Difficulty sleeping and eating enough calories. New in these things.

cmentis182

Background : I am 150 cm, 113 pounds as of 10th of June, 30F. I have always been average, not skinny, not overweight either. Last time I checked my weight was 5 years ago in 2015 and I was 98-ish pounds. Over the course of 5 years, I started working from home, stopped playing weekly ice hockey, worked 14-16 hours a day, ate almost the same thing, maybe less junk even since I seldom go out. Fast forward to 2020, I started feeling heavier, uncomfortable, had difficulty keeping up with the new kitten and wanted to do something about it and weighed myself.

I did not want to change my eating habit at first but see how I eat by logging for the first two weeks and also incorporate exercises. What I found from logging the last five days was that I eat less than 1200 calories, This is not intentional, I just am not hungry. The main issue is that I can't sleep well these days. I am working out for about 6 days now, 30-60 min of jump roping and recommended routine from reddit. I don't get super tired by working out. I actually enjoy the workout session. It's very meditative for me. I am also logging the food into cronometer to see if I have deficiency or not. I don't eat enough protein, but other than that I am hitting 70-80% of my nutrition goals. I do want to be healthy/ier and eat more, sleep well. Weight loss can be a bonus to it. But I don't function well without a good amount of sleep.

missysippy930

Try eating more calorie dense foods. Nuts, cheese, etc. You’re short, but you still should be eating at least 1200 calories, which is the minimum requirement for women, unless you are under a physician’s care.

PKM0515

Are you jumping rope at night? That may be interfering with your sleep.

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/best-time-day-exercise-quality-zzzs

cmentis182

SaraKim17 wrote: »

Are you jumping rope at night? That may be interfering with your sleep.

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/best-time-day-exercise-quality-zzzs

I generally workout in the evening yes. Come to think of it, this possibly can be a reason. Thank you.

cmentis182

missysippy930 wrote: »

Try eating more calorie dense foods. Nuts, cheese, etc. You’re short, but you still should be eating at least 1200 calories, which is the minimum requirement for women, unless you are under a physician’s care.

I will try to add more seeds and nuts in my meal. Thanks bunch XD

PKM0515

cmentis182 wrote: »

SaraKim17 wrote: »

Are you jumping rope at night? That may be interfering with your sleep.

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/best-time-day-exercise-quality-zzzs

I generally workout in the evening yes. Come to think of it, this possibly can be a reason. Thank you.

You're welcome! 😃