I am so tired.

Graceraeg

I have been trying to lose weight and lately started a new hiit program. I am so tired and can't get my calories or nutrition right. I feel like I'm doing something wrong can someone review my diary and tell me if I am?

malibu927

You need to open your diary

kristen6350

We need more info. Height, weight, calorie range you are trying to reach (or stay around)?

Graceraeg

Its open.

Graceraeg

I don't post all of my exercise and am breastfeeding twice a day.

Graceraeg

kristen6350 wrote: »

We need more info. Height, weight, calorie range you are trying to reach (or stay around)?

I am 5'4" 149lbs and I am unsure about calories. I just eat when I'm hungry and try to drink 8 cups of water everyday. My goal is to weigh 130.

malibu927

You should be eating more, especially if you're breastfeeding. You aren't hitting your calorie goal (that is probably too low for your stats) and most days you're netting 1000 or less. This is why you're so tired, because you aren't nourishing your body.

kristen6350

Eat. The reason you are tired is because your body isn't getting enough food.

punchgut

gettightiger wrote: »

I don't post all of my exercise and am breastfeeding twice a day.

Trying to lose weight while breast feeding is not really advised. Especially going hard after HIIT and calorie restriction. Your body will allow itself to eat itself (catabolization) in order to ensure your breast milk will be nutritious for your little one. This is the wrong time to be doing this. Relax a little and enjoy the new one in your life. Stressing your system will also transfer stress hormones through your milk to the child.

Take a deep breath, relax and go for a nice long walk with your young one. Eat for maintenance, not for weight loss.

Graceraeg

I'm not sure what to eat. I gained several pounds around the holidays. It seems if I eat more than what Im eating now I won't lose any weight. I either eat to little or binge. I make up for binges by eating less other days. I do not log when I binge.

malibu927

Eat foods that you love in moderation. You might be binging because your goal is too low. Set it to no more than a pound a week and mark that you're breastfeeding, then make sure you weigh and log everything you eat accurately.

This thread will help you out: community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

punchgut

gettightiger wrote: »

I'm not sure what to eat. I gained several pounds around the holidays. It seems if I eat more than what Im eating now I won't lose any weight. I either eat to little or binge. I make up for binges by eating less other days. I do not log when I binge.

Briefly looking at your food diary, up your protein intake. It will fill you up. Also, making milk requires protein, fat and carbohydrates. You cannot think of yourself as a normal women trying to lose weight. You are a women producing food for another person, first, and your body will place that ahead of anything else you do. As you limit your intake, your body eats itself. This is not a healthy state to be in, combined with lots of high intensity exercise, you wind up making yourself super tired and ravenous. You either pass out or binge.

mkraizel

Watch protein too. I know when I get really tired I am often missing protein (especially when I up my work outs)

Elise4270

I agree with the protein recomendation. I gained too breastfeeding. It slowly came off as I limited sugars and simple carbs and added some exercise. Of course it all was easy when they weaned. (Twins).

Graceraeg

How do you mark that your breastfeeding? I don't see that as an option.

kimw91

Also, the reason you may not be losing weight despite your restrictive diet is because of your unlogged binges. If you are compensating for your daily calorie deficit by binging, your weekly intake may amount to your maintenance calories, hence preventing weight loss.

Apart from that, I agree with everything said above: take care of your body especially now that your body is taking care of your child.

Graceraeg

Thanks everyone who responded. I plan on increasing nutrition daily instead of setting crazy hungry and binging.