I've been really tired lately since I've been eating better

Is there food I can eat that will give me energy? I've been doing very well with eating...yesterday I had kashi cereal, 2 tablespoons of peanut butter, a green bell pepper, for dinner I had a salad with little strips of chicken in it, and then a little south beach diet peanut butter snack. I woke up today after 8 or 9 hours of sleep and am incredibly tired. Anyone know why? Do I need more protein? I have a lil tub of On Whey Protein, should I start having that with skim milk?

How many calories did you eat? It sounds like WAY to little - maybe 650-700?? You need to eat more right away. Being tired is a symptom of not having enough fuel for your body to function.

Are you getting enough calories? I don't see any fruit on your list either, in addition to little protein. Natural foods like chicken, fish, meat, eggs, cottage cheese, and beans are best to add protein. Someone might be better at analyzing your total intake as far as nutrients.

I have never felt better since starting my "healthy diet" a week ago. I try to get plenty of fruits/veggies/fish/beans/whole grains, and I take a multivitamin and omega-3 supplement daily.

I take a flaxseed oil supplement which has omega 3, 6, and 9...a multivitamin (performance) supplement which has everything and then some more...and a b12, b-complex, and vitamin c supplement.  I just never know what to eat at night that's healthy. I normally start out by working out for 30 minutes then having maybe 1 1/4 or 2 cups of kashi go lean cereal maybe with a cup of mixed fruit or peaches. What else would be a good idea to have with breakfast since it's suppose to be the biggest meal of the day? At night I never know what to eat...I normally eat a salad with grilled chicken in it or a turkey or tuna sandwhich or something. I want to keep my metabolism going strong and at the same time eat as little as possible.

I always have eggs for breakfast (eggbeaters or egg whites) and I mix them with mushrooms and spinach and on the side I have 2 pieces of toast with an apple or pear, or a fruit mixture. I also love to have bananas with my cereal and I add almonds for protein. If you are tried you are not giving your body enough, maybe a shake with tons of fruits mixed in with peanut butter and some milk would help boost you....

my favorite part about eggs are the yolks, so I'm gonna have to have the whollle egg. I know the yolk has fat in it but it has omega-3 and that's gooood fat and I like it :-)

Eating 'as little as possible' is not the way to go if you want to lose weight healthily and keep it off later... you don't need to deprive yourself of everything good in life in order to lose weight - food is not your enemy. The more you restrict yourself during your 'diet', the more likely it is that your body will rebel later on and you'll blow your diet out of the water.

You could stuff yourself with broccoli and steamed vegetables every night of the week and you wouldn't gain weight, I promise... a healthy diet should leave you feeling satisfied and well-nourished, with plenty of energy, good skin etc. What does the analysis say about your protein/fat/carb balance, and your vitamin intake? Are you getting enough of everything important? 

I said eating "as little as possible" with keeping my metabolism up...So that could be 1200, that could be 1500, that could be 1700...I just want my metabolism to be working well and not eating too much

also...i'm not really using the calorie counter...A lot of the stuff I eat isn't on there (fiber one bar) and i"m not sure how to put it on there...and I have a container of tuna mixed with mayo but I don't feel like measuring it to put in calorie counter...So I don't really know how to go about that...

When you go to "Add a food" there's a "add new food" option. You just put in the name (Fiber 1 bar) & the calorie content. If you have time you can put in the other nutritional information, but I never do.

A can of tuna is in cc. So is mayo. If you dont feel like measuring, estimate.

It sounds like you're seriously underestimating your calories because you dont feel like entering in foods. I hope being so tired will motivate you to make some changes for your health.

It's not hard to put your own foods into the counter - if you go to 'add new food', you can type the stuff off the label into the boxes and save it. And for your tuna and mayo or anything else you make from scratch, you can use 'new recipe' and put everything in there and it'll break it down for you - then you can say 'add one serving' and it'll put it into your food list and you can come back to that entry whenever you eat it again and re-add it with one click. You don't have to be exact - even a guesstimate is better than nothing. I'd really encourage you to give it a go at least for a few days to get some really concrete numbers on what you're eating. It can be a nasty surprise even if you think you're being 'healthy' - but it also helps you modify your behaviour to improve it.

This is the nutrition for a fiber one bar

Nutrition Facts Amount Per ServingCalories 140Calories from Fat 36% Daily Value*Total Fat 4.0g6%Saturated Fat 1.5g8%Cholesterol 0mg0%Sodium 90mg4%Total Carbohydrates 29.0g10%Dietary Fiber 9.0g36%Protein 2.0g* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Calories in fiber one bar

calorie count says I should eat 2000 calories a day to reach my goal by June...Is it ok if I eat from 1500-2000 ? 2000 seems like a lot to me...Some nutritionists say if you're overweight then you won't set your metabolism into "starvation mode" as long as you're having at least 1200-1400 calories a day.

anyone?

We'd really need more information than that to give you an opinion. 2000 calories is quite a lot for a woman... but if you're extremely active or very large, your body burns more energy to keep it going. If you've been eating 1500 calories consistently and feeling blerghy and tired as you say, then no, that's obviously not enough for your body's needs. You'd probably feel better to eat more...

Doesn't look like you're eating enough.  You should be eating at least enough calories to maintain yourself as if you were doing nothing.  I would need to eat around 2000cal (I'm 5'10" 220lbs) if just to maintain my weight.  I'm now eating at least 1500 cal to pass my PT test for the military.  You need to get rid of the peanut butter and eat more vegitables and fruits.  Women should eat at least 300cal per meal, while men should eat at least 400 per meal.  Just make sure that the more activity you perform, you need to back that up with more calories.  Don't eat something with too much fat and protein.  You need 50% carbs, 25% fat (may want to make that %0), and 25% protein (you'll need this for muscle repair.

It also helps to keep a calorie journal.  Log everything you eat so you can see how many calories you are racking up.  Also, drink lots of water.

if u need to find nutritional facts for food u've eatin there r other websites that have a bigger database which u can then just add all the nut. facts too caloriecounter using the add function. plus, when i get 8 or 9 hrs of sleep i feel tired too, ,i try and get around 7 then i feel good to go. try silk soy milk to, i use the unsweetened kind which tastes awesome with kashi cereal and it has a lot of protein, its low on cals, and its got a good amount of potassium as well.

Hi, I am not a nutritionist. I just wanted to let you know that I was also feeling very tired so I bumped my protein intake up to 75-100 g per day for a few days and I was feeling better. Try "tagged items" and "add it here" under food log and "analysis" to see how much you're getting.

Good luck, it's working for me.

Hi, I am not a nutritionist. I just wanted to let you know that I was also feeling very tired so I bumped my protein intake up to 75-100 g per day for a few days and I was feeling better. Try "tagged items" and "add it here" under food log and "analysis" to see how much you're getting.

Good luck, it's working for me.

Are you eating lunch? You only described eating breakfast and dinner. Lunch and snacks are important for keeping up your energy and your metabolism.