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Sleepy?

lucyholdcroft363
lucyholdcroft363 Posts: 124 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Does anybody else feel particularly sleepy while in a deficit? I eat 1750 so I'm not overly restricting however I find myself tired (not fatigued, just like I'm ready for bed) at about 1:30pm. I get a good eight hours sleep in at night too.

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  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    I'm sleepy but in a good way. from being more active and genuinely tired.
  • seska422
    seska422 Posts: 3,217 Member
    edited July 2015
    Many people feel that way, deficit or no deficit. That's siesta or power nap time if you can work it into your schedule.
  • sarahdayski
    sarahdayski Posts: 125 Member
    Me...like im ready for an afternoon nap...but then that could be my age aswell!
  • slaite1
    slaite1 Posts: 1,307 Member
    I'm always more tired on a deficit. I try to have an afternoon snack and a coke zero in the afternoon, and pay extra attention to getting enough sleep.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    you've probably cut out a lot of sugar and carbs, stuff that typically gives you some energy.

    try having an apple in the afternoons. i read somewhere once that it has the same amount of energy as a can of soda, so try having one when you are getting sluggish in the afternoon.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    lucyholdcroft363 wrote: »
    Does anybody else feel particularly sleepy while in a deficit? I eat 1750 so I'm not overly restricting however I find myself tired (not fatigued, just like I'm ready for bed) at about 1:30pm. I get a good eight hours sleep in at night too.

    Notice if your sleepiness changes depending on what you had for lunch. I would have been sleepy after your lunches on Tuesday and Wednesday (because of the source of carbs and higher percentage of carbs), but not Thursday and Friday. YMMV.

    I have MORE energy when eating at a deficit because I am focusing on cutting on foods that make me sleepy, and since I have more energy, I am also exercising more and sleeping better.

  • Clarewho
    Clarewho Posts: 494 Member
    I was at first but you've just made me realise that it has worn off. I suppose my body has adjusted!
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,940 Member
    lucyholdcroft363 wrote: »
    Does anybody else feel particularly sleepy while in a deficit? I eat 1750 so I'm not overly restricting however I find myself tired (not fatigued, just like I'm ready for bed) at about 1:30pm. I get a good eight hours sleep in at night too.

    Try drinking an extra glass of water when you get sleepy. :)

  • bmchenry02
    bmchenry02 Posts: 233 Member
    Lately this is me! I can't keep my eyes open and have to lie in the couch for 30 minutes or so to snap out of it. I eat well and don't have a lot of trigger foods or anything that would be causing it. When it hits me I feel like I just need a Pepsi but I avoid that and nap! Lol. I was hoping it wasn't overtraining but I'm not sore or have any other signs so I figure it's just my body needing rest from the weights and cardio and probably a few times it's also hormones.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    Are you getting enough exercise?
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    Me too! Some nights I'm in bed by 8pm. But that's also so I don't start eating more when I've hit my calories for the day. When It's late at night and I'm sleepy I tend to binge more... So I'll take my 8pm bedtime.
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