Does anyone else get major headaches when they try to diet?? I drink a lot of soda so im sure it has to do with the lack of caffeine and I eat a lot of junk food so when i cut those things out..I get the worst headaches!!!!!! Today i had bananna nut cereal for breakfast, a ww meal with some baby carrots for lunch and one slice of pizza for dinner and by that time I just HAD to have a glass of soda cause my head was pounding!!!!!
Anyone have any suggestions?? I am trying to get off of it slowly but I always wind up with these wicked headaches! Thanks in advance.
karen32
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it definitely sounds like a caffiene withdrawal. everytime i try to be healthy and cut out my morning brew from 7-11, i get massive, massive headaches!! try to ease yourself off of the caffiene - if you drank a lot in the past, you shouldn't go cold turkey.
NovemberSue
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I also think its caffeine withdrawals. Try to wean off caffeine slowly.
Diane
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it is the caffeine withdrawal. When I was dieting,well still trying, but so stressed out now with work. Well, I stopped drinking coffee, and had those headaches in the morning. You have to slowly wean yourself off.
Jess2
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When I first starting dieting, I had awful headaches. But for me it was that I cut out half of the carbs that I was used to eating. My nutritionist said it was normal, that I was 'flushing out the bad stuff.' Eventually they went away. The one thing I never cut out was caffeine though, I still have like 3 cups of coffee a day. So much for 'flushing out the bad stuff' I guess!
allure
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Try Caffeine free Sodas
04Bride
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Noreen, I think its definitley withdrawl. I had that too when I stopped drinking caffine. Try and ween yourself off like someone else said. Good Luck.
Sage10.03
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It's definitely the caffeine.... This is what you need to do. If you are strong enough to go cold turkey on the junk food and soda...DO IT!! But do it on a friday (so the headached don't interrupt your work week)...You will get massive headaches but just try to deal with it....THEY WILL GO AWAY....I PROMISE. It is just your body's way of getting rid of all of the toxins and re-normalizing itself to a no caffeine diet. Once your body has done this....you will not have anymore headaches and can continue dieting....
If you can't go cold turkey, you may want to slowly take yourself off.... 2 cups one day 1 cup the next 1/2 cup the next and so on.....
GOOD LUCK!
Marnles
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You could try the above suggestions, or try what a lot of people do with coffee - go 1/2 to 1/2. Buy caffeine free soda and regular soda - and drink 1/2 of each at a time. I hate those nasty headaches, so I know exactly what you mean!! I only drink 1-2 mugs of coffee a day, and if I don't have it, I get a wicked headache...ugh! Good luck with dieting!
