Vitamin Definciency?

Protein!!!! You're not getting much at all. I'm vegetarian and get mine from dairy, seeds and whole grains. Try adding more protein and see if that helps. I know I am sometimes too low on iron, so take a look at that and see if you're getting enough.

Go to "Reports" and click "nutrition" and then look at the different vitamin reports on your food diary. I did that and it made me realize I need to go back to taking a mutli-vitamin. . it showed me a few more things I need to keep in mind.

I suggest having a metabolic blood panel done. I just had one done and they found that I have extremely low vitamin D and too high of calcium. I get headaches, dizziness, muscle fatigue (that could be the 2-a-days though), and I've been extremely tired.

In addition to all these killer suggestions... I would strongly suggest not eating less than a good 150-190 carbs. Especially if youre working out. They're your first source of energy, and yours happen to be super low..

So after 3 months of joining this website, I've really begun to see progress which makes me so excited!

But there are also some things that concern me:

1. Headaches ALL the time
2. Exhausted all the time, I literally sleep at all hours now

I know this is possibly a fault of my own eating wise and would really appreciate if someone could look at my journal and tell me if I'm missing out on something?
My mother's going to buy me a multivitamin to help, but I'm wondering if that really will help.

Thanks!

3 months on this website. good job.
headaches can be caused by anything and normally it is because of what you ate previously. sugar causes headaches. there is an ingredient in doritos that is an an array of other chip type processed foods that actually one of the side effects is a headache. and i glanced and your diary and i saw like cookies and what now so. i recommend reading skinny ***** you can rent from your lbrary. also a good multi would be good from gnc they have maximum greens i would recommend that so you get the daily vitamins plus your fruit and veggies.

good luck. if the problem gets worse i would see a nutrionist and wouldnt mask the headache issue with medicine. your body is trying to tell you something even if its something little. i would def recommend skinny ***** though they break down ingredients and make things easier to understand

the ingredient in chips and stuff is MSG (monosodium g... something) - it gives me immediate effects - headache, numbness of the mouth, foggy and lethargic feeling, like immediately, but it's in LOTS of things - pretty much anything you didn't make yourself that's salty. also, i have an ongoing problem with iron deficiency. If you don't eat enough red meat and leafy greens, this sounds like the symptoms to a tee. A simple blood test would give you lots more information.

Good luck!

I liked what Kendallan had to say -- and good book, too. I only went back a few days or so, but it definitely looks like you need more protein, esp since you are working out, you need protein to build muscle and burn fat. The protein drinks are good, but you need food source protein as well. Think about munching on a serving of almonds or some almond butter on a rice cake instead of cookies. Sure they are only 100 calories, but they are still processed "food" and full of sugar. You definitely need more water (I have trouble with this as well, but I'm working on it!)

I am a vegetarian and iron is an issue for me as well, I know if I am low I get really tired and headaches. I have my diary set to track iron and it helps. I am Hypothyroid, too, and if my thyroid is off, it will also produce these symtpoms, among others.

You may want to have your doc run a few tests -- cbc (will cover iron, too) and thyroid.

Lucy

I'm vegan and I take VegLife's Vegan Iron (which gives me the b12 I'd otherwise struggle to get from my diet!). I have energy all the time now. Once I felt as you did and that's when my caloric intake was really low. And now as long as I get 1200 cal (I'll eat more if I burn more than 250 calories, which is hardly ever) I am doing great. I've been losing weight steadily. So just make sure you eat enough according to how much you work out and I'm sure the multivitamin will help some!

I just had labs yesterday to check on my iron again. Was anemic the last time. Think I will check this out if I am still low. Thanks!