How long till all day stamina after working out?

kimcalica
kimcalica Posts: 525 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
It's been a little over a month.. My diet Is good, I do cardio work every day, some days with weights, I focus a lot on upper arms when I do weights. My problem is, I get pretty tired for the rest of the day.. Ive list 15lbs so far..I got pretty sick in the middle of the month and had to rebuild my stamina, but its been a week since I was sick and my stamina during workouts is great! But it seems like all day after, I'm slow and tired.. For those of you who went from 80lbs or so overweight, to steadily working out and losing, did this happen to you? I feel anxious like I want to get up and go somewhere but I just don't have much energy! I know it'll get the stamina but when???

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  • JessyJ03
    JessyJ03 Posts: 627 Member
    Meh it happens over time. It will get better the more weight you lose and the stronger your body/heart gets. I can't give you a number but I can see a big difference between my cardio now and 6 months ago.

    Hang in there.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,422 Member
    It's probably because you aren't eating enough. You have your calories set to 1200. That's really low, and is only recommended for people who are extremely overweight, and only for a short period of time. At 32 years old, and with a son, you are not Sedentary. Set your Goals more realistically. No wonder you're tired, you've been under-eating.

    If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal,
    If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal, and
    If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal.


    Read these: They say it all -

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/186814-some-mfp-basics
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficits
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calories

  • kimcalica
    kimcalica Posts: 525 Member
    I think I would consider myself extremely overweight.. At 230 and 5'2.. I really don't eat much, and I do work my *kitten* off every day.. I'm just so on fire! I'm anxious to get the lbs off and I'm just so successful right now! I guess I don't want to lose momentum.. But it is tough because I am slowing down where it counts.. My son.. But he is so dang independent! Another problem might be the weather.. The sun came out today and it really made me want to get out of the house! Living in northwestern Washington where it's gloomy and rainy practically every day takes its toll I think.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    If you don't eat enough you will experience this problem. Looking at your diary, you are leaving tons of calories on the table. Your goal calories are very low at 1200, which is already borderline and probably not enough. Then you're under your goal every day, probably an average of 300-400. Yesterday you were under your goal by 900, that means you only netted 300 calories. This is not even close enough to survive. You are staring down the barrel of a very bad eating disorder.

    Eat more, lots more. Try meeting your goal within +/- 100 calories. You will feel a lot better.
  • Ofaatu
    Ofaatu Posts: 42 Member
    I'm a similar weight to you. It took me about 2 weeks before I had energy all day after a workout. But I am eating more then you. I am on around 1700 a day, followed that spreadsheet method that is on here somewhere. When I first started I followed the 1200 and my weight loss totally stalled. (I was losing before I got back on MFP). So maybe up your calories a bit and you may find some extra energy!
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
    It's not the weather.

    You're starving yourself. Eat.

    Simple fix. Just do it. You will continue to lose.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    If you don't eat enough you will experience this problem. Looking at your diary, you are leaving tons of calories on the table. Your goal calories are very low at 1200, which is already borderline and probably not enough. Then you're under your goal every day, probably an average of 300-400. Yesterday you were under your goal by 900, that means you only netted netted 300 calories. This is not even close enough to survive. You are staring down the barrel of a very bad eating disorder.

    Eat more, lots more. Try meeting your goal within +/- 100 calories. You will feel a lot better.

    Agreed. If you workout hard and you don't eat enough, you're putting yourself in to the yo-yo diet trap. You need to find the balance between eating enough, and staying under your TDEE enough to lose weight. At 230 lbs and 5'2", you have enough to lose that you can probably sustain a higher deficit than a lot of people, but that means 1000 calorie deficit- not the 2000ish calorie deficit you have by leaving 900 calories on the table. When your deficit is THAT high, your body has no other option but to sacrifice lean muscle to make up some of the difference, which is a bad thing- if your lean muscle mass goes down, your metabolism slows, and you can end up looking doughy when you get to goal weight. Up your calories and hit your goals, and you'll soon start getting that lasting stamina you're looking for.
  • zaph0d
    zaph0d Posts: 1,172 Member
    as soon as you start eating
  • Nerdy_Rose
    Nerdy_Rose Posts: 1,277 Member
    If you insist on staying at 1200/day, eat all of your exercise calories, or you will continue to feel tired and/or weak.
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
    Our bodies aren't stupid. They want us to survive. I eat 2000kcal + every day, but if I do a big workout and don't eat any extra, I can feel my body slowing down: I don't bounce, fidget or dance around like the normal me.

    You're doing the same on a much grander scale. Please eat more so that you can enjoy your life. :flowerforyou:
  • Cranktastic
    Cranktastic Posts: 1,517 Member
    If you don't eat enough you will experience this problem. Looking at your diary, you are leaving tons of calories on the table. Your goal calories are very low at 1200, which is already borderline and probably not enough. Then you're under your goal every day, probably an average of 300-400. Yesterday you were under your goal by 900, that means you only netted 300 calories. This is not even close enough to survive. You are staring down the barrel of a very bad eating disorder.

    Eat more, lots more. Try meeting your goal within +/- 100 calories. You will feel a lot better.
    ^this
  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
    Calories equal energy. Eating the minimum is often counter productive. Eat! I eat 1,800 per day and I'm still losing.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    I really don't eat much, and I do work my *kitten* off every day.

    A clue! A clue!

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  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    i bet if you started eating back your exercise calories, or eating about 1800 calories on a daily basis, you'd start feeling loads better, and the weight would actually start coming off faster.
  • invisibubble
    invisibubble Posts: 662 Member
    Please eat. Thinking you need to lower your calories a load because you're so much overweight is... well, it's just not true. Slow and steady. You want to be strong and healthy as well as slim, yes? You're gonna make yourself really sick if you keep on eating so little, especially when you're working out. Go here http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12 and do as instructed.
  • kimcalica
    kimcalica Posts: 525 Member
    It's probably because you aren't eating enough. You have your calories set to 1200. That's really low, and is only recommended for people who are extremely overweight, and only for a short period of time. At 32 years old, and with a son, you are not Sedentary. Set your Goals more realistically. No wonder you're tired, you've been under-eating.

    If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal,
    If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal, and
    If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal.


    Read these: They say it all -

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/186814-some-mfp-basics
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficits
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calories


  • kimcalica
    kimcalica Posts: 525 Member
    Thank you for the links above. I am going to apply that information. It is hard to "take things slow" when you're doing so well but I'm so type A that I go balls to the wall until I burn out.. I really needed to be talked down to a normal everyday pace.. Thanks guys! This is gonna last a lifetime.. I need to make it work..
  • marie_25m
    marie_25m Posts: 64 Member
    I exercise two hours before going to bed. If I exercise in the morning, I feel tired all day. Maybe you need to eat back some of the exercise calories back.
  • cbeutler
    cbeutler Posts: 667 Member
    When I was larger just walking was enough to knock me on my *kitten*. Consider doing cardio 3 days, lifting 3 days and resting one day. I had to give my body time to adjust. I can be frustrating. But looking back it happens unbelievably quickly. I went from not being able to walk around the block to running 3 half marathons and from378 to 221 in 10 months. Consistency is the key. Focus on getting under everyday and workout as best as you can.
  • Cebersail
    Cebersail Posts: 12
    I agree. Eat some quality protein. Egg, meat, almonds just a little here and there. All the serious bodybuilders do 7 to 8 small meals a day. This is a life style change not a drive-through diet:smile:
  • offthedeependay
    offthedeependay Posts: 435 Member
    I had this same thing happen and what I did was increase my protein intake on workout days and rest days,,it helped me alot,,I always have lots of energy now and now that I am lifting very heavy weights I increased it more,,I do about 100g on rest days and around 160 on workout days,,might work for you,dont know,,Im no expert ,just adjusting things as I went along,I have been losing weight for 18 months ,pretty well at my goal weight just working on bf%,,good luck ,hope you find something that works
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,422 Member
    Thank you for the links above. I am going to apply that information. It is hard to "take things slow" when you're doing so well but I'm so type A that I go balls to the wall until I burn out.. I really needed to be talked down to a normal everyday pace.. Thanks guys! This is gonna last a lifetime.. I need to make it work..

    You're welcome. Once you get enough food, you'll feel much better.

    Your weight loss ticker says you have 40 pounds to lose. . . so you have more than that? I'll give you the whole enchilada, then.

    If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal,
    If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal,
    If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal,
    If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal, and
    If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal.


    Eat those EXERCISE CALORIES. Really, really important. Like everyone above said, don't leave those un-eaten. Type A or not, your body doesn't play psychological games. It needs fuel to function. If you are tired, worn out, you're doing something wrong.

    I live in NW Washington too. One of the things you may want to research, and ask your doctor about is Vitamin D. People who live in the climate we do cannot possibly obtain Vitamin D from sun exposure from November-May. The sun is too low on the horizon, and you need to be outdoors for 30 minutes with 60% of your skin exposed even in SUMMER to get Vitamin D production in the NW. It's difficult to obtain from food - especially on a reduced calorie diet. If you aren't getting enough Vitamin D and Calcium, you are setting yourself up for all kinds of issues, including Seasonal Effective Disorder. When you are under-eating, you are not getting nearly enough nutrients for your body to stay healthy, so you will have a weakened immune response.

    Please spend some time researching how important the different nutrient are to your physical, emotional, and mental health. I know I changed my life entirely - in every aspect - by eating enough food with proper nutrition. Vitamin D was a huge, huge key to my puzzle. I think that was the best addition I made to my nutrient supplements.

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