exhausted all the time

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  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Will I still lose what I want to lose if I do that though? And yes I had a quick read of the sexy pants post
    The less you have to lose, the more slowly it comes off. That's just the way the human body works. People who are 100+ lbs. overweight can lose 2 lbs. per week. You cannot.

    So set your deficit reasonably (.5 lbs. for every 25 lbs. you need to lose), and be patient. Think lifestyle change—not crash diet.
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    forgot to put in:

    I used to drink around 8-10 cups of tea a day. no water no juice nothing. Just tea. Thats another drastic change I have made as, apart from the past 2 days all I really drink is water except when I am at work where I only drink 2 cups

    Caffeinated tea? If so, you're probably recovering from that. I have drastically reduced my caffeine and I can definitely feel the difference. I'm a lot more tired than usual. It should sort itself out eventually, though. Other than that, you have received plenty of other good advice!
  • dannii92xx
    dannii92xx Posts: 18 Member
    Okay, when I change my goal down to .5lb/ 1lb loss a week it still gives me 1200 net calories so it doesn't make a difference, and the exercise goals that are set on it say I will only lose 1lb a week anyway I doubt the calories are a problem.

    I have tried to book into the doctors without success so I will try again Monday and I think you guys are right, Im suffering from caffeine withdrawal
  • shellypaints
    shellypaints Posts: 49 Member
    How is your sleep? If you are waking up and not feeling rested, you might ask your Dr to test you for sleep apnea or refer you to a specialist. Even mild sleep apnea can be an issue and can cause you to gain weight.
  • bane0317
    bane0317 Posts: 60 Member
    Did the doctor do a sleep study? Sleeping 10 hours and waking up tired could indicate sleep apnea.

    I second this reply. Do you know if you snore? I went for years being able to sleep at the drop of a hat or all day/night and still felt tired. I also snored HORRIBLY. My husband would hear me gasp for air during the night. Not everyone has such noticeable symptoms but can still have sleep apnea. A sleep study will tell you if you have any issues. Apnea deprives you of oxygen throughout you sleep and often leave you feeling more tired than when you went to bed. I found out that ~ 18 times an hour my oxygen was dipping below 85%. It can affect a lot of areas of your life. It is well worth exploring as something to rule out.
  • dannii92xx
    dannii92xx Posts: 18 Member
    I hadn't thought about sleeping but at the moment I'm using guided meditation music to just shush my brain and I am not really sleeping well. I know I snore badly when I have hay fever which I do at the moment and some days it is quite bad, but I am also asthmatic so that doesn't help with the allergies either. I am really stressed out at the moment as I am waiting start university in september and I worry that I wont fit in/ dont want to be the fat chick at the back. I'll pop it on my list so on Monday if I can get an appointment I know what I need testing for. They have a triage service in and as I work I find it very hard to get appointments as you have to wait for them to call you back to book the appointment when they can and usually they cant do any of this because I am at work (what happening to just booking appointments when you called?)
  • MichelleV1990
    MichelleV1990 Posts: 806 Member
    Did the doctor do a sleep study? Sleeping 10 hours and waking up tired could indicate sleep apnea.

    I agree! I just had a sleep study done. The results were shocking! During non REM sleep, I had 28 instances of sleep distress per hour, and during REM sleep, there were 93 per hour. During a 3 hour period, I stopped breathing 123 times! I'd definitely check into this!!!!

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