Exercise well but still wake up tired

CatieBd
CatieBd Posts: 12 Member
edited November 23 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi I have got into my weight loss and exercise schedule in the past two months, running 4-5km for 1/2hour everyday and eating real food with controlled caferine intake of no more than 2coffees a day. I am not in big depression nor stressful situation. Just wondering why living in this healthy diet and exercise routine does not guranttee me good sleep, but instead tired easily after wake up? I have even set myself up to wake up at 7:30am every morning .

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  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    What time do you go to bed?
  • CatieBd
    CatieBd Posts: 12 Member
    No later than 12am in my time
  • CatieBd
    CatieBd Posts: 12 Member
    Wondering whether I m in lack of some sort of vitamins as the websites said
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    7.5 hours of sleep is good but many people require more. Try getting 8-8.5 hours.
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    Try going to bed at 10 pm. :+1:
  • ForecasterJason
    ForecasterJason Posts: 2,577 Member
    This may be difficult to assess. Do you think you're getting enough sleep, but just not a deep enough sleep? Sometimes with insomnia it's not always about the quantity of sleep, but quality. There have been times I've gotten no more than 7.5 hours of sleep and been more refreshed than other instances in which I've gotten a full 8 hours.
  • giantrobot_powerlifting
    giantrobot_powerlifting Posts: 2,598 Member
    edited August 2015
    Before I got back to training I was lucky to sleep 4, maybe 5 hours a night. If I got six hours, that was a remarkable feat, like Hoover Dam and Panama Canal Grand Canyon remarkable. I'm more than 18 months back into training and my sleep patterns and duration haven't changed that much, but the mornings are much easier and I have much more energy throughout the day -- well days.

    What I'm trying to impart, is that there are no guarantees.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    What gave you the impression that a particular diet and fitness routine is a guarantee of a certain quality of sleep?
  • ScreeField
    ScreeField Posts: 180 Member
    When I was in college, I worked for a sleep specialist. Here are some ideas to try: Do you run or exercise in the evening? if so, try running earlier in the day (like at lunch time). Try to take one or two days off from running every week--walk or do strength training those days instead. Also, don't drink any caffeine after 1 pm if possible. Eat your last meal of the day at least 3 hours before bedtime. Try to go to bed early enough to get 9 hours of sleep since it make take you a bit of time to get to sleep (it's a good time to read a book--but don't use a cell phone or tablet to read, just stick with paper books.)
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    Are you eating enough?

    You say you are eating real food, but are you eating enough of it?

    Have you worked out your caloric needs on MFP? How many pounds a week have you set it to lose?

    If you have a good amount of weight to lose and/or have set it to 2 lb, the sudden drop in calories may be what is making you tired. Try dropping your calories gradually so your body can acclimate.

    Eat as much as you can while maintaining a deficit.

    Cheers, h.
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