katpotatoes Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I've been up all night. I think this is day 20, maybe. Ive been sick with a sore throat for a couple days but last night my hormones felt all out of whack or something. Last night I was tired and really didn't want to cook dinner for the family. I cooked up some slabs of beef, salad with olive oil, tomato and avocado... and I can't remember anything else. As I was trying to go to bed I realized I probably didn't get many carbs. Since I was feeling scary weird I ate a bannana before attempting to sleep. After dinner I felt really off, a little buzz like I had alcohol or was drugged. I don't know if this was all related to not geting enough carbs or not. I also took a dose of natural calm. I did have an extra cup of coffee in early afternoon... a cup of dandelion tea. I had alot of anxiety in the middle of the night, wasn't nauseous but I really wished I would vomit for some reason. Basically the same as when I tried to take desiccated thyroid in the past. So im thinking more carbs, less coffee... I'm still awake at dawn, should I exercise to try to feel better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlaccini Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I would definitely not excersise. Lack of sleep already puts a lot of stress on the body. If you excersise it will only increase the stress. Remember STRESS = CORTISOL RESPONSE. Cortisol responses often cause weight gain as your body has a tendency on hoarding.. So if anybody asks me - sleep vs excersise? Definitely sleep. How low carb are you going - I would aim to have at least 1 starchy carb a day. More on days you excersise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katpotatoes Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share Posted May 6, 2014 Well by exercise I meant push a stroller around the block or sprint for about 4 seconds because that would be all the energy I have. I typically don't exercise. I just have an adrenaline -y feeling. I have to watch my toddler all day so I might not have the opportunity to sleep today. How low? I don't know. I get the feeling if I was counting someone on this forum would yell at me to stop. I typically eat yams. today I think I'm all out of starchy veg. I mostly have fruit left. I know this is a terrible excuse for a meal but I ate a steak and banana for breakfast. I'm tired and sick and today is going to suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 less coffee is definitely a place to start in my humble opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennR Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Maybe you're coming down with something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katpotatoes Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share Posted May 6, 2014 Well I already know I am sick. A germ fairy came around last week and gave me a sore throat. Normally I wouldn't expect a sore throat or a cup of coffee to keep me wide awake for an entire night. I wondered yesterday if I had a UTI, test strips showed some leukocytes but no nitrates. (maybe false positive because I was accidentally in ketosis?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennR Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I meant with something like the flu. I experienced and have read about people losing inertia, getting tired and unmotivated towards the end of a Whole30, and sick of the whole program. I was told that this is the body and brain making a last-ditch attempt to get you to reverse course back to one's unhealthy lifestyle. But the symptoms you're describing seem more severe, and so I thought maybe some external distress is causing it or making it worse. Maybe it's a combination of the sore throat and that last gasp of your old self trying to reassert itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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