Passed out at gym today

labud1
labud1 Posts: 23 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Guess I'm not eating enough....got with a personal trainer ....did a few squats and my heart rate went way up .....sat down and passed out 3 times , they called the paramedics , trying to work out on an empty stomach did I think plus my cals. are too low .

my BMR is around 1500 and to loose I was eating 600 - 800 cals a day and swimming 90 min.

I have some rethinking to do as soon as my brain starts workin again ...still feel a lil out of it
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  • Ed98043
    Ed98043 Posts: 1,333 Member
    It needs fuel. Please seriously rethink your calorie intake, your body is trying to tell you something.
  • notworthstalking
    notworthstalking Posts: 531 Member
    Not sure your brain was working before, either. It needs fuel. Please seriously rethink your calorie intake, your body is trying to tell you something.

    I agree. Your body is telling you something. Please listen to it. Start by eating 1500 cals of good food , not including what you burn.
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    this may have happened due to other reasons in addition to poor nutrition. Hope you got medical clearance from the doctor to continue using a trainer.
  • ajaxe432
    ajaxe432 Posts: 608 Member
    I hope your personal trainer told you "not" to eat that low of calories!
  • HacheraTsarine
    HacheraTsarine Posts: 278 Member
    my BMR is around 1500 and to loose I was eating 600 - 800 cals a day and swimming 90 min.

    ^^This means you should ingest AT THE VERY LEAST that 1500 cals daily. That's the amount needed to sustain all of your bodily functions. And it'd be enough only if you were in a coma or something.

    And I see that you're very close to your goal. You should ease up and try to have a slow weight loss rate (like 0.25kg/week).
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    just curious- why did they wait until you passed out 3 times to call the paramedics? They should have highly considered that after the first time and DEFINITELY after the 2nd time.
  • teamAmelia
    teamAmelia Posts: 1,247 Member
    Not sure your brain was working before, either. It needs fuel. Please seriously rethink your calorie intake, your body is trying to tell you something.

    :laugh:

    When I saw your calories, I was like :noway:

    I believe they call that anorexic for women. I'm assuming you're a man. If you're the guy on the left, I would think that you would need many more calories to live off of unless you're under a strict diet being supervised by your doctor. Take care and good luck. Don't kill yourself trying to lose weight.
  • xoemmytee
    xoemmytee Posts: 162 Member
    my BMR is around 1500 and to loose I was eating 600 - 800 cals a day and swimming 90 min.

    To calculate a caloric deficit, make sure you're subtracting from your TDEE, not your BMR. Eating at your BMR is already a deficit (unless you're constantly comatose)
  • NeverCatchYourBreath
    NeverCatchYourBreath Posts: 197 Member
    May not be the calories. Or the calories alone. Not breathing correctly or holding your breath can cause you to pass out during squats and other exercises. The weight might have been too much, your blood was working hard to push your blood to your muscles in your lower extremeties which takes it away from your heart and brain. Once you stopped there was a huge release of blood pressure due to the weight being lifted and you passed out. Might not just be your diet is all I'm getting at. Learn how to breath properly while exercising.
  • workoutdreamteam
    workoutdreamteam Posts: 3
    You're supposed to take your BMR and multiply it by a number (depending on your activity level) and once you get that number subtract 500-700 to lose weight.

    For instance my BMR is approx. 1300x1.5 (activity)= 1,950 then -500 =1,450. You have to give your body what it needs
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
    Not sure your brain was working before, either. It needs fuel. Please seriously rethink your calorie intake, your body is trying to tell you something.

    :laugh:

    When I saw your calories, I was like :noway:

    I believe they call that anorexic for women. I'm assuming you're a man. If you're the guy on the left, I would think that you would need many more calories to live off of unless you're under a strict diet being supervised by your doctor. Take care and good luck. Don't kill yourself trying to lose weight.

    I'll have to agree too :ohwell: I totally thought you were a woman but after reading further was like :huh: wut? Now in retrospect, this wasn't a good plan, eh? :flowerforyou: Do take care, hmmmm?:wink:
  • ajaxe432
    ajaxe432 Posts: 608 Member
    Im also curious.....were you asked any of this info by your PT? Did you eat breakfast this morning.....how much do you eat a day.....have you ever had a syncope episode.....did they ask you anything pertaining to a Par Q (health related questions). This whole situation sounds a bit shadey to me....I know there are some lousy CPT's out there, but I can not imagine one taking you into a workout then waiting to call the paramedics after the 3rd time you passed out.
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
    By the way, which one are you (profile pic) the anorexia guy or the guy holding MY beer? :laugh: :drinker:
  • GuybrushThreepw00d
    GuybrushThreepw00d Posts: 784 Member
    Working out in a fasted state is fine.
    You're just not eating enough calories. Eat back your exercise calories.
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    It has nothing to do with exercising on an empty stomach, but probably at least 90% to do with your low daily caloric intake. Don't think, just eat. Good luck.
  • obsidianwings
    obsidianwings Posts: 1,237 Member
    I just looked at your food diary, holy hell! Have none of your MFP friends ever tried to persuade you to eat more?
    You really need to eat much more than that, more than your BMR even. Hopefully you just didn't realise and now you will up your calories, but if you are having trouble wrapping your head around it go back to the doctor, you are seriously eating by anorexic standards
  • sweebum
    sweebum Posts: 1,060 Member
    Oh dear. My son eats double what you do- and he's 46 lbs and 5.

    You hear it all the time on here that "you're not eating enough", but in your case, you're dangerously not eating enough.

    600-800 calories a day plus exercise for a man is starvation. Please stop it.:flowerforyou:
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    I believe you are a recovering anorexic. Just do your best to eat more each day, as (you know) you're eating too little. Does your trainer and doctor know the situation? It doesn't sound like they're fully informed.
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    just curious- why did they wait until you passed out 3 times to call the paramedics? They should have highly considered that after the first time and DEFINITELY after the 2nd time.
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    my BMR is around 1500 and to loose I was eating 600 - 800 cals a day and swimming 90 min.

    To calculate a caloric deficit, make sure you're subtracting from your TDEE, not your BMR. Eating at your BMR is already a deficit (unless you're constantly comatose)

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    Somebody sure does laugh a lot ;)
  • Akimajuktuq
    Akimajuktuq Posts: 3,037 Member
    You do not have to kill yourself to lose weight and it is not a race. Eat enough of healthy foods and that includes fat. Find a lifestyle that is healthy and sustainable. I just don't understand why people expect to resolve fat/unhealthy by trying to be starved/unhealthy. But with the common MFP member advice that weight loss is only "calories in, calories out" and that there are no other factors regulating metabolism (totally ridiculous) I can understand why you would be mistaken into thinking that starving yourself is the answer. Please try shifting your focus to health and eating nutrient dense healthy foods in adequate amounts. Then the weight will take care of itself, over time, effortlessly.
  • reddi2roll
    reddi2roll Posts: 356 Member
    May not be the calories. Or the calories alone. Not breathing correctly or holding your breath can cause you to pass out during squats and other exercises. The weight might have been too much, your blood was working hard to push your blood to your muscles in your lower extremeties which takes it away from your heart and brain. Once you stopped there was a huge release of blood pressure due to the weight being lifted and you passed out. Might not just be your diet is all I'm getting at. Learn how to breath properly while exercising.

    Good advice here. When you squat down, if you hold your breath, this may result in a valsalva maneuver which causes your heart rate to slow way down and then may paradoxically have a dramatic increase to compensate. Happens to people who strain on the toilet and can be very dangerous. Combine that with a low calorie intake and perhaps an electrolyte disturbance and possibly BP or heart meds on board (if you are on them) can be very dangerous. I believe this is what Elvis died from. Recommend you increase your calories ASAP to what others have recommended and hopefully the doctor checked your blood electrolytes.
  • labud1
    labud1 Posts: 23 Member
    Thanks for the responses , I had just woken up , went to the gym ,still half asleep.. PT did ask if I ate anything , I'm a male 57 , {the avatar is not me} thought I would start cross training as I'm 9 lbs. from my goal weight , even though I have been swimming for 6 months everyday ...the new routine threw me . being 55 lbs. over weight for years I hated walking and my legs are not in good shape , Just 20 squats with no weight did it

    It takes eating super low for me to loose weight I've been doing this for 6 months now and have gauged what works and what doesn't .

    Since I'm almost there I will increase cals and go into cross training slowly
  • Beastmode454
    Beastmode454 Posts: 340 Member
    Not sure your brain was working before, either. It needs fuel. Please seriously rethink your calorie intake, your body is trying to tell you something.

    i weigh 190lbs, 1,500 cals is even to low for me..
  • obsidianwings
    obsidianwings Posts: 1,237 Member


    It takes eating super low for me to loose weight I've been doing this for 6 months now and have gauged what works and what doesn't .
    If you think this is correct then I would suspect mental illness. PLease listen to what we are all telling you. You need to increase your calories, by a lot, urgently.
  • obsidianwings
    obsidianwings Posts: 1,237 Member
    Also, you say you have been doing this 6 months so you know what works, I have skipped back 6 months in your diary (looking at lots in between also) and I can't find a point where you have tried anything other than undereating.
  • JanMarie2BHealthy
    JanMarie2BHealthy Posts: 159
    this may have happened due to other reasons in addition to poor nutrition. Hope you got medical clearance from the doctor to continue using a trainer.

    Absolutely and get your physician's opinion on your regimen andy maybe have it fined tuned. Hope you feel better soon and get some answers to what the cause(s) of your episodes.


    edited because of a typo....
  • jetscreaminagain
    jetscreaminagain Posts: 1,130 Member
    Nvrmnd
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Guess I'm not eating enough....got with a personal trainer ....did a few squats and my heart rate went way up .....sat down and passed out 3 times , they called the paramedics , trying to work out on an empty stomach did I think plus my cals. are too low .

    my BMR is around 1500 and to loose I was eating 600 - 800 cals a day and swimming 90 min.

    I have some rethinking to do as soon as my brain starts workin again ...still feel a lil out of it

    Oh my! Hope you learned your lesson and will be upping those calories! Treat your body right and it will treat you right. Abuse your body and this is what happens.
  • Granville_Cocteau
    Granville_Cocteau Posts: 209 Member
    May not be the calories. Or the calories alone. Not breathing correctly or holding your breath can cause you to pass out during squats and other exercises. The weight might have been too much, your blood was working hard to push your blood to your muscles in your lower extremeties which takes it away from your heart and brain. Once you stopped there was a huge release of blood pressure due to the weight being lifted and you passed out. Might not just be your diet is all I'm getting at. Learn how to breath properly while exercising.

    Occam's Razor: The simplest explanation is usually the correct one. Dude wasn't eating enough.
  • toutmonpossible
    toutmonpossible Posts: 1,580 Member
    this may have happened due to other reasons in addition to poor nutrition. Hope you got medical clearance from the doctor to continue using a trainer.

    Exactly. Of course, 600 to 800 isn't much, but I wouldn't think that alone would make an obese person pass out. I'd go up to 1200 AND get checked out by a doctor ASAP.

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