Going well but feeling drowsy/sleepy a lot - anyone else get this?

jtcedinburgh

Hi folks - quick one.

Is it normal to experience real drowsiness during the day when working toward a calorie deficit? These past few days or so, I'm really struggling to stay awake. Could it be a kind of energy-induced fatigue or something?

(I'm on a net 1500 goal, on average burning ~3000/day but largely eating all the exercise calories. Weight loss seems stable and consistent at around 0.5-0.7Kg/week. Doing a mix of running, a decent amount of walking and have started doing a couple of gym sessions per week as well. My diary is open if that helps.)

futureicon

Yup. I experienced the same, especially the first month or so. I remedied it by boosting my intake just before workouts (half a pb and banana sandwich), and taking naps if I had time. My body eventually adapted to the new lower calorie consumption.

jtcedinburgh

Hmmm.... I was okay for the first month or so (I'm around 10/11 weeks from starting this). I do get up kinda early to do my morning run, but I thought I'd adjusted to that

kitkatlp

jtcedinburgh wrote: »

Hmmm.... I was okay for the first month or so (I'm around 10/11 weeks from starting this). I do get up kinda early to do my morning run, but I thought I'd adjusted to that

HI mate - Have you changed your bedtime routine? One thing that people tend to neglect is that more than the number of hours you sleep, it is sticking up to a routine that matters most. You do need your sleep to recover and messing with your routine would only get in the way of losing weight properly and/or building muscles.
As an example, if you have to go to bed later than usual on one night, do not oversleep the following morning but do wake up at the usual time and get back to bed in the evening at the usual time too.

Otherwise, this can come from eating larger meals for breakfast/lunch/dinner rather than spreading your calories over five/six smaller meals.

(Mind you, I do spread my food routine over three meals only but I haven't felt the need to adjust at the moment).

myaminals

when my calories are low and my water intake is low I get that.

Notaphase

I second the water advice. Getting enough water (and salt) really helps me energy wise. I'm actually drinking less coffee now, opting for water instead. I also found that eating a half cup of low-fat cottage cheese after workouts gave me a big boost of energy. Keep it up!

kgeyser

At 10/11 weeks in, have you recalculated your stats with your current numbers?

Pterod

I'm struggling with this too

jodieelol

I'm having the same issue currently, would love to sleep all of the time. I think I'm going to try and get 8.5-9 hours of sleep a night instead of 7.5 and see how that works out!