Eating right + multivitamin, still not feeling decent?

Without being able to see your diary it will be hard for people to know how to help you because "eating properly" can mean a million different things....

^This.

"Eating properly" can mean anything.

How many calories are you eating?
How much protein, fats, carbs etc are you getting?

Opening your diary would help alot.

Define feeling good. What are you expecting? To be honest I'm not sure I would feel great on a day to day basis if I lost my spouse recently. Even if nutrition and exercise were on point. Are you receiving any grief help?

Why can't you log? Many think they can visually estimate/track but a majority of the time they are way off.

FYI your definition of eating healthy is subjective. There's no reason to eat less grains and meat unless you have a medical condition. Fats are an essential nutrient especially in hormone function and it seems you've cut them out drastically.

Start logging - if you're really only getting 5% fat! that's why you feel rubbish.

You need way more than that for hormone production, joint health etc.

The depression is being addressed, it could be it, but I'm also still low on energy, feeling worn out and exhaused a lot. Somedays my body just feels stiff and rigid, like a constant discomfort.

I take a prenatal, plus an iron supplement since I'm borderline anemic. I make sure to avoid dairy and take something w vitamin c when I take the iron.

I have trouble logging because I make a lot of stuff from scratch, with no recipe. If i stop to try and mesure everything ( I have no money for a scale) I lose track of what I am doing. So I know the general amounts of what goes in but have no way to track all the macros or calories.

I'm eating mostly less meat. I've read a few books on how eating too much meat or meat products can have a damaging effect. Although some people don't, I believe the research has it's merits, but I don't have the gumption to cut it out entierly.

Do you feel better or worse since cutting out the meat? This should be your answer and not what you read.

Not hating on people who don't eat meat - you just have to find other sources of that protein and FAT.

The depression is being addressed, it could be it, but I'm also still low on energy, feeling worn out and exhaused a lot. Somedays my body just feels stiff and rigid, like a constant discomfort.

I take a prenatal, plus an iron supplement since I'm borderline anemic. I make sure to avoid dairy and take something w vitamin c when I take the iron.

I have trouble logging because I make a lot of stuff from scratch, with no recipe. If i stop to try and mesure everything ( I have no money for a scale) I lose track of what I am doing. So I know the general amounts of what goes in but have no way to track all the macros or calories.

I'm eating mostly less meat. I've read a few books on how eating too much meat or meat products can have a damaging effect. Although some people don't, I believe the research has it's merits, but I don't have the gumption to cut it out entierly.

Some of that does sound like it could be the depression doing its thing. Are you in talk therapy, or taking medication, or a combo? You don't have to answer if you don't want to. I know it's a personal thing. I ask because it may be that if you're taking a medication, it's not the right one, and if you're not taking anything, you might want to consider it. Or, if you don't want to go the medication route, there are natural solutions you can try (5-HTP or tryptophan are good amino acids to try to help with depression, and tyrosine). Taking a sublingual B complex might help with the energy level.

I also agree with 3laine75 when she asks if cutting out the meat made you feel better or worse. If you didn't notice a change, it's probably not related. If you did notice a change for the better, keep going! But if you saw a change for the worse, you need to figure out why. You don't have to eat meat to get the protein and fat, but you do need to make sure you're getting enough protein to keep your muscles happy and fat to keep your brain happy.

** Edit ** You posted while I was typing, so just disregard the last part.

I feel much better since cutting the meat down, less tired, not as moody, losing fat and recovering from lifting quicker. I get most of my protine from plant sources.

That's good, so it might just take a little longer to feel tip-top then.

Sorry to be boring about it but if that is genuinely your level, think abou upping the fat. Avocados, nuts, seeds, legumes, olives etc would all be good.

A lot of it could be depression related. I've been experiencing extreme fatigue, and just feeling all around junky since I became depressed. Also, I may have missed it but how long have you been eating better? Sometimes it can take a while to really feel the effects. Have you ever tried juicing? I made one once so far and it definitely gave me an energy boost.

I dont put anything in my diary. It's hard for me to keep track of everything on paper/web log. I can keep track of all of it visually in my head and track my calories to myself throughout the day.

I clock in under 2300 calories, MFP has me staying under 2500.

Eating Properly means exsactly what everyone has always been saying when it comes to eating healthy: More fruits and vegetables, less meat and grains. For me it breaks down as: Vegetables 55%, Fruit 25% Meat and Grain 15% and healthy fats at 5%.

I get at minimum 64oz of water a day, but I typically hit up to 100.

Vitimin D? Maybe, but I go outside a lot.
Sleep? Yes, minimum 8.
Libido? Definetly low, husband passed away last May. Definetly a libido killer.
Hormone Imbalance? Doctor has checked. Says everything is okay. But I'm seriosuly starting to question doctors.

Sorry about your husband.
A few things to note:

1) Track your food using this program and create a habit of doing so.
2) Get your macros straightened out. The Protein and fats should be around 30-40%, carbs around 30%. even if you are vegan you can still balance out protein intake and still get the "essential amino acids".
3) Tell your doctor if he/she doesn't make you "Optimized" as opposed to "okay" you'll fire them and find another doctor. They work for you, not the other way around.