Why do I feel so sick?

Have you cut specific foods/food groups out of your diet?

I know when I started I went through this same process where my body started to basically detox from the foods I had been eating. I went from fast food and pizzas all the time to healthy whole natural foods and water. After about 1-2 weeks I wanted to die and felt like total crap for about 5 days, then mildly crappy for the next week or so...

caffeine helps with the migraines. Especially if you used to drink a lot and then quit.

It could be something unrelated. If you are really concerned you should probably go see a doctor. Are you taking any new vitamins or supplements? What exactly have you changed?

Are you drinking enough? Dehydration can cause irritability and headaches
Like the previous poster mentioned, did you drink a lot of soda, coffee, tea and then quit cold turkey?
How many calories did you drop to AND are you eating back your exercise calories? If you dropped to like 1200 and were used to eating 5000, perhaps try to add a few hundred more for a couple days and see if that helps. Your weight loss may slow a tad bit, but I'd rather lose slower and be happy then lose faster and then quit because you are so miserable.

You went from 5000 calories to 1200 or less calories net a day.. this is why your tired, out of energy, cranky, stomach aches.. your body doesn't have enough energy.. if I don't eat I get stomach aches as well.. I would suggest running your numbers in one of the many calculators out there and get an idea of what you should be eating for your weight/age/height/activity level.. MFP defaults to 1200 calories when you estimate pretty high for your items.

OK, so after taking a closer look at your diary, and reading a few of your responses, here goes:

Over the last 2 weeks, you have consistently been below your net calorie goal. In fact, you averaged 176.5 calories below your goal. This is on top of your calorie deficit that MFP already has built in. At the end of the day, your "Calories Remaining" should be zero or close to it.

The last 2 weeks, your net average was 1393 calories per day. Do you know what your BMR is?

Also, you tend to WAY overeat sodium. I saw 6 days out of 14 that were over 3000 mg and one day that is almost 6000! Considering that you say you know you don't drink enough, this is a problem. If you are going to eat that much sodium, you need to be drinking gallons!

So, my "diagnosis" is you are dehydrated and probably need to eat a little more. It may be a possibility that your blood pressure might be up a little too. Spend the next few days really concentrating on drinking lots of water and eating more and see if you don't feel better.

Just a thought, but you might want to get your cortisol levels checked when you are at the Doctor. One of the major signs of adrenal problems is crazy salt cravings. If you also crave buttery stuff, you might be in need of more healthy fats, so try to snack on more nuts and seeds and cook with healthy oils such as olive oil and coconut oil. Feel better soon!

You might find this website useful too: http://www.the-gi-diet.org/lowgifoods/

Good luck!

Hi Folks,

For the last 46 days I overhauled my life. I am eating well and getting lots of exercise compared to the 5,000 calorie a day coach hog I was before. I'm averaging 1.75 pounds lost a week.

This is a good thing.

Why then do i feel so sick. Migraine have been coming more and more. I find I have no energy by mid morning, random stomach aches and irritable to the point of not wanting to speak to anyone at least twice a week. This has been going on maybe 3 weeks now and peaking today.

I'm under roughly the same amount of stress as always. What the heck is going on with me? I'm miserable

Megan

It sounds to me that you are over doing it. To lose 1lb you roughly need to expend more 3000 calories then you digest. You are therefore averaging a deficit of 4500 calories per week. it's no wonder you don't have any energy. Plus if your body starts to break down it affects your chemistry, hence the headaches . Go slow and steady and see if it helps.

OK, so after taking a closer look at your diary, and reading a few of your responses, here goes:

Over the last 2 weeks, you have consistently been below your net calorie goal. In fact, you averaged 176.5 calories below your goal. This is on top of your calorie deficit that MFP already has built in. At the end of the day, your "Calories Remaining" should be zero or close to it.

The last 2 weeks, your net average was 1393 calories per day. Do you know what your BMR is?

Also, you tend to WAY overeat sodium. I saw 6 days out of 14 that were over 3000 mg and one day that is almost 6000! Considering that you say you know you don't drink enough, this is a problem. If you are going to eat that much sodium, you need to be drinking gallons!

So, my "diagnosis" is you are dehydrated and probably need to eat a little more. It may be a possibility that your blood pressure might be up a little too. Spend the next few days really concentrating on drinking lots of water and eating more and see if you don't feel better.

I have to agree with this guy. When I saw your sodium intake I nearly had a heart attack. Make sure the "whole grain bread" you are eating has a main ingredient of "Stone ground whole wheat" not enriched white flour or something like that they try to sneak past you. That much salt in your diet indicates that the foods you are eating are highly processed.

I also agree that I don't think you are eating enough. Plug your numbers into http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ and see how much you should be eating. You'll be happier and feeling better.

You went from 5000 calories to 1200 or less calories net a day.. this is why your tired, out of energy, cranky, stomach aches.. your body doesn't have enough energy.. if I don't eat I get stomach aches as well.. I would suggest running your numbers in one of the many calculators out there and get an idea of what you should be eating for your weight/age/height/activity level.. MFP defaults to 1200 calories when you estimate pretty high for your items.

this.

Just went through the last 3 days of your diary, and there's an awful lot of sodium and sugar in your diet. I always feel like crap when I have too much sugar.
Might want to just make sure you don't have celiac as well, since I notice a fair amount of bread products in your diet too. I have a mild form of it so the more gluten free I eat the happier I am.

Best of luck to you---ironically I'm going to Guelph tonight, my husband grew up there!