Light-headed especially going from kneeling to standing

[maskdmirag]

I'm on day 22. I have high blood pressure and do take medicine for it, but i've been monitoring it and It's still generally coming up around 130 over 72. (i do admit i haven't been taking it right when the light headedness is occurring)

 

I've been eating different things each day, but today for breakfast I had 3 eggs and a banana (it was frozen, but that was just for preservation) some green tea and water. In general I've had about 3 eggs for breakfast with some fruit (usually a banana) lunch is usually either leftovers from dinner (often chicken) or ocassionally tuna with homemade mayo. Dinner varies and we try to add salad and veggies.

 

In between I eat fruit when any kind of hunger hits. Lots of dates, grapes, apples.

 

When the light headed ness hit today at about 10:15 I started eating some dates. It's better but not totally gone. Maybe I haven't had enough fat today? (I forgot to bring ghee to work for my eggs)

[GFChris]

Sorry you're feeling light-headed. My first thought is that you're not eating/drinking enough.

 

Do you have a copy of the recommended meal template?  Every single meal should have 1-2 palms of protein, 1-3 cups of veggies and the appropriate amount of compliant fat.  Don't let fruit push vegetables off your plate.  Play with your protein, veg and fat portions until your meals satiate you for 4-5 hours.

 

Fruit is optional on a Whole30, and the recommendation, if you're going to have it, is 1-2 servings a day, where a serving is a whole piece of fruit the size of your fist.  Also, only have fruit with or immediately after your main meals: not as a snack.

 

As you're getting your meals to the point where they satiate you for 4-5 hours, if you find yourself hungry in between meals (litmus test: you could eat something bland like steamed fish and broccoli), have a mini meal that contains a protein and fat.

 

For proper hydration, make sure you're drinking at least 1/2 an ounce of water per pound of your current body weight, daily.

 

Limit dried fruit like dates: they can be sugar-bombs.  Also, make sure they are compliant (no sugar or sulfites).

[Guest WholeStanley]

Are you avoiding starchy veg for a reason? If I was you I would swap my fruit for starchy veg, for example have a sweet potato with you're eggs in the morning. When hunger hits in the day, rather than having fruit have a mini meal that follows the template - some protein, vegetables and fat.

[missmary]

If you are hungry or lightheaded between meals you need to eat a "mini-meal" containing protein and fat as well as vegetables. Fruit is a poor choice because it will give you a quick hit of sugar and a re-bound crash. You want your body to be able to use fuel flexibly, not depend on a frequent hit of sugar. Giving in to a quick hit of sugar actually prevents this adaptation from taking place.

 

You might want to try cutting fruit out entirely for a few days to see if it helps.

 

Also make sure you are including vegetables at every meal. Including breakfast.

[maskdmirag]

Are you avoiding starchy veg for a reason? If I was you I would swap my fruit for starchy veg, for example have a sweet potato with you're eggs in the morning. When hunger hits in the day, rather than having fruit have a mini meal that follows the template - some protein, vegetables and fat.

 

Ah ok, yeah probably not doing enough veggies.

 

no reason i'm skipping starchy vegs, we just keep using up the sweet potatoes and not buying more.

 

 

If you are hungry or lightheaded between meals you need to eat a "mini-meal" containing protein and fat as well as vegetables. Fruit is a poor choice because it will give you a quick hit of sugar and a re-bound crash. You want your body to be able to use fuel flexibly, not depend on a frequent hit of sugar. Giving in to a quick hit of sugar actually prevents this adaptation from taking place.

 

You might want to try cutting fruit out entirely for a few days to see if it helps.

 

Also make sure you are including vegetables at every meal. Including breakfast.

I'm going to go back to a low-carb/keto after the whole 30 ends, so I think there's a part of me enjoying my fruit while I can. (I also basically just made fruit replace cheese for when i need fuel) That makes sense that the sugar in the fruit could be affecting things, it's just the easiest no prep thing I could think of.

 

I'll make sure to have the cauliflower/broccoli/carrot frozen veggies with dinner tonight to right the ship, guess i need to make a run to the store for lunch and find some compliant steam bag of veggies for lunch.