[5kgLifter]

Originally Posted by sheri

I am currently studying to be a personal trainer, I am a workout nut and love to eat healthy. The one problem I have is, (and this is me trying to research and figure it out) is I am overwhelmingly tired. Last week, ,I was sick and slept for 47 hours over a total of two and a half days. I am normally not a sleeper when I am sick. For a couple days after that, I felt good, but now I am back to being tired.

My current calorie intake is 1340. My workout schedule is:
Monday-Intense circuit training
Tuesday: 6.5-7 mile speed workout
Wednesday-Intense circuit training
Thursday: 6-7 mile hill workout
Friday: Intense circuit training
Saturday-long easy run, anwhere from 8-15 miles, I'm usually training for a mini
Sunday-rest day

My goal is to look as toned as I can, I am a big believer in I better live what I preach to other people, so I better look like I work out. I don't seek a level of perfection, just to be as toned and fit as I can. I master this nutrition thing most of the time, but then I crash, like this week, so my question is, is my fatigue coming from eating, lack of calories, too little carbs, what else?

I try to get 7.5 hours of sleep, I to bed at 10 and rise at 5:30am.

I try to eat every 4-5 hours, I am a balanced oxidizer, and I try to stick with protein and carbs at every meal and snack....any other thoughts?

Should I post this somewhere else? The only thing holding me back from where I want to be are these eating setbacks, but I think it's because I'm missing something somewhere, so hopefully someone can suggest something, in the meantime, back to researching!

Unless you're really really short, or it's a typo, 1340 cals is not enough to cover someone doing intense training on a daily basis for 6 days of the week. You really need to up the calories, find a calorie site online (or 2 so that you can compare them) and see what they suggest as your recommended intake level. Carbs are needed for endurance activities, so don't overly cut those; protein is used not only to fuel muscle repair but also to aid the immune system, so that is important.

If that fails to get results, think about having your thyroid checked out, just in case it's acting up.

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