day 3 feeling a bit weak

abk1968
abk1968 Posts: 47 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
hello all first post to please be kind

Ive just started on this journey this is day 3

Have 3 stone to loose to get back the where I was happiest

anyway the first 2 days went fine like the way the app makes you look at portion sizes and offset one food against another

I even still felt full even though I still have about 400 cals left to play with at the end of the day ( goes to show how much I was over eating )

anyway today I woke up and I just feel really weak and like I'm sickening for a cold.
Is this a normal reaction to the reduced cal intake?

Today I'm making sure I max out my 1860 allowance see if that makes a difference

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  • now_or_never13
    now_or_never13 Posts: 1,575 Member
    Ensure you are eating enough and getting enough protein, fiber, fat and water. Make sure you are tracking correctly.

    How much are you exercising or are you? Have you drastically cut your sodium intake?

    If it continues see a doctor.
  • alexbthomson
    alexbthomson Posts: 1
    Same thing happened to me like the first week. Then I noticed that I wasn't hungry even though I had a lot of calories left over (days where I worked out and didn't). Anyway, what I did was I then made sure to eat up to the caloric limit even if I wasn't hungry. After about a week I think my body became accustomed to things and now I am eating under and above, but feel great.

    Also, important to take your vitamins and get enough sleep!
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    Essentially eat more calories. If you need to, go to town on a peanut butter jar or some nuts.
  • suz155
    suz155 Posts: 326 Member
    Im in week one myself. I felt like that the first few days. For me, it was lack of sleep. I was overstressing myself, thinking about "how much I was depriving myself" Got a couple nights of good sleep and felt much better.
  • allanhbmartin
    allanhbmartin Posts: 7 Member
    I found Juicing helps with this. Basically you are getting a bunch of nutrients by juicing apples, carrots, (little bit of ginger), cucumber, beats and whatever else you can think of and it allows your body to rejuvenate while giving it the least amount of work possible (not having to break anything down into a liquid). You'll pee alot but its usually either feeling bad or peeing. :)
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    It could be just that you've made a big change in your diet and are missing the sugar high you used to get from a lot of extra sugars and carbs.
  • abk1968
    abk1968 Posts: 47 Member
    thanks for the advice

    I've been making sure I get near my limit for the last two days and now starting to feel better

    think the calorie drop together coupled with working nights this week was a major shock to my system

    weigh in day Sunday so that will be acid test I suppose
  • deanabailey
    deanabailey Posts: 124 Member
    It could be just that you've made a big change in your diet and are missing the sugar high you used to get from a lot of extra sugars and carbs.

    This! I felt like that the first couple of weeks. My body was adjusting to the healthy clean eating and stressing itself with physical activity. There are days I still feel like that, I listen to my body and eat but eat something healthy.
    Good Luck - you can do this and will be so happy you did!!

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