I'm tired a lot - what can I do? (Read 1460 times)

Try eating a little something like a banana after your runs. I was getting tired a lot last year, someone suggested this and it seemed to work. But I hesitate because I thought tired was the regular state of parents? Maybe you're just fine!

Just an observation, but you seem to eat ALOT of fruit, both dried and fresh which (even though not refined) is loaded with Sugar which will make your energy level plummet when you finish the sugar rush. I would say to increase your lean protein intake and drink plenty of water. Good point on the dried fruit...it seems easier because I HAVE to eat every couple of hours or else I sometimes get the shakes. Lots of people suggest protein and I do have a protein bar every 2-3 days, but apart from red meat (which I don't eat a lot of), what else has a lot of protein.

If you fix some of your eating and dont see a change, you might want to consider some routine bloodwork. just to be sure ya know. talk to the doc if things dont improve

I'm no expert, but twin 2-year olds would knock me out. I have one 5-year old and I'm always tired too. Do you get enough sleep? I mean, regular sleep -- not 4 hours one night, 8 hours the next, sort of sleep that is common when you have young children. I found I was always tired until I got decent sleep, every night. I'm one of those who really needs it, apparently! Other than that, who knows. Getting your blood checked is a good idea. I'm slightly anemic too, so I have to make sure I eat enough red meat.

I think the other suggestions are good ones. It seems a really common thing that people think they're eating "healthy" when they cut out almost all protein. This has NEVER mdse sense to me. Protein is necessary for your body to function properly and just like any other nutrient there are good and bad sources of it. Making healthy choices that include meat and dairy is NOT the enemy. People put gas in their cars because they won't run without it, but they deprive their bodies of proper fuel and expect them to function. Makes no sense. Also one thing that came to my mind is overtraining, especially coupled with your next-to-nothing intake of protein. How much were you running before and how drastically did you increase your milage? Did the fatigue get worse after the increase? If so you may just be overdoing it. I know when I work out I feel more energized, but if I work out too much, I have no energy to do anything. My mood goes to hell, I sleep all the time, and all I want to do is eat junk. Try cutting back just a bit on your running WHILE eating more lean proteins and see if you don't feel better.

Protein = meat, nuts, dairy, beans I second the checking for anemia. If you happen to be eating stuff with iron in the morning drink some OJ with it. Helps with the absorption of one of the types of iron. I was where you are in the winter (minus the kids) and my DH told me to up my protein and I listened and I felt better! oh and shakes are from low blood sugar... so that should be telling you that you are eating WAY to much sugar and not enough other stuff.

That's what she said. If you eat a lot of sugar, you go through a cycle of very high spikes in blood sugar followed by very low crashes. The resulting shakes are indeed hypOglycemia and can be one indicator that yes, you are indeed not eating enough, or eating too much sugar/not enough protein.