What to do for shakiness/hunger?
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I'm sorry you beat yourself up over the bump on the road of your journey. If you were that incredibly hungry, you need to re-evaluate your daily calorie intake and the allotment of food. You may need to increase your calorie intake for a month by say 200 calories so that your body can adjust. Also, don't just eat meals, have planned snacks. If your not hungry and skip them, that's an added bonus. Changing your diet drastically will definitely make your body scream at you as you described.
Another thing that I am doing that seems to be helping is picking one or two things per month to modify. September was to include 4 servings of fruits/vegetables a day and 8 glasses of water. I am still struggling to hit this every day but am noticeably better. October I added monitoring sodium intake. I started back on MFP November 1st which makes this easier and now this month am trying to limit overtly high sugar content foods to 2 days per week.
My suggestion is to set reasonable goals so that you have changes that stay with you for life. Good luck!0 -
First thing's first, don't get down on yourself! Getting healthy is a lifelong thing, so you had a moment of weakness, the next moment doesn't need to be the same. When I started tracking my calories I started noticing that I was "wasting" calories on things that weren't satisfying. Try eating smarter. Its hard this time of year, biological processes tell us to eat more, less sunlight and colder temperatures don't make it easy. Going over your calories is not the end of the world, use your food tracking as an educational process and overtime you will change your eating habits overall. Also when I get upset about what I've eaten, I go for that extra walk after dinner or something like that. Exercising earns back calories, so sometimes you can undo the damage. Good luck to you. It can be so easy some days, and so difficult others, but you can do it. Sick with it, I used to have cheat days, now I have cheat meals or snacks, I used to screw up and tell myself that I would start again tomorrow, now I tell myself I will start over that minute. Remember too that weight loss is not something that the body generally likes to do, so you may need to ease into this before your body wants to cooperate.0
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I had a meltdown this afternoon. About 3 o'clock I started getting really shaky. (I do not have diabetes or any know sugar issues).I am thankful that I exercised today. Thoughts?
Sounds like low blood sugar, which you can have even if you aren't diabetic. Especially since you reacted instinctively by eating sugar/carbs.
We can't see your diary; but if I had to guess, you're eating a high-carb, low-fat diet, and probably restricting calories quite a bit. Try reducing carbs, especially the ones such as bread, pasta, fruit juices, and sweets, that make your blood sugar go high quickly and low even more quickly. Notice, I didn't say to go low-carb, though that can be a good option. MFP prescribes a fairly high level of carbs by default--I think it's 55%. You could easily drop that to 40%, adding in more healthy fat and more protein to make up the calories.0 -
I know there have been a lot of answers on here- but my go to quick stop shaking remedy is dried fruit and nuts. Not a lot- but a handful of nuts with a few cranberries thrown in keeps me even. I too occassionally have low-blood sugar issues and it can be scary. If you do binge like they say, forgive yourself first- you are NOT a monster. Second get rid of the stuff in your house you're binging on and replace with better choices. Good luck sister, we all need it!0
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Find better balance- you let your blood sugar drop too low. Try not to allow yourself to get to the point of shakiness- eat every few hours, and have a snack if you need one. Veggies are especially low in calories, so if you want to binge out on them, it isn't going to kill you to go the 100 calories over for the day on that. Way better to do that than to hit the candy and make your blood sugar spike again, only to crash later. Balance is the key. Good luck!:flowerforyou:0
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My initial response would be that you are not eating enough.
Also you should open your diary so we can get an idea of what you are eating.
This. Don't starve yourself because you see what happens. Open your diary so we can take a look and see what you've got going on. Make sure you are planning ahead and getting enough to eat and planning in snacks so you don't get to the point where you are starving and eating everything in sight!0 -
There is nothing wrong with feeling a little hungry every once in a while. Nothing at all.Find better balance- you let your blood sugar drop too low. Try not to allow yourself to get to the point of shakiness- eat every few hours, and have a snack if you need one. Veggies are especially low in calories, so if you want to binge out on them, it isn't going to kill you to go the 100 calories over for the day on that. Way better to do that than to hit the candy and make your blood sugar spike again, only to crash later. Balance is the key. Good luck!:flowerforyou:
Complete nonsense!
If you are not on any hypoglycemic drugs, and don't have an insulin secreting tumor, DO NOT WORRY ABOUT A LOW GLUCOSE. You glucose is doing JUST FINE.
Obese people use that myth as an excuse to eat. And then they eat, and eat, and eat.
Learn to deal with the sensations. They will go away.
Serum glucose is NOT a factor that needs to be addressed. Period.
If someone brings this up again, I would like a source, please.
Mine is Guyton's Textbook of Medical Physiology.
But regardless of weight or stored fuel, if you are light-headed and shaky, your brain needs nutrients and you need to eat something.
Stop being so condescending and ridiculous. You are not correct in this instance.
And you know what? The OP binged when she tried to ignore the hunger, which is what you're suggesting. Had she eaten a few nuts or an apple with peanut butter, she would have felt better and been able to wait for dinner to eat a proper meal.0 -
Find better balance- you let your blood sugar drop too low. Try not to allow yourself to get to the point of shakiness- eat every few hours, and have a snack if you need one. Veggies are especially low in calories, so if you want to binge out on them, it isn't going to kill you to go the 100 calories over for the day on that. Way better to do that than to hit the candy and make your blood sugar spike again, only to crash later. Balance is the key. Good luck!:flowerforyou:
Complete nonsense!
If you are not on any hypoglycemic drugs, and don't have an insulin secreting tumor, DO NOT WORRY ABOUT A LOW GLUCOSE. You glucose is doing JUST FINE.
Obese people use that myth as an excuse to eat. And then they eat, and eat, and eat.
Learn to deal with the sensations. They will go away.
Serum glucose is NOT a factor that needs to be addressed. Period.
If someone brings this up again, I would like a source, please.
Mine is Guyton's Textbook of Medical Physiology.
Your reference is either fictional (meaning you're not actually checking the reference not the book doesn't exist), or so poor it's ridiculous. There are many causes of hypoglycemia (see below, obviously some aren't applicable here). And yes, if your blood glucose drops below a certain minimum level it ALWAYS worthy of concern. However, it is possible to have symptoms of mild hypoglycemia and not have your blood glucose drop. Look up postprandial reactive hypoglycemia. Treatment is to have a snack and modulate your diet if it happens frequently.
Causes of hypoglycemia:
Taking too much insulin, skipping a meal, exercising too strenuously, drinking too much alcohol (in people with diabetes)
Critical organ failure (kidney, heart, or liver)
Hormone deficiencies
Tumors
Fasting
Inherited abnormalities
Lack of an appropriate diet, especially with a critical illness
Strenuous exercise
Recovery from gastrointestinal surgery
Certain medications, including quinolones, pentamidine, quinine, beta blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme agents and IGF
Autoimmune disorders
Source: Hypoglycemia | University of Maryland Medical Center http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/condition/hypoglycemia#ixzz2k59Q1L31
University of Maryland Medical Center
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Mine is Guyton's Textbook of Medical Physiology.
Fascinating. Which page? I've got my copy right here.0 -
Raw almonds are AWESOME for quick boost and they are long lasting, no rush and crash. Also fruit! I hope you find something that works for you!
~Glynis0 -
My initial reaction: eat. If you're shaky and hungry then that is a sign from your body. It's saying you're not adequately nourishing it. When I first started on MFP I was eating too little and often hungry. Weight loss does not mean you have to be hungry all the time.0
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Impressively bad advice by Steve098 in this thread. Gotta pile on because it's so bad.
Lots of good advice though. Shaking is not a normal part of weight loss and should be addressed.0 -
Complete nonsense!
If you are not on any hypoglycemic drugs, and don't have an insulin secreting tumor, DO NOT WORRY ABOUT A LOW GLUCOSE. You glucose is doing JUST FINE.
Obese people use that myth as an excuse to eat. And then they eat, and eat, and eat.
Learn to deal with the sensations. They will go away.
Serum glucose is NOT a factor that needs to be addressed. Period.
If someone brings this up again, I would like a source, please.
Mine is Guyton's Textbook of Medical Physiology.
Tell that to my blood test results. I dizzy/headachey a lot and passed out in college and was told I am hypoglycemic. I was thin, not tumor, no meds. Later in life I did a fasting blood sugar test to re-confirm. Yep, hypoglycemia is still the reason for my dizzy, shaking, headache spells. I am not nor have ever been overweight to obese, no tumors, not taking meds, don't have diabetes. I just hypoglycemic easy and need lots of protein and frequent meals.0 -
eat would be my guess
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The same thing was happening to me about a year ago. Sometimes it would be when I got home from work, and sometimes it would start to happen 5 minutes into a workout. I would need to leave the gym because I felt weak as ****.
At work I was eating too many carbs and not enough fat or protein. Fat and protein are what my body craved but I ended up eating carbs which didn't help.
^^This
Eating less carbs and more proteins has stabilized my blood sugar. Even when I am hungry, I don't get that shakey feeling, I used to. Grain-Carbs tend to make me hungry, so I limit them a bit. Not drastically, but proteins and veggies are my staples in every meal.0 -
OP, good on you for taking in a bit more protein and following some of the good advice given here. Just as another suggestion, if dairy is in your diet, I've found plain greek yoghurt (2%) with a sprinkling of cashews will keep me quite perky for a few hours. Best of luck moving forward.
Not so positive side...Steve098 is taking irresponsible, childish an arrogant stance telling people to ignore their basic biology. On top trying to justify radical blood sugar fluctuations, consistently advocating OP do something that she clearly stated is a binge trigger for her amounts to selfish banging on, nothing useful!0 -
Steve,
You are way off base.. If you're hungry you need to eat, and if you're shaking from hunger you need to eat. You do not need to eat if you are nit hungry. The thing is if you're eating in balance and enough, you will not be so hungry you shake. In fact, as I said upstream, I have 6 pounds left to lose and I'm not hungry. If I was shaking from not eating for a long period, I would know my blood sugar dropped and that I need to eat.NOT binge, EAT.
By the way, blood sugar drops need to be attended to attended to with food because if not they can drop even lower.
By the way, what are your qualifications for providing all your "information" on glucose, etc?0 -
Get yourself some protein powder that mixes well in to just water (I like Spiru-Tein - blueberries & cream, strawberry banana, or chocolate chip cookie dough). Buy a funnel and when you feel the shakes start to come on, or if you just want to make it a habit, make yourself a protein drink at about 2 in the afternoon. Most of their flavors are 99-110 calories/serving, and you get a decent dose of protein. I just pour it straight in to the funnel/regular chilled water bottle, shake it up, and it's good to go.0
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Complete nonsense!
If you are not on any hypoglycemic drugs, and don't have an insulin secreting tumor, DO NOT WORRY ABOUT A LOW GLUCOSE. You glucose is doing JUST FINE.
Obese people use that myth as an excuse to eat. And then they eat, and eat, and eat.
Learn to deal with the sensations. They will go away.
Serum glucose is NOT a factor that needs to be addressed. Period.
If someone brings this up again, I would like a source, please.
Mine is Guyton's Textbook of Medical Physiology.
Tell that to my blood test results. I dizzy/headachey a lot and passed out in college and was told I am hypoglycemic. I was thin, not tumor, no meds. Later in life I did a fasting blood sugar test to re-confirm. Yep, hypoglycemia is still the reason for my dizzy, shaking, headache spells. I am not nor have ever been overweight to obese, no tumors, not taking meds, don't have diabetes. I just hypoglycemic easy and need lots of protein and frequent meals.
I find that hard to believe, and it is not a medical diagnosis.
The system to maintain an adequate glucose developed over 600 millions years and a low-normal glucose is not deleterious is any significant way.
When you get down to a glucose below 30, then you have trouble, but those are seen in people with tumors or taking diabetic pills or insulin.
But you are not overweight, so eat whatever you want and whenever you want.
People who are overweight and eat to maintain their glucose levels due to fears over hypoglycemia are kidding themselves.
Steve, your advice is dangerous.
Please stop giving it.
You are (quite obviously) not a doctor and you are giving very specific - and incorrect - medical advice.0 -
If I sent you my medical bill and bloodwork next time I pass out due to low blood sugar, would you believe me?I find that hard to believe, and it is not a medical diagnosis.
The system to maintain an adequate glucose developed over 600 millions years and a low-normal glucose is not deleterious is any significant way.
When you get down to a glucose below 30, then you have trouble, but those are seen in people with tumors or taking diabetic pills or insulin.
But, then I WOULD be overweight.But you are not overweight, so eat whatever you want and whenever you want. [/]0 -
Drink some warm water & embrace the hunger feeling. You could have been eating just for the sake of eating. So many people on here eat just because they see the time of day & think they need to eat at that time. Drink the warm water & wait 20 mins, then do it again. My bet is that you are not hungry at all.
Then wait till dinner, know what hunger feels like so then when you feel it again you know it's real hunger & not just 'time' to eat.
If she is getting the shakes she is probably hypoglycemic. Telling her not to eat is not wise. She needs to get her blood sugar up.0 -
Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar. 1 Tbsp. in plain water or with a little lemon and honey. I have never heard anyone who has actually tried this say this it doesn't work. I use it all the time and it's good for your body!
It knocks the cravings and hunger pangs down in about 30 seconds, EVERY time!0 -
Complete nonsense!
If you are not on any hypoglycemic drugs, and don't have an insulin secreting tumor, DO NOT WORRY ABOUT A LOW GLUCOSE. You glucose is doing JUST FINE.
Obese people use that myth as an excuse to eat. And then they eat, and eat, and eat.
Learn to deal with the sensations. They will go away.
Serum glucose is NOT a factor that needs to be addressed. Period.
If someone brings this up again, I would like a source, please.
Mine is Guyton's Textbook of Medical Physiology.
Tell that to my blood test results. I dizzy/headachey a lot and passed out in college and was told I am hypoglycemic. I was thin, not tumor, no meds. Later in life I did a fasting blood sugar test to re-confirm. Yep, hypoglycemia is still the reason for my dizzy, shaking, headache spells. I am not nor have ever been overweight to obese, no tumors, not taking meds, don't have diabetes. I just hypoglycemic easy and need lots of protein and frequent meals.
I find that hard to believe, and it is not a medical diagnosis.
The system to maintain an adequate glucose developed over 600 millions years and a low-normal glucose is not deleterious is any significant way.
When you get down to a glucose below 30, then you have trouble, but those are seen in people with tumors or taking diabetic pills or insulin.
But you are not overweight, so eat whatever you want and whenever you want.
People who are overweight and eat to maintain their glucose levels due to fears over hypoglycemia are kidding themselves.
Are you a doctor? I am a nurse and your advice you are giving is complete BS... Hypoglycemic meds are general only given with people diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes or in cases like PCOS where metformin which acts on the liver to decrease insulin resistance.... You really need to stop giving medical advice when you don't know what your talking about. I AM a healthcare professional and my advice is always see your doctor. You are seriously dangerous dude!:noway:0 -
Set your weight loss goal to 1 pound a week. Eat your allotted calories plus exercise calories.0
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Okay... I'm gonna just go ahead and say what I think as a health care professional since we have some crazy on here spouting dangerous advice.... If you have had problems and have been diagnosed with hypoglycemia in the past then you really need to follow up with your doctor and have some more blood work done or at least seek his advice. Until then, you would probably fall under the group of people that need small frequent meals during the day. Fruit, half sandwiches, proteins... things along those lines to keep you stable. You need to make sure you are taking in enough. I can not stress enough TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR and keep him informed on your symptoms. No advice given on this thread can be better that the advice of the medical professional that knows you and your health history the best. Hope you get some answers soon!:flowerforyou:
edited to correct an overlooked spelling mistake..I don't want to get blasted for that :laugh:0 -
For the love of all that is good and sane, ignore steve. He's giving medical advice online (which in itself is frowned upon) and it's HORRIBLE medical advice on top of it.
Source: I'm a lowly 3rd year medical student
But please, see your physician if you have any questions0 -
I'm sure you realize that the shakes/hunger come from blood sugar drops. If you have allocated enough calories to fuel your body, then I'd say that you aren't choosing foods that tide you over well. Personally, I stopped feeling hungry when dieting when I went on a high fat/low carb diet, as opposed to a low fat/high carb diet, which is promoted by FDA, etc. Also, for me, whole foods are more satisfying than processed diet foods. Other people thrive on the opposite. There are plenty of people, in both camps, who will tell you that the other is "wrong/unhealthy," and you'll just have to research both and decide for yourself what you believe on that. Good luck!0
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Find better balance- you let your blood sugar drop too low. Try not to allow yourself to get to the point of shakiness- eat every few hours, and have a snack if you need one. Veggies are especially low in calories, so if you want to binge out on them, it isn't going to kill you to go the 100 calories over for the day on that. Way better to do that than to hit the candy and make your blood sugar spike again, only to crash later. Balance is the key. Good luck!:flowerforyou:
Complete nonsense!
If you are not on any hypoglycemic drugs, and don't have an insulin secreting tumor, DO NOT WORRY ABOUT A LOW GLUCOSE. You glucose is doing JUST FINE.
Obese people use that myth as an excuse to eat. And then they eat, and eat, and eat.
Learn to deal with the sensations. They will go away.
Serum glucose is NOT a factor that needs to be addressed. Period.
If someone brings this up again, I would like a source, please.
Mine is Guyton's Textbook of Medical Physiology.
Your reference is either fictional (meaning you're not actually checking the reference not the book doesn't exist), or so poor it's ridiculous. There are many causes of hypoglycemia (see below, obviously some aren't applicable here). And yes, if your blood glucose drops below a certain minimum level it ALWAYS worthy of concern. However, it is possible to have symptoms of mild hypoglycemia and not have your blood glucose drop. Look up postprandial reactive hypoglycemia. Treatment is to have a snack and modulate your diet if it happens frequently.
Causes of hypoglycemia:
Taking too much insulin, skipping a meal, exercising too strenuously, drinking too much alcohol (in people with diabetes)
Critical organ failure (kidney, heart, or liver)
Hormone deficiencies
Tumors
Fasting
Inherited abnormalities
Lack of an appropriate diet, especially with a critical illness
Strenuous exercise
Recovery from gastrointestinal surgery
Certain medications, including quinolones, pentamidine, quinine, beta blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme agents and IGF
Autoimmune disorders
Source: Hypoglycemia | University of Maryland Medical Center http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/condition/hypoglycemia#ixzz2k59Q1L31
University of Maryland Medical Center
Follow us: @UMMC on Twitter | MedCenter on Facebook
I was going to add Coeliac disease but that's under auto immune. By the way the best thing I've found is something small and sweet to get rid of the worst while you bung a jacket potato in the microwave. My coeliac is mainly under control but hubby got a shock when i ask for a tea with about 4 sugars in.0 -
My guess... your calories are set too low. Open up your diary and people can help.
Totally. You do not have to starve yourself to lose weight. Eat at a deficit yes, starve, no way.0 -
Just because you are a nurse or a third-year medical student doesn't mean you know physiology.
In fact, both of you, especially the medical student who has close contact with academicians, talk to doctors and ask them if a normal healthy adult has to worry about morning hypoglycemia. Over twenty percent of adults skip breakfast as it is, and do not worry about morning hypoglycemia. A lot of obese people, however, use it as an excuse to eat.. A lot.
People fast all the time and their glucose does just fine.
If you are calling this advice dangerous, then you should back it up with evidence, and not testimonials.
And, you should do the same thing when you say it's NOT dangerous. I get the impression that you really do not have correct information.
Again, I ask you, what are your qualifications to make such assumptions that low blood sugar is not dangerous?0
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