I don't have any adcice, just wanted to say I hope you feel better soon!!!

I don't have any adcice, just wanted to say I hope you feel better soon!!!

man, I really need to proof read before I send something!

I'm no expert but I would recommend keeping away from foods/drinks high in sugar/caffeine and making sure you eat a lot of carbs and protein. A healthy variety of vegetables and if available fruits are also very important for vitamins.

Beans are a great food for recooperating as can be pasta so long as the carbs don't tucker you out  when you need energy.

Also I think this is often overlooked but seeing sunlight for a good amount of time each day helps bring up your mood and gives you Vitamin A which even vegetables may not be enough to make up for sunlight.

I agree with hh...don't feel bad for taking a few days off to let your body relax & unwind.  And never underestimate the rejuvenating power of a good night's sleep!  I hope your training/everyday life busyness isn't interfering with your rest time.  Good rest can be just as important as good nutrition.

Hope you feel better soon!

Feeling dizzy is a reason to freak out.  I'm happy to hear that you're feeling better/ it's the head cold.  Well, I'm not happy to hear that it's a head cold, but that you know why you may not feel well versus know knowing.

i want to say you should def not break veg (it sounds like you shouldn't, though!), you may be one of those people it just doesn't work out for at some point. so just don't beat yourself up no matter what you do choose.

I don't really understand that statement. I think I need some clarification before I make any other comment.

Thanks so much hespedal! I've been resting & taking iron & making sure I eat enough, I think that's helping. I just get really frusterated whenever I don't feel well. And it seems to happen kindof frequently so I feel like I'm doing something wrong. Can you give me a sample of what you eat in a day & any supps you take?

I know you weren't speaking to me, but this thread: http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=24975.0 is like a daily food log for a lot of us. Hesp has a couple entries there. You can look there if you want, and she can reply in more detail here, I'm sure.

My advice to you has always been along these lines:

Make sure you're eating enough of the right kinds of stuff. 

You are just SO very active, I think you just have to be that much more aware of what (and how much) you are eating.

Thanks AC! looking at that thread did help a bit.... Everyone on there eats as much or more than me! & I thought I ate a lot, turns out I'm wrong. I think you may be right, part of the problem was probably because I went on a diet last week. I feel like I need to loose a couple pounds. I guess I dont, or else I should try to loose them slower!

You are very welcome. Yeah, if you want to lose some weight..I would say to just cut out extraneous sweets and processed fats (and any such less healthy things), but don't just cut down on how much you are eating.  :)

i want to say you should def not break veg (it sounds like you shouldn't, though!), you may be one of those people it just doesn't work out for at some point. so just don't beat yourself up no matter what you do choose.

I don't really understand that statement. I think I need some clarification before I make any other comment.

i know hh first tried to go vegan and it didn't work due to health reasons.. an old board member had a partner that tried to go vegan and got sick (he was eating super healthy, as well, he had had cancer though and the chemo fucked his body up in some way that it was just impossible for him to be vegan, unfortunately)...

Thanks so much hespedal! I've been resting & taking iron & making sure I eat enough, I think that's helping. I just get really frusterated whenever I don't feel well. And it seems to happen kindof frequently so I feel like I'm doing something wrong. Can you give me a sample of what you eat in a day & any supps you take?

eating enough is HUGE. i know i told a ton of the girls on bike and build that "now isn't the time to go on a diet". if you are hungry EAT. that is one of the most important thing. your body isn't trying to fool you into eating too much. working out a moderate amount and dieting works for some people, but if i am working out a lot (training and running marathons would DEFINITELY be in that category), i wouldn't try to diet. it's just not worth it. if you are physically capable of being in as great of physical shape as you are i am sure you don't have much (if any) weight to lose.
right now i am a total sloth (except at work, work for me IS a work-out), but when i am working out a lot i seriously eat tons and tons of fresh fruits, veggies, and nuts along with tons of other crap like cookies, ice cream, cake. haha.. sweet-tooth! anyway, i just eat what would be a healthy diet, up the protein a bit and then eat all kinds of crap and don't limit myself. i always try to get in a huge salad and a smoothie (generally green) every day... the greens really help with protein and the fruit is awesome for calories! for a while i even put hemp protein or chia powder into my smoothies. generally they have at least one banana, nuts of seeds (blended with water to make a nut milk), dates, and either lots of greens and frozen fruit, or lots of cacao and ice.

i don't supplement at all. i don't really think it is necessary as long as you are eating healthily. i do eat nutritional yeast sometimes, though, and very rarely eat fortified soymilk.

have you tried anything like fit-day? they have a terrible database of food, but it is nice to use sometimes (especially when you are working out) because sometimes you don't realize how little you have eaten. i think the number one rule of food is if you don't eat enough you are going to feel crappy.