What just happened ? excercise, protein/fat shake, sick!.. page

[teamommy]

I have had a very sketchy morning. I woke up feeling great. I ate a good primal breakfast. I took my children out for tennis practice. We ran 8 laps around the tennis court and hit balls for about an hour. No sunshine, not hot. I came home feeling great. I went to make a protein shake so I could quickly eat something before I went on with my day. Before going primal I was very much hypoglycemic and would need to eat every few hours. I have eating a primal diet for about three weeks now and have noticed the sugar issues diminishing.


I made the shake with coconut milk (100%, no sugar added), a scoop of rice protein powder (can't eat whey, allergic,12 g protein per serving, no sugar), 2 strawberries and two drops of liquid vitamin D. I hadn't taken my suppliments yet and thought I would throw that one in. Fifteen minutes later I felt like I was going to vomit. Sadly this is not a new feeling. If I don't eat and do too much I will get sick and need to eat or else. This situation usually happens if I exercise on an empty stomach but I didn't. I was well fed. Usually it happens during the physical exertion not after it.


I ate some chicken felt a little better but had the sudden urge to lay down and sleep. I slept for an hour and woke up still feeling terrible but better although starving and unsteady. Ate more chicken with some veggies and I feel fairly normal now.


What was that? I have only been primal for three weeks and my body has good days and bad but this was something new. I know my system was really messed up before and I have some fixing to do.


Need wisdom! Thanks!

[Griff]

Where's the fat in your shake? Fat is absolutely essential!

[teamommy]

The coconut milk according to the label had 42 grams of fat. Do I need more?

[dragonmamma]

You're pregnant.

[teamommy]

Nope. Not pregnant.

[Tara tootie]

I experienced the same thing today, but it was after I took a high potentcy vitamin on a mostly empty tummy. I CHUGGED my protein shake I had with me and felt better.


How long have you been primal???

[teamommy]

Three weeks. I am feeling better this afternoon than I did post protein shake this morning but I have also had to take in more fat this afternoon to feel better. I have had a lot of coconut cream, nuts and avocado. I am surprised how much fat I need. I still don't understand what happened this morning fully. Maybe I needed more fat or maybe my system is so messed up from my previous high carb, low fat diet that I need more time to adjust. I think I will stay away from protein shakes for awhile just in case.

[Tara tootie]

I find that sometimes when I eat a super fatty meal, without warning Ill get sick feeling for like 2 mins. I just eat some protein and feel better. One time I ate bread and that helped just as much as the chicken leg did, LOL.


As for the exercise I HAVE to exercise on an empty tummy, always have. I fast for like 4 hours before or Ill get faint and see spots. No Bueno! I would say just keep you fat about 60% and your carbs under 10% of your diet. See how that goes!

[teamommy]

Thanks! I will try that and see if that helps.

[Griff]

teamommy, about 70-80% of your calories per day should come from fat, and the rest from protein, with minimal carbs (under 20g per day). The carbs are what cause the crash-and-wooziness.