In a nut shell: Headaches, under eating, light headedness, working out, no energy?I don't know what question I would ask, but please read details!?

[brooke_skye]

So I've been going to the gym a lot lately. 4-5 times a week. I've found that I feel rather ill when I leave, but still good because I know that I am closer to my ideal body :)
But that's not the point. I've been getting headaches regularly and have felt light headed a lot. The other day, I finished my personal training session and nearly passed out even though I hadn't done all that much because my personal trainer could tell I didn't have much energy.
My eating habits have dropped and I find I don't eat much during the day, not necessarily because I'm not hungry but because I either don't have time, can't be bothered or I feel too sick to eat and the though makes me feel even worse..
I've been drinking plenty of water, I always do. It's just eating has become a problem.

I don't really know what to do, I mean I tried eating properly but it always just goes back to the same thing.. I don't know if I should get help with this? I mean... I have a bit of depression so I think that maybe this could be causing the eating problems but then again I've been feeling better the past week and the eating isn't getting better.

The other day I had a chocolate ice cream, and usually they would make me feel sick, like it's too much sugar. But it was really good haha... I know that seems irrelevant, but do you think I might have low sugar atm? or idk... I don't know much about health.

can anyone help?

[jmr2191]

Could be changes in weather, lack of nutrients from reduced food intake, musculoskeletal inflammation resulting from overworking, seasonal allergies or any combination of the above. The likelihood of anything rarer is low, particularly because you have limited, nonspecific symptoms and your age makes it late for many neurodegenerative or hereditary systemic illnesses. I would try getting a healthy amount of sleep, reducing your workout intensity and trying to make a little more time for yourself to do whatever you want. If it doesn't get better, make an appointment with your GP.

[NotJustAnotherGuy]

Recovery comes down to rest and nutrition. If you're not doing 101+% as much as you were your last training session, then you are not getting enough rest and/or nutrition.

Where it sounds as if your problem is a lack of gylcogen in your blood stream, the solution is not to eat a bunch of unnecessary carbs nor is it to over complicate your diet. Eat more, but eat more high protein foods to ensure you're getting what you need without working backwards on your aesthetic goals. E. g. chicken, tuna, eggs, and almonds.

[brooke_skye]

The thing is, I know it's not healthy by not eating, but I really can't bring myself to eat much, and now that I've got to this point, I honestly feel sick thinking about eating

[NotJustAnotherGuy]

Chewing gum helps. Heavy resistance training also increases appetite. I don't know what "plenty" of water is to you, but sometimes drinking too much water can decrease your appetite (since thirst feels a lot like hunger, it helps to be thirsty sometimes). If none of these help, the extreme is to resort to high calorie foods like a 1000 calorie ice glazed honey bun, just until you're feeling better (I'm sure a bit of your appetite will come back when your energy does).

Also sleep. Not too much, not too little. Regulate it and that'll help your body recover from day to day wear and tear. ZMAs are a good supplement (a combo of zinc, magnesium and b6) for getting a good nights rest, especially if you don't seem to get enough sleep. I take these when I'm only gonna get 4-6 hours of sleep, and feel like I slept for 10.

Just a couple things that might help.

[Imtheone88]

You need to eat. I'm a college student and I work part time. I'm training 6 days a week 5 hours a day, I'm a boxer. So i don't have the time to cook during the day, what i do is to cook on weekends and refrigerate it. You need to eat more, not eating means less energy and less workout so it won't do you any good. eat lots of veggies and chicken and milk. Drink milk or make milk shakes with fruits like banana and blue berries. Banana is a very good energy source, I usually eat one pre workout. Hope this helps, good luck.

[brooke_skye]

I know I need to eat, the though makes me feel sick to though, so I never want to. Thanks for the suggestions. Milk also makes me feel unwell, but there are ways around that :) It's a good idea to cook on weekends and refridgerate. Thanks :)

[Imtheone88]

That doesn't sound good. Maybe you should see a doctor or something. Also take vitamins, lack of certain vitamins might cause depression too. I wish you the best.

[jwhit]

Yeah, you're getting headaches from not eating enough or going to long without eating period. I know if I skip breakfast and lunch, I'm in for a headache that same evening. You should feel the need to eat more since you're burning more energy by working out, shouldn't be the opposite. If you workout in the afternoon, make sure you've at least eaten lunch before doing so.

[virginguru]

Sounds like mono

[brooke_skye]

I have no idea what mono is

[virginguru]

Here is a link www.mayoclinic.org/.../con-20021164

[brooke_skye]

Thanks, I don't really think it's that though (:

[virginguru]

I doubt it is low blood sugar though, people with low blood sugar experience shakes and their skin becomes cold and clammy.