some kind.)

aritchey1977

Oatmeal is a grain and eating that with fruit is causing a spike in your blood sugar and then mid morning it plummets which leaves you shaky. I used to have that problem really bad. Example: I cannot eat pancakes with syrup. They make me nearly pass out about an hour after eating them. I started putting peanut butter on them and now I'm fine. You need to add protein to your morning.
The South Beach diet taught me all about blood sugar and after I did that diet I have never had the same problems. Even if you don't want to do that diet I would recommend the book. It explains how sugar (and really all foods) are processed in your body and helps you make better choices. Hope this helps.

WJZR

I agree, you need some protein in the morning, fruit and oatmeal and carbs quickly burned away. try adding some greek yogurt to your breakfast..... the greek Oikos has 9 grams of protein. its delicious.