What happened to my skin? (And why can't I stay awake?)

[sunchild]

I'm very new to exercising and eating for weightloss (and hopefully with a side effect of muscle gain - eventually).

My eating has never really been atrocious for choices - just too many calories and fat on top of too little exercise. (I eat lots of good stuff. Fruits and veggies and only lean meats.)

I've recently started walking. I take my dog and I walk almost a mile. He's big and curious and forces me to walk at a pace that is above my comfort level because there is always another mailbox post to sniff and he must get to them all quickly When I get home, I am winded and red cheeked - and exhausted to the point that I really do want to close my eyes and sleep. And I know that many of you bike and run 5-8x more than that and then some. I'm slowly working my way up. By the end of the summer, maybe I"ll be going that almost mile 3 times - but until then, I'd like to know why I can't stay awake after.

The other thing is - a positive note - my skin looks very smooth and pretty since I've started walking and I've only been doing this about 2 weeks. Is it a lucky week/coincidence?

[Packard]

Well, this is not enough information for you to get much in useful replies.

How old are you?
How much over weight are you?
What is your height and weight?
How long have you been exercising for?
Do you have any underlying health issues?
Diabetes? High blood pressure? Heart condition?

Also note this:

http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/24699.htm

[sunchild]

Well, this is not enough information for you to get much in useful replies.

How old are you? 35
How much over weight are you? 60lbs
What is your height and weight? 5'5" 194
How long have you been exercising for? accidental, several weeks. purposely, 2 weeks.
Do you have any underlying health issues? I've treated for asthma for many years, but it is suspected that I have severe anxiety more so than asthma. I'm not wheezy type winded when walking. It feels like something good instead. I like it.
Diabetes? no
High blood pressure? it's a little low sometimes and just right. never high.
Heart condition? not that i know of.

I don't know if it matters at all, but I've been diagnosed with low thyroid as well; low enough that my doctor was inclined to give me some pills for it, but not convincing enough for me to actually take them. (My biggest anxiety would be over taking medications. It isn't happening.)

[Boss Man]

You need to assess Thyroid Issue.

One of the three Thyroid Hormones, Calcitonin, helps regulate Calcium, as does the little organ behind the Thyroid, the Parathyroid, Calcium and Phosphorus.

Any possible skew whiff regulation of those Bone minerals, could cause reduced Bone density, possibly entering into Osteopenia country at some point, making exercise more risky, in respect of possible fractures.

If your Thyroid med is and should be listed on the recepticle, as a certain doseage, then you should be able to safely take it, without over doing it, as you'll know what is the right thing to do.

you could also double check on this site

rxlist.com

If you do start experiencing any isdues resulting from Thyroid problems, you'd defintiely need to reassess the situation more.

If you felt you might have Bone density issues, you could have it tested with either a T-Score or Z-Score test.

Z-score is based on the average bone density, for someone of about your age and gender.

T-score is based on the bone density of a healthy 30 year old man. Not sure why but it is.

If you are between -1 and -2.5, you have Osteopenia. lower thsn -2.5 is Osteoperosis, and above -1 up to 0, (don't think it goes higher than that, but it could), is healthy.

So that is something to consider.

I'm sure you'll get where you want to be in time though.

Good luck yeah .

[sunchild]

Thanks for the info on the thyroid. When my doctor ran all these tests (because... I was TIRED!) and came back with 'the thyroid is a little low in the normal range hmm' and gave me meds for it, I asked for a copy of the test and took it home to google what normal is. At the time, all the magazines covers were filled with thyroid cures and amazing weightloss due to discovering the thyroid was low and taking a simple little pill that made you feel wonderful. Doctors tend to do the in thing here and giving people prescriptions for low thyroid when it was normal low was the in thing. My mom and friend got meds too. They aren't google fiends though. According to countless studies, I'm probably fine. But maybe I will just ask again. Just incase. I don't want all my bones to break as I'm walking around the block before I reach any sort of goal. That'd be a real bummer.

That doesn't have anything to do with my real question though --- which is why I feel sleepy after only a little exercise. (my body doesn't feel as tired as I do generally - my eyes just want to close and sleep!) I wonder if hydration could have anything to do with that? I had a glass of water and that did seem to help a little.

[swanso5]

you should feel a little tired after exercise, that's what it's meant to do...if you need a nap then take one...nothing wrong with naps

hydration maybe, take water with you...and 1 glass isn't enough either

www.uponlinetraining.com

[taniaaust1]

It's not a great idea to compare test results to those online, as each labs equipment may be a little off compared to other labs, so hence each lab may have a slightly different range to what it says is normal and what isnt according to the individual lab and exactly how that lab does it's test and what it's equipment is like.

Hence you need to be going by what the lab who did the test says.

low thyriod commonly causes tiredness. Not only that, low thyriod also can cause over weight issues as the metabolism works slower.

[sunchild]

I analyze almost everything. The power of google should not be placed in the hands of some people. I'd be one of those types, because it's very easy to self diagnose and second guess what the doctor tells me.

The whole thyroid thing... I don't really want to take medicine every day. I can't afford to go to the doctor to maintain the prescription right now anyway - I'll look and see what natural methods are available to boost or help that along.

I'm glad I posted that here to get your responses, because I probably wouldn't have thought about it otherwise. Thanks y'all

[Packard]

Thyroid medications resemble vitamins more than they resemble other medications.

The thyroid medications supplement the thyroid's own production of hormones. Your thyroid is producing an insufficient amount of this hormone and the medication will make up the balance that your body requires.

If you dose yourself correctly then this is a good thing and not a bad thing. It will probably relieve the weariness you are feeling. My mom takes this stuff and it makes her feel better.

You can try taking sweets either during or before your exercise. Your body will not ordinarily produce insulin during exercise, opting instead to use the available sugar for the exercise. This might alleviate the weariness.