Without breakfast was awesome but felt faint – any tips?

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Delayedgratification

10:10 am
1 Feb 19
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I have been living off the indulgences of Christmas and haven’t fasted for a very long time.

I tried two days without breakfast and noticed significant reduction in appetite which was great. The second day however, I missed lunch – mainly because I was working. I nearly passed out! Very unlike me, but felt v light headed. I then had a coffee with lots of milk and properly broke the fast at 3:30 then had a sandwich. I wondered if the dizziness was Worsened or caused by my increased caffeine intake that day.

I did notice before feeling faint my mood was better and I wasn’t feeling snacky- which has become a habit since the Christmas period.

Frustrated though, as I found not eating dampened my appetite and I just felt more chilled out. It was nice to feel truly hungry at dinner time too- made me much more mindful. appreciating every bite.

If I was home alone or at a spa I would continue to fast but it’s a bit irresponsible of me to do it when working or looking after children unless I can find a way to combat the dizziness. As mentioned never happened to me before – years ago i could go a day without eating no problem, sigh maybe being in my 40s instead of 20s May be the reason.

I have no other health issues (apart from low mood) I also have naturally low blood pressure 90/60 is my average daily reading – so likely my blood pressure dropped?

Any tips? I did wonder about salt . Also whether it was an effect of lots of caffeine…

Amazon

10:22 am
1 Feb 19
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Hi,

I occasionally feel I bit light headed on FDs and I cure it by taking a couple of pinches of salt washed down with a big glass of water. It works every time.
If you don’t want to do that you could try a hot savoury drink such as Bovril or Miso soup.

Delayedgratification

3:00 pm
1 Feb 19
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Great thanks Amazon. I did think about some miso but I think I would be tempted to then have something with it! It may look a bit weird nevkinv some salt at work, do you feel sick??

Amazon

3:27 pm
1 Feb 19
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A small amount of salt works and it takes effect very quickly. I usually take a pinch or two of it from the rock salt pot sitting on my kitchen work surface. Excessive amounts of salt can induce nausea and vomiting but a tiny amount is no problem.
you can buy salt tablets but a pinch of salt is much cheaper. You could easily put some in a little container and take a discreet pinch of it when you get yourself some water.

I have some packets of instant miso that have dehydrated veggies/beans in so it is like a mini meal for less than 30 calories as it has the benefit of providing something to chew!

Parveenh

9:52 pm
12 Mar 19
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Excellent tip on the salt. Will try that or some miso on my fd tomorrow.