Always seem tired
Brianneplus3
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I have been on a serious track to lose weight. Staying hydrated, watching my calories, taking my supplements as well as extras for energy. I exercise twice a day, mainly Aerobic. But why am I always so tired thru the day? The only health issue I have is Lupus (which I stay on top of) but I've always been a active person. Am I doing too much too fast??
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How many calories are you eating a day and do you eat back your exercise calories?1
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*learning*0
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Hi! I have Lupus as well. One of the number one symptoms of lupus is fatigue...regardless of whether or not your disease in in a re-missive state or not. We are destined to always feel tired, lol. It's a total bummer, especially when you've spent a portion of your life being able to "do it all" and feel invincible. You just really have to listen to your body's limits. When it is telling you it needs a break, give it a break. Hospitalizations and organ failure take a lot longer to recover from than missing a workout or two.5
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Brianneplus3 wrote: »
You need to go to settings and open your diary up0 -
My diary is open.1
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Chunky_pinup Having lupus is such a DRAG but it's also my motivation to keep going and be healthy. I'm fearing my new work out/diet/calorie watch is starting a flare up.0
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Brianneplus3 wrote: »Chunky_pinup Having lupus is such a DRAG but it's also my motivation to keep going and be healthy. I'm fearing my new work out/diet/calorie watch is starting a flare up.
It is...which is why we need to just be careful. I'm not allowed to exercise right now because I'm having a flare up in my foot and need surgery (pre-op today), and this week has felt AWFUL because I've gotten into a really good groove with my strength training and food and it really does make it hard and even depressing when you feel like you're not in control. But if your feeling tired, your body is telling you to slow it down. You need rest. Lupus makes it even harder to recover from things, so we really DO need more rest than other people. If you don't give your body that, it can make things much worse.
You said your Lupus is being controlled...is that with meds? I know a lot of the meds used to treat us also have side effects of extreme fatigue, on top of the fatigue we ALREADY feel from the disease. So that may be playing into it also.1 -
chunky_pinup wrote: »Brianneplus3 wrote: »Chunky_pinup Having lupus is such a DRAG but it's also my motivation to keep going and be healthy. I'm fearing my new work out/diet/calorie watch is starting a flare up.
It is...which is why we need to just be careful. I'm not allowed to exercise right now because I'm having a flare up in my foot and need surgery (pre-op today), and this week has felt AWFUL because I've gotten into a really good groove with my strength training and food and it really does make it hard and even depressing when you feel like you're not in control. But if your feeling tired, your body is telling you to slow it down. You need rest. Lupus makes it even harder to recover from things, so we really DO need more rest than other people. If you don't give your body that, it can make things much worse.
You said your Lupus is being controlled...is that with meds? I know a lot of the meds used to treat us also have side effects of extreme fatigue, on top of the fatigue we ALREADY feel from the disease. So that may be playing into it also.
Do you either of you take steroids? If so, how do they impact your weight?0 -
I refuse to take any steroids because of the weight gain I had. I BLEW UP!!! I personally looked swollen, especially in my face. The weight can be controlled by a healthy lifestyle and diet but when I was taking steroids I had too work REALLY hard at. I mean really hard. Everyone is different however.0
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@chunky_pinup I don't take any meds. So far I've been lucky and have not been "required" to take meds. Just a lifestyle change. But you are right on point when you say the feeling of not being in control. Like you, I've found a groove and my body is saying something else. Good luck with your surgery!!
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Watch your Gluten products during the day. Wheat was my trigger. I would have a lunch that included something with Wheat, which would send off a rush, then a crash around 3 in the afternoon. I did 2 things, 1. Quit eating Wheat 2. Did a 10 minute walk, or workout video, when I got tired which increased my endorphins and I felt better.
Before I get critics telling me how wrong I am on this post... Wheat was MY trigger, and you can figure out yours by changing a single dietary intake. Wheat or grains, Dairy, sugars and carbs. It could be any or none of these, but this is what has worked for me. I can still eat my grains in the evening, but lunch time gives me a lethargic feeling if I do.2 -
@leejoyce31 I've been on and off for about a decade now. Prednisone, as @Brianneplus3 mentioned, is awful. It messes with your weight, your body composition, your bone mass and your emotions. When you have to take them long term, as opposed to short stints for like, an infection or something. Even when I wouldn't gain weight, my face would take on the classic "moonface" appearance and it was awful.2
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chunky_pinup wrote: »@leejoyce31 I've been on and off for about a decade now. Prednisone, as @Brianneplus3 mentioned, is awful. It messes with your weight, your body composition, your bone mass and your emotions. When you have to take them long term, as opposed to short stints for like, an infection or something. Even when I wouldn't gain weight, my face would take on the classic "moonface" appearance and it was awful.
Yeah, I had to take prednisone for a week and it almost killed me. However, I had a strange reaction to it. It completely took away my appetite. I lost 2 pounds. But the other side effects were horrible. I only slept an hour or two each night. My mood/emotions were off the chart. It's a horrible yet effective drug.0 -
You're targeting 1200-1300 calories of food eaten and earning 400-800 calories from exercise with an mfp target of (don't remember, but it's higher than 1200). I'll go out on a limb and say that the answer is "donuts". You should be willing to eat back half of your exercise calories OR be willing to eat your mfp target calories.0
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JeromeBarry1 wrote: »You're targeting 1200-1300 calories of food eaten and earning 400-800 calories from exercise with an mfp target of (don't remember, but it's higher than 1200). I'll go out on a limb and say that the answer is "donuts". You should be willing to eat back half of your exercise calories OR be willing to eat your mfp target calories.
What is MFP? I'm really trying to understand this. So are you saying that I'm not eating enough calories?0 -
the only other suggestion is to make sure you don't have any problems with sleep (such as Apnea). I found that I stopped breathing about 148 times per night. No wonder I was constantly tired. After sleep study, got CPAP and I sleep without getting up during the night. I feel like a different person. That is my experience, and don't know if you might have some similar issue. Thought it might be worth mentioning.1
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Brianneplus3 wrote: »JeromeBarry1 wrote: »You're targeting 1200-1300 calories of food eaten and earning 400-800 calories from exercise with an mfp target of (don't remember, but it's higher than 1200). I'll go out on a limb and say that the answer is "donuts". You should be willing to eat back half of your exercise calories OR be willing to eat your mfp target calories.
What is MFP? I'm really trying to understand this. So are you saying that I'm not eating enough calories?
MFP is My Fitness Pal. It is possible that you aren't fueling your body enough, which would make you tired. What are your stats?0 -
Brianneplus3 wrote: »JeromeBarry1 wrote: »You're targeting 1200-1300 calories of food eaten and earning 400-800 calories from exercise with an mfp target of (don't remember, but it's higher than 1200). I'll go out on a limb and say that the answer is "donuts". You should be willing to eat back half of your exercise calories OR be willing to eat your mfp target calories.
What is MFP? I'm really trying to understand this. So are you saying that I'm not eating enough calories?
That would be my first guess, too - under-fueling.
How fast are you losing weight, and how much do you have to lose? The calorie calculators' estimates may not be spot-on for everyone, so you want to judge your deficit from your own weight-loss results (but ignore the first week).
For optimum health - which I'd argue hard for, since you already have a challenging health condition - you should be losing no more than 1% of your body weight per week, and that's when you still have quite a lot to lose. Within 20-25 pounds of goal weight, I'd suggest limiting loss to a pound a week, then going to 0.5 pound/week at 10 or so to go.
Slower is just fine - it's not a sprint. Losing 0.5 pounds/week throughout is perfectly rational, especially with a health condition to deal with. Staying healthy & strong should be priority one, and fatigue is a worrisome sign.
(MFP = My Fitness Pal)0 -
Thanks everyone for the help!! I put myself on a 1,200 daily count. I'm trying to lose 1.5 week. After I put in my meals, snacks and exercise, I get these "earned" calories. I'll enter a few more healthy snacks and by the end of the dairy day I have "extra" calories that are in the green. I appreciate every one's input. 0
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How is your sleep? Are you getting 7-8hrs of sleep?0
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In my opinion I sleep well. I wake up feeling ok. Shortly after breakfast I can feel myself starting to drain out.0
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@AnnPT77 I have lost NO weight thus far. Wish I have. I just started this program/app a few days ago.0
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@malibu927 My diary is open for your viewing. I'm trying to lose about 30lbs total. Put myself on a 1,200 a day calorie count and trying to lose 1.5lbs weekly. If that's what you mean by stats...0
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Ha, you answered just as I asked! Yes, that's about what I was looking for.
I would say drop your goal to a pound a week. This will give you more calories to work with (unless you're quite short or older).1 -
Brianneplus3 wrote: »@malibu927 My diary is open for your viewing. I'm trying to lose about 30lbs total. Put myself on a 1,200 a day calorie count and trying to lose 1.5lbs weekly. If that's what you mean by stats...
Ah! Too soon to have real results to go on, then.
In that case, I second @malibu927 : Since you're feeling poorly, drop your goal to a pound a week, or even half a pound a week, stick with it for a few weeks (maybe a month) and see what your results are. (If you're on a bigger calorie deficit in actuality than MFP thinks you are, you may be able to tell that sooner.)
You can always increase your deficit (increase your target loss rate, decrease your daily calories eaten) later - and maybe it will go better if you ease into it.
Be aware that although the MFP calorie calculator works well for many/most people, it is based on averages from a sample population. Most people cluster around the average, but some may burn noticeably more or fewer calories than the calculators estimate. I'm one of the lucky ones, I guess you'd say: I tried eating 1200 calories as MFP suggested, to lose 2 pounds a week at first, when I was still obese. I lost substantially faster than that, and got quite fatigued - I found I could increase calories quite a bit, and still get that loss rate . . . and I felt ever so much better!1 -
I took a look at your diary and see you are using a lot of user created entries. For your toast - does your bread say it is 100 calories? Did your banana weigh 60 grams? I suggest you get a food scale and learn to find better entries.
Does someone have a good link for finding the best entries in the database? The thread http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p1 refers to the old asterisk system.0 -
I so agree! A scale would be a lot better.kshama2001 wrote: »I took a look at your diary and see you are using a lot of user created entries. For your toast - does your bread say it is 100 calories? Did your banana weigh 60 grams? I suggest you get a food scale and learn to find better entries.
Does someone have a good link for finding the best entries in the database? The thread http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p1 refers to the old asterisk system.
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Brianneplus3 wrote: »In my opinion I sleep well. I wake up feeling ok. Shortly after breakfast I can feel myself starting to drain out.
Some people do better with mostly protein for break fast.
Instead of fruit or toast with eggs, you could try eggs with cheese or bacon and low calorie veggies like bell pepper or cucumbers or broccoli.
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@RodaRose That's a good idea. I'm always up for suggestions. Isn't cheese high in calories?0
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