Hello, this is my first post here, and I
have some questions to ask.
In January this year I decided to loose
weight finally, so I cut out all the soda,
I've been drinking 6 cans a day for most
of my life, so thats 600 calories I cut
out, then I totally changed my diet, I
went from eating about 2500 calories of
food a day to about 1000-1200 calories a
day, so total I cut my diet in half, about
1500-2000 calories. But I have been going
through a horrible year ever since, and
the dummy I am just pondered up the idea
that maybe its from my diet..
I've been having a 24/7 feeling of dread,
tons of anxiety, I stopped hanging out
with friends, lots of stress, I have been
having trouble thinking, I am always
tired, the physical symptoms like, chest
pain, hard to breath, swollen feeling
throat, hard to breath through my nose,
headaches, dizziness, lightheaded,
irritable, mood swings, the whole lot, its
been miserable, do you think its from my
diet, just from to little calories?
I've been healthy my whole life, and this
is just absurd, I just can't live another
day like this, but I am afraid if I start
switching my diet back, then I'll end up
being fatter then I started, because for
some reason I never lost any weight, after
5 months of all this, plus at least an
hour of exorcise a day. I ended up going
to the hospital one night I felt so
horrible, but they said it was a anxiety
attack. Then I went to the doctor, he
couldn't see anything off the top wrong,
but I did not mention my diet, then I went
and got my blood tested for diabetes and I
don't have that.
Oh by the way, I'm 19, male, I weigh 180,
and I'm 5' 7".
And my daily intake is usually, a can of
soup for breakfast, a can of soup for
lunch, and a 600 calorie dinner. The cans
of soup are 250 calories each.
Please help.
Thanks!
Cody
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Cowbell
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 May 2007 Posts: 9 Location: Arizona
Posted: 05-19-07 19:00pm
Any one?
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dfandsf
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 May 2007 Posts: 13 Location: Colorado Springs
Posted: 05-23-07 21:48pm
Its almost definetly your diet. I'm
guessing your body is either reacting
badly to a lack of caffeine because you
stopped drinking soda or it has a lack of
carbs which will make it hard for your
body to regulate its moods. I wouldn't
say scrap your diet but I would first try
drinking soda for a couple of days and see
if this goes away. If that doesn't work
try eating some carbs next time you feel
this way. With the carbs you should start
to feel better in about 30 mins if carbs
were the problem.
If you're finding yourself short on energy
try the XS engery drinks. They have very
few carbs, no sugar, and little or no
caffeine. Most of the engery comes from b
vitamins and other good stuff.
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square peg
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 May 2007 Posts: 7
Posted: 05-27-07 11:42am
There is a method of getting all your
mineral levels checked for specific
imbalances - I think they just analyse a
strand of hair.
You won't get many nutrients from soup.
You need fresh fruit or vegetables, and
not over-cooked (steaming is the best
method), every meal in order for maximum
mental health, as for example vitamin C
can only be used for a few hours after
consumption, so they must be consumed
regularly. Have you checked the soup tins
for hydrogenated oils? If you consume
anything with those in every breakfast and
lunchtime I would be surprised if you
didn't feel horrible.
Organic, locally grown food is much, much
better as well. Finally, have you
considered celiac disease? That's always
worth getting checked for.
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Cowbell
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 May 2007 Posts: 9 Location: Arizona
Posted: 05-28-07 18:00pm
Thanks for the responses. Heres my update,
I started balancing a wider variety of
food into my diet while still trying to
keep my calorie intake down, I'm still not
loosing weight but I feel a million. I'm
starting to give up on the weight loss
game, but I did come out with a better
diet that will eventually lead to fat loss
down the road, no more heaps of taquitos
with cheese dumped on top and 3 glasses of
soda for a meal. I've been eating lots of
fruity, almost to much. I've had 3 pears
today and an apple, some steamed broccoli,
and some sweet carrots. It seems like I'll
start getting my weight down 5 pounds, but
with in a week it goes right back up to
where I started.
I've had 3 pears
today and an apple, some steamed broccoli,
and some sweet carrots. It seems like I'll
start getting my weight down 5 pounds, but
with in a week it goes right back up to
where I started.