Low energy?

[ny biker]

It's kind of hard to know if you've lost too much weight without knowing more details, such as your current weight and how tall you are. I agree that iron levels might also be a factor. A visit to the doctor is the best place to start. Good luck!

[PamNY]

Are there any emotional factors that might be contributing to your fatigue? That happens to me and is worth considering.

Pam

[e.e.cummings]

I am 5'4 1/2" and I hover around the 130lb mark. I got down to 124 at one point and when I got out of the shower and looked in the mirror, I looked like Gollum from Lord of the Rings. I started eating more when that image sank in.

[Dogmama]

e.e. - did you get any news from your doctor? I've been experiencing the same kind of fatigue. I did 30 minutes of weights yesterday & I was wasted. I can usually easily go over an hour in Jillian Michael's fashion - supersetting & tri-setting. Yesterday, I'd do a set of chest presses, sit up & find myself staring into space...

[DebSP]

I have the same problem, but I eat healthy and I am slightly overweight still. I lost 50 lbs over last two years. I am so tired at night that I fall asleep on the couch right after dinner (sometimes before!) I thought I had a wheat intolerance so I quit eating anything with wheat in it. I found that my energy levels returned to normal. I wasn't tired all the time. Then I started to eat wheat again (because the other problems I had did not go away) and my energy levels flagged again. I don't know if it is all coincidence or not. Avoiding wheat is hard. I feel bad for people with celiac disease. I just started now to limit how much wheat I eat. But there are so many factors that come into play. What else you eat, how much sleep, how much energy you expend in the course of a day, stress, weather, time of the month etc. Also I am 48 now and I could be perimenopausal Trying to pin point the problem is so hard.

[KnottedYet]

I feel bad for people with celiac disease.

I bet you a dollar you have celiac disease.


(and it's not just wheat. it's wheat, oats, barley, rye, spelt, triticale, and I think kamut, too. and all their derivatives and products. including beer. and the glue on envelopes.)

[DebSP]

Maybe I should go and get tested. I can't believe the products that contain gluten (wheat especially) when you start reading labels! If I have it, I can't send you your dollar because I can't lick the envelope!

[e.e.cummings]

e.e. - did you get any news from your doctor? I've been experiencing the same kind of fatigue. I did 30 minutes of weights yesterday & I was wasted. I can usually easily go over an hour in Jillian Michael's fashion - supersetting & tri-setting. Yesterday, I'd do a set of chest presses, sit up & find myself staring into space...

I have gotten my energy back by eating more and better. I have not really gained weight, I keep my activity up, but I do make sure I get my recovery days, which I sometimes did not give myself before. I am a bit frantic in my energy and I often don't slow down enough until I get sick. I started doing yoga regularly and that seems to help in relieving my stress and forcing me to slow down (but still gives me a good workout). Plus I recognize that when my period rolls around, I ease up on the exercise, I seem to be more vulnerable at that time.