Why am I so Exhuasted

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Annalliflosca
Annalliflosca Posts: 5 Member
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I have been lifting for a few years now on/off. Learned lots, love it, gained strength, but no problems with tiredness until now. Took my dieting more seriously from Jan 3rd with the plan to lose weight. I continue to lift 2-3 times and added 1 cycling hiit session per week. Started eating approx 2200 cal per day. I wear a garmin heart rate monitor so appear to be netting a 1500-1600 cal per day. I understand the accuracy of this can be argued. Im female and 180lbs, 4 (2 teens) children and work 2 nights a week. This week I simply am physically and emotionally exhausted. Napped every day, no workouts at all, no motivation, low mood. Its awful. Constructive critisism please.

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  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    edited February 2018
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    Sounds like you need a rest week...our bodies tell us when we need to take a little break.

    What are your macros like? Getting plenty of protein/ fats/ fibre? That also could figure in.
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,754 Member
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    Sounds like a break is needed. When is the last time you have had a wellness check?
  • Annalliflosca
    Annalliflosca Posts: 5 Member
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    Thank you all for your advise. It makes sense, a much needed rest is in order. My recent bloods are all normal and have been eating as well as possible, meal prepping etc. I will be resting and see how I feel in a week or so. X
  • BrandoCalrissian99
    BrandoCalrissian99 Posts: 3 Member
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    Rest definitely seems in order but perhaps upping your calories as well! With the increase in activity, your body might be running empty sooner than you realize. Just my $02.
  • girlwithcurls2
    girlwithcurls2 Posts: 2,264 Member
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    Given what you've been doing and the consistency with which you do it, a week off might seem like a crazy eternity that will slow you down. It probably won't. I'm always surprised when I have to take a week off for illness, at how good I feel when I get back to it. Getting through January and hitting all of your marks (parenting, meal planning, exercising, working, running a household, etc) is exhausting. Take a break, maybe get some walks in so that you keep moving, get fresh air, but allow yourself not to be pushed. You'll bounce back from this. Sometimes it catches up with us and the only way we will finally slow down is when our bodies say, "Enough." Hang in there :heart:
  • HoneyBadger302
    HoneyBadger302 Posts: 1,980 Member
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    If your workouts have been pretty intense, you could very well just need a week off or at the very least, a light week.

    My newest workout plan is pretty dang intense, so there are 4 weeks of intense training (rotated activities and such, but intense none the less) with week 5 being a light/rest week where the workouts should be about half as long, much lower intensity, and because of that I'll get to sleep in an hour every day, too :D
  • Roadie2000
    Roadie2000 Posts: 1,801 Member
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    Could be any number of things. Up here in Michigan SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is quite common this time of year. Could be just a bug, could be your body telling you to rest. I've noticed my mood can change if I'm not drinking enough water or if I'm eating too many carbs or too much sugar. Could be depression, I used to go days at a time where I was just tired and unmotivated for no real reason at all.
  • Annalliflosca
    Annalliflosca Posts: 5 Member
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    Thank you for all your comments. Its Very helpful. I will put it all to practice. Xxxxxxxxx
  • Maryanne_V
    Maryanne_V Posts: 15 Member
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    Is the only change in the last month your eating and the one HIIT workout per week? How much extra stress would you say you are putting on you body with the workout? It's a good idea to get some blood work done. It's also a really good idea to talk to your doctor about a referral to a psychiatrist to talk about seasonal affective disorder. It's triggered but the lack of sunlight. You've admitted to several symptoms of the disorder, so it's probably worth talking to a specialist.

    https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/depression/seasonal-affective-disorder

    Take care and I hope you feel better soon!
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,572 Member
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    PMS? Ovulation? Less sleep? Did you change your macros?
  • lgrix
    lgrix Posts: 160 Member
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    When you nap, do you set an alarm? A 15 minute naps when I am busy let's me get a lot more done than with no nap.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,728 Member
    edited February 2018
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    Annalliflosca wrote: »
    I have been lifting for a few years now on/off. Learned lots, love it, gained strength, but no problems with tiredness until now. Took my dieting more seriously from Jan 3rd with the plan to lose weight. I continue to lift 2-3 times and added 1 cycling hiit session per week. Started eating approx 2200 cal per day. I wear a garmin heart rate monitor so appear to be netting a 1500-1600 cal per day. I understand the accuracy of this can be argued. Im female and 180lbs, 4 (2 teens) children and work 2 nights a week. This week I simply am physically and emotionally exhausted. Napped every day, no workouts at all, no motivation, low mood. Its awful. Constructive critisism please.
    Are you really running a 1500-1600 daily deficit? That's 3 lbs per week and probably excessive.

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