Diet and Health FAQ

Tagged As: Food That Cause Headache

Question:
Every so often, my weight creeps up (I am 42 now) and I want to lose 10 pounds to stay comfortable in my clothes. There are many websites that will tell you how many calories you have to cut per day, to say lose 10 pounds in 3 months. The calculators also will tell you how many calories your body needs to maintain the current weight. All of the calculators said I needed around 1600 calories per day to maintain my current weight, and estimated that I had to drop 400 per day to lose 10 pounds in 3 months. Since I exercise, I added 200 calories back, so I need to drop 200 calories per day. I figured that would be easy to do, but it wasn't. I have felt like I am starving to the point of having headaches. Something is wrong here. Yesterday, I was literally starving all day. I ate: coffee with milk and cream (100 calories) 2 fried eggs (150) a quarter of a cantaloupe (50) a piece of whole grain bread with a tablespoon of peanut butter (195) popcorn as a snack (130) another quarter of a cantaloupe (50) 3 ounces of beef brisket cooked with tomato sauce and wine (325) some salad (?) before bed, 2 pieces of wheat bread with melted cheddar cheese (300) That is 1300 calories plus the salad, whatever that was. Why am I STARVING and getting headaches?

Answer:
I would think the headaches could be from consuming maybe too much sodium? (ie; cheese, popcorn) and maybe the wine because of the alcohol in it. I would cut out the beef and stick with chicken and fish. I would cut out any fried food and the peanut butter and cheese. Maybe instead of cream in your coffee you could use some non-dairy creamer. It also sounds like you need to add alot more fresh vegetables. JMO of course.