Run

I did a 3 mile run today. I'm so exhausted, I'm surprised I accomplished anything! I talked to Mike today about how tired I am. Because I had a theory. Two-ish months ago I switched from whey protein powder to soy. And, at first, it was awesome. I felt way more energetic and mentally sharp. But over the past month, that's really changed. I'm really tired all the time and have pretty much no energy to do anything after work. And the soy protein powder has really been the only change in my diet. Although I've made some other pretty substantial changes in the months prior. Anyway! He told me he didn't think it was the soy protein powder and we started talking about how I'm lifting weights. He thinks it might be that. And it is true that I've gotten a bit more serious and consistent with it lately. In addition, I've been doing weights before running. Food wise, I've also been being very careful about snacking. I used to snack a lot and now I'm really trying to just eat meals. And it's been difficult because I am getting really hungry usually 2 hours after I eat. Then I force myself to not eat until 3 or 4 hours have passed between my previous eating. I aim for 4 but sometimes it's 3. I wanted to get to 5 hours between. So he thinks that the increased weight training (especially squats) and the less frequent eating is actually the cause of my tiredness. My plan for now is going to be: 1. Keep on with the soy 2. Aim to eat a carb/protein every 3 hours 3. Increase my calories by a small amount As you know, I have not been losing weight but my clothes are finally fitting again. So I don't really want to eat more. But, on the other hand, it's not worth it if I'm so darn tired all the time! If this doesn't help, then I will switch back to whey.