Diet Advice
DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight
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I have been finding that I become exhausted very quickly while exercising. Literally after 1 mile I feel like i cannot run any further or faster! I've always been fit and regularly run 6 miles and up a few times a week, plus spin classes and circuits etc what ever I can fit in. So I've wondered whether this exhaustion is down to diet? Could someone with a little more diet knowledge than me shed some light! This is what I wold normally eat in a day, to give you an idea of my intake.
Breakfast - Porridge with mashed banana
11am - Apple or some other fruit snack
Lunch - Salad, usually salmon or tuna with egg and cream cheese or avocado and usually a piece of fruit after.
3pm ish - Vegetable snack - carrot usually
Dinner - Grilled chicken with veg, with fruit or yoghurt after
Thanks for taking the time and if anyone can help with how to combat this exhaustion when exercising that would be great!
Breakfast - Porridge with mashed banana
11am - Apple or some other fruit snack
Lunch - Salad, usually salmon or tuna with egg and cream cheese or avocado and usually a piece of fruit after.
3pm ish - Vegetable snack - carrot usually
Dinner - Grilled chicken with veg, with fruit or yoghurt after
Thanks for taking the time and if anyone can help with how to combat this exhaustion when exercising that would be great!
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Look... I'm not going to bother trying to figure out how many calories this diet is - mainly because you didn't give us any idea on how many grams of each item there are.
Tell us the amount of calories your eating, open your diary.
Are you eating back your exercise calories? How long ago did you start this exercise regimen?0 -
Usually amounts to between 1500/1600 a day. Im only 5ft 3 and I'm sedentary most of the day. I also find I gain weight easily so i try to keep my calories fairly low. I began exercising properly and watching what i eat about 18 months ago. (PS - not overweight, just like being in shape)0
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DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »Usually amounts to between 1500/1600 a day. Im only 5ft 3 and I'm sedentary most of the day. I also find I gain weight easily so i try to keep my calories fairly low. I began exercising properly and watching what i eat about 18 months ago. (PS - not overweight, just like being in shape)
Open your diary... you didn't answer whether you were eating back your exercise calories or not.0 -
I don't eat back every single calorie I burn, but on big workout days I just try to eat a bit more. I should say that I don't count calories meticulously or exactly, so I just play it by ear on how I feel. What Im wondering is if I'm missing/lacking some kind of nutritional input.0
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If you're not accurately tracking your calories you could be eating way less (or more) that you think. Are you losing, gaining or maintaining and for how long? If your weight is maintaining and you are feeling exhausted you might want to check in with your doctor.0
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DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »I don't eat back every single calorie I burn, but on big workout days I just try to eat a bit more. I should say that I don't count calories meticulously or exactly, so I just play it by ear on how I feel. What Im wondering is if I'm missing/lacking some kind of nutritional input.
Well then how on earth do you expect to know whether you're consuming sufficient calories?
MFP never ceases to amaze.
Weigh your food - accurately with scales.0 -
If I understand you, your diet hasn't changed recently, but you find that you tire more quickly than usual while doing (or trying to do) the same amount of exercise. If I have that correctly, then I think you should rule out any underlying health conditions or vitamin/mineral deficiencies before making other adjustments. 1500 calories seems a tiny bit low for a healthy young person who exercises regularly, but if you feel confident that this is what you have been consuming for a good while, and if your being tired is only a recent problem, then the problem may be elsewhere. Failing that, perhaps adding some simple carbs just before a workout would give you more short-term fuel.
ETA: if you haven't any health conditions or any desire to lose or gain weight, then I also wouldn't worry about over-thinking this. But do get some basic bloodwork done if you can. Perhaps take a basic multi-vitamin if you think your diet isn't as varied as it could be.0 -
IsaackGMOON wrote: »DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »I don't eat back every single calorie I burn, but on big workout days I just try to eat a bit more. I should say that I don't count calories meticulously or exactly, so I just play it by ear on how I feel. What Im wondering is if I'm missing/lacking some kind of nutritional input.
Well then how on earth do you expect to know whether you're consuming sufficient calories?
MFP never ceases to amaze.
Weigh your food - accurately with scales.
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IsaackGMOON wrote: »DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »I don't eat back every single calorie I burn, but on big workout days I just try to eat a bit more. I should say that I don't count calories meticulously or exactly, so I just play it by ear on how I feel. What Im wondering is if I'm missing/lacking some kind of nutritional input.
Well then how on earth do you expect to know whether you're consuming sufficient calories?
MFP never ceases to amaze.
Weigh your food - accurately with scales.
Ok relax, Im not totally obsessed with weighing and tracking everything I put into my body, I'm go more by how I feel and what I weigh. I used to count calories, and it ended up with pretty serious weight loss problem, and since then I've never dared to do that again. To each their own, ok?0 -
DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »IsaackGMOON wrote: »DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »I don't eat back every single calorie I burn, but on big workout days I just try to eat a bit more. I should say that I don't count calories meticulously or exactly, so I just play it by ear on how I feel. What Im wondering is if I'm missing/lacking some kind of nutritional input.
Well then how on earth do you expect to know whether you're consuming sufficient calories?
MFP never ceases to amaze.
Weigh your food - accurately with scales.
Ok relax, Im not totally obsessed with weighing and tracking everything I put into my body, I'm go more by how I feel and what I weigh. I used to count calories, and it ended up with pretty serious weight loss problem, and since then I've never dared to do that again. To each their own, ok?
And how is that working out for you?
"I have been finding that I become exhausted very quickly while exercising. Literally after 1 mile I feel like i cannot run any further or faster! I've always been fit and regularly run 6 miles and up a few times a week, plus spin classes and circuits etc what ever I can fit in. "
OP if you had/have an ED, go talk to your doctor and recovery team. We can't help you.0 -
DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »IsaackGMOON wrote: »DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »I don't eat back every single calorie I burn, but on big workout days I just try to eat a bit more. I should say that I don't count calories meticulously or exactly, so I just play it by ear on how I feel. What Im wondering is if I'm missing/lacking some kind of nutritional input.
Well then how on earth do you expect to know whether you're consuming sufficient calories?
MFP never ceases to amaze.
Weigh your food - accurately with scales.
Ok relax, Im not totally obsessed with weighing and tracking everything I put into my body, I'm go more by how I feel and what I weigh. I used to count calories, and it ended up with pretty serious weight loss problem, and since then I've never dared to do that again. To each their own, ok?
yep to each their own
But you want to know why you are tired
And give us no sufficient information on how much you eat
And weighing and tracking your food is not being obsessed...it is knowing how much you eat, how much nutrition's you get or need...so you dont get tired when you exercise
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Also when you are not overweight and you are in a healthy weight range...why eating so low while you exercise too?
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IsaackGMOON wrote: »DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »IsaackGMOON wrote: »DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »I don't eat back every single calorie I burn, but on big workout days I just try to eat a bit more. I should say that I don't count calories meticulously or exactly, so I just play it by ear on how I feel. What Im wondering is if I'm missing/lacking some kind of nutritional input.
Well then how on earth do you expect to know whether you're consuming sufficient calories?
MFP never ceases to amaze.
Weigh your food - accurately with scales.
Ok relax, Im not totally obsessed with weighing and tracking everything I put into my body, I'm go more by how I feel and what I weigh. I used to count calories, and it ended up with pretty serious weight loss problem, and since then I've never dared to do that again. To each their own, ok?
And how is that working out for you?
"I have been finding that I become exhausted very quickly while exercising. Literally after 1 mile I feel like i cannot run any further or faster! I've always been fit and regularly run 6 miles and up a few times a week, plus spin classes and circuits etc what ever I can fit in. "
OP if you had/have an ED, go talk to your doctor and recovery team. We can't help you.
Hence me asking for dietary advice? This is supposed to be a supportive forum. If you can't be supportive/offer some constructive advice, please stop.
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TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »Also when you are not overweight and you are in a healthy weight range...why eating so low while you exercise too?
I have found that that calorie amount works for me pretty well. If I raise it I tend to gain weight quite quickly. My weight is stable at the amount I eat now.
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DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »Also when you are not overweight and you are in a healthy weight range...why eating so low while you exercise too?
I have found that that calorie amount works for me pretty well. If I raise it I tend to gain weight quite quickly. My weight is stable at the amount I eat now.
What's your daily calorie goal?0 -
DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »Also when you are not overweight and you are in a healthy weight range...why eating so low while you exercise too?
I have found that that calorie amount works for me pretty well. If I raise it I tend to gain weight quite quickly. My weight is stable at the amount I eat now.
You're probably gaining water weight due to increasing caloric intake... as I said... weigh your food with an electric food scale so you know how much you're eating.
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It doesnt work...your exhausted you say. Which could be very well your diet...but who knows..you have no idea how much you eat...(not logging and weighing) So how should we know?0
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DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »IsaackGMOON wrote: »DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »I don't eat back every single calorie I burn, but on big workout days I just try to eat a bit more. I should say that I don't count calories meticulously or exactly, so I just play it by ear on how I feel. What Im wondering is if I'm missing/lacking some kind of nutritional input.
Well then how on earth do you expect to know whether you're consuming sufficient calories?
MFP never ceases to amaze.
Weigh your food - accurately with scales.
Ok relax, Im not totally obsessed with weighing and tracking everything I put into my body, I'm go more by how I feel and what I weigh. I used to count calories, and it ended up with pretty serious weight loss problem, and since then I've never dared to do that again. To each their own, ok?
I think its great that you can maintain the weight you want without the bother of counting and weighing anything. Here's the thing: if the tiredness is due to your nutrition, then you either need to eat a bit more, or you are deficient in one or more nutrients. For instance, deficiencies in iron and vitamin D can each cause general tiredness. There are probably more that I don't know about. No one here is likely to look at your diet and tell you that you need more iron, even if you were exhaustive in your detail, and allowed them to pore over every crumb you ate for the last year. A doctor can tell you that, though, with a blood test. On the other hand, if you try to eat a bit more before workouts, don't feel tired, and don't gain weight, then your puzzle is solved. If you eat a bit more and still feel tired, then you one more thing to discuss with your doctor, or at least add to your personal knowledge.0 -
IsaackGMOON wrote: »DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »IsaackGMOON wrote: »DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »I don't eat back every single calorie I burn, but on big workout days I just try to eat a bit more. I should say that I don't count calories meticulously or exactly, so I just play it by ear on how I feel. What Im wondering is if I'm missing/lacking some kind of nutritional input.
Well then how on earth do you expect to know whether you're consuming sufficient calories?
MFP never ceases to amaze.
Weigh your food - accurately with scales.
Ok relax, Im not totally obsessed with weighing and tracking everything I put into my body, I'm go more by how I feel and what I weigh. I used to count calories, and it ended up with pretty serious weight loss problem, and since then I've never dared to do that again. To each their own, ok?
And how is that working out for you?
"I have been finding that I become exhausted very quickly while exercising. Literally after 1 mile I feel like i cannot run any further or faster! I've always been fit and regularly run 6 miles and up a few times a week, plus spin classes and circuits etc what ever I can fit in. "
OP if you had/have an ED, go talk to your doctor and recovery team. We can't help you.
These days I don't weigh/track super accurately, and I'm losing weight/feeling great no problems. If that's what you want to do, that's fine, but on MFP you're gonna get wrongly shunned for it.
I'd probably check in to your doc tho, because it seems you're doing fine on the diet, and who knows what underlying health issue could be making you tired...that's what happened to my mom and a month later she had full blown MS. Could be anything is my point. Gl bud.
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danieltsmoke wrote: »IsaackGMOON wrote: »DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »IsaackGMOON wrote: »DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »I don't eat back every single calorie I burn, but on big workout days I just try to eat a bit more. I should say that I don't count calories meticulously or exactly, so I just play it by ear on how I feel. What Im wondering is if I'm missing/lacking some kind of nutritional input.
Well then how on earth do you expect to know whether you're consuming sufficient calories?
MFP never ceases to amaze.
Weigh your food - accurately with scales.
Ok relax, Im not totally obsessed with weighing and tracking everything I put into my body, I'm go more by how I feel and what I weigh. I used to count calories, and it ended up with pretty serious weight loss problem, and since then I've never dared to do that again. To each their own, ok?
And how is that working out for you?
"I have been finding that I become exhausted very quickly while exercising. Literally after 1 mile I feel like i cannot run any further or faster! I've always been fit and regularly run 6 miles and up a few times a week, plus spin classes and circuits etc what ever I can fit in. "
OP if you had/have an ED, go talk to your doctor and recovery team. We can't help you.
These days I don't weigh/track super accurately, and I'm losing weight/feeling great no problems. If that's what you want to do, that's fine, but on MFP you're gonna get wrongly shunned for it.
I'd probably check in to your doc tho, because it seems you're doing fine on the diet, and who knows what underlying health issue could be making you tired...that's what happened to my mom and a month later she had full blown MS. Could be anything is my point. Gl bud.
You have more to lose than the OP. When you're smaller, you're deficit is smaller, you have to be extra meticulous when it comes to weighing/measuring/logging.
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danieltsmoke wrote: »IsaackGMOON wrote: »DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »IsaackGMOON wrote: »DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »I don't eat back every single calorie I burn, but on big workout days I just try to eat a bit more. I should say that I don't count calories meticulously or exactly, so I just play it by ear on how I feel. What Im wondering is if I'm missing/lacking some kind of nutritional input.
Well then how on earth do you expect to know whether you're consuming sufficient calories?
MFP never ceases to amaze.
Weigh your food - accurately with scales.
Ok relax, Im not totally obsessed with weighing and tracking everything I put into my body, I'm go more by how I feel and what I weigh. I used to count calories, and it ended up with pretty serious weight loss problem, and since then I've never dared to do that again. To each their own, ok?
And how is that working out for you?
"I have been finding that I become exhausted very quickly while exercising. Literally after 1 mile I feel like i cannot run any further or faster! I've always been fit and regularly run 6 miles and up a few times a week, plus spin classes and circuits etc what ever I can fit in. "
OP if you had/have an ED, go talk to your doctor and recovery team. We can't help you.
These days I don't weigh/track super accurately, and I'm losing weight/feeling great no problems. If that's what you want to do, that's fine, but on MFP you're gonna get wrongly shunned for it.
I'd probably check in to your doc tho, because it seems you're doing fine on the diet, and who knows what underlying health issue could be making you tired...that's what happened to my mom and a month later she had full blown MS. Could be anything is my point. Gl bud.
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sheermomentum wrote: »DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »IsaackGMOON wrote: »DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »I don't eat back every single calorie I burn, but on big workout days I just try to eat a bit more. I should say that I don't count calories meticulously or exactly, so I just play it by ear on how I feel. What Im wondering is if I'm missing/lacking some kind of nutritional input.
Well then how on earth do you expect to know whether you're consuming sufficient calories?
MFP never ceases to amaze.
Weigh your food - accurately with scales.
Ok relax, Im not totally obsessed with weighing and tracking everything I put into my body, I'm go more by how I feel and what I weigh. I used to count calories, and it ended up with pretty serious weight loss problem, and since then I've never dared to do that again. To each their own, ok?
I think its great that you can maintain the weight you want without the bother of counting and weighing anything. Here's the thing: if the tiredness is due to your nutrition, then you either need to eat a bit more, or you are deficient in one or more nutrients. For instance, deficiencies in iron and vitamin D can each cause general tiredness. There are probably more that I don't know about. No one here is likely to look at your diet and tell you that you need more iron, even if you were exhaustive in your detail, and allowed them to pore over every crumb you ate for the last year. A doctor can tell you that, though, with a blood test. On the other hand, if you try to eat a bit more before workouts, don't feel tired, and don't gain weight, then your puzzle is solved. If you eat a bit more and still feel tired, then you one more thing to discuss with your doctor, or at least add to your personal knowledge.
Thank you, I was wondering if there was a food group I should be eating more of/less of. But maybe as you say its a more vitamin problem, or I could try increasing my intake a little. Ill just play about with how much/what I eat and see how it goes. Thank you!0 -
Oops for calling you bud. Then again, girls can be my buddy too! Lol0
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danieltsmoke wrote: »Oops for calling you bud. Then again, girls can be my buddy too! Lol
We can definitely be buddies!
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danieltsmoke wrote: »IsaackGMOON wrote: »DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »IsaackGMOON wrote: »DaisyNeedsToLoseWeight wrote: »I don't eat back every single calorie I burn, but on big workout days I just try to eat a bit more. I should say that I don't count calories meticulously or exactly, so I just play it by ear on how I feel. What Im wondering is if I'm missing/lacking some kind of nutritional input.
Well then how on earth do you expect to know whether you're consuming sufficient calories?
MFP never ceases to amaze.
Weigh your food - accurately with scales.
Ok relax, Im not totally obsessed with weighing and tracking everything I put into my body, I'm go more by how I feel and what I weigh. I used to count calories, and it ended up with pretty serious weight loss problem, and since then I've never dared to do that again. To each their own, ok?
And how is that working out for you?
"I have been finding that I become exhausted very quickly while exercising. Literally after 1 mile I feel like i cannot run any further or faster! I've always been fit and regularly run 6 miles and up a few times a week, plus spin classes and circuits etc what ever I can fit in. "
OP if you had/have an ED, go talk to your doctor and recovery team. We can't help you.
These days I don't weigh/track super accurately, and I'm losing weight/feeling great no problems. If that's what you want to do, that's fine, but on MFP you're gonna get wrongly shunned for it.
I'd probably check in to your doc tho, because it seems you're doing fine on the diet, and who knows what underlying health issue could be making you tired...that's what happened to my mom and a month later she had full blown MS. Could be anything is my point. Gl bud.
you are overweight..so lot to lose. Which making being inaccurate not that bad.
OP is at a healthy weight range!!!!
Huge difference
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Erm, so you typically run over 6 miles, and now (for reasons unknown) you can barely get 1 mile in? I don't see how a couple protein bars and vitamin gummies are going to "resolve" that. See a doctor.0
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yeah i think so too. And he/she will want to know your nutrition intake too
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ohmscheeks wrote: »Erm, so you typically run over 6 miles, and now (for reasons unknown) you can barely get 1 mile in? I don't see how a couple protein bars and vitamin gummies are going to "resolve" that. See a doctor.
This. See your doctor. Blood work.
It could be any number of things... vit., nutrients, thyroid, etc....
See your doctor.
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