Hi,
Have been lurking on here for about 3 and a half weeks I'd say and I really like the site.
I really need some advice today,
heres my story......... I started CD about 12 days ago. It was easier than I thought it was going to be and the headaches were manageable.
I am a student nurse in a maternity department at the moment so I need to be fit and healthly in order to stand doing the shifts and "be on the ball" as I am being assessed all the time- No pressure! I qualify in February so I cant really afford to "muck up".
The CD thing has gone well, I lost 8lbs on the first week and I am convinced that I ahve lost more this week.
However, on day 10 I went to bed feeling really ill and my heart felt like it was racing loads. On day 11 I took my BP and it was low all day eg 96/64 and my heartbeat was still quite high eg 90s and this morning 104bpm. Needless to say I was feeling very faint and slept in bed for the afternoon. This is not good for me! I have kids and loads of study!
So I decided to "take the day off" and ate sensibly but also ate all the naughty food I shouldnt have eg chocolate and crisps.My Bp is ok now and I feel ok today.
Now the dilemma is........do I restart the CD diet again or not? I havnt eaten breakfast and am not craving food yet(despite my blip) so feel I could restart today again.
HAs anyone else had low BP and feeling faint etc on this diet? Its very unpleasant? Any advice or tips?
Have been lurking on here for about 3 and a half weeks I'd say and I really like the site.
I really need some advice today,
heres my story......... I started CD about 12 days ago. It was easier than I thought it was going to be and the headaches were manageable.
I am a student nurse in a maternity department at the moment so I need to be fit and healthly in order to stand doing the shifts and "be on the ball" as I am being assessed all the time- No pressure! I qualify in February so I cant really afford to "muck up".
The CD thing has gone well, I lost 8lbs on the first week and I am convinced that I ahve lost more this week.
However, on day 10 I went to bed feeling really ill and my heart felt like it was racing loads. On day 11 I took my BP and it was low all day eg 96/64 and my heartbeat was still quite high eg 90s and this morning 104bpm. Needless to say I was feeling very faint and slept in bed for the afternoon. This is not good for me! I have kids and loads of study!
So I decided to "take the day off" and ate sensibly but also ate all the naughty food I shouldnt have eg chocolate and crisps.My Bp is ok now and I feel ok today.
Now the dilemma is........do I restart the CD diet again or not? I havnt eaten breakfast and am not craving food yet(despite my blip) so feel I could restart today again.
HAs anyone else had low BP and feeling faint etc on this diet? Its very unpleasant? Any advice or tips?