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Trying to lose weight and tone but it's making me look and feel awful

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CrispsCrispsCrisps · 09/06/2013 01:36

I have been healthy eating since April salads, porridge and 3 eggs, plenty of fish and chicken and salad. Eating small portions 4 times a day, 3 litres of water, 2 teas and a green tea. Don't eat cakes or sweet food anymore and no carbs.

Started with 2 personal trainer sessions a week now 3 sessions for the last 3 weeks. I have lost weight off my face only and have found that my skin always looks dark on my face and have brown spots on my forehead, dark circles under my eyes, always feel really tired and wake up throughout the night more. I also get headaches.

I'm trying to lose weight and tone up but why am I feeling like this and looking this way?

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CrispsCrispsCrisps · 09/06/2013 09:43

I have lost a stone since April

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CrispsCrispsCrisps · 09/06/2013 09:41

The PT says eat small but regular eat porridge and eggs for breakfast, things like chicken salad, chicken again or eat everything meat like chicken or beef or turkey. Everything is meaty.

My diet would be porridge an 3 boiled eggs, those packet chicken salads, 3 types of fruit like kiwi, grapes and banana (which he tells me off about apparently should only eat one portion of fruit) a cereal bar (which he says is bad) 3pm ish tuna salad again in evening tuna and salad or chicken and salad again or veg or jacket pot. It's always meat and apparently to him I don't eat enough meat still. Should eat it every meal

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Sleepwhenidie · 09/06/2013 09:12

And fat is also important (to consume, not cut out), you don't mention that at all!

Sleepwhenidie · 09/06/2013 09:10

More specific info would be useful, it doesnt sound like your diet is great if you are looking and feeling ill...you don't mention vegetables except salad, they are an important source of carbs in the absence of starchy carbs, your body needs a source of energy and this comes from carbs. You also don't say how much protein you are eating, this is also vital to body repair and maintenance. Do you know how many calories you are eating and how this breaks down between carbs, fat, protein?

theoriginalandbestrookie · 09/06/2013 08:59

How much weight have you lost ? It sounds like you have cut back too much, speak to your trainer about your food but yes adding back some carbs would probably help.
In order to make your weight loss long term sustainable it needs to be something you can do for life your current regime sounds too intense.

Branleuse · 09/06/2013 08:53

try eating more carbs

MrsMangoBiscuit · 09/06/2013 08:52

Are you sure you're eating enough calories for all the cardio you're doing? You don't want the deficit to be too great, just enough to burn off some stored fat while you build muscle.

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CrispsCrispsCrisps · 09/06/2013 08:49

I do cardio three times a week with the PT and drink loads of water, eat fruit and light, high protein low carb meals

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Sleepwhenidie · 09/06/2013 08:15

Could you give us a typical day's food and a summary of exercise that you do in a week?

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