Where did my energy go?

eat carbs before your workout for more energy.

Make sure you are consuming enough calories in your day as well. If you don`t eat enough, you won`t have enough energy to have good workouts.

Did you eat enough calories? Did you eat healthy food? Did you eat balanced nutritious food? These matters BIG time. Since your diary is closed, cannot take a glance to see what's going on really. Avoid empty calories (like soda, alcohol, candy), avoid high sodium, avoid fast food, etc.

Are you eating enough and sleeping enough? Sometimes it's just hard to get motivated. Just think of your goals and push yourself to exercise. When you are done you will feel so much better and proud of yourself for doing it.

I have a problem with energy when I don't consume enough calories the day before, during TOM, when I haven't had enough water the day before and when I don't eat enough of the right foods.....what I mean about that last one is if I eat alot of processed or sugary foods the day before I don't have energy. I can be within my calorie range, but sugar zaps me. I have the most energy- and I am talking about gobbs of energy- when I get my 6 to 9 or more servings of veggies and go over my protein allotment with lean protein like baked fish, eggs, chicken breast, sirloin....If I don't get my veggies in along with the protein, I am zapped of energy....so it may be what you are eating, or it may be that you aren't consuming enough calories. I find that if I don't come close to netting 1200 calories one day, the next day I don't have energy. Also, if I am hungry before a workout, but need to work out at that time, I eat a banana and it sustains me. So, eat the right foods, eat enough calories and drink enough water....also, take a multivitamin.

Sometimes, I pretend I'm going to work, then there's no choice. You have to go! It's hard. I know.

I notice I have more energy the more water I drink. :drinker:

I notice I have LESS energy the more carbs and sugar I eat.:embarassed:

It's all about the food intake. What goes in to our body is truly the fuel that our body runs on. Give it what it needs and it will give us the energy WE need!

Did you eat enough calories? Did you eat healthy food? Did you eat balanced nutritious food? These matters BIG time. Since your diary is closed, cannot take a glance to see what's going on really. Avoid empty calories (like soda, alcohol, candy), avoid high sodium, avoid fast food, etc.

I saw you opened up your diary. I'm not sure if you've logged everything you eat or not. But from what's in your diary, what I posted before stands, everything single of them. In additions:

- don't skip meal(s), eat smaller portion and eat snacks in between
- you need to eat as close as to your net calories
- less sugar, fill more vegi, fruit

Good luck!

i started this 1200 calorie per day diet... i started exercising more and found i had less energy than ever. my annual checkup was yesterday and i found out i was borderline anemic. i need B-12, iron, folate and vitamin C to get my hemoglobin levels up. maybe if you try some supplements you'll feel better and have more energy too. my husband and i are planning on having grilled steak and spinach salad friday night. i'm sure that will help!! if it doesn't... well... maybe we'll try that a few more times and give it plenty of chances!!

This happened to me as well. I got really tired when I started. I began eating healthier and cut out a ton of the red meat I was eating and found out from my doctor that I anemic. Now with iron pill, exercise, and a healthier diet, I have more energy than I have had in a long time.

Small meals all day have done wonders for me. When I first started out I did sorta like you are doing, at least according to your diary. It's not just how many calories you eat but how often and what quality the food is. Even if you just take a big sandwich, cut it in half and eat one half now and the other in 2 hours, it will keep you metabolism revved up and keep your energy from dipping.

Water helps too, as someone above said. Lots of water and watch your soda intake (I'm bad about this myself) cause your body really doesn't like working out dehydrated.

Hope that helps a little! You can do it!

Thanks everyone for all of the advice. Im working on what i eat and making some changes. small ones to start with. i did open up my diary to get more feedback. again thanks for all of your suggestions

In my opninion you need to lay off the Mountain Dew and eat more whole foods, less fast food or processed foods. I know it can be hard to break those habits but ease into it, your energy levels will go up and your body will thank you.