Exercising is making me ++ tired?!??
ROSIESMILE
on 1/30/11 7:53 pm
on 1/30/11 7:53 pm
Hiya, I"m new to this particular forum and would like to pick your brains.
I have been extremely tired after my last few exercise sessions - to the point of dragging my butt and napping and lounging for several hours/rest of the day.
Over the last 3 weeks, I've increased the frequency and intensity - am I reacting to that? While I have lost 93lbs so far; I'm still quite heavy - I would expect a certain level of fatigue but this seems too significant.
It's discouraging to think that I'm feeling less energetic and am not able to be productive.
Thoughts? Sound familiar?
I have been extremely tired after my last few exercise sessions - to the point of dragging my butt and napping and lounging for several hours/rest of the day.
Over the last 3 weeks, I've increased the frequency and intensity - am I reacting to that? While I have lost 93lbs so far; I'm still quite heavy - I would expect a certain level of fatigue but this seems too significant.
It's discouraging to think that I'm feeling less energetic and am not able to be productive.
Thoughts? Sound familiar?
Welcome to the Exercise & Fitness Board! Tell us a little bit more about what you were doing before you increased the frequency/intensity and what you're doing now.
My first reaction to a drop in energy is always to ask about your lab work. Have you had it checked lately? If your iron bottoms out, fatigue can be severe.
What do you eat before/after a workout? There's a delicate balance for adding calories for your workouts without putting the brakes on your weight loss.
I tend to add a few good carbs before and after my workouts. I time them with exercise so I don't get used to eating them with my meals. That way, if I don't exercise (planned rest day, or work gets in the way), I'm not eating too many calories.
Cassie
My first reaction to a drop in energy is always to ask about your lab work. Have you had it checked lately? If your iron bottoms out, fatigue can be severe.
What do you eat before/after a workout? There's a delicate balance for adding calories for your workouts without putting the brakes on your weight loss.
I tend to add a few good carbs before and after my workouts. I time them with exercise so I don't get used to eating them with my meals. That way, if I don't exercise (planned rest day, or work gets in the way), I'm not eating too many calories.
Cassie
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ROSIESMILE
on 1/30/11 9:08 pm
on 1/30/11 9:08 pm
On January 31, 2011 at 4:28 AM Pacific Time, Cassie W. wrote:
Welcome to the Exercise & Fitness Board! Tell us a little bit more about what you were doing before you increased the frequency/intensity and what you're doing now.My first reaction to a drop in energy is always to ask about your lab work. Have you had it checked lately? If your iron bottoms out, fatigue can be severe.
What do you eat before/after a workout? There's a delicate balance for adding calories for your workouts without putting the brakes on your weight loss.
I tend to add a few good carbs before and after my workouts. I time them with exercise so I don't get used to eating them with my meals. That way, if I don't exercise (planned rest day, or work gets in the way), I'm not eating too many calories.
Cassie
Now I am exercising 4-5 x week: Pilates; increased frequency of fitness classes; using incline on treadmill, more often on treadmill; exploring other cardio machines at gym; increased duration on treadmill from 30 min to 40-50 minutes.
Doing upper body hand weights.
Yep, labs are due.
This week I will monitor and adjust intake pre-post workout.
Thanks for you reply.
If you are at a big calorie defecit already and then up the workouts it's completely normal to be very tired after workouts. You will probably need to scale back the workouts or add a few calories. Around here we will promote working harder and adding apropriate nutrition because we like the healthier lifestyle. I am not saying to add a bunch but as said above maybe add a little more healthy carbs pre & post workout.
No longer about weight , it's all about living.
welcome! nate and cassie are giving you good advice, i would definitely start w/ the lab work. are you logging your food and/or working with a nutritionist? i quickly outgrew my nutritionist as i upped my training, so i found a sports nutritionist that had experience with bariatric patients (not an easy find), a couple of 1 hour sessions with her really went a long way. best of luck!
Where are we going?? And why am I in this handbasket??
right now. somewhere. somebody is working harder than you.
right now. somewhere. somebody is working harder than you.
All good advice esp what Bill said... be careful working with nutritionist if you plan to step it up. The one's I saw were either focused on traditional WLS patients (keep low carb 1k cals a day) or total traditonal athletic (tons of carbs all the time)... In the end I learned the most just asking questions right here... Some of the most experience endurance athletes that have had WLS are found right here, and they post regularly.
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on 2/1/11 6:14 am - United Kingdom
on 2/1/11 6:14 am - United Kingdom
Are you sure you are getting enough carbs? They are essential to energy. There is a lot of negative press about carbs but Carbs (and fat) are the primary source of energy in the body. Without carbs you will have no energy. A banana is also fanstastic for energy after a workout. Notice that pro tennis players alway eat bananas during a match. Also Good fats..olive oil...etc after a work out will also give you great energy.
ROSIESMILE
on 2/1/11 12:53 pm
on 2/1/11 12:53 pm
Many thanks for taking the time to reply.
Until blood work is confirmed I am definitely going to adjust some of my intake. I still have a lot of weight to loose therefore I need to be careful; but I've received some very helpful suggestions (here and from a few RNY-ers I know locally).
Thanks again!
Until blood work is confirmed I am definitely going to adjust some of my intake. I still have a lot of weight to loose therefore I need to be careful; but I've received some very helpful suggestions (here and from a few RNY-ers I know locally).
Thanks again!
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