New and Scared

Welcome! A big reduction in carb/sugar intake can cause the headaches and nausea. (I went through that when I tried Atkins a few years ago.) Drink lots of water and give your self the healthy carbs when you need it! Feel free to add me as a friend.

Hello and welcome to MFP How many calories are you eating a day? I know that sometimes I will get a headache and feel dizzy if I havent had enough calories for the day... I am starting to know my body now and when I feel like that I eat more calories.

Don't try to lose it too fast. This is something you have to do slowly in order for it to be a lifelong change... not a diet. You will find a lot of support here and it would be easier if you open your food diary so we can make intelligent suggestions as to what might help you feel less ill with restricting your caloric intake.

Make sure to eat fruit and veggies and get calcium (dairy products) and protein - even if you have to supplement with protein shakes, make sure you get enough.

I just started this program but I have been limiting my food intake for about a week and i feel horrible. I have constant headaches, and nasuea. I would like to see results now so i know I am doing this right. I am ready to lose weight, i have so many people who know me and know how much I used to weigh and they are telling me that I need to lose it fast. Especially the doctors that are scaring me and telling me that I am morbidly obese.

I am 223lbs and have been for the past 2 years. I dont have any kids and my normal weight is 175lbs. I really want my weight goal to be back to the 175lbs that I am used to but would love to go down to 150lbs.

I am open to any activites, or just anything that can keep me motivated.

thanks

Hon, you can SO do this...check out the section with 'success stories' ....you'll see where we all started and where so many of us have ended up. Unfit and unhealthy to very healthy and excited. Changes are coming your way, find some positive ppl on the board and add them as friends, stick to ONLY the positive threads and veer away from any that don't help you and encourage you. Perhaps look under the motivation section to join a group that you can do a challenge with and that can be lots of fun and encouragement, it can also really help you get to know others more closely for support, giving and receiving.

I feel that's the key on here is not only accepting help but also freely paying it forward, it makes others feel amazing and it does a world of good for your journey as well.
xo

ETA: regarding not feeling well, did you drop sugar? That can leave a person feeling not so great because so many of us are addicted to it when we begin to make changes so your body maybe detoxing. If you're eating more healthy now it'll likely pass if not check in with the doc. :flowerforyou:

Lots of good responses up there as I was correcting my spelling.. lol

Since you have cut down so much on food intake, I can imagine your sugar intake has decreased too. I can tell a difference when I don't have any sweet tea, and I get bad headaches (yeah, I'm just a little bit addicted to tea ;-) ). Try to slowly cut down on your sugars, and then have it completely cut out in a few weeks, that way you can still workout without feeling bad!
I just bought Jillian Michaels frontside beginners workout dvd. I like it so far, it's not too intense and I really feel like it's getting me ready to move onto a more fast-paced workout. Some people love her, some hate her.
We're right around the same weight and goal. I'm 217 and want to be down to 160 by springtime! YIKES! We can do this!! Good luck!

Exactly what puppywalker said. The first 2 weeks that I changed the way I ate, I had headaches all the time. But, after those first couple of weeks, the headaches and nausea went away. The only other thing that stayed for a couple more weeks was the extreme carb and sugar craving. I'm 5 weeks in now and I no longer crave carbs and sugar like I did. I still have a sandwich at least once a week but I'm mostly eating salads or soups or wraps.

As far as the weight-loss is concerned, don't worry about losing all the weight right away. It WILL take time and as long as you keep up with your diet and exercise, the pounds will shed right off. I'm currently losing an average of 3 pounds a week and although that's not an extreme amount, it's still progress in the right direction.

It is horrible!! And the hardest thing you'll ever do. But I promise you, as soon as the weight starts coming off it'll all be worth it. Are you working out yet? I found that, for myself, eating less and healthier was a hell of a lot easier after I started working out regularly. This is a great site to help you stay on track, good luck!