Appatite and sleep decreased dramaticly....

racer501 · Post by **racer501** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:08 pm

Ok so the last i want to say two weeks or so i have not ben hungry at all if i have ben all it would've taken me to get full is nutri grain bar or something tiny like that.... I've ben making myself eat normal foods like a couple eggs with some toast and juice in the morning and midday healthy snacks like some strawberries or something along those lines. But im just not hungry when I do eat. Last night i figured it was time to ask about it cause when i was making myself eat some chowmein microwaveable noodles that I like. I got about five or six bites down and then I felt like i was going to puke. It's extremely out of the norm for me I was curious what could cause it...

No onto the sleep issue.... also about the last two weeks I have gotten around 8 or 9 full nights of sleep uninterupted... all the other nights i wake up about 1-3 in the morning and can't get back to sleep from 1-2 hours last night it was 4 wich really sucked.... When I do try to get back to sleep right away i can't whole body twitch/jerks or something randomly and its enough to keep me awake the whole time.... all i know is its starting to become a real pain in the and i was curious as to what could cause this also...

cassiegose · Post by **cassiegose** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:23 pm

Are you depressed or stressed? Have you made any drastic changes to your life?

For the sleep issues you might try melatonin, valerian root, or some sleepy time tea before you go to bed to help you fall asleep.

Thats a real bummer to go through. I've been there before. I usually just snap out of it after a while (can take up to a month). If your appetite doesn't come back after a couple more weeks you may consider visiting your doctor to see whats up.

I hope this gets better for you soon.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:18 pm

sounds like some adrenal (full body fatigue)...what's your work, training, school, relationship etc schedule looking like?...you need identify any stressors that you may have and eliminate them

be honest in your assessment too?

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:19 pm

Like what Cassie said. Could try Glutamine as well, 5-HTP if you can cope with it, (shouldn't be any physical issues), some people claim it's not quite to their liking.

Food issues could be a serious problem. Might have intestinal issues. You need to see a doctor. Could be something relating to low Gut Bacteria, or early development of an IBD, like Chrons, Coeliacs, Colitis, (hopefully not though), so get checked out A.S.A.P.

cassiegose · Post by **cassiegose** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:59 pm

I take 5-htp and have had great luck with it. I've heard that some people have problems with it though. It really helps with mood. Another great sleep aid is called Sleep MD (which has Melatonin and Valerian in it... among other things). It helps you fall asleep and doesn't leave you groggy in the morning... :)

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:28 pm

medication etc will treat the symtoms, not the problem though...i'd rather he go straight to the problem if he can

cassiegose · Post by **cassiegose** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:49 pm

Thats a valid good point. :)

Christopheel · Post by **Christopheel** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:43 pm

Looks like overtraining/undereating to me ...

I've experienced this last summer when I was only eating 6 can of tuna a day and nothing else ... I'M surprise I didn't die lol

racer501 · Post by **racer501** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:12 am

i personally don't think im undereating for here is average meal for a day

Breakfast- 2 eggs, 4piece of whole wheat toast, glass of juice or milk

snack - yogurt/fruit of some sort, nutrigrain bar or a fiber one bar

lunch - a nissin Chow Mein microwaveable thing 480 calories 160 from fat, some fruit, lipton citrus green tea

snack - yogurt, some SMALL left overs from previous supper, carrots or celery if we got it

supper - a hotdish of some sort or hamburger helper depends what mom makes for supper lol...

and post workout i have myprotein drink im looking at picking up some multi vitamins just to help make sure i'm getting enough of everything but idk if i really need it i don't think it would hurt though...

idk if thats enough to consider me under eating or not...

onto the stress issue... work well since i was laid off in the last week of school and graduated may 25th whoop whoop i have yet to have a job turning in another app tomorow for a different job. this is prolly a big stresser since im about 900 in debt and i hate being in debt .... training i train mon,wed,friday do some running or hiit on tues and thursday if i feel up to it..... relationships been avoiding them seeing as i'm moving 800 miles away to laramie wyoming for wyotech in end of sept.. im pretty excited for it cause i'll be able to work on cars ALOT and its one of passions....another possible stressor is i got till the 13th to do a trans swap in 72 so i have a good trans and a motor rebuild and swap in 78 not to mention i lost bearings so i have to wait on them from summit racing and hopefully they will be here by fri or sat... can't think of anything else that could cause stress really....

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:01 am

- snacks need to be meals / bigger
- add something esle to post training meal (pasta, rice, bread, cereal)

try having lemon and hot water as soon as you get up EACH morning and see how that goes

racer501 · Post by **racer501** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:21 pm

accidently hit the 2 instead of the 3 for breakfast i normaly have 3 eggs .... what is the benifit of the lemon and hot water in the morning by chance?.... adding some cereal or bread or rice to post workout isn't an issue i'll start doing that.... honestly i have ben forgeting snacks the past few weeks cause i've just not been hungry... but how could i change them to make them more into meals cause i personally thought they were decnt enough ....