I am so tired of being tired.

[aLkaLiNE]

Cerebralbore101 said:

aLkaLiNE said:

I would cut out milk, bread, oatmeal (is this steel cut or that Insta stuff? Are you adding things to it such as honey or blueberries or strawberries? Does the oatmeal have any of the fake flavoring stuff?) You also shouldn't need any kind of whey if you're getting your protein from meat/poultry/fish. I guess anything with gluten in it can make people feel tired, and milk had naturally occurring chemicals in it that also help induce sleep. That's why it blows my mind that cereal (milk+gluten) is a breakfast item. It's like you're handicapping yourself right from the start of the day.

I'm cutting out milk in a few weeks, because I'm mildly lactose intolerant. I can only have two glasses of milk a day before indigestion sets in. That's a pretty common thing though. The oatmeal is simple unflavored oatmeal that you buy in a big cardboard cylinder. I don't even add sugar or maple syrup to it. Whey isn't needed, but you have to buy a lot more meat otherwise, and that can get expensive. There's almost no lactose in whey so it's ok. It's also convienent, and helps repair muscle faster after a workout, since it is digested quicker than lean meats. I don't believe that gluten is bad for you. 

I wasn't suggesting gluten is bad for you. I'm suggesting it makes you tired. Same with milk. I guess gluten supposedly doesn't make everyone tired, but it does for me and there is a thing such as gluten intolerance. http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/gluten-make-tired-8804.html Or just google "gluten tired" and browse some of the results. I try to stay away from processed foods/drinks and grains largely fall under them for what it's worth. Could be a part of the equation you haven't considered but might start noticing if you look for a correlation and depending on how much of your diet has gluten in it. Also, if you want something protein rich, raw unprocessed nuts such as pumpkin seeds, almonds or walnuts are an absolutely stellar source for that in addition to being superfoods for a variety of other nutrients as well. Also gluten free (-: