Fatigue question

acogg

I have just completed my first week of Stage one. I was feeling tired yesterday even after sleeping for ten hours so I increased my calories by about 200. By yesterday afternoon I was feeling better. Now this morning (after sleeping for my normal eight hours and feeling good) I ate about three hundred calories and then did Stage one, workout A. I was so tired I had to go back to bed and nap for thirty minutes. Has anyone else gone through this and does it go away as the body adapts? I don't find the work out terribly difficult or time consuming, but I must be getting something done or I wouldn't feel this tired. I don't like the idea of going to bed earlier in order to wake up early enough to get in nap before going to work.

terrie_k

How is your nutrition? Maybe you are lacking something.
I can't help much since workouts wake me up and I somewhat suffer insomnia. Good luck!

acogg

Thank you for the reply. Yesterday I re-read chapter 12, "Extra Stuff You Can Do". It talks about recovery and why it's so important. Now I feel better about the sleep, I think the work out is taxing my body and I need the extra calories and sleep to recover. Yay, I must be doing something right! It's also January in America, so the light deprivation makes it easier to sleep longer, so it could just be a coincidence. I will keep at it and hopefully I will improve enough that my energy will match the work out.