Help!! day1 here &my brain feels like it is spinning in my head!

Day one here of the High Carb High Cal Raw Diet. I had 2 oranges and 2 mangoes for breakfast, 5 bananas for lunch and now I am having the almighty datorade with 12 dates but my head feels like it is spinning and I am cloudy and unable to smile sincerely. I didn't even do much exercise today. What did I do wrong?? to feel this way at 5 o clock is very odd for me. i'm usually very awake and alert! I switched from a pretty healthy vegan diet to this 80/10/10 style. I'm already close to 1500 calories for this time. and that is more than usual! Is this normal for a first day?? I don't normally eat dinner until 9ish. and i can't stop thinking about it with 4 hours to go!

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Permalink Reply by Georgia on May 2, 2012 at 8:44am

eat more! That is not enough calories.

Also, how much water have you drunk? Your symptoms could be a combo of dehydration, detox and not enough calories.

I'd drink a litre of water as quickly as you can, then eat a meal of bananas and greens and go to bed well before 9 pm!

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Permalink Reply by Lo Vee on May 2, 2012 at 8:57am

thanks i will eat more! but going to bed before 9 isn't possible for those of us who work later than 9.

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Permalink Reply by Georgia on May 2, 2012 at 9:09am

Rest and enough sleep are vital aspects of this lifestyle, so if you can't get to bed early, then you need to find other opportunities for resting or napping.

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Permalink Reply by Lo Vee on May 2, 2012 at 10:12am

You clearly don't live in NYC haha

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Permalink Reply by Mara Cordova on May 2, 2012 at 10:18am

You live in NYC? Girl, sleep on the TRAIN! Googlemap to see how long it is between your first stop and your home stop, find a seat (you should know better than to ride during the rush) and set an alarm.

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Permalink Reply by Lo Vee on May 2, 2012 at 10:43am

I work down the street from my house. and bike/walk/jog everywhere else i go.

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Permalink Reply by Mara Cordova on May 2, 2012 at 9:26am

Eat, now. If you want food now, eat it now.

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Permalink Reply by Katy on May 2, 2012 at 10:25am

Hi Lo Vee.

I am going to start tomorrow, not for the first time, nice to know that there is someone else starting around the same time :) In my experience exercise helps. If u hungry and u know, logically u shouldnt be, then exercise. You will feel better with yourself, calmer and less hungry. I normally eat about half an hour after the exercise, then u have a reason to be hungry after the hard work, so definitely nothing wrong with eating

If you are hungry earlier than 3-4 hours after your last meal, it normally means that u didnt have enough calories, but its ok to snack when hungry, never starve yourself on 811! Try to have some smoothies with some greens, it might help :)

You could also try to drink more water...

I wish you all the best,

Katy x