Loss of sleep while dieting & working out

orion_81
orion_81 Posts: 9 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hello, I do insanity max 30 and i try to eat 1800 calories a day but i noticed that my energy levels are going down after 4 months in. Specifically, after the workout i feel very drained and I wake up at very early hours very hungry. moreover, sleep is restless and light. Do i need to increase calories? Thing is as soon as I increase calories, i dont lose weight.

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  • sollyn23l2
    sollyn23l2 Posts: 2,096 Member
    Try to figure out which jfoods keep you full longer... whole grain? High protein? High fat? Play around with it.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    edited June 2023
    orion_81 wrote: »
    Hello, I do insanity max 30 and i try to eat 1800 calories a day but i noticed that my energy levels are going down after 4 months in. Specifically, after the workout i feel very drained and I wake up at very early hours very hungry. moreover, sleep is restless and light. Do i need to increase calories? Thing is as soon as I increase calories, i dont lose weight.

    An "as soon as/immediate" gain on the scale generally is not from fat, but from water retention. :smiley:

    I'm wondering if you have some sort of "lost a lot quickly/not fueling your workouts properly" issue going on and have the following questions:
    1. How much weight have you lost in the past 4 months?
    2. How much do you have left to lose total?
    3. Do you eat back your exercise calories?

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