Always getting sick when I start working out and eating righ

pro2know
pro2know Posts: 19
edited October 2 in Food and Nutrition
I was just wondering if anyone else had this same problem, Once I start eating healthy, taking all my vitamins and working out I always end up getting a cold. Is it just in my head that it happens at these rare times or is it my body trying to reject the new lifestyle and wants Burritos and Tacos with beer versus a healthy meal with water?

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  • trelm249
    trelm249 Posts: 777 Member
    Did not have that problem. If anything I actually started feeling better. Slept better, less heartburn, far fewer hypoglycemic episodes.
  • marycmeadows
    marycmeadows Posts: 1,691 Member
    It's all in your head probably. just stick with the healthy lifestyle - it's worth it.
  • banjjo
    banjjo Posts: 89
    This ALWAYS happens to me. Just keep pushing through, it will get better. I rarely get sick any more now that I exercise all the time. :)
  • wickedcricket
    wickedcricket Posts: 1,246 Member
    eating right & exercising wouldn't have anything to do with catching a cold. Colds come from germs - wash and/or sanitize your hands especially before touching your face or food and you should be fine. Try Danactive to boost your immunities - drink lots of water & juice and make sure to get enough sleep
  • sparklesxo
    sparklesxo Posts: 11
    I've noticed that, I thought it was just me. But yeah, whenever I decide to cut out the bad stuff and take care of myself like I'm supposed to I get sick.
  • Rikki444
    Rikki444 Posts: 326 Member
    It's not unusual. Although it is of the good kind, you are putting your body through 'stress', which will 'weaken' your immune system.
  • georgec08
    georgec08 Posts: 4
    I would like to believe that maybe it is a type of withdrawal? You know the way an alcoholic kind of goes through withdrawal with booze? I know when I started the alli program (low fat diet) all I wanted was cheesy, fatty goodness lol and I would get headaches and stomachaches because I was depriving my body of what it was used to. Maybe its that sort of thing. Dont let the cold or aches be the thing to stop you from losing. Fight through it, its only temporary! :)
  • thedreamhazer
    thedreamhazer Posts: 1,156 Member
    Are you using a gym? Could be that you're being exposed to colds through the gym equipment. Be sure to wipe down the equipment before and after using.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    This has always happened to me too. This past January I was sure I would get sick, but I told myself this time around I would just not give in to the sickness if it came. Strangely...it didn't...
  • pro2know
    pro2know Posts: 19
    Just using P90x at the house and none of the kids have been sick but school has started back and they can bring home germs
  • pauljsolie
    pauljsolie Posts: 1,024 Member
    Could be your body is detoxifying itself, perhaps during this your immune system is being compromised. Just a thought.
  • wellnesscoachmegg
    wellnesscoachmegg Posts: 68 Member
    Could just be a detox type thing. All those toxins leaving your body from the bad processed food is great--but it feels like heck for the first little while...even up to a week! Just stick with it and drink lots of water, you'll feel better eventually :)
  • zenJes
    zenJes Posts: 198 Member
    im currently sick at the moment and went through an epic week of exercise and now im sick but im just resting up for a few days and then il be back in action. I think that when you are ill you have to let your body rest and recuperate so your fully over it then when you are ready go back and train. If you keep pumping through you usually end up sick for months on end and every time you start to relax you are ill again
  • davidpendock
    davidpendock Posts: 1 Member
    When you exercise your body temperature fluctuate quite a lot and from one extreme to another, that would be my first guess, also I heard from someone that the brown fat in your stomach also act as a capsule to envelope toxins in your system and when you start really burning fat fast the stuff gets released very quickly and put you into a mild "toxic shock" since your liver and kidneys need to deal with too much too fast.

    Happens to me all the time!
  • moondawg14
    moondawg14 Posts: 249 Member
    Any time you "stress out" your body you give the germs a chance to take hold and/or assert themselves.

    Getting tired from working out, or from not eating as much "fuel" as you're used to is a perfect time to get sick.

    It's pretty common. Just roll with it.
  • Nicolee_2014
    Nicolee_2014 Posts: 1,572 Member
    Can't say I've experienced that.

    Hope you sort it out & stick with the working out & eating righ (right)
  • TMcChamp
    TMcChamp Posts: 165 Member
    are you getting enough zinc?
  • bijoux75
    bijoux75 Posts: 1
    Wow. I know this was some time ago, but it's seriously offensive to hear someone say it's "All in your head." I have the same issue which is why I stumbled upon this thread. I'm guessing it might be a detox issue, but still... I highly doubt the person making such an off the cuff comment had any medical background what so ever, and had nothing to base much of anything on, other than his own limited understanding.
  • alisonlynn1976
    alisonlynn1976 Posts: 929 Member
    It's not unusual. Although it is of the good kind, you are putting your body through 'stress', which will 'weaken' your immune system.

    I think it's this. When your body gets used to the new routine, your immune function will improve.
  • mel_issa1717
    mel_issa1717 Posts: 29 Member
    I have the same thing. It's your cortisol levels.
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