So incredibly tired lately...

"Tired" is a somewhat ambiguous term. Is it that you feel like your always falling asleep? Or are your muscles constantly sore? Do you just not want to do anything?

What I am interested in is did MFP give you 1300 cal per day as a goal or was that yours? I would look towards your BMR instead and see if there is a difference. If not, are you drinking enough water? Are you overdoing the exercise? What kind of job do you have, one where you are active or a desk job? Could this also be your TOM? There are many things to consider. And also, it could be the weather and the heat...it shouldn't be much to freak out about at this particular moment. I would maybe also look at what kind of food you are eating. That could make a difference.

What kinds of food? Maybe you need a bit more protein? Or almonds or other nuts or something? If it is bothering you this much and you have a doctor you like and trust I would ask them

Not eating enough carbs will make you tired. I don't know if you're limiting them or anything, but be beware.

I would suggest going to the doctor and making sure your potassium levels are right. If they are fine then at least you can talk about your diet and see what he/she may suggest for you. Good luck.

Low Iron? I get really tired if I don't take my Iron Supplements - especially if you're not eating red meat.
Magnesium - I had a patch where I lost 4 kilos (8.8pounds) in 2 weeks and I was sooo tired and grumpy with the kids - Magnesium seemed to help - hard to tell though cause it was around the same time i switched to MFP and ate more calories. (was eating 800 a day - oops!) Luckily a good friend got me on to MFP before I continued on another bad yoyo cycle! Slow and steady wins the race and gets to eat whatever she wants!

She's right, you are low on iron, easy fix. Take a cheap, one a day supplement with iron (not a megadose vitamin) that includes at least 50% of your iron, and that could make a difference. You can also find some of those breakfast cereals like Total or grapenuts which have alot of iron, but then you have to remember to eat them every day.

Liver can also give you an energy boost as it is really nutrient rich in iron and B12.

Ruth

Low Iron? I get really tired if I don't take my Iron Supplements - especially if you're not eating red meat.
Magnesium - I had a patch where I lost 4 kilos (8.8pounds) in 2 weeks and I was sooo tired and grumpy with the kids - Magnesium seemed to help - hard to tell though cause it was around the same time i switched to MFP and ate more calories. (was eating 800 a day - oops!) Luckily a good friend got me on to MFP before I continued on another bad yoyo cycle! Slow and steady wins the race and gets to eat whatever she wants!

I've been feeling the same way. Thought it was the heat because it's been very warm where I live. I went hiking today, and I got winded on a little hill. NOT like me at all. I've been feeling this way for about 4 days. When I got home, I just rested, and then started to sneeze...and my throat feels a little sore.

Is it possible you are fighting a cold or something? I usually feel this way before my "real" symptoms show. I take Emergency when I finally figure it out - right away, then at night.

If it persists, call your doctor.

I;m on 100 calorie diet and use B complex vitamins, gives me energy I need to be able to do the diet and not feel tired or slugish

When was the last time you had your thyroid levels looked at? Have you been good about taking your medication EVERY single day for at LEAST the past 8 weeks? do you wait 30 mins after taking it before you eat? Do you eat a lot of soy (soy can hinder thyroid function according to my naturopath).
I always know when I am not right with my thyroid because of the tiredness... Good luck!

Yep, take my meds exactly how I should. And soy is disgusting. lol..

It sounds like it might be iron since you don't eat a lot of meat, but I can tell you when I tried to eat 1300 calories a day I was exhausted. Felt like I couldn't even exercise. So if the iron pills that hopefully you eventually find at the store don't work, consider upping your calories a little bit more, 1500 should stave of the exhaustion.

I just went to my doctor for the same thing. I would wake up feeling as though I never went to bed! I just wanted to hibernate and sleep for a month. My doctor sent me to my endocronologist since I also have thyroid issues and after having lab work completed, everything came back normal. I am not saying not to go to the doctor but for me, I was stressed from being in college full time, having 3 children, and working from home part time. I was low on vitamin D...I am not sure where you live but in New England..it is common to be vitamin D deficient. Do you have any clinics where you live that charge minimanl for those that don't have insurance? .I'm sure it is nothing but seeing a health care professional will certainly give you peace of mind!!

I've been counting calories for about 3 weeks now. The past 4 or 5 days, I have been completely exhausted! I'm getting enough sleep, which is unlike me. I net 1300 calories a day. I'm also hypothyroid and the fatigue is a symptom of that, but this is insane the past few days, no idea why I'm soooooo tired. Anyone have any ideas? Am I not eating enough calories or what? I really don't want to up the amount of calories because I don't want to slow down the weight loss, and some days I have a hard enough time even meeting the 1300. I just have no appetite really. I take a multivitamin every day, and for a week or so now I've been taking additional B-12. And no, I'm not pregnant, it's not that time of month for me. :laugh:

Cutting a lot of calories isn't going to help you since you have metabolic problems and not to much food problems. Most people who have thyroid problems shouldn't mess up their metabolism more by taking a large deficit. That doesn't mean you can't lose weight though. But many who take large deficits often complain about gaining with little food (and have a bunch of people who don't believe they're gaining on what they're eating). I had a friend that just visited from away who told me she was eating less then 1200 calories a day and gaining weight. I immediately told her to up her calories and she's been losing on 1500. We're actually talking right now about the thyroid diet. I love my carbs but apparently it's beneficial to people with thyroid problems to cut out all processed carbs and sugars. If you go to youtube and look up videos of real people with the problem you'll find that most of them who are controlling their problems with diet are eating a lot of protein, and cutting processed foods.

Not sure about the credentials of some of these guys but these are the links I'm currently looking at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04S5esiykwk <-Some guy with thyroid problems
http://www.livestrong.com/article/318267-high-protein-diet-thyroid/
http://www.well-women.com/support-files/maryshomon.pdf <-maybe contains a book you should look into getting. It also mentions how low cals tend to not work and if you google low calorie diets and thyroid problems you'll find people recommending against it.
http://www.ehow.com/about_5445982_low-calorie-diet-cause-hypothyroidism.html<- "Prolonged caloric deprivation, as with an extremely low-calorie diet of extended duration, can cause symptoms that might appear to be akin to hypothyroidism, such as the inability to lose more weight, fatigue and heightened sensitivity to cold."
http://www.apinchofhealth.com/resources/lowcarb/VLCD-Research.html <-mentions a bunch of thyroid problem research with diets

The problem with searching for solutions to this is you have to sift through a bunch of drug pushers lol. Anyway my advice would be cut out processed foods, eat at least .8g/kg of your weight in protein plus more if you're exercising (1.8g/kg), and start using coconut oil (there's a lot of mention of coconut oil on the thyroid sites I've looked on but I'm not exactly sure why so you should look into it before you do it).