Protein Shake question, first time
littlemiss1933
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So I woke up this morning incredibly lightheaded but today was my first day to make a protein shake. I used BioChem chocolate whey, 1/4 cup of spinach, a cup of frozen berries, half an avocado, a tbsp of flax seed, a tiny handful of oats and a cup of Silk chocolate soy milk.
I downed it, and my head is still spinning, should I eat something with it? It's my first meal of the day and I'm trying to lose weight. I'm 34, 5'9", 174 lbs
I downed it, and my head is still spinning, should I eat something with it? It's my first meal of the day and I'm trying to lose weight. I'm 34, 5'9", 174 lbs
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Your head is spinning? As in you feel disoriented? I feel like there's something weird going on here, because absolutely none of the things you listed should cause that. Any food allergies?0
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No, I felt that way since I woke up and was hoping the smoothie would help me feel better but it hasn't0
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Seems unrelated to the smoothie.5
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I know, I'm just asking if I should eat something with the smoothie because the smoothie hasn't helped me feel better or will that defeat the purpose of it?0
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Ohhh, I see. Okay, you had me scratching my head for a second.
Really, it's going to be hard to be able to tell, because that symptom can apply to about fifty or more different things ranging from low-blood pressure, to inner ear infections, to dehydration, to general exhaustion.1 -
Hmm well I'm eating toast with cheese now, maybe I need more sleep, I only got maybe 4 hours0
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littlemiss1933 wrote: »I know, I'm just asking if I should eat something with the smoothie because the smoothie hasn't helped me feel better or will that defeat the purpose of it?
I don't know if eating more would help you feel better -- that seemed like plenty of calories. I don't know what the purpose is, so can't say if it would defeat it.1 -
littlemiss1933 wrote: »maybe I need more sleep, I only got maybe 4 hours
That'll do it, especially if this is a common thing... speaking from experience.0 -
As I type at 3:30am, I think I definitely need more sleep
how on earth do you maintain calories when your protein smoothie has so many calories in it leaving barely enough for the rest of the day?? Ugh 0 -
OP, based on the smoothiedge description above, I don't know how many calories a scoopportunity of Biochem has, but it doesn't seem like your protein shake is too crazy calorie wise..certainly not almost an entire day''s worth. What is your daily calorie goal?0
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littlemiss1933 wrote: »As I type at 3:30am, I think I definitely need more sleep how on earth do you maintain calories when your protein smoothie has so many calories in it leaving barely enough for the rest of the day?? Ugh
I personally don't do the protein powder as a regular thing. I mainly just use it when my percentages are off and I don't have a lot of room left in my calories to play with. Which means I'm also usually just mixing mine with water and not adding so much stuff to it.
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dragon_girl26 wrote: »OP, based on the smoothiedge description above, I don't know how many calories a scoopportunity of Biochem has, but it doesn't seem like your protein shake is too crazy calorie wise..certainly not almost an entire day''s worth. What is your daily calorie goal?
If her goal is on the low end, like around 1200, and she's not eating back exercise calories, I can see where her smoothie is pushing 1/3 to 1/2 of her target... and since she's staying up late, not getting enough sleep, that's a lot of awake time to stretch the remainder across. I know the feeling. My target isn't nearly so low, but one larger than normal meal can leave me with a choice of going over for the day or feeling hungry.0 -
littlemiss1933 wrote: »As I type at 3:30am, I think I definitely need more sleep how on earth do you maintain calories when your protein smoothie has so many calories in it leaving barely enough for the rest of the day?? Ugh
stop making a protein shake with so much stuff in it.
I like to do 1 scoop protein, a half cup of almond milk, and half a frozen banana. Sometimes i add a little water. Done, and only 200-ish calories.
as far as sleeping, you need to figure that out.3 -
rainbowbow wrote: »littlemiss1933 wrote: »As I type at 3:30am, I think I definitely need more sleep how on earth do you maintain calories when your protein smoothie has so many calories in it leaving barely enough for the rest of the day?? Ugh
stop making a protein shake with so much stuff in it.
I like to do 1 scoop protein, a half cup of almond milk, and half a frozen banana. Sometimes i add a little water. Done, and only 200-ish calories.
as far as sleeping, you need to figure that out.
I do one fairly similar, though it's more catered to my WoE.
1 Scoop Isopure zero carb Vanilla
12 oz. Unsweetened Almond Milk
1 egg
1 Tbsp. Coconut Oil
0.25 tsp Cinnamon
0.125 tsp Nutmeg
Comes out to be 344 kcals, but if one doesn't need the higher fat, you can ditch 120 kcals just by getting rid of the coconut oil. Thing tastes like the milk left over after eating Cinnamon Toast Crunch.1 -
dragon_girl26 wrote: »OP, based on the smoothiedge description above, I don't know how many calories a scoopportunity of Biochem has, but it doesn't seem like your protein shake is too crazy calorie wise..certainly not almost an entire day''s worth. What is your daily calorie goal?
Sorry, apparently my phone was doing some weird stuff this morning.0 -
rainbowbow wrote: »littlemiss1933 wrote: »As I type at 3:30am, I think I definitely need more sleep how on earth do you maintain calories when your protein smoothie has so many calories in it leaving barely enough for the rest of the day?? Ugh
stop making a protein shake with so much stuff in it.
I like to do 1 scoop protein, a half cup of almond milk, and half a frozen banana. Sometimes i add a little water. Done, and only 200-ish calories.
as far as sleeping, you need to figure that out.
All of this, though I'm also still wondering about that calorie goal. For reference, I'm 35, 5'6, 157lbs, and still losing weight eating 1800-2100 calories a day. If your goal is so low that a smoothie wipes most of it out for the day, you should probably consider bumping up calories anyway.2 -
You should pay attention on how enough carbs are you eating in the morning, remember that they are the fuel and give you energy, I use to take my shake with almond milk and a toast with cottage cheese and I really feel great even doing my workout0
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I did my first actual protein shake today. I replaced breakfast with it, I felt absolutely terrible. About two hours after I drank it, I felt like death and had to eat something fast. I am usually lightheaded in the morning as it is, and have to eat breakfast right away so this definitely didn't help me. I pretty much felt terrible all day, says my calorie goal is 1500 but maybe I need more??0
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This is what was in my protein shake... I think I'm slightly hypoglycemic, should I add something else with my shake so I don't feel faint?
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I have lost over 50 pounds counting calories on mfp,and NEVER drank a smoothie, if it didn't really agree with you and you have to eat something else anyway, why not ditch it and just it a decent breakfast. Smoothies aren't for everyone.3
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I love my Biochem smoothies. I use tea for the liquid. Cheaper and way less calories than coconut water, plus when I looked at this at Walmart there were ingredients I found undesirable.
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littlemiss1933 wrote: »This is what was in my protein shake... I think I'm slightly hypoglycemic, should I add something else with my shake so I don't feel faint?
So that adds up to under 400 calories. If you are on 1500/day but you tend to wake up light-headed and needing to eat right away, your breakfast should probably be closer to 500, and made up of something solid. Liquid food generally digests and leaves the stomach more quickly, leaving you hungry earlier.
I would consider making the smoothies half sized and use them more for a late evening snack a couple hours before bed.
Can anyone tell me what the point is of coconut water? I see it has a lot of potassium, but aside from that it just looks like sugar water.
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Have you been to your doctor lately to rule out any medical issues? If you're waking up light headed and feeling bad all day, that isn't normal, and may not be related to food unless it's a food allergy of some kind....0
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littlemiss1933 wrote: »As I type at 3:30am, I think I definitely need more sleephow on earth do you maintain calories when your protein smoothie has so many calories in it leaving barely enough for the rest of the day?? Ugh
Easy...stop making them and just eat food or stop putting so much stuff in it. There's nothing magical about the smoothie you're making.MarkusDarwath wrote: »littlemiss1933 wrote: »This is what was in my protein shake... I think I'm slightly hypoglycemic, should I add something else with my shake so I don't feel faint?
So that adds up to under 400 calories. If you are on 1500/day but you tend to wake up light-headed and needing to eat right away, your breakfast should probably be closer to 500, and made up of something solid. Liquid food generally digests and leaves the stomach more quickly, leaving you hungry earlier.
I would consider making the smoothies half sized and use them more for a late evening snack a couple hours before bed.
Can anyone tell me what the point is of coconut water? I see it has a lot of potassium, but aside from that it just looks like sugar water.
Regular, plain old coconut water has some natural sugars, but it's not a ton...it's the coconut waters with added flavorings and whatnot that have all the sugar. I use coconut water in lieu of sports drinks during long rides, etc to replenish electrolytes. I'm also on a diuretic and can easily become potassium deficient so I drink a lot of low sodium V8 and coconut water.1 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »littlemiss1933 wrote: »As I type at 3:30am, I think I definitely need more sleephow on earth do you maintain calories when your protein smoothie has so many calories in it leaving barely enough for the rest of the day?? Ugh
Easy...stop making them and just eat food or stop putting so much stuff in it. There's nothing magical about the smoothie you're making.MarkusDarwath wrote: »littlemiss1933 wrote: »This is what was in my protein shake... I think I'm slightly hypoglycemic, should I add something else with my shake so I don't feel faint?
So that adds up to under 400 calories. If you are on 1500/day but you tend to wake up light-headed and needing to eat right away, your breakfast should probably be closer to 500, and made up of something solid. Liquid food generally digests and leaves the stomach more quickly, leaving you hungry earlier.
I would consider making the smoothies half sized and use them more for a late evening snack a couple hours before bed.
Can anyone tell me what the point is of coconut water? I see it has a lot of potassium, but aside from that it just looks like sugar water.
Regular, plain old coconut water has some natural sugars, but it's not a ton...it's the coconut waters with added flavorings and whatnot that have all the sugar. I use coconut water in lieu of sports drinks during long rides, etc to replenish electrolytes. I'm also on a diuretic and can easily become potassium deficient so I drink a lot of low sodium V8 and coconut water.
I just want to add that coconut water tastes like a sweaty armpit.
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I usually use Soy Milk but it seemed to make them so thick so I switched to Coconut Water, I've been to the doctors, ER, etc.. Had a huge blood panel, EKG's, CT Scan, Echocardiograms, Stress Tests, everything, they said every test was normal, only thing they said was weird was that my blood pressure was low (90/50-60) but the medication they gave me made me feel weird so I stopped taking it... Even when I eat a good breakfast, I still feel icky, not sure what else to do0
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I made my diary public0
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littlemiss1933 wrote: »No, I felt that way since I woke up and was hoping the smoothie would help me feel better but it hasn't
This does not sound protein shake or even food related at all to me unless you have been eating low calories the past several days and little low on nutrition or deficient in something else. I get wanting some food to make you feel better and maybe the first protein shake as a meal replacement not such a good idea,, NO?
You were already feeling like crap when you did the meal replacement, this on top of that to me is not a very good recipe to cure what ailed me when I woke up.
My question is lightheadedness accompanied by some dizziness and some imbalance? Sounds like maybe light case of vertigo.
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I've never been a big fan of smoothies. Probably because I'm such a food addict that I prefer to eat my food instead of drink it.
I would say that whether you choose a shake or food - make sure you get in a goodly amount of protein.
Also, make sure you're hitting your macros, and your water goals.
You should see a doctor about being lightheaded and dizzy. There could be something medical behind it - My mother has inner ear issues that case her to experience vertigo a lot - so it could have nothing to do with your food intake.0 -
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