Ok, im usually a lurker, but i need some help
I havent been doing a diet or counting calories per sey, ive just been concentrating on making smart substitutions, cutting back on portions and exercise. im a stay at home mum, not too sedentary looking after a lively little boy, but not as active as i used to be. im also breastfeeding about 8 times a day ontop of stage 2 weaning.
So for breakfast ive been a banana, or some porrige with skimmed milk, mid morning snack, low fat probiotic drink. lunch, all veg salad with either chickpeas, a little low fat cheese or chicken. Tea varies but usually centers around veg and protien with a medium portion of carbohydrates. eg, last night, had three baby potatoes, a sea bream and salad. day before, cous cous made with half cous cous/half veg, and half a chicken breast. drinking LOADS of water, some fruit for dessert, green tea, and that about it for diet!
exercise was a completely foreign concept to me, i will go completely out of my way to avoid any type of exercise, but have resigned myself to the fact that to lose weight and tone up it is a necessary evil!
But actually, a ive started it, im finding i enjoy it
which is brilliant! Anyhow, ive started out doing a dvd which is a mix of cario, aerobics, pilates, weights, a bit of everything! i do 30 mins - 45mins a day, then about 10 - 15mins free weight, and sometimes i will also do 30mins - 1hr power walk/jog with the pushchair.
it all seemed great, i lost 4lb in 3 days, which i know is a little too fast but it was the first week and i thought after first week or two my body would adjust and id start loosing 2-3lb week. but on 4th day of starting this new regime, i woke up in the night, and i was shaking, felt sick and dizzy, like i was going to pass out. i dont have diabetes but have got low blood sugar before so i knew what it felt like. went downstairs and ate two mini kitkats. after 15mins, felt much better!
so i gave myself the day off yesterday, ate what i wanted (went Carb crazy!! ive never been good at reducing carbs) and didnt do any exercise, but saying that i still did 1 1/2 hr gardening which was pretty intense, and today im back on my regime but im calorie counting this time to make sure im eating enough.
Anyhow, does anyone have any idea why this happened?
i thought i was eating enough, and exercise seemed reasonable. maybe not enough carbs? im a bit lost, feels like i either lose weight and feel ill, or i eat what i want, dont lose weight and just feel bad about my body.
i dont know what to do next!