The FastDay Forum

Hi,

I am 5 weeks in and had a good weight loss. I am eating lots of vegetables on fast & feed days, however l am so very tired. I have read that lots of people feel great and have loads of energy. I feel ok but am so tired all the time, and certainly dont have alot of energy.
I sleep really well, infact l have to say that l sleep much better since doing the diet but l am not over sleeping either. Does anybody else feel like this or have any advice??

Thanks
Jo
Also good luck to everybody on their healthy journey!!!

[Tracieknits]

I often feel tired and cold on the mornings of fast days, but by afternoon I do seem to get a burst of energy. So I roll with it. I took a nap this morning, and now I'm heading out to run a bunch of errands and I'll probably do the treadmill this afternoon

Thanks for your reply, yes l know what you mean with the cold, but the tiredness is all the time, not just fast days, maybe l need a good dose of vitamin C, xxxx he he he

[Moogie]

The tiredness could be vitamin D related as we've not had a lot of sunshine in the last year. Another thing to keep an eye on is your water intake! On fast days I drink loads of water and feel really alert. Some feed days I realise I haven't drunk enough water and I feel tired - as soon as I have a nice glass of water it wakes me right up!

On the plus side of it though it does mean if I don't have a glass of water before bed I usually sleep pretty damn well

[carorees]

I do feel tired a lot of the time but that's nothing new I always feel tired! If I could get a few good nights sleep I'm sure I'd feel better and since starting 5:2 my sleep has slowly been improving but still not had a good folk night of sleep for about 6 years. I blame the menopause.

Thank goodness I am not alone in this jojo1970. I have had three days when I could hardly keep my eyes open. Tiredness came in waves. One was at 11.30am and I was in a meeting!! That was on a fast day but I don't think that had anything to do with it as I had breakfast so not hungry. The other two were on normal days. I fell asleep as soon as I got home from work. Not done this before. I was about 8 weeks in when the first one hit me.
Rest of the time I have felt good and wide awake.

I keep falling asleep at lunch time while reading my book, fast days and feast days.

Maybe I need a more exciting book!

I keep falling asleep at lunch time while reading my book, fast days and feast days.

Maybe I need a more exciting book!

Try 50 Shades LOL

Ah, not my kind of book.

Although 50 sheds was quite funny.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fifty-Sheds-Gre ... 175&sr=8-1

[carorees]

If you are feeling tired all the time perhaps you are eating enough on feed days? Remember you're not meant to be dieting on those days.