Jun 19, 2008 5:25 PM
Why am I tired for the rest of the day after a morning run?
Height: 5ft9
Weight: 150bs
Gender: Male
5-6 days a week, I wake up at 6am (go to sleep around 9:30-10:00pm) and run for 40 minutes (about 5.5 miles). It is a pretty easy run (as I have been running for 5 months). I run to stay in shape and enjoy it a lot.
I am noticing that I don't have a lot of energy in the morning (until about 11am). (Sometimes I don't even have energy for the whole day). I work as a programmer primarily sitting for most of the day.
My diet usually consists of:
Pre-run meal (6:00am)
- english muffin w/ Jam
- Nonfat yogurt with Fiber One
Breakfast (7:30-8:00am)
- 2.5-3 cups of Honey Bunches of Oats + skim milk + bannana
Late morning snack (10:30-11:00am)
- 2 medium sized apples
- 1 Nature valley bar
Lunch (1:00pm)
- Turkey + lettuce + peppers + onions + cheese wrap (large burrito sized wrap)
- Yogurt + fiber one
Afternoon Snack (3:30pm)
Dinner (6:00pm)
- 8 oz Salmon
- 2 toast w/ Jam
- Large serving of brocolli
- small apple
What can I do with my diet/running schedule to have more energy in the day? (NOTE: I don't want to resort to coffee)