I'm not feeling well at all...

I started to change my diet yesterday and began by adding Coconut Oil to my morning smoothie. This morning I did the same and I also added Tahini on a bagel. When I got to work I started to feel really weird. My face and arms started to feel like they were being jabbed with "pins & needles" and my fingers felt bloated like "sausages". It felt similar to overeating something with lots of fat and salt, like KFC. I also noticed that my sense of smell was enhanced. Everything I smelt was making me sick. And I knew it wasn't from me being pregnant.

By noon I had to go home. I was quite worried and feeling really sick. My face felt like it was bloated and I didn't feel healthy and was getting nauseous. I wasn't sure if it was the Coconut Oil, the old Tahini or something else. When I got home I wasn't feeling any better and decided to lie down and then had a nap. When I woke up I was feeling a little better but not much. Around dinner time I decided I was going to see if doing some exercise would help and got ready to do a running speed work session.

Once I got dressed I started feeling really sick again. My sense of smell was so heightened and the sweat from my hat and shorts were making me feel ill. When I got to the track and started training I started to feel a little better, actually a lot better. Although I did feel different. It felt like my mind was separated from my body. I was able to do my speed work and it felt like I was more of an observer than a participant. I was going hard, time went by fast and I didn't feel any discomfort. It was actually a pretty cool feeling.

Near the end of intervals I could feel some tightness in my hamstrings, especially my right one. For one 12 minute interval I averaged a 6:34 pace, a 9 minute interval at a 6:30 pace and six 1 minute intervals as low as a 6:14 pace. I pushed the pace just hard enough to feel hamstring discomfort but not to cause damage. During the run, the winds were gusting up to 69 kph and I'm sure running directly into those head winds caused added stress to the hamstrings.

After I finished and stretched, I started to feel ill again. I still had a heightened sense of smell. To me, it smells like I've got a grease odor coming out of my pores. Even after I put on fresh clothes I can still smell it. It's like we cooked bacon and can't get that bacon grease smell out of the house. I also find that when I get up from the couch I get a little dizzy and my face becomes flush, which tells me it has something to do with my blood sugar.

I've decided not to do tonight's weight training session and do it tomorrow. My plan is to drink lots of water and hopefully it will go away. I've also thrown out the old Tahini and bought a new one. I feel so lousy.

Any suggestions or comments welcome.

Speed Run - 1:02:10 / 8.15 miles / 7:37 pace / 140 bpm