feel more tired/weaker when raising fat intake. Coincidence?

[underdawg17]

A few days ago, I realized that I was getting about 50% protein, 40% carbs and only 10% fat in my diet. I changed it so that it was more like 40% protein, 30%% fat and 30% carbs (this was two days ago).
Usually, I am very energetic and motivated when I go to the gym, but since I changed my macros in my diet, I feel like I have slightly less motivation and I feel weaker. For example, usually my lifts go up every workout, but today it was stagnant and I felt very "stale", like I was just going through the motions. I am clean bulking on 2400 calories while running Starting Strength.
Could the reason be that I lowered my carbs
to increase fat intake or maybe it was just a bad day?

[LJKB]

Everyone has those days...

Instead of using percentages.. give us grams and maybe someone can shed some more light on the issue.

[TheSmack]

Could have just been a bad day, or lack of/poor sleep the previous night. It's only been a couple days so give it time. Like stated above it's best to aim for specific macronutrient goals based on your actual body stats, rather than generic ratios.

[underdawg17]

Could have just been a bad day, or lack of/poor sleep the previous night. It's only been a couple days so give it time. Like stated above it's best to aim for specific macronutrient goals based on your actual body stats, rather than generic ratios.

Actually, I do use measure my macronutrient goals in grams, I just didn't know whether to express it in grams or percentages on here.

my macros as of two days ago(estimation):
protein, 200g. fat, 55g. carbs, 275g.

used to be: protein ~225g. fat ~30g. Carbs ~300g

Hope this helps out.

[Mean_Bean]

your fat intake is too low.

[underdawg17]

your fat intake is too low.

That's what I suspected. Does 65 seem more reasonable?

[THElabCHIMP]

you bulk on 2400? how much do you weigh?

[underdawg17]

you bulk on 2400? how much do you weigh?

I currently weigh 140. I have bulked from 136 to 140 in about 6 weeks.

[TheMaximum9901]

Less carbs = less readily available energy. That's why trying to do cardio on a keto diet makes you feel like you've never run before in your life. This isn't a huge change though. Maybe give your body a few more days to adjust to the macro shift?

[TheSmack]

That's what I suspected. Does 65 seem more reasonable?

I would lower your protein and increase fat consumption to about 70-75g for now.

[underdawg17]

I would lower your protein and increase fat consumption to about 70-75g for now.

I'll try this for a few weeks and see how things go.

[afrosamurai04]

I actually been "dirty" bulking where my calorie surplus is around 500 kcal-1000 kcal daily and I've been eating alot of high fat and carbs at night (I don't eat too much in the morning) and the next day I feel pretty sluggish prior to waking up...should I continue my bulk? (I've gained a little over 10 lbs; 138-155...mostly water weight and some fat i'm sure, and like a pound or 2 of muscle within a month) should I just have a "maintenance" period for a little bit and come back to bulking a little later? I don't wanna gain too much "fat" where it's detrimental to my health and running too (while I'm trying to focus on weight lifting, I want keep a good "base-fitness" for my running if I want to sign up for an occasional race so I can easily "settle in" into the training for that race)...any advice/tips helps

Thanks!

[karatmanli]

Could be a variety of things but i actually found that i actually had more energy when i increased my fat intake.

When i went through the whole bro food stage, my lifts were just stagnant and felt like i had no energy all the time and worst of all hardly any libido.

Read the stickies, increased my fat and my lifts increased, more energy and libido was back. Also get a lot better pump in the gym. Good times

[MAGnitude]

I actually been "dirty" bulking where my calorie surplus is around 500 kcal-1000 kcal daily and I've been eating alot of high fat and carbs at night (I don't eat too much in the morning) and the next day I feel pretty sluggish prior to waking up...should I continue my bulk? (I've gained a little over 10 lbs; 138-155...mostly water weight and some fat i'm sure, and like a pound or 2 of muscle within a month) should I just have a "maintenance" period for a little bit and come back to bulking a little later? I don't wanna gain too much "fat" where it's detrimental to my health and running too (while I'm trying to focus on weight lifting, I want keep a good "base-fitness" for my running if I want to sign up for an occasional race so I can easily "settle in" into the training for that race)...any advice/tips helps

Thanks!

this is irrelevant. meal timing/ macro timing is a matter of personal preference.

[AlwaysTryin]

my macros as of two days ago(estimation):
protein, 200g. fat, 55g. carbs, 275g.

I changed it so that it was more like 40% protein, 30%% fat and 30% carbs (this was two days ago).

I am clean bulking on 2400 calories while running Starting Strength.

Not sure how 55g of fat is 30%...