Feeling weak and tired...not enough calories?

[ckent]

Lately, I've been feeling weak and tired while I'm exercising and lifting, I'm not sure why it's suddenly happening now. I don't do any heavy cardio. It mainly just consists of walking at about 4mph for about 45 min so it's nothing too strenuous. I eat approximately 2100 calories in a 40p/40c/20f split typically and my weight has been pretty stable there for a couple months now doing that so I figured that was my maintenance level.

Could the being tired and feeling weak be that I'm not eating enough? According to everything I've read 2100 should be sufficient to maintain for someone of my weight and my experience over the past couple months seemed to bear that out.

[Riel28]

Try upping all your macros and see if that works, if you start to gain weight drop them back down and try something else

[djansen]

Lately, I've been feeling weak and tired while I'm exercising and lifting, I'm not sure why it's suddenly happening now. I don't do any heavy cardio. It mainly just consists of walking at about 4mph for about 45 min so it's nothing too strenuous. I eat approximately 2100 calories in a 40p/40c/20f split typically and my weight has been pretty stable there for a couple months now doing that so I figured that was my maintenance level.

Could the being tired and feeling weak be that I'm not eating enough? According to everything I've read 2100 should be sufficient to maintain for someone of my weight and my experience over the past couple months seemed to bear that out.

what are your macros? protein, carbs, and fats? if i was you I would bump up the calories and see how you feel. if i went by what some of those calculators said i would loose weight.

[dvsness]

I would look past your macros and into your micros. It sounds like you may be deficient in something.

Also, have you gained mass with your training? If so, your maintenance may have shifted.

[djansen]

I would look past your macros and into your micros. It sounds like you may be deficient in something.

Also, have you gained mass with your training? If so, your maintenance may have shifted.

good thinking, do you get enough iron? are your hands and feet cold?

[ckent]

good thinking, do you get enough iron? are your hands and feet cold?

I'm pretty sure I get enough iron. FitDay usually shows iron intake between 150-200% RDA per day. I don't have any issues with being cold either. My only symptoms seem to be a lack of energy, usually occurring towards the late afternoon/evening.

[grapemaster]

same sleep every night? do u drink? do u take stims?

[ckent]

same sleep every night? do u drink? do u take stims?

Yup, I'm pretty regular with sleeping, 7-8 hours a night. I don't drink and I do not use stimulants.

[Mtguy8787]

lots of things that could affect it.

- hydration
- electrolytes aka. sodium, calc, mag, and pott. These affect hydration levels & also directly affect muscle activity.

- Poor quality of sleep
- CNS isnt fully recovered
- Physchological
- Not warmed up fully. You can do a typical warmup, but still have a sluggish nervous system. Try using supermaximal holds with 120-140% of your 1 RM before each lift. Post in the exercise forum for more info on that.

[djansen]

do you hit the weights hard? maybe your overtraining?

[Mr-Bombay29]

I'm pretty sure I get enough iron. FitDay usually shows iron intake between 150-200% RDA per day. I don't have any issues with being cold either. My only symptoms seem to be a lack of energy, usually occurring towards the late afternoon/evening.

too much iron can make you tired, so if your taking it twice the GDA it could be due to that