All this dieting and heavy lifting has me feeling DRAINED. Should I continue to manipulate my diet by adding more carbohydrates, or is there a supplement that might help one keep their energy levels up?! Thanks for all your help, guys.. really appreciate it =]

have you tried the diet recommendations I sent you?

Are you still running 5-20 miles per week and doing low carb? If so, thats the problem, right there. Thats a huge energy expenditure and you cant do that on low carbs. No supplement will help that and you will burn lean muscle tissue.

post your current diet.....

Jason, I switched my diet over to the one you laid out for me.. but it's not even been a full week. So, maybe I just need to give it some time? All I know is that by 6:30pm, I'm ready to pass out for the night, a nice 3.5 hours earlier than usual! I am still running, not NEAR as much, though. I figured shorter/faster stints half as often would be a start. I'm down to about 9 miles/week in 3 3-mile spurts vs. the 5+ miles/day I used to run.

Thanks, Jason!!

even with all those carbs? Wow! metabolism is fast. Id give it a week and see if you adjust, if not Id up protein to 180 and up carbs by 50 grams total. This is the diet you are following correct?

Meal 1:
4 egg whites
1 whole egg
3/4 cup oats

Meal 2:

1 scoop of Muscle Provider or favorite protein powder
1 cup (cooked) brown rice
2 fish oil caps

Meal 3:

3.5 oz of turkey, chicken or fish
7 oz sweet potato
2 fish oil caps

Meal 4:
Same as Meal 2, except no fish oil caps

Train

Meal 5:
3.5 oz of lean meat, preferably 96% lean ground beef
8 oz white potato
1 cup greens of your choice

Meal 6:
1 scoop of protein
3/4 cup of oats

quote:

Originally posted by Jtheo:
even with all those carbs? Wow! metabolism is fast. Id give it a week and see if you adjust, if not Id up protein to 180 and up carbs by 50 grams total. This is the diet you are following correct?

Meal 1:
4 egg whites
1 whole egg
3/4 cup oats

Meal 2:

1 scoop of Muscle Provider or favorite protein powder
1 cup (cooked) brown rice
2 fish oil caps

Meal 3:

3.5 oz of turkey, chicken or fish
7 oz sweet potato
2 fish oil caps

Meal 4:
Same as Meal 2, except no fish oil caps

Train

Meal 5:
3.5 oz of lean meat, preferably 96% lean ground beef
8 oz white potato
1 cup greens of your choice

Meal 6:
1 scoop of protein
3/4 cup of oats

Another thing is you can add green veggies like green beans and broccoli anywhere you want in addition to all the meals, greens are FREE.

even with all those carbs? Wow! metabolism is fast. Id give it a week and see if you adjust, if not Id up protein to 180 and up carbs by 50 grams total. This is the diet you are following correct?

Meal 1:
4 egg whites
1 whole egg
3/4 cup oats

Meal 2:

1 scoop of Muscle Provider or favorite protein powder
1 cup (cooked) brown rice
2 fish oil caps

Meal 3:

3.5 oz of turkey, chicken or fish
7 oz sweet potato
2 fish oil caps

Meal 4:
Same as Meal 2, except no fish oil caps

Train

Meal 5:
3.5 oz of lean meat, preferably 96% lean ground beef
8 oz white potato
1 cup greens of your choice

Meal 6:
1 scoop of protein
3/4 cup of oats[/QUOTE]

Another thing is you can add green veggies like green beans and broccoli anywhere you want in addition to all the meals, greens are FREE.

quote:

Originally posted by Jtheo:
even with all those carbs? Wow! metabolism is fast. Id give it a week and see if you adjust, if not Id up protein to 180 and up carbs by 50 grams total. This is the diet you are following correct?

160P/250C/30F

Meal 1:
4 egg whites
1 whole egg
3/4 cup oats

Meal 2:

1 scoop of Muscle Provider or favorite protein powder
1 cup (cooked) brown rice
2 fish oil caps

Meal 3:

3.5 oz of turkey, chicken or fish
7 oz sweet potato
2 fish oil caps

Meal 4:
Same as Meal 2, except no fish oil caps

Train

Meal 5:
3.5 oz of lean meat, preferably 96% lean ground beef
8 oz white potato
1 cup greens of your choice

Meal 6:
1 scoop of protein
3/4 cup of oats

Another thing is you can add green veggies like green beans and broccoli anywhere you want in addition to all the meals, greens are FREE.[/QUOTE]

That's her, alright!! I'll stick to it for another week and let you know if the energy levels increase. Until then, GREEN BEANS.. here I come =] Thanks MUCHO, Jason