Is dieting without (real) headache possible?

Hello Support Diet Member,
I have no problem with dieting ,my problem is the headaches I get when
I have an empty stomach. For instance, if I do not eat (but have only
hot drinks like tea or coffee or some infusion) I start to have a
headache at about 3 p.m. in the afternoon, due probably to an empty
stomach. Do you know of some way to stop the headache (by taking some
low calorie item , for instance) in such a case, APART FROM taking
some headache pills? The headache pills work but are bothersome if I
have to take them every day.
I shall be obliged if someone would let me know.
Regards,
Urban
PS My BMI is 27.
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If you are getting headaches when you are hungry-eat some food. It
sounds like low blood glucose. Maybe you should divide your meals
into smaller more frequent ones meals.
Karen



On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:10:02 -0700 (PDT), in alt.support.diet, URBAN
wrote:

Hello Support Diet Member,
I have no problem with dieting ,my problem is the headaches I get when
I have an empty stomach. For instance, if I do not eat (but have only
hot drinks like tea or coffee or some infusion) I start to have a
headache at about 3 p.m. in the afternoon, due probably to an empty
stomach. Do you know of some way to stop the headache (by taking some
low calorie item , for instance) in such a case, APART FROM taking
some headache pills? The headache pills work but are bothersome if I
have to take them every day.
I shall be obliged if someone would let me know.
Regards,
Urban
PS My BMI is 27.
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On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:10:02 -0700 (PDT), URBAN wrote:

Hello Support Diet Member,
I have no problem with dieting ,my problem is the headaches I get when
I have an empty stomach. For instance, if I do not eat (but have only
hot drinks like tea or coffee or some infusion) I start to have a
headache at about 3 p.m. in the afternoon, due probably to an empty
stomach. Do you know of some way to stop the headache (by taking some
low calorie item , for instance) in such a case, APART FROM taking
some headache pills? The headache pills work but are bothersome if I
have to take them every day.
I shall be obliged if someone would let me know.
Regards,
Urban
PS My BMI is 27.
************************************************** **********************************

Your problem is simple... EAT! Dieting shouldn't be about starving
yourself... that's bad for your body and will make maintenance tough
later.

Try eating small meals every 3-4 hours. Have some protein, some
veggies, some healthy fats. Maybe have water instead of tea or coffee
at least some of the time.

--
Cynthia
262/222.0/150
http://www.garbagethatgoo.com (my weight loss blog)

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Your problem is simple... EAT! Dieting shouldn't be about starving
yourself... that's bad for your body and will make maintenance tough
later.

Try eating small meals every 3-4 hours. Have some protein, some
veggies, some healthy fats. Maybe have water instead of tea or coffee
at least some of the time.

--
Cynthia
262/222.0/150http://www.garbagethatgoo.com(my weight loss blog)
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Many thanks Cynthia. Regards, Urban
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On 18 Apr, 19:28, Karen Officer
wrote:
If you are getting headaches when you are hungry-eat some food. *It
sounds like low blood glucose. *Maybe you should divide your meals
into smaller more *frequent ones meals. *
Karen
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Many thanks Karen, Regards,Urban
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Hi Urban

You don't mention what you are eating, but don't starve yourself, or
you will end up feeling crappy, tired and deprived - never mind going
off the diet fast.

Make sure you eat breakfast, and make it something reasonable and
include some protein. Plan for some a snack mid morning and mid
afternoon like an apple or some low-fat yogurt. Eat some lunch - a
bowl of soup and some salad.

You are probably giving yourself headaches from low blood sugar. The
biggest single challenge of weight loss if figuring out that it took
you a while to gain it, so its going to take a while to lose it. Slow
and steady usually wins the race - and establishes the new habits you
will need to keep it off. This has to be about a lifestyle change that
will be forever, not a sprint after which you go back to the same
old.

Mary G,.

On Apr 19, 11:09*pm, wrote:
Hi Urban

You don't mention what you are eating, but don't starve yourself, or
you will end up feeling crappy, tired and deprived - never mind going
off the diet fast.

Make sure you eat breakfast, and make it something reasonable and
include some protein. *Plan for some a snack mid morning and mid
afternoon like an apple or some low-fat yogurt. Eat some lunch - a
bowl of soup and some salad.

You are probably giving yourself headaches from low blood sugar. The
biggest single challenge of weight loss if figuring out that it took
you a while to gain it, so its going to take a while to lose it. Slow
and steady usually wins the race - and establishes the new habits you
will need to keep it off. This has to be about a lifestyle change that
will be forever, not a sprint after which you go back to the same
old.

Mary G,.
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Many thanks Mary G, Regards,Urban
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Urban,

I have only just seen your post.

For a diet to work properly, you must not starve yourself. The body
quickly realises when a food shortage is happening, so it will slow
down the rate at which it burns calories. This means that the hoped-
for weight loss does not eventuate as quickly as desired. There are
“diets” (more like eating programmes) which enable fairly rapid weight
loss without side-effects such as headaches. These programmes insist
that you MUST eat. The one that I am on requires you to eat 4 times
per day. It does work. I lost 9½ lbs in the first 2 weeks – safely. I
have just started my second 11-day cycle after the required 3 day
break eating normally. I am also able to choose up to 30 foods that I
want to eat – I am not forced to eat things that I do not like.

I hope that this helps.

Georges (www.DietGenerator.homestead.com)