Why do I always feel tired?

[Anonymous]

I used to be only moderately strong, since spring I've been working out and I've basically replaced all my fat with muscle (only lost 5lbs!)

I'm 5'11" at around 165-170 lbs.

Thing is, I used to have all this energy. Now I always feel tired.

I eat more healthy, only "restricting" myself from cheap fast food, primarily because it looks & tastes gross now.

Besides doing 30-60 pushups, I daily walk 1.5 miles. Every now and then I'll walk 6 miles home and skip the bus because I have a little extra time.

It sounds like a lot, but I always would bounce back really easy, is there some reason why I should recently stop getting my energy back?

I think I sleep pretty good too, 11pm-6am

It's annoying because besides school, I really don't have anything else to do...

Updates

+1 y

I frequently consume cooked red meat, yogurt, berries, fiber, milk, pasta, water.

I occasionally consume, candy, chocolate milk, chips, cookies.

I rarely consume flavored drinks, juice, ice cream, carrots.


That's basically my diet categorized in frequency.


Is that lacking any minerals, vitamins?

Updates

+1 y

After consuming a extra 2-3k calories (especially carbs) a day for a couple weeks, I'm feeling much better.

Turns out it was just a calorie deficit that was preventing me from recovering!

[Prof_Don]

I know the feeling, dude.

get more sleep

eat more good carbs (they are the primary source of energy for the body)

drink enough water (I figure you do this already)

EAT MORE!

Eating more sounds counter-productive, but if you're working out heavily, and you're getting WEAKER...that means you're not recovering.

[Asker]

I don't feel like I am recovering. I'm not trying to lose weight, but I've been eating kinda normally (decent levels)

clearly this isn't enough for me. I'll amp up consumption.

[curiouschica]

Are you doing too much activity and not getting enough nutrients? Balancing exercise, eating healthy, and school can be draining for anyone...

[jsm1966]

You need to get more sleep. Have you been checked for anemia?

[Asker]

Anemia is caused by a lack of iron, which leads to less heme for hemoglobin development for red blood cells, which leads to less oxygen being transported.

Thing is, I eat a adequate amount of red meat & berries. Both of which contain a lot of iron. So... anemia doesn't fit

[beerY33]

there are different causes for anemia, and one of the side effects is fatigue, so it's worth getting checked out. you definitely should talk to a doctor.

[Asker]

So is tachycardia (rapid heart rate) and it should directly correlate with fatigue on any kind of anemia. But my heart rate is 65bpm, which is on the lower end of "normal" heart ranges. So that doesn't make any sense...

But, I will consider seeing a doctor for a anemia test.

I go to bed around 9-10. I estimate actual sleep 11-6. So I may be sleep deprived. I'm not sure.

[beerY33]

Might be missing something in your diet. Definitely talk to a doctor.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like vitamin deficiency. Try talking vitamins especially vitamin B-complex and maybe some calcium and iron.

[raptor]

hypothyroidism perhaps?

[Arfoo]

you need to rest days between exercising.