I have been really watching my food this week and have been so tired and groggy, why would that happen?

Example of a day's eating:

Breakfast: oatmeal (1/2 cup & wheat toast)
snack: banana
Lunch:chicken salad
snackrange
Dinner: turkey hamburger, wheat noodles, tomato sauce and a salad

I am drinking water, maybe not as much as I should. Any reason I would feel so tired?

Where's your protein for meal 1, 2 and 4?

Are you working out?

If so, you need more protein in you!

Working out using BFL. Some days I will eat egg beaters in the morning but maybe I need to add more protein.

You are eating very little - That is probably why you are so tired. It's a little hard to tell since you are not listing amounts but it barely looks like you are eating 1000-1200 calories. This is not enought to fuel your workouts and it is VERY low in protien to recover from your resistance training.
I recommend either trying to eat BFL style with a protien and carb at each meal. protien size of your palm and carbs size of your fist or check out this excellent blog from Clarissa
http://www.transformation.com/rightl...rs---O-MY/1845

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Originally Posted by jovita I have been really watching my food this week and have been so tired and groggy, why would that happen? Example of a day's eating: Breakfast: oatmeal (1/2 cup & wheat toast) snack: banana Lunch:chicken salad snackrange Dinner: turkey hamburger, wheat noodles, tomato sauce and a salad I am drinking water, maybe not as much as I should. Any reason I would feel so tired?

your diet is very light jovi!!
Breakfast is way too small, you need protein and some good fat in there ( your body has just fasted for hours)
Snack, you need some protein in there...........
Lunch, depending on what is in that chicken salad, you need veggies and complex carbs
snack, I am not sure what you are consuming here..........

Lets add some good calories. You are probably training really hard, but your consumption is really low.

thank you all...Clarissa's page helps a lot. I think you are right, I may not be eating enough protien or food.

Jovita, Take a look at Dianne Orwigs thread post your food post your plan and you should be able to get some good meal ideas and how to plan your 6 meals,
Troy

Create a Body-for-LIFE Meal

Body-for-LIFE 7-Day Meal Plan

that site has the basics.
what helped me was joining dailyplate.com and tracking each and everything that went in my mouth and all my activity and then journaling how i felt during the day...

it helped me gauge portion sizes and balance with protein/carbs and fats and the calories to give me the energy but stay within the bounds of being able to lose 1.5 pounds a week.

i now have a good idea without having to track everything of what i can eat and what is "too much" and how to combine the right amounts of proteins and carbs to feel fabulous and have energy.

good luck...
this program does NOT mean you have to starve yourself. you are workin too hard to do that!!

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Originally Posted by Zooman Jovita, Take a look at Dianne Orwigs thread post your food post your plan and you should be able to get some good meal ideas and how to plan your 6 meals, Troy

I agree with all the suggestions here and want to add my #1 tip when it comes to energy: One of the primary causes of fatigue is dehydration. Try drinking between 80 - 100 ounces (3 to 4 liters) daily for the next few days and see if this helps.That doesn't mean it's the ONLY thing but it is an easy element to miss when trying to identify low energy. The "foggy" headed feeling you are describing is certainly a sign that your food intake is off. I'm with Clarissa - it's way low.

Following BFL means that you are consuming a palm size portion of protein (from the authorized list) and a fist size portion of carbohydrates (from the authorized list) at every meal. I would love for you to join us on the "Post Your Food" forum! As Troy pointed out (thanks Troy) you will really get a nice broad perspective of what eating EFL or BFL really looks like! In the meantime, please feel free to email me if you still have questions! I would be more than happy to help!

Peace and Love
Dianne

I have been eating protien with carbs and have increased my water intake and am feeling much better!

Thanks for all the advice!