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Daily activites seemed daunting (cleaning, cooking, grocery shopping), and I would be in bed at 9pm, sleep 11-12 hours and STILL be tired in the AM.
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Isn't it nuts? I mopped the kitchen this evening and I swear my arms got sore! I envy your sleep though. My body just won't do it for some reason. Hopefully that will come! And yeah, they do say pregnancy makes you more tired - but I should be less tired than before I started resting - LOL.
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I have read somewhere that training incessantly on low cals/carbs puts the body into a state of stress, which in turn gives the person a sort of 'high' to keep going. I think this is actually mentioned in the manual (maybe under 'adrenal fatigue'?). So (and I'm just throwing this out there), now that you're resting and your system is stabilizing, you've lost that high and are experiencing the true fatigue your body feels. Because really, I've read your history, and I've dealt with the same...and people often ask "how did you keep going"???. And the answer is, I just did. I didn't feel hunger on 800cals, so I didn't eat. I was able to push through my WOs somehow and felt OK most days. My body was screaming, but I couldn't see or feel it.
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There probably is a lot to that. I can identify with the not being hungry thing, too. Don't get me wrong, some days I was famished, and yet others I was perfectly fine on low cals - some days I wasn't even hungry at all and felt guilty eating the 1000 I was allowing. I suppose that was weird hormone imbalance...
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Anyhoo, you are doing awesome Michelle - you really are. Good for you for taking control of this issue! It's difficult, and I can empathize with that, but in the end, I'm sure you'll be so happy you chose to get better!! 
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Thanks for the support - it's much appreciated! And it's nice to know that there are others out there who aren't just thinking "she must be making that up" because you've actually been in a similiar situation. I read through your log tonight and it sounds like you're making good progress - I'm going to keep up with reading as you go along! :-)
Michelle