I Am So Freaking Dizzy!

OP you've been hungry lately because you are exercising two to there hours a day, your body is screaming out for sustenance.

OP, do your workouts include strength training? And if so, do you log a burn for that or do you ignore it? When I started doing the compound lifts, I didn't count a burn for strength training... I lost weight I didn't mean to, I made very little progress on my lifts, and I woke up with headaches after every session. Boosting my intake resolved pretty much all of that. If this applies to you, I'd suggest either logging strength training as a cardio burn or switching to the TDEE method.

As to heart rate, assuming you're not dangerously underweight, I'd suggest drinking more water before and during the workout so your heart doesn't have to work as hard to move your blood around.

These suggestions are from my personal experience -- YMMV, of course, and seeing a doctor is better than getting advice from random strangers on the Internet. :flowerforyou:

Do you drink a lot of water before you workout? While working out? Do you eat before you work out? Do you eat a certain amount of calories per day, maybe you are starving yourself?


If you do all the above (minus the starvation mode) you may want to see a doctor,

But without knowing your habits, its hard to know why this is happening

Actually for a few months now I've been eating a lot more than I should but I haven't gained any weight, which is odd. I've been very hungry lately. I never work out without eating and I always drink water before, during and after I work out.

if you're eating well, drinking enough water, everything else seems okay... any chance your pregnant? if you're so much hungrier than normal?
see a doc.

It's good that you're feeling better.
You still need to go to the Doctor though.

I agree.

OP, you should not be getting dizzy at all. What you are experiencing is not normal.

No, its not that. I have health insurance and everything. I just really really really hate my doctor. She called me fat when I was at a healthy weight and I don't want to have to deal with her again.

This is going to be blunt, and I don't mean to hurt your feelings, but get another doctor and stop making excuses.

Increased hunger, weight loss, and dizziness suggest a lot of health problems, including Type I Diabetes. Ask for a new doctor, don't run the risk of ending up in a coma or worse.

Honestly, I would not guess at why this is happening... and all of this advice is a guess.

I would contact your GP and see whats happening.

Could be as simple as a vitamin/mineral deficiency.

Could be more sinister as a compromised heart valve.

Get it checked.

...and about your doctor. You can "fire" her. See someone a different GP at the practice or someone else who is covered by your plan.

As others have said...probably want to see a doctor....but also if you are working out as much and as hard as you claim, you probably want to start logging your food more closely. I looked back at your and the only 2 entries in the pat couple of weeks show that you left a very large portion of calories uneaten. I realize that not everyone eats back exercise calories, and that is a personal choice...but I think that you may be under eating and not allowing your body enough fuel to do the work outs. I know if I haven't eaten properly before a vigorous session of Zumba that I get gassed out and light headed quickly. Maybe you should cut back on the exercise until you figure your eating and logging out....once you've nailed that again, start adding exercise in and figuring out the new caloric needs to support those along the way. And make sure you are drinking enough water too!! Best Wishes :flowerforyou:

UPDATE:

No, I haven't gone to see a doctor.

But I tried some experiments at the gym and so far I think I might be able to control the dizzy spells. I've been making sure to eat immediately before the workouts and immediately after. When I start to get dizzy I refuse to think about my dizziness and slow down and it goes away. Been drinking enough. Taking it real slow even though I wish I could go back to my crazy epic workouts.

Remember that there are certain things you can and should fight through...there are others that are the sign of something more serious being wrong....this is not one of those things you want to chance! Get a new doctor if you hate your current one. Also remember that eating better (or more) through out the day rather then immedately before and after your work out may help to improve your over all benefits, and may get you back to your epic workouts sooner . I know I personally can not eat just before a workout....it makes me wanna vomit!

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