Atki

Your schedule may be the culprit. Sunlight stimulates people to be more alert and darkness, more sleepy. Some people just don't do well going against their circadian rhythms( sleeping at night, working during the day ). 6 - 10 pm doesn't sound too bad. With a little discipline you can make it to bed at 11 - 12 and get up at 7 -8 am consistently. Try it for two weeks to see if you feel better. You can also try printing out this vegan nutrition list. It makes a nice single page checklist. Try checking off all of the suggestions for a few weeks to eliminate inadequate nutrition as a culprit http://www.veganhealth.org/articles/dailyrecs Thanks, I will try to get to bed earlier.. but my lifestyle may impede these efforts, the thing is I also used to work shift (1am starts) when I was 20-25 (I'm now 35) and I did this with no problem at all so that's why I'm leaning towards my diet being in question. Any other opinions would be greatly appreciated

Firstly hello everyone.. I'm really happy to see such a lovely forum dedicating itself to helping vegans remain fit and strong. Ive been vegan for almost 2 years. I have a problem and I'm hoping someone may be familiar with it; I am severely lacking energy in the morning, I will admit that my body clock isn't the best, I work between 6-10pm at the moment and I normally get to bed around 2pm (sometimes later).. but I sleep as long as I need.. normally 8 hours and I wake feeling pretty drained.. and for the first 5 hours or so if I sit still for a while I am close to needing to lay down cos I feel that lacking in energy.. It feels mental.. rather than physical. I recently had a b12 intramuscular injection and that didnt solve the problem and before that I was always taking sublingual b12 tablets... I am always all clear on my blood test with everything in the acceptable range.. though I havent had my blood sugar tested. I train at night around 9pm about 3-4 times a week and with good results.. its just the daytime that I feel so lacking in energy. My diet is vegan (of course:)) and consists of: Plenty of Bananas, Dates and Almonds, Lite Soy Milk, Muesli, wholemeal Pasta, Tofu, Soy Yoghurt, Avocados, Red Kidney Beans and Wholegrain Wholemeal Bread. And moderate amounts of Grapes, Apples, Pears and Nectarines, Zucchinis and Carrots, Tomatoes etc. In the mornings its normally Muesli with Nectarine and Pear with lite soy milk or a banana, date and almond smoothie. Later would be salad sandwichs with hommus, lettuce and tomato or red kidney bean burritos with tomato and lettuce. Dinner typically will be a pasta with tofu and veges or a mix of anything in the fridge but with a combination for all the macronutrients. I eat 5 meals a day mostly.. not huge meals.. but def over 2500 calories a day Im really stumped as to what it is but I cant go on feeling like this.. hopefully someone has some ideas.