suzytee Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I'm on day 29 and have had a good run...no major issues throughout. But both yesterday after breakfast (about 1/1/2 hours after) and today both after breakfast and lunch, I have experience a strange feeling of energy loss...almost like low blood sugar but I'm not hungry to eat something. I haven't changed what I'm eating and know that I am compliant with the template...B- 3 eggs and about a cup of sauteed veggies, serving of berries with coconut flakes. L- large bowl of veggie beef soup made with bone broth and other leftover broths, 1 whole med. tomato with 2 spoonfuls mayo dressing. I just feel weak and am not sure what it is. I thought for a minute maybe I needed potassium. I happened to have keto sticks and checked and it was fine. I had a large glass of water and it seemed to subside, but I keep well hydrated so I can't figure out what the problem is. I should be a fat burning machine by now...day 29. Any thoughts ??? Link to comment
Moderators Tom Denham Posted January 29, 2013 Moderators Share Posted January 29, 2013 Your food looks good. Sometimes our bodies do weird things for a short time. Maybe things will be better tomorrow. Link to comment
Nadia B Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Hi suzytee, Let's compare notes tomorrow? I am on day 29 and I nearly fainted during my walk to the office. I have been dizzy and had low energy all the day long. Link to comment
Flynn Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Maybe not enough carbohydrates. Have a yam or a banana with your next meal and you'll probably feel better. Link to comment
Krista Billows Rodriguez Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 are you dehydrated? Link to comment
Karen Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Where are you at with your cycle? I ALWAYS get that feeling at least a few days to a week before. The body needs more carbs then if that's the case. Something to consider if you rule out everything else! Link to comment
suzytee Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 Well I am always well hydrated...I'm post menopausal...and I always have fruit for breakfast with lots of veggies..always carrots, so...well I had been taking all 3 teaspoons of Natural calm, one early in the day and 2 before bed, but I had cut back. So today I added back the 3rd teaspoon after breakfast. We shall see...though I'm already feeling weird in my legs. But it's day 30!! If the morning doesn't go well, I'll add in a sweet potato for lunch and see if that makes a difference. Still feeling no results from Natural calm at night. Oh well.....I do still heat up a bit at night so nothing I can do about that I guess.I"m going to start lowering the thermostat a wee bit each night and see if that helps. Link to comment
suzytee Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 I am feeling quite wobbly today...I have a sweet potato in the microwave..not sure how well I can do with my yoga...this is weird. The steps nearly did me in...muscles are certainly missing something. I have avoided bananas through this due to the sweetness and the fact that my son needed weight loss and he would have devoured them. Guess I'll pick some up today and see if that helps. Any other ideas? Link to comment
Reese22 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 This is sounding like a Magnesium overdose. You should stop taking Natural Calm and possibly have your blood levels checked. I worked in OB/Gyne and had to give Magnesium to prevent early delivery-a sign of toxicity is severe muscle weakness. Link to comment
Emily Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Do you salt your food? I get light headed if I don't... Link to comment
suzytee Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Yes...at pretty much every meal...I read that early on...that we needed to salt...Magnesium overdose???? But in the beginning of my whole 30, I had this same feeling but not quite so much...as in just a weird feeling of weakness in my legs, so one of the moderators said I might need magnesium. I was having some leg cramping which has subsided. Well I will not take it tonight and see if tomorrow is better. If I stop taking the magnesium and feel better do you still think I need to check my blood levels? How long till it leaves my system? Link to comment
Reese22 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I don't think it would be severe, but in the clinic I work in now we do not recommend supplements unless blood levels show a depletion since it's very easy to have to much. Our theory is that if you are eating a nutritionally dense and diverse diet (which essentially we all are while on Whole30) there is no need for added supplements unless you truly have a deficiency. It should be noted that 2 teaspoons of Natural Calm has the same amount of Magnesium as ordered for pt's with a mild deficiency in Magnesium. The wobbly legs (I'm using wobbly legs meaning your muscles can't hold you up, not that you are lightheaded/dizzy and feel faint) was a real red flag when reading your post since that was what we had to look out for when I worked in ob/gyne. Magnesium is a natural "muslce relaxer" too much will give you severe muscle weakness. I didn't mean to cause alarm, but I felt obligated to say that this is something that could happen. Obviously you should speak to your doctor if your symptoms continue. Link to comment
suzytee Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 No I am glad you did....I was told early on that I should try it. I may try an Epsom salt bath instead. I have osteopenia so am very aware of getting enough magnesium and thought this could only help. It is so highly recommended on this site. I will just watch the next few days. Today was better. I did have sweet potato for breakfast and it wasn't so severe so maybe just more starch? I'm slender so it won't hurt weight at all. Thanks for taking time to follow up! Link to comment
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