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Every so often, my weight creeps up (I am 42 now) and I want to lose 10
pounds to stay comfortable in my clothes. There are many websites that will tell you how many calories you have to cut per day, to say lose 10 pounds in 3 months. The calculators also will tell you how many calories your body needs to maintain the current weight. All of the calculators said I needed around 1600 calories per day to maintain my current weight, and estimated that I had to drop 400 per day to lose 10 pounds in 3 months. Since I exercise, I added 200 calories back, so I need to drop 200 calories per day. I figured that would be easy to do, but it wasn't. I have felt like I am starving to the point of having headaches. Something is wrong here. Yesterday, I was literally starving all day. I ate: coffee with milk and cream (100 calories) 2 fried eggs (150) a quarter of a cantaloupe (50) a piece of whole grain bread with a tablespoon of peanut butter (195) popcorn as a snack (130) another quarter of a cantaloupe (50) 3 ounces of beef brisket cooked with tomato sauce and wine (325) some salad (?) before bed, 2 pieces of wheat bread with melted cheddar cheese (300) That is 1300 calories plus the salad, whatever that was. Why am I STARVING and getting headaches? |
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"suz" wrote in message ... Every so often, my weight creeps up (I am 42 now) and I want to lose 10 pounds to stay comfortable in my clothes. There are many websites that will tell you how many calories you have to cut per day, to say lose 10 pounds in 3 months. The calculators also will tell you how many calories your body needs to maintain the current weight. All of the calculators said I needed around 1600 calories per day to maintain my current weight, and estimated that I had to drop 400 per day to lose 10 pounds in 3 months. Since I exercise, I added 200 calories back, so I need to drop 200 calories per day. I figured that would be easy to do, but it wasn't. I have felt like I am starving to the point of having headaches. Something is wrong here. Yesterday, I was literally starving all day. I ate: coffee with milk and cream (100 calories) 2 fried eggs (150) a quarter of a cantaloupe (50) a piece of whole grain bread with a tablespoon of peanut butter (195) popcorn as a snack (130) another quarter of a cantaloupe (50) 3 ounces of beef brisket cooked with tomato sauce and wine (325) some salad (?) before bed, 2 pieces of wheat bread with melted cheddar cheese (300) That is 1300 calories plus the salad, whatever that was. Why am I STARVING and getting headaches? I would think the headaches could be from consuming maybe too much sodium? (ie; cheese, popcorn) and maybe the wine because of the alcohol in it. I would cut out the beef and stick with chicken and fish. I would cut out any fried food and the peanut butter and cheese. Maybe instead of cream in your coffee you could use some non-dairy creamer. It also sounds like you need to add alot more fresh vegetables. JMO of course. Good luck! Debby 188/125/? |
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What are you doing for exercise? "suz" wrote in message ... Every so often, my weight creeps up (I am 42 now) and I want to lose 10 pounds to stay comfortable in my clothes. There are many websites that will tell you how many calories you have to cut per day, to say lose 10 pounds in 3 months. The calculators also will tell you how many calories your body needs to maintain the current weight. All of the calculators said I needed around 1600 calories per day to maintain my current weight, and estimated that I had to drop 400 per day to lose 10 pounds in 3 months. Since I exercise, I added 200 calories back, so I need to drop 200 calories per day. I figured that would be easy to do, but it wasn't. I have felt like I am starving to the point of having headaches. Something is wrong here. Yesterday, I was literally starving all day. I ate: coffee with milk and cream (100 calories) 2 fried eggs (150) a quarter of a cantaloupe (50) a piece of whole grain bread with a tablespoon of peanut butter (195) popcorn as a snack (130) another quarter of a cantaloupe (50) 3 ounces of beef brisket cooked with tomato sauce and wine (325) some salad (?) before bed, 2 pieces of wheat bread with melted cheddar cheese (300) That is 1300 calories plus the salad, whatever that was. Why am I STARVING and getting headaches? |
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On 4/27/2004 9:10 AM, suz wrote:
Every so often, my weight creeps up (I am 42 now) and I want to lose 10 pounds to stay comfortable in my clothes. There are many websites that will tell you how many calories you have to cut per day, to say lose 10 pounds in 3 months. The calculators also will tell you how many calories your body needs to maintain the current weight. All of the calculators said I needed around 1600 calories per day to maintain my current weight, and estimated that I had to drop 400 per day to lose 10 pounds in 3 months. Since I exercise, I added 200 calories back, so I need to drop 200 calories per day. I figured that would be easy to do, but it wasn't. I have felt like I am starving to the point of having headaches. Something is wrong here. Yesterday, I was literally starving all day. I ate: coffee with milk and cream (100 calories) 2 fried eggs (150) a quarter of a cantaloupe (50) a piece of whole grain bread with a tablespoon of peanut butter (195) popcorn as a snack (130) another quarter of a cantaloupe (50) 3 ounces of beef brisket cooked with tomato sauce and wine (325) some salad (?) before bed, 2 pieces of wheat bread with melted cheddar cheese (300) That is 1300 calories plus the salad, whatever that was. Why am I STARVING and getting headaches? If it were me, I would need a lot more fiber than that. It looks like you ate about 50% fat, 25% protein and 25% carbohydrate and about 12 grams of fiber. I would probably want about 3x the fiber to feel full. Also, be really sure to drink plenty of water. I don't know what WOE you are following so I'll stop there. I do hope that you are doing some kind of exercise as well but I realize that sometimes you can't change everything all at once either. -- jmk in NC |
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On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 13:10:44 GMT, suz wrote:
Every so often, my weight creeps up (I am 42 now) and I want to lose 10 pounds to stay comfortable in my clothes. There are many websites that will tell you how many calories you have to cut per day, to say lose 10 pounds in 3 months. The calculators also will tell you how many calories your body needs to maintain the current weight. All of the calculators said I needed around 1600 calories per day to maintain my current weight, and estimated that I had to drop 400 per day to lose 10 pounds in 3 months. Since I exercise, I added 200 calories back, so I need to drop 200 calories per day. I figured that would be easy to do, but it wasn't. I have felt like I am starving to the point of having headaches. Something is wrong here. Yesterday, I was literally starving all day. I ate: coffee with milk and cream (100 calories) 2 fried eggs (150) a quarter of a cantaloupe (50) a piece of whole grain bread with a tablespoon of peanut butter (195) popcorn as a snack (130) another quarter of a cantaloupe (50) 3 ounces of beef brisket cooked with tomato sauce and wine (325) some salad (?) before bed, 2 pieces of wheat bread with melted cheddar cheese (300) That is 1300 calories plus the salad, whatever that was. Why am I STARVING and getting headaches? I'm no expert by any means, but here's what I see -- you are spiking your blood sugar repeatedly with sweet fruit & wine and empty carbs (bread) that metabolize like sugar. So you are getting the least bang for the buck, so to speak. Eat some lean meats, fish and veggies through the day and you may notice a marked improvement. Try yogurt, eggs, lowfat cottage cheese, nuts as snacks rather than bread. HTH Ally 212/196/160 |
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"suz" wrote in message ... Every so often, my weight creeps up (I am 42 now) and I want to lose 10 pounds to stay comfortable in my clothes. There are many websites that will tell you how many calories you have to cut per day, to say lose 10 pounds in 3 months. The calculators also will tell you how many calories your body needs to maintain the current weight. All of the calculators said I needed around 1600 calories per day to maintain my current weight, and estimated that I had to drop 400 per day to lose 10 pounds in 3 months. Since I exercise, I added 200 calories back, so I need to drop 200 calories per day. I figured that would be easy to do, but it wasn't. I have felt like I am starving to the point of having headaches. Something is wrong here. Yesterday, I was literally starving all day. I ate: coffee with milk and cream (100 calories) 2 fried eggs (150) a quarter of a cantaloupe (50) a piece of whole grain bread with a tablespoon of peanut butter (195) popcorn as a snack (130) another quarter of a cantaloupe (50) 3 ounces of beef brisket cooked with tomato sauce and wine (325) some salad (?) before bed, 2 pieces of wheat bread with melted cheddar cheese (300) That is 1300 calories plus the salad, whatever that was. Why am I STARVING and getting headaches? Have you cut your caffeine intake along with the diet? If so, this could be the source of the headaches. |
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"suz" wrote in message ... Every so often, my weight creeps up (I am 42 now) and I want to lose 10 pounds to stay comfortable in my clothes. There are many websites that will tell you how many calories you have to cut per day, to say lose 10 pounds in 3 months. The calculators also will tell you how many calories your body needs to maintain the current weight. All of the calculators said I needed around 1600 calories per day to maintain my current weight, and estimated that I had to drop 400 per day to lose 10 pounds in 3 months. Since I exercise, I added 200 calories back, so I need to drop 200 calories per day. I figured that would be easy to do, but it wasn't. I have felt like I am starving to the point of having headaches. Something is wrong here. Yesterday, I was literally starving all day. I ate: coffee with milk and cream (100 calories) 2 fried eggs (150) a quarter of a cantaloupe (50) a piece of whole grain bread with a tablespoon of peanut butter (195) popcorn as a snack (130) another quarter of a cantaloupe (50) 3 ounces of beef brisket cooked with tomato sauce and wine (325) some salad (?) before bed, 2 pieces of wheat bread with melted cheddar cheese (300) That is 1300 calories plus the salad, whatever that was. Why am I STARVING and getting headaches? I don't know how much you weigh, but computer calculators aren't always accurate. If you are getting adequate exercise you should be able to lose at between 10-12 cal x current weight in lbs. You may be going too low... Looking at your diet, I think I would cut back a little on the fruit, eat more veggies, cut back on the bread and eggs... More protein, more fiber, less carbs, less fat. Eat frequent small meals throughout the day. And also, the body has a hard time adjusting all at once to a large calorie drop, so you might want to just cut 100 calories a week from your daily intake until you are down to 1300. Say your body was used to 1800 calories - so go to 1700 then 1600 and so on over several weeks. The headaches should stop. Your body just needs time to adjust. det |
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And alot of fat. Try adding low fat alternatives, cutting back from
cream to milk, poached eggs instead of fried, cheese can be very high in fat. How about a meat and salad sandwich with just a trace of mustard instead of butter. 5 portions of fruit and veg, loads of bulk without alot of fat and calories. It would really bulk up so you are not hungry and your blood sugar levels should also even out a bit, because you eat more frequently. 1600 cals try for 400 cals for the 3 main meals and a snack of 100 cals each. Tweak after a week, you are an individual so the computers are not always right, if you are losing to fast add 100 cals per day, if not cut cals by 50 or so and up the exercise by 50 or so. Let us know how you get on. Michelle Ozzie in Switzerland 69.8/59.7/61kg On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 13:10:44 GMT, suz wrote: Every so often, my weight creeps up (I am 42 now) and I want to lose 10 pounds to stay comfortable in my clothes. There are many websites that will tell you how many calories you have to cut per day, to say lose 10 pounds in 3 months. The calculators also will tell you how many calories your body needs to maintain the current weight. All of the calculators said I needed around 1600 calories per day to maintain my current weight, and estimated that I had to drop 400 per day to lose 10 pounds in 3 months. Since I exercise, I added 200 calories back, so I need to drop 200 calories per day. I figured that would be easy to do, but it wasn't. I have felt like I am starving to the point of having headaches. Something is wrong here. Yesterday, I was literally starving all day. I ate: coffee with milk and cream (100 calories) 2 fried eggs (150) a quarter of a cantaloupe (50) a piece of whole grain bread with a tablespoon of peanut butter (195) popcorn as a snack (130) another quarter of a cantaloupe (50) 3 ounces of beef brisket cooked with tomato sauce and wine (325) some salad (?) before bed, 2 pieces of wheat bread with melted cheddar cheese (300) That is 1300 calories plus the salad, whatever that was. Why am I STARVING and getting headaches? |
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"Alex" wrote in message
... I'm no expert by any means, but here's what I see -- you are spiking your blood sugar repeatedly with sweet fruit & wine and empty carbs (bread) that metabolize like sugar. Wine doesn't spike sugar, it's mostly sugar free (white wine does have some sugar, red wine is virtually carb free). Alcohol does the exact opposite of a sugar spike, it usually pushes you into hypoglycemia (my worst was drinking vodka while I hadn't eaten, then going to the restaurant, taking my insulino-secretor diabete medication and then waiting half an hour for that stupid meal to arrive - thought I would collapse). Anywa,y unless I missed a glass of wine somewhere, it seems like she's cooking with it. Beef is cooked with red wine, so no sugar there, and the alcohol goes away when the wine is heated. As for the bread and fruits, it's hard to spot, since the list is not broken into meals. But : - a piece of whole grain bread with a tablespoon of peanut butter - should be medium glycemic index because of the fat from peanut butter (assuming it's not sugar with a little peanuts in the mix) and whole grain bread (assuming it's real whole bread). - 2 pieces of wheat bread with melted cheddar cheese - is also slowed down by the cheese, though might still be pretty fast if it's white wheat. - What's cantaloup? lol But this does indeed look like hypoglycemia. So maybe this is a severe case of reactive hypoglycemia, but her food is not that high GI, I mean, she's not gorging herself on soda all day long or stuff like this. But dehydratation can cause headaches. As someone else posted, so can lack of caffeine. |
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~Deb~ wrote: "suz" wrote in message ... Every so often, my weight creeps up (I am 42 now) and I want to lose 10 pounds to stay comfortable in my clothes. There are many websites that will tell you how many calories you have to cut per day, to say lose 10 pounds in 3 months. The calculators also will tell you how many calories your body needs to maintain the current weight. All of the calculators said I needed around 1600 calories per day to maintain my current weight, and estimated that I had to drop 400 per day to lose 10 pounds in 3 months. Since I exercise, I added 200 calories back, so I need to drop 200 calories per day. I figured that would be easy to do, but it wasn't. I have felt like I am starving to the point of having headaches. Something is wrong here. Yesterday, I was literally starving all day. I ate: coffee with milk and cream (100 calories) 2 fried eggs (150) a quarter of a cantaloupe (50) a piece of whole grain bread with a tablespoon of peanut butter (195) popcorn as a snack (130) another quarter of a cantaloupe (50) 3 ounces of beef brisket cooked with tomato sauce and wine (325) some salad (?) before bed, 2 pieces of wheat bread with melted cheddar cheese (300) That is 1300 calories plus the salad, whatever that was. Why am I STARVING and getting headaches? I would think the headaches could be from consuming maybe too much sodium? (ie; cheese, popcorn) and maybe the wine because of the alcohol in it. Hm. The popcorn had no salt (I made it myself), and the cheese was just standard sharp cheddar, which I have eaten for years with no ill effects. The brisket did have wine in it, but that had been cooked for hours and hours. I am sure there was no "alcohol" left in there by the time it was served. I have never had headaches from eating brisket before, or even from having a glass of wine at dinner, which I did not have yesterday. I would cut out the beef and stick with chicken and fish. Is there a reason for that specifically? Is beef not good for dieters? (I use organic by the way.) I would cut out any fried food and the peanut butter and cheese. Why? Peanut butter is a great food, loaded with protein. And what is wrong with cheese. I had a little more than an ounce--not really excessive. Does fried food cause headaches? I have never gotten headaches from fried eggs before. It's not like I had french fries or deep fried things. It was just a couple of fried eggs! My impression yesterday was that I was feeling incredibly hungry all day, and that resulted in a headache. It never occurred to me that foods I have eaten all my life would suddenly cause headaches in smaller amounts than I usually eat them. Maybe instead of cream in your coffee you could use some non-dairy creamer. I appreciate your advice, but no thanks to that! I will not pollute my coffee or my body with chemicals when I can just have the real thing. What I have in my coffee each day is a half cup of milk with a splash of cream. It also sounds like you need to add alot more fresh vegetables. I did have a large salad with the brisket at dinner, which had lots of carrots, cucumber, lettuce, and sweet red pepper. I just didn't figure out the calories for that. Adding fresh veggies is always a good idea, but I want to feel satisfied and full, instead of starving and headachy. |
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