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    Nauseous At Beginning of Diet

    Posts: 10 Member
    edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    Hey all,

    I'm just wondering if anyone else got extremely nauseous after they began calorie counting. I began my diet a few days ago, and every morning after I drink water and eat something (like an english muffin, which shouldn't upset my stomach) I get hit with nausea immediately after finishing the meal.

    I lost 70 lbs before, and I never got really nauseous in the morning, but I was 19 then and I'm 21 now, so maybe my body has changed in how it handles food.

    Also, is it better to eat if you feel lightheaded and nauseous or to stick to your allotted calories? Last night, it was like 1am but I was so nauseous that I couldn't even sleep--it took me hours to fall asleep when I suspect a spoonful of peanut butter would have made my body calm down.

    Really, I'm just wondering if this happens to anyone else or if I need to be concerned, haha :)

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    • Posts: 6,644 Member
      Only time I got nauseous was when I found out I was pregnant.
    • Posts: 10 Member
      Haha, well I know that's not the case XD
    • Posts: 32 Member
      Are you used to eating in the morning? I feel that way if I don't eat within an hour of waking up and if I take my vitamins without food.
    • Posts: 10 Member
      I haven't been eating breakfast most days, but since I started calorie counting I kept reading how important breakfast is. Maybe it's just that my stomach isn't used to food that early, or needs to adjust.
    • Posts: 4,080 Member
      Breakfast as the most important meal of the day is a bit of a myth. If you don't like breakfast/aren't used to eating breakfast there's no point in forcing yourself. The only reason I do is because of medications that require food in the stomach and I've pushed that out to 9am (about 4 hours after I actually get up).

      Changing the way you eat radically nearly always leaves some marks on your body, in your case it might be the nausea.

      If it doesn't get better, might I suggest a check up at the doctor's?
    • Posts: 84 Member
      This happened to me when I wasn't eating enough and my blood sugar would drop too low.
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