GumbyMan Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I have felt pretty good from the start, I didn't feel that 'carb flu' the first couple of weeks that the book talks about, but think maybe I am now. Generally feel ok, but my muscle energy feels low, I have to go three flights of stairs to an apartment we have, and my legs feel like rubber, and a fairly typical 5km run seems to zap the energy out of my muscles and I can't finish. It feels like a 'low blood sugar' kind of thing. I have felt this way in the past when I hadn't eaten for a while and needed something... I have been pretty compliant... my only real issue would be that I don't always stick to three meals and no snacking... when I have nuts in the house I tend to eat to many of them and snack on them. Also, fruit a bit of snacking and maybe some extra. otherwise I have been keeping it pretty balanced and have switched to avocados for the fat part of the meal so as to avoid temptations. I haven't been very consistent about eating a sweet potato carb - post workout meal. But have eaten a small pre-workout meal usually and feel like I have been eating plenty. The book talks about switching from burning carbs/sugar to burning fat. Is that all this is and it will work itself out? Or do I need to be eating more of something to give more energy? I know... just stick with it, everything will be ok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted July 13, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 13, 2013 My cure for feeling tired is to eat sweet potato every day. You might find it helps to really eat a post-workout meal with lean protein and sweet potato. If you ate more at meals and ate pre- and post-workout meals all the time, you might find it easier to avoid snacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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