laceface224 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Ok so I am on day 52 of my whoel30 and for the last two days I have noticed that I am feeling very hungry before my second meal and even seeing spots and feeling lightheaded (which reminds of me my "hypoglycemia" that I experienced before whole30-i have not experienced it since then, even remarked that my "hypoglycemia" was cured a couple days ago!) and also a slight headache. I am curious is anyone else has dealt with a return in similar symptoms, what could be causing it etc. stats: I lift weights 5x week (heavy weights), light cardio once or twice a week. I'm 5'3 and 134 lbs at last weigh in 22 days ago. I drink close to a gallon of water a day... I drink at least 50 ounces by 3 pm each day and the rest the rest of the day. Meals: Breakfast 7:15-7:30 am (but I eat it slowly while I'm working so I generally finish it between 8 and 8:30) -ground beef with scrambled eggs and fried (in CO) red and sweet potatoes (ground beef, egg and potatoes equal about 1 cup, maybe 1.5 cups) over a cup and a half of baby spinach and a cup and a half of romaine (possibly more not sure, its a big 'ol pile of greens) and 1/2 an avocado on top. 1 cup of fruit (watermelon, grapes, strawberries) with 1 cup of coffee with cinnamon Lunch 1:00 pm ( I try to wait until this time and last two days I have had the awful spots, lightheaded and headache starting around 11 am, but I try to wait until one to eat) 4-6 oz sb chicken breast, cup of broccoli, 1/4 large sweet potato, 2 hard boiled eggs, 1/2 avo and 1 cup of fruit Then I have a preworkout minimeal and post workout minimeal and dinner.. but my lightheaded ness has been coming around 11 am and around 4 pm... about 3 hrs after I eat each meal. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psirene Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Why are you trying to wait until 1p to eat? If you're hungry, then eat your lunch. OTOH, I know *I* often try to wait until a little later, so I'm not ravenous before I even get home to make dinner. Also, that's a ton of food! Which is awesome! I'm kind of jealous, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournegirl Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 It's actually normal to be more hungry on some days than others. I would suggest listening to your body telling you you need more food and have a bigger breakfast so you can get through to 1 pm or have a meal at 11 am as well as 1pm... Maybe make that one 2pm instead to get you through the 4 pm slump... You may only need to do that every so often. Make sure you are not dehydrated also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laceface224 Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 @Psirene - I guess I'm trying to wait the 4.5-5 hrs that are supposed to be normal times between meals.. and waiting until 1 ensure I wont be starving at 3 (instead its 4-when im home from picking up my kids haha). And it seems like a lot but I never feel "FULL", just satiated. So it works for me. @Juzbo- that would make sense I supposed . I am def not dehydrated.. haha! I am a water guzzler! thanks for your input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmary Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Is the fruit a new addition? I know if I ate a cup of fruit with a meal it would make me hungry sooner than that meal alone. I'm happy to see a decent volume of food, but maybe try cutting the fruit back for a few days (add more veg if you like) and see if it makes a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laceface224 Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 No the fruit isn't new.. actually I significantly cut my fruit intake in the last 2 weeks and upped my veggies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notacommittee Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 If you're feeling lightheaded and seeing spots, your body is trying to tell you that you need to eat something! So eat! There's no point waiting some predetermined "normal" amount of time between meals if you're physically hungry (namely, not just craving). I know that if I ate breakfast around 7:30 I would be STARVING by 1pm. As it is, I eat breakfast at 9 and I'm raring to dig in when I sit down to lunch at 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laceface224 Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 Ok that makes sense.. I guess I just was chalking it up to some return of hypoglycemic-like symptoms as if I was regressing or something. My body's need for food could be greater than the 4.5-5 hr template during those times due to the rigorous weightlifting workout I do in the evening (so it would be trying to store enough energy for that?-am i reaching too far here?) and I am still nursing my 15 month old in the early morning before work and in the evening time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee Lee Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Laceface, you NEED MORE CARBS!! ESPECIALLY IF YOU"RE NURSING!!! 1) you cut back on your fruit, but you didn't replace the carbs with starchy veggies. .25 of a sweet potato with lunch?! EAT THE WHOLE THING! 2) you are eating a pretty good quantity, but MAKE SURE that you're getting enough calories. you're training hard AND nursing, so your calorie requirements are definitely through the roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laceface224 Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 Laceface, you NEED MORE CARBS!! ESPECIALLY IF YOU"RE NURSING!!! 1) you cut back on your fruit, but you didn't replace the carbs with starchy veggies. .25 of a sweet potato with lunch?! EAT THE WHOLE THING! 2) you are eating a pretty good quantity, but MAKE SURE that you're getting enough calories. you're training hard AND nursing, so your calorie requirements are definitely through the roof. Ok that makes sense.. I guess I felt like I was already having a lot. and it is only 1/4 sweet potato but it is a LARGE piece, like 1 inch thick and 4 inches in length- still too little? ill eat the whole thing if I should Hahah! I do love sweet potato but I just didn't want to over do it. I just added jicama to my veggies- that should help too, right? I haven't been counting calories, just trying to track how I feel- I guess that that means I would have to count my spots and lightheadedness as my body saying it needs more calories. Like I said, I was just concerned my "hypoglycemia" was "coming back" or I was some how regressing. I'll up my intake and see how it goes. Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notacommittee Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Ok that makes sense.. I guess I felt like I was already having a lot. and it is only 1/4 sweet potato but it is a LARGE piece, like 1 inch thick and 4 inches in length- still too little? ill eat the whole thing if I should Hahah! I do love sweet potato but I just didn't want to over do it. I just added jicama to my veggies- that should help too, right? That's not overdoing it at all! Especially if you're nursing. Just for reference for you: I routinely eat the entire potato, usually around 2-3 inches thick and 5-6 inches long (approximately...it's not like I'm measuring my potatoes on the daily). And when I say "I eat it," I mean "I eat it smothered in lard." Jicama is nice but isn't really starchy as I recall; you really want the more dense carbs in the sweet potato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee Lee Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Ok that makes sense.. I guess I felt like I was already having a lot. and it is only 1/4 sweet potato but it is a LARGE piece, like 1 inch thick and 4 inches in length- still too little? ill eat the whole thing if I should Hahah! I do love sweet potato but I just didn't want to over do it. I just added jicama to my veggies- that should help too, right? I haven't been counting calories, just trying to track how I feel- I guess that that means I would have to count my spots and lightheadedness as my body saying it needs more calories. Like I said, I was just concerned my "hypoglycemia" was "coming back" or I was some how regressing. I'll up my intake and see how it goes. Thanks so much! Yeah, we totally don't want you counting calories. I just meant that though your meals look good on paper and sound like they're following the meal template, you're currently doing two extra things that require MORE food. Our typical endurance athlete recommendations are for pre and post workout bonus meals. Generally, these are "mini" meals, but depending on the duration of the activity, (there's a spectrum. weightlifting/powerlifting's on one end, Crossfit/intervals/MMA in the middle, and endurance stuff at the other end), there's a caveat built in that you may need to make it a full meal, rather than mini. Additionally, the 9blog has had some articles and personal experiences of Melissa's with breastfeeding, and how you definitely need the extra calories, so if you aren't feeling 100%, or if your supply's suffering, or whatever, you get a bonus meal here too. So that's two bonus meals worth of calories that you may or may not be getting. How's it going, btw? Have you had any improvement? (And yes, eat the whole sweet potato. it is NOT overdoing it. Here's some perspective (even though we don't want you counting anything): an entire medium sized sweet potato is just about a 1/3 of the sugar in a 20oz coke. Breathe. It'll be okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexes42 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I remember being told that nursing burns at least 500 calories a day. Your child may be going through a growth spurt too and your body may be working harder to keep up with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laceface224 Posted September 10, 2013 Author Share Posted September 10, 2013 Hey Renee! I did up my carbs significantly and just ate more food at each meal in general and I feel SO MUCH BETTER! I guess I didn't realize that the workout I was doing was significantly more demanding than the one I was previously doing and then nursing my daughter on top of that! Thank you so much for your responses and your suggestions everyone! I love having this resource to come back to! <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laceface224 Posted September 10, 2013 Author Share Posted September 10, 2013 I still cant stomach a WHOLE sweet potato but I did up it to half and then again to 3/4 at lunch! That was a huge help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee Lee Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Awesome! Really happy to hear that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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