Long-term fatigue

[Angelfishsolo]

Every person may vary to some degree and even your method of knowing for certain would not be conclusive, but this cant account for the absurd numbers quoted here.

I am in no position to say if the number is correct or not. What I see is a lot of conflicting opinions and different websites giving different results. At least "my way" gives a personal approach to weight loss. I know it is flawed but it seems to be the least flawed methodology thus far

 

[VamP]

I am in no position to say if the number is correct or not. What I see is a lot of conflicting opinions and different websites giving different results. At least "my way" gives a personal approach to weight loss. I know it is flawed but it seems to be the least flawed methodology thus far

Look, I agree that none of us know exactly how much we burn, but the differences between individuals doing the same amount of work will be an order of magnitude less than the differences between reality and what is proposed by that ludicrous website.

Going back to OP, I don't think he should latch onto the idea that his diet is the root cause of his tiredness. It might be, but I actually think it's quite unlikely. He should get a proper diagnosis. And I think we are both agreed on that.

 

[VamP]

Thanks, Angelfish. That's pretty much what I was saying here, but someone who knows nothing about me seems to assume I'm stupid and know nothing.

Ah, well. There are rude, ignorant people everywhere, I guess.

And I'm leaving this thread because I can't be bothered with any more of this stupidity.

Sorry, Matt.

Two people pointed out the numbers on the calorie counting website were ridiculously overblown. You called them unhelpful and asked the OP to persevere with the website for a month, to see if that helps him. In the meantime his real underlying cause might go undetected.

Then you got annoyed and now you are calling people rude and ignorant. Time for a reality check I think.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Look, I agree that none of us know exactly how much we burn, but the differences between individuals doing the same amount of work will be an order of magnitude less than the differences between reality and what is proposed by that ludicrous website.

Going back to OP, I don't think he should latch onto the idea that his diet is the root cause of his tiredness. It might be, but I actually think it's quite unlikely. He should get a proper diagnosis. And I think we are both agreed on that.

If you look back at my posts you will see I have suggested a full blood work-up on a few occasions. I doubt diet is the cause TBH. I just have no faith in websites that tell you how many calories you are burning or need to eat. I am a firm believer in listening to your body.

 

[MattL]

Wow hot topic! I didn't think I'd be so popular so soon...

Sorting the wheat from the chaff, yes it did occur to me that 1000 calories was a lot to be burning up in an hour. I'm not completely daft. However, on days when I don't do much exercise, the calorie limit is quite low so it seems to balance out with the notion that if you exercise, you need to eat. I can't afford a personal trainer and nutritionalist so this will do for now. It's not an Atkins diet or Akai diet, Cambridge diet or some other faddy thing where people feel worse and not better for doing it.

In the end, the food diary accomplishes two things: one, I learn about what I am eating which puts the onus on me to keep with a regime and make better-informed choices; secondly if I do go to the doctor's, I actually have something to show him about my diet and exercise routine. I'm not one for running to the doctor's whenever I sneeze or have a slight headache. I rarely take and pills or medicine. The last thing I want to do it to turn up there without a clue of how I've been treating my body.

For what it's worth, I ate a lot more on the first day of cycling while on this eating plan and I didn't feel anywhere near as bad as I have done in the past, so it's not all hokum.

I plan to go with this for a couple of weeks and if things don't improve (which they seem to have already) then I go to the doctor's and get checked out for a deficiency or condition of some sort.

 

[Zoiders]

The last two sentences neatly cut out the last 4 pages.

See the doc as you possibly have the signs of an underlying condition, end of.

It's that or you have discovered that good quality exercise is simply hard work.

 

[al78]

Up until February this year I had similar problems with fatigue, I couldn't cycle to work everyday (accumulated fatigue problems) and had to go to bed for several hours after the Sunday club ride. What eased it for me considerably was eating oranges, one or two a day. I still get tired occasionally, but it feels more like normal tiredness that I can recover from with a decent nights sleep, not like I have had the life blood sucked out of me. May not work for you, but it was just a thought.

Also, are you getting good quality sleep at night?