Please critique my diet/exercise - feeling awful

GeneralC

Any other food suggestions that I could add in to the mix? Nuts don't agree with me at all

Stheno

GeneralC wrote: »

Any other food suggestions that I could add in to the mix?

Nuts/cheese, any dense foods that are calorie rich.

Do you drink much milk?

GeneralC

Stheno wrote: »

Nuts/cheese, any dense foods that are calorie rich.

Do you drink much milk?

Just milk with the porridge and tea.

Any particular cheese?

First Up

GeneralC wrote:

Any other food suggestions that I could add in to the mix? Nuts don't agree with me at all

Mate, you really need to stop looking for diagnosis or solutions from complete strangers in an internet forum. Get proper professional help and if your current doctor isn't interested or capable, get another one.

average_runner

GeneralC wrote: »

Just milk with the porridge and tea.

I would drink 4-5 litres of water a day and wouldn't do that much training. Dehydration could be one issue. Any electrolite drinks?

GeneralC

I just had my yogurt/jelly pot which is my bedtime meal.

However, I purchased really light GI bread today from a bakery today. I could have that with PB or cheese or some hot cocoa with coconut milk. Which would be better?

GeneralC

average_runner wrote: »

I would drink 4-5 litres of water a day and wouldn't do that much training. Dehydration could be one issue. Any electrolite drinks?

No, nothing like that!

Stheno

GeneralC wrote: »

I just had my yogurt/jelly pot which is my bedtime meal.

However, I purchased really light GI bread today from a bakery today. I could have that with PB or cheese or some hot cocoa with coconut milk. Which would be better?

Seriously go see another doctor and see what they say.

Zillah

You mentioned anxiety as an issue earlier. You can't obsess over how you feel with a thread online to the point where it will fix anything. You've been given the three bits of advice that are going to do you any good:
- You're underweight and not eating enough. Try to have some more calorie dense foods, like cheese, butter, peanut butter, avocados, etc, if you have low appetite. Oils work too. Use lots of oil in cooking, or drown a salad in olive oil. Sesame oil into a stirfry is nice.
- You're working out too much and not giving your body time to recover. Drop it to four days a week instead of seven.
- If your skin is noticeably yellow it could be mean you're jaundiced, which means go see a doctor first thing in the morning, tell them about the headaches etc, and see what they think.

Obsessing over the small details here isn't going to do you much good.

average_runner

GeneralC wrote: »

No, nothing like that!

Try another doctor and maybe a nutritionist.

Alf Veedersane

The food choices won't address the short term issue of your colouring, which should be addressed by a doctor.

GeneralC

Thanks everyone for the great advice. I'll be taking it all on board and make the necessary changes. I will also make an appointment to see my GP on Monday to discuss the yellow skin.

Tomorrow my plan is to relax and read a book. I purchased a big ass steak from the butchers so I'll have that! I will also stock up on the cheese! Speaking of which, is there any way to make cottage cheese taste bearable?

Zillah

I really like cottage cheese! I'd eat a tub of it with a fork.

desertcircus

GeneralC wrote: »

I just had my yogurt/jelly pot which is my bedtime meal.

However, I purchased really light GI bread today from a bakery today. I could have that with PB or cheese or some hot cocoa with coconut milk. Which would be better?

You're really looking as hard as you can for a dietary explanation - you need to drastically cut back on your training regime and see a doctor as soon as is physically possible.

GeneralC

Can anyone suggest some nutritional foods apart from cheese and nuts into my diet?

I don't want to be stuffing myself with bread etc and become bloated

kippy

GeneralC wrote: »

Can anyone suggest some nutritional foods apart from cheese and nuts into my diet?

I don't want to be stuffing myself with bread etc and become bloated

Jaysus,
You've been told countless times to get some medical help and as soon as possible.
I don't think you realise that you will not get a silver bullet on this forum.
Go see a proper doctor/health specialist and forget about looking here.

hurleronditch

average_runner wrote: »

Try another doctor and maybe a nutritionist.

Or maybe a healthcare professional with an actual qualification like a dietician.

First Up

kippy wrote:

Jaysus, You've been told countless times to get some medical help and as soon as possible. I don't think you realise that you will not get a silver bullet on this forum. Go see a proper doctor/health specialist and forget about looking here.

+1
The OP has several times mentioned having "an illness" and to getting some "bad news" but hasn't said what.

So we are being asked to give advice and recommendations (a) without knowing the condition of the person involved and (b) without the professional expertise to assess what that condition involves. Yet we are offering suggestions on food, exercise and general lifestyle.

I appreciate that we are doing so with the best of intentions but it would be hard to describe a more irresponsible use of the internet.

simdan

GeneralC wrote:

Can anyone suggest some nutritional foods apart from cheese and nuts into my diet?

GeneralC wrote:

I don't want to be stuffing myself with bread etc and become bloated

Already said eat more, plus eat far more fruits and vegetables.

Good luck

hurleronditch

average_runner wrote: »

Try another doctor and maybe a nutritionist.

Or maybe a healthcare professional with an actual qualification like a dietician.

Big hungry bear

@GeneralC,

I think you are obsessing over diet and exercise. Your problem isn't either, it's the unhealthy levels of thought you are giving to them. You clearly know more than most people about both diet and exercise yet are controlling both excessively. Your reassurance seeking here would seem to support this. People have answered your questions several times and yet you keep rephrasing them looking for more reassurance.

I'm not saying this as a joke but perhaps you need the help of a mental health professional before you do yourself serious physical harm?

Penny Tration

Op, at 61.7kg and 1.83m, you're underweight with a BMI of 18.4.

You're underweight, you're excercising frankly obsessively, you're obsessing over your food, your skin is yellow, you're dizzy, you're fatigued and you're constipated.

Forget your diet. Get to another doctor immediately.

looksee

If you have had a bad shock or are under a lot of stress you need to be easing off physical workouts and give your body chance to catch up. Shock and stress are exhausting. Get some medical advice and get yourself an interest other than your diet and exercise.