Vitamin D deficiency

I've been severely efficient for years straight, but it didn't affect my ability to lose weight. It did weaken my muscles and my general well being though.

get plenty of sunlight. find out how much your skin type can tolerate and get somewhat less than that. Very pale skin burns easiest but it's also the most efficient at making vitamin D, so you don't need to stay in the sun as long as if your skin was darker, i.e. you don't need to risk getting sunburned in the process. I have very pale skin, freckles and burn easily plus I live in Bahrain which is almost tropical, but I try to get sunlight on my skin for at least 5 minutes each day, even during the hottest part of the day. I haven't got sunburn and I feel much better for doing this. I don't know how much vitamin D my skin's making but like I said paler skins make vitamin D more quickly than darker skins, so you if you have pale skin you don't need to stay out too long, and definitely not long enough to get sunburn. Of course if you have darker skin you'd need to stay in the sun a fair bit longer, but you can also stay in the sun longer without getting burned.

also, vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin. A lot of people when they go on a diet cut out all or most fatty foods... this isn't necessarily the best thing as the body needs essential fatty acids and fat soluble vitamins, so you need to leave some fatty foods in your diet, i.e. those high in these nutritents. Examples would be fish oil/oily fish, cold pressed vegetable oils (heat treatment can destroy some of the nutrients), egg yolks, full fat fresh dairy products, avocados, etc.

Go out side :P and eat mushrooms! Also make sure you up your fat intake so it can be properly absorbed. And maybe get some advice from your doctor?

I don't think there's any proof about Vit D & weight loss.There are all sorts of claims from cancer cure to weight loss. Truth is, most northerners are Vit D deficient in the winter, and we're not dropping left & right from cancer and failure to lose weight.

20 minutes/day of sun with 40% of your skin exposed should do it. Do supplements on rainy days and winter.

You don't say how old you are as one feels more tired with age around the menopause. I assume you are referring to Vit D3 (Cholecalciferol) which is important to be clear about as you need the correct supplement . D3 is specific one in the D group and the only form that replaces the sunlight to help bones.

I too was deficient and you will see from my diary that I take it daily. I found out after a bone scan revealed osteoporunia (pre-osteoporosis) when diagnosed with breast cancer. My Professor told me to take it and I have my levels checked regularly. It was down to 17. The normal range is 75-100 I think. Mine shot up very quickly. Can't vouch for the tiredness thing as I was in chemo and radiotherapy anyway.

I was quite surprised as I have always eaten really healthily as I used to be a health professional and did some nutrition at Post Grad school. I have read an excellent book which covers the problems with modern food and recommend it to everyone called 'We Want Real Food'. It explains how the crap given to animals in dairy affects the produce. I alway get organic when I can to avoid the high nitrates which prevents absorbtion of essential nutrients.

You could be tired if you don't eat enough cals but sure you will get there. Fluids are not to be underestimated with fatigue either. You are doing the best with your weight bearing exercise in running to strengthen bones too!:happy:

Good luck

I've been deficient for years, 21, and I lost my extra weight with no problem.

I'm so deficient I have to take a Rx vitamin D once a week. I am also anemic and have low thyroid and found out all of this at the same time. I did lose weight after but I do think it was mostly my low thyroid. I do know that if I don't take my iron or vitamin D my energy is SHOT, I feel like I'm sick and just exhausted. I feel like it helps keep me going, not sure though if vitamin D alone will help though but you'll feel better!

I currently take 10,000 IU of Vitamin D a day. I'm no longer deficient, am losing weight (I lost about 15 pounds right after I started taking it), and feel 1000x better.

I know everyone says to not tan.( in a booth) but I feel that the tanning greatly increses my mood, and in the two weeks since I started I have lost 4 pounds... and am doing the same things I have been doing (and was stalled out) I am not sure if its a coincidencce ot not, but I am thinking it is directly related to the tanning.