head aches since been back on mfp =1200 a day= day 2

emzyloo88
emzyloo88 Posts: 145 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
title says it all really.
i am drinking water too x

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  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    What is your height and weight?

    Are you exercising, and if so are you accounting for said calories.

    What is your goal set for, 2lbs per week?

    You're young and don't have a lot of weight to lose. It sounds like you're being too aggressive, but it's tough to say for sure without a little more info.
  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    Not enough calories?
    Gave up caffeine?
    Low blood sugar?
    New allergy to artificial additive in something new you're eating/drinking?
  • emzyloo88
    emzyloo88 Posts: 145 Member
    hiya
    im 10.9 and height 5.3
    nothing health wise problems.
    i am running tonight.. accounting for said calories ???
    yea 2lb a week

    maybe im eating wrong foods. im not sticking to veg and meats, i eat everyday food too as long as in calorie allowance
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    With 17lbs to lose, 2lbs a week is too aggressive, and 1200 is too low. Change your loss goal to a half pound a week, 1 lb at the most, and make sure you eat back calories burned through exercise.

    Food is fuel!
  • flashbacks
    flashbacks Posts: 34 Member
    You simply don't eat enough.
    Contrary to popular belief, 1200 calories really isn't enough and will only slow your metabolism down on the long run. 2 pounds a week isn't always appropriate, depending on your weight.

    Eat your veggies. :)
  • emzyloo88
    emzyloo88 Posts: 145 Member
    ok folks ive changed this :)
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    hiya
    im 10.9 and height 5.3
    nothing health wise problems.
    i am running tonight.. accounting for said calories ???
    yea 2lb a week

    maybe im eating wrong foods. im not sticking to veg and meats, i eat everyday food too as long as in calorie allowance

    You can eat everyday food.

    2lbs a day is too aggressive.
    Use a HR Monitor or Enter your exercise in MFP, eat back 50-75% of exercise calories to make sure you're fueling your body. I say 50-75% more for if you enter your exercise into MFP as it can grossly over exaggerate caloric burns.

    I personally set my daily activity to moderate so I don't have to enter my exercise cals.
  • emzyloo88
    emzyloo88 Posts: 145 Member
    a week not day ha :)
    thanks folks il keeep with this new calorie allowance and eat back half my exercised calories x
  • shano25
    shano25 Posts: 233 Member
    I get headaches if I eat under 1600 calories a day. It took me a while on MFP to find my magic number, but that's what it is.
  • caitconquersweight
    caitconquersweight Posts: 316 Member
    I had headaches every night around the same time when I first started back. I never did figure out what it was, I'm guessing my body wasn't used to the reduction in calories and lack of simple carbs and processed sugar. In other words: I was eating like **** and my body didn't like that I was forcing it to change.

    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand like always, 1200 is pretty low, if MFP did indeed give you that number, make sure you eat all of it, not like 1000 or 1100.
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    a week not day ha :)
    thanks folks il keeep with this new calorie allowance and eat back half my exercised calories x
    Fantastic someone who actually listens to good advice. Good Luck on your goals
  • emzyloo88
    emzyloo88 Posts: 145 Member
    :0)

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