Run down all the time - fed up.

cinnamon

Whenever I start a fitness program I end up with a cold or a flu. It's really getting me down. I love exercise but this is ridiculous.
I am an active person and have always done some kind of sport but in the last few months or so I just seem to be really run down.

I don't overdo it. A 20 min medium/high intensity workout 3 times a week, but it never lasts for more than a week because I end up with some kind of flu.

I've been to the doctor about this but tbh he wasn't very helpful. When I asked him for a tonic he laughed and said there was no such thing as a magic potion! :rolleyes:

Can anyone suggest anything? Thanks

Hanley

You're either not eating or sleeping enough, or training too hard.

Parsley

Hanley wrote: »

You're either not eating or sleeping enough, or training too hard.

this man is most likely correct. are you 'going on a diet' whenever you start a fitness programme?

BrianD3

20 minutes of high intensity 3 times a week doesn't sound like you're overdoing it. I can't imagine that this would cause constant colds and flus. Are you exercising in a crowded gym? I always get more colds when I've been hanging around in crowds. In college I had a cold every couple of weeks from being in stuffy lecture theatres with people coughing and spluttering.

zebrafumbler

Bate the steak and eggs out of it. Plenty of fruit and quality carbs.

cinnamon

I get between 7-8 hours sleep a night and always wake before the alarm goes off.
I have a healthy diet. Muesli and juice for breakfast, lots of fruit between meals, wholemeal seeded bap with cheese salad or egg salad for lunch and stir fry/pasta for dinner.

I sometimes eat oat bars. Rarely eat chocolate and when I do it's just a few squares.

I do my workouts at home. In the summer I run outside.

injured365

Is it really that bad that you have to stop??

If you feel it is go to a different doc.

TommyKnocker

injured365 wrote: »

Is it really that bad that you have to stop??

If you feel it is go to a different doc.

+1

And demand a full blood workup.

Also when you say you eat a healthy diet, the foods you listed are not too bad. But are you eating sufficient quantity to get the number of calories for both living and training. Another thing, although you did not provide a detailed listing of a days food intake, what you did list seems high carb, with little enough protein and little or no healthy fats. Just my opinion.


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maestro2009

Also I would say, to drink lots of water especially if you have sinus or allergy, Excercise is suppose to boost your immune system so it has to be something else, tiredness, bad diet...

Hanley

Tbh if you're doing all that stuff, actually doing it, then you probably need a full medical check up.

d'Oracle

This is all a bit Medical.

Chris89

I am usually coldy and fluey around this time of year no matter how much im training or sleeping.

I would reccomend a good multivitamin, seems to have helped me this winter.

What's your diet like ? Do you eat a lot of crap carbs ???

convert

I had a similar problem. For over 2 years I was constantly feeling tired and had no energy, and was constantly catching a cold/flu (about once a month), despite the fact that I was eating healthily, taking vitamins/supplements, and execising regularly. Turned out I had an abscess on my tooth that hadn't been detected. I had the tooth extracted, took a course of antibiotics, and I'm feeling fantastic since! My energy levels are back to normal, my health is hugely improved (I haven't had a cold since) and my skin is in much better condition.

So my advice is go to a doctor and ask for a full check up and, perhaps, blood tests. Might also be an idea to go to your dentist and get a check up. The fact that you getting run down so easily may suggest that there's something undermining your immune system.

746watts

How's your Iron levels?
When I was training for the Marathon I was feeling tired even after a few days rest (thinking I was doing too much training).
I had an occupational medical check up scheduled and my blood iron level was low it turns out.

So I was told to take Iron supplement capsules for a week and come back for check up with occ health nurse, iron levels were back to expected levels.
I also felt great and resumed training.

cinnamon

Hi folks

Well I've finally been to the doctor again (it took me ages to get an appointment with a good doc and also had the flu over cmas :rolleyes:)
Got my blood results today - everything normal.
Still feeling really run down. I am not a hypochondriac. All I want to do is go for a run. I'd do anything to do some exercise.

Just to recap. Eat really healthily. Mix of muesli + flaxseed + soya milk + juice for breakfast. Wholemeal bap/bread with egg + salad or cheese + salad or tofu + salad. Dinner is either stirfry with tofu and loads of veg + rice or pasta. Have a couple of biscuits or choc as a treat. Drink water
Not on a diet.

Get enough sleep every night.
My skin is terrible. If I get any spots they last for weeks. (I have one that is there for the past 3 months although it is smaller but it should be gone by now). I've never had spots to last as long.

I had expected my iron or zinc levels to be down a bit and they could be on the lower side - I don't know. (It was the receptionist who gave me the results) BTW I used to take an iron supplement years ago but can't anymore because I have IBS and it just makes me sick.

I really don't know what to do now. I am starting to get a cold. I feel like I'm wasting everybody's time going to see the doc again. I don't even know why I'm posting, I think I just need to vent. I absolutely hate not being able to exercise

hinault

cinnamon wrote: »

Hi folks

Well I've finally been to the doctor again (it took me ages to get an appointment with a good doc and also had the flu over cmas :rolleyes:)
Got my blood results today - everything normal.
Still feeling really run down. I am not a hypochondriac. All I want to do is go for a run. I'd do anything to do some exercise.

Just to recap. Eat really healthily. Mix of muesli + flaxseed + soya milk + juice for breakfast. Wholemeal bap/bread with egg + salad or cheese + salad or tofu + salad. Dinner is either stirfry with tofu and loads of veg + rice or pasta. Have a couple of biscuits or choc as a treat. Drink water
Not on a diet.

Get enough sleep every night.
My skin is terrible. If I get any spots they last for weeks. (I have one that is there for the past 3 months although it is smaller but it should be gone by now). I've never had spots to last as long.

I had expected my iron or zinc levels to be down a bit and they could be on the lower side - I don't know. (It was the receptionist who gave me the results) BTW I used to take an iron supplement years ago but can't anymore because I have IBS and it just makes me sick.

I really don't know what to do now. I am starting to get a cold. I feel like I'm wasting everybody's time going to see the doc again. I don't even know why I'm posting, I think I just need to vent. I absolutely hate not being able to exercise

The receptionist gave you the results of your blood tests??????
Why didn't your doctor gave ou the results?
A surgery receptionist is not a doctor : your doctor should have addressed the results with you in his clinic.

If the blood tests are showing up as normal - then I am perplexed as to why you're feeling tired.

Lack of iron would be an immediate symptom : but you say the results do not show an iron deficiency?

Perhaps you need to take a total break from trying to do exercise to allow your system a chance to feel less tired.
It is obvious that your system is tired for whatever reason.

I would suggest that you try to conserve energy by not exercising and give yourself time to build up your energy reserves.
Take multivitamins - and take vitamin C : if you feel a cold coming on, take a 1000mg vitamin C capsule on the hour, every hour for 6 - 12 hours.
This will fight the onset of a cold and stop it from developing in to flu.

Red Cortina

What's the story with the IBS? Have you had this looked into?