Feeling tired and shaky

melissawidmer
melissawidmer Posts: 25 Member
edited November 11 in Health and Weight Loss
A couple times this past week about midmorning, I start to feel really nauseous, shaky, and lightheaded. I usually have some oatmeal and fruit for breakfast. Does anybody ever feel this way and what should I eat for breakfast or have for a midmorning snake to keep this feeling away? Please help this feeling is awful.

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  • shovav91
    shovav91 Posts: 2,335 Member
    You need to be eating more if you're feeling like this. Try upping your calories. Eat a breakfast of around 350 calories with some natural sugar (fruit), protein, carbs and fat. If the feeling continues, go to the doctor.
  • s1lence
    s1lence Posts: 493
    I've gotten that way a couple of times. I usually grab a banana or some other type of fruit to tide me over till lunch. The sugar and the juice keeps me going but in my mind fruit burns off quickly so I don't feel guilty about it.
  • royalstewart13
    royalstewart13 Posts: 26
    I use to feel like that every morning after drinking, eating and smoking! But seriously though and I'm no expert by far, maybe you should eat a wee bit more.
  • Lolyballs
    Lolyballs Posts: 180 Member
    sounds like low blood sugar... I agree with others that you need to eat a little more, but try to balance your carbs and protein. This is something I just learned myself... for every 15 grams of carb, you need 7 grams of protein.
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    Can't see your diary but it sounds like potentially hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Try eating more carbs with breakfast - add a banana, a granola bar, something like that. I also like to throw in a hard boiled egg. It won't do anything for low sugar but the protein gives me a fuller feeling all morning.
  • froeschli
    froeschli Posts: 1,293 Member
    Make sure is not instant oatmeal, and add some protein, maybe a sausage or an egg.
    A mid morning snack would help too. Greek yoghourt, cottage cheese, almonds, anything that isn't classified as sugar would do.
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    pregnant?
  • knittnponder
    knittnponder Posts: 1,953 Member
    I can't eat just oatmeal for breakfast because I always end up feeling that way. If I do have oatmeal I have to have protein with it (meat of some kind.)
  • aritchey1977
    aritchey1977 Posts: 65 Member
    Oatmeal is a grain and eating that with fruit is causing a spike in your blood sugar and then mid morning it plummets which leaves you shaky. I used to have that problem really bad. Example: I cannot eat pancakes with syrup. They make me nearly pass out about an hour after eating them. I started putting peanut butter on them and now I'm fine. You need to add protein to your morning.
    The South Beach diet taught me all about blood sugar and after I did that diet I have never had the same problems. Even if you don't want to do that diet I would recommend the book. It explains how sugar (and really all foods) are processed in your body and helps you make better choices. Hope this helps. :)
  • WJZR
    WJZR Posts: 98 Member
    I agree, you need some protein in the morning, fruit and oatmeal and carbs quickly burned away. try adding some greek yogurt to your breakfast..... the greek Oikos has 9 grams of protein. its delicious.
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