Eating right and exercising... But very tired

kaotik26

If you have recently started this routine you probably just need to adjust to it. Keep going and it'll improve as your body gets stronger.

If it doesn't you might want to increase calorie intake or even talk to a doctor like mentioned above. I have Hashimoto's, which is basically under active thyroid, and it still, even on meds, makes me very tired.

cerilekara

Thanks for all the advice... I'm probably not eating enough... I'm still learning all this stuff. I was trying to create a bigger deficit of calories... But I want to do this the right way. I made my diary public right after I joined...So not sure why you guys can't see it.... I'll look into that. Some of your responses made me laugh!

cerilekara

cerilekara wrote: »

Thanks for all the advice... I'm probably not eating enough... I'm still learning all this stuff. I was trying to create a bigger deficit of calories... But I want to do this the right way. I made my diary public right after I joined...So not sure why you guys can't see it.... I'll look into that. Some of your responses made me laugh!

Diary was only set for friends to see it... So you will just have to Friend me...just kidding...I made it public for everyone to judge!☺

cerilekara

NikonPal wrote: »

If anyone ever asked me to name the most important thing for success, I would say “weighing food”; properly tracking and logging. It’s calories-in and calories-out (burned).

As one Mayo Clinic article put it:

“Despite all the diet strategies out there, weight management still comes down to the calories you take in versus those you burn off. Fad diets may promise you that avoiding carbs or eating a mountain of grapefruit is the secret to weight loss, but it's really all about calories.”

I get my workout in early, eat healthy and rarely (if ever) feel starved in any way. As someone else mentioned, more information is needed re: calories, tracking, goals etc .

Add if you like…

Wow... That's awesome!!!! Great job!☺

cerilekara

StaciMarie1974 wrote: »

What is your calorie intake like? And what is your goal for weight loss? If you're aiming for a 2 pound loss, you could adjust to 1.5, get 250 more calories a day. Being fatigued all the time could mean you're not getting enough nutrition, or could be a vitamin deficiency or something medical. Or it might just mean you need to improve your sleep habits. Many possibilities.

I probably do need to sleep more! I have to work on that!☺

cerilekara

Holla4mom wrote: »

Welcome to the boards, OP! I see you have 1 pound down and 139 to go. You're going to have to make sure your diet/ exercise routine is sustainable for the long haul. I couldn't see your diary to see how many calories and at what macros you have been eating. If you can make that available, you will be able to get more concrete and detailed feedback about why you may be unnecessarily tired.

I made my diary public. I started this life style change in December 28th... I didn't start logging in MFP till just a couple weeks ago. Total weight loss is 21lbs. I probably went a bit overboard this month, and I've been stressed. Life is never easy ☺ but it's got amazing moments!

ana3067

OP, are you eating back your exercise calories now? At least half? If not then you should probably get on that (you can just log half the time you spent working out so that you can then eat to your full caloric goal - so instead of listing 30 minutes you'd list 15 minutes and eat the full calorie number. Or log 75% of the time if you want to have a higher number). You appear to be mostly measuring food, am I correct? If so you should aim to only use measured entries. Otherwise a food scale is a worthy investment and makes logging way more accurate. Finally, are all the recipes you've used ones you created yourself? If not then do not use them in your log.