I feel like crap, someone please help!
I'm posting this on this board because I slightly broke veg & am thinking about doing it more.....I feel like CRAP: headachy, can't focus, tired, weak. I almost passed out yesterday. I did the marathon last weekend, then I had my period last week & I jumped right into working out at the gym & trying to loose some weight. So maybe I've been overdoing it, not eating enough, idk. But I ran 12 miles Sunday & felt super energetic for a few hours after that, then I really crashed. I felt zombie like for the rest of the day. Yesterday, I felt ok when I woke up, a little hungry & headachy. Then as the day went on I felt worse & worse. By the afternoon I was close to passing out. I thought about it & realized I haven't been taking any iron supps, so I picked up some pills that probably aren't veg & took one. I felt better about an hour after that, but I was also eating dinner. I felt great all night, so I thought the iron was the problem. I took another iron pill this morning. Now I feel like crap again I thought maybe I needed food/sugar so I just ate some junk from starbucks but it didn't even help :(
Yeah, I suspect you will turn around. I think you're still recovering from stuff, like you said.
Is this your vegweb blog you're talking about? I'll do one with you, if you want. I haven't been exercising AT ALL because of work, but I need to. I also eat terribly. We could be blog bff's.
Yep, I've used the VegWeb blog off & on for a while.
You should start one, it will be fun!
Yeah, I suspect you will turn around. I think you're still recovering from stuff, like you said.
Is this your vegweb blog you're talking about? I'll do one with you, if you want. I haven't been exercising AT ALL because of work, but I need to. I also eat terribly. We could be blog bff's.
Yep, I've used the VegWeb blog off & on for a while.
You should start one, it will be fun!
Hey, I think I want to do this too. I've been thinking about it for a while. I have started exercising a bit (in addition to biking), so it will be good. Great. It will be great.
I thought you already had one, ac?
I thought you already had one, ac?
I have a blog, but not like a food/exercise log thing. I don't even really have a blog..since I never write any. I'm going to start after we go to the store.
People often take iron because of a self-diagnosis when they feel tired, but there are lots of reasons one can feel tired. It's best to take iron only when you really know you need it because the need has been confirmed by a blood test, although excessive iron intake is more likely to be a problem for people who aren't menstruating. If you do need it, one reason may be because of dairy products, if you eat them. They have almost no iron in them (and can cause minor intestinal bleeding in infants). If you eat foods high in vitamin C, or take a vitamin C supplement along with foods high in iron, you can triple your iron absorption. Here's a good resource:
http://www.veganhealth.org/articles/iron
Thanks for the concern veganizer, but I have had iron deficiency in the past, and it felt the same so that's why I self diagnosed it. Also why I feel stupid for not realizing that was the problem sooner.
No I don't eat dairy & yes I know to take Vitamin C with iron. Good advice though! I'm still slightly fatigued today, but feel a lot better than I did last week.
I entered my weekend food log into my blog, so go check it out everyone! And get busy on yours!
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