03-15-2011, 07:51 PM
This problem has been with me most of my life and the main reason why I'm such a skinny kid. Unlike most kids, I like working at my job and going to school because it helps regulate how I eat throughout the day. If I go to work, I'll be forced to eat breakfast because I will know that I won't get another chance to eat until noon and same goes for lunch. I'll eat when I have my break because I know that I won't get to eat supper until 6:30 when I arrive home. The same applies for school. The schedule I have in college make it easy for me to follow the traditional 3-meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner) diet.
On the other hand, it's days like today (because I'm on spring break this week) that put me back into my old habit. This habit consists of staying home, watching TV and/or playing video games and just eating various junk foods throughout the day. Mainly foods that can be made under a couple of minutes (grilled-cheesed, microwavable, etc.) and the effect at the end of the day is very brutal. I feel really sick and weak and go to the washroom about 3 times a day and have diarrhea when this habit occurs.
Tonight, after having eaten mere junk food all day, I went to workout and got really sick. After starting with my usual 10 minutes of cardio on the bike, I proceeded to work on my back and after my first two sets, which is never as hard as it was tonight, I felt really weak and washed out. I went to the washroom to splash some water on my face and I was sweating bullets and my face was really pale. At that point, I told my friend that goes to the gym with me that we need to take off because I was really out of it.
He had to drive my car back home because I was in no condition to drive. My head was all over the place and I had a feeling of dizziness, but mostly really weak. I couldn't stand. My verdict is that because I ate crap food all day (chips, cookies, etc.) as opposed to subsequent meals throughout the day, I had no energy and therefore less endurance to work out (after all, working out entails burning energy, otherwise referred to as kilojoules).
Bottom line here is that this isn't the first time that my distorted eating habit has embarrassed me in front of my friend and he's always left to care for me. I feel like a child.
Besides being here to retell my somber story, I'd like some help from you guys, particularly from those that are fairly athletic. I'm already aware that a big breakfast is a great way to start a day. So I'd like tips on how to maintain a good eating plan. What's a good way to make sure I eat properly eat day (When I say eat properly, it doesn't need to be exquisite meals but just hardy enough to nourish myself). I'm the type of guy that deviates from plans and has a hard time sticking to my word most of the time, differently put, I'm flat out lazy and unmotivated.
What kind of tips can you give me?
On the other hand, it's days like today (because I'm on spring break this week) that put me back into my old habit. This habit consists of staying home, watching TV and/or playing video games and just eating various junk foods throughout the day. Mainly foods that can be made under a couple of minutes (grilled-cheesed, microwavable, etc.) and the effect at the end of the day is very brutal. I feel really sick and weak and go to the washroom about 3 times a day and have diarrhea when this habit occurs.
Tonight, after having eaten mere junk food all day, I went to workout and got really sick. After starting with my usual 10 minutes of cardio on the bike, I proceeded to work on my back and after my first two sets, which is never as hard as it was tonight, I felt really weak and washed out. I went to the washroom to splash some water on my face and I was sweating bullets and my face was really pale. At that point, I told my friend that goes to the gym with me that we need to take off because I was really out of it.
He had to drive my car back home because I was in no condition to drive. My head was all over the place and I had a feeling of dizziness, but mostly really weak. I couldn't stand. My verdict is that because I ate crap food all day (chips, cookies, etc.) as opposed to subsequent meals throughout the day, I had no energy and therefore less endurance to work out (after all, working out entails burning energy, otherwise referred to as kilojoules).
Bottom line here is that this isn't the first time that my distorted eating habit has embarrassed me in front of my friend and he's always left to care for me. I feel like a child.
Besides being here to retell my somber story, I'd like some help from you guys, particularly from those that are fairly athletic. I'm already aware that a big breakfast is a great way to start a day. So I'd like tips on how to maintain a good eating plan. What's a good way to make sure I eat properly eat day (When I say eat properly, it doesn't need to be exquisite meals but just hardy enough to nourish myself). I'm the type of guy that deviates from plans and has a hard time sticking to my word most of the time, differently put, I'm flat out lazy and unmotivated.
What kind of tips can you give me?