09/17/2026
One of the weirdest feelings is WANTING to work out and simultaneously feeling like your body has absolutely nothing to give.
Mentally, you’re there. You thought about your workout all day, you WANT to go, you have enough energy to answer emails at 10pm, scroll in bed, think about tomorrow, and mentally run through the 37 things you still need to do.
But physically, you’re stopping constantly during class, you’re sore for days, you feel like you haven’t progressed in months, and by 5:30pm, you need an energy drink just to convince your body to do what your brain has wanted all day.🫠
So naturally, you assume you need more caffeine, more workouts (or a different workout), extra rest days, and cutting out carbs.
If you regularly feel depleted when you’re mentally you’re ready to go, consider this: feeling awake doesn’t mean your body is properly fueled or recovered.
Stress, sleep, training load, caffeine, medications, and PLENTY of other individual factors can contribute to this feeling, and nutrition can be one of them.
If what you’re eating isn’t matching what you’re asking your body to DO, it makes sense that you still mentally want to keep going while physically feeling like there’s nothing left in the tank (and no, the answer is not always “eat more protein.”)
This is exactly where the internet makes nutrition SO. DAMN. CONFUSING. Eat more, eat less. Cut carbs, eat carbs. Fast, don’t fast. 🙄
If you’ve already tried caffeine, more sleep, more rest, different workouts, “pushing through,” and whatever nutrition rule your algorithm served you this week… it’s time to stop assuming you need another hack and actually look at how YOU are fueling.
Nutrition may not be the entire puzzle. Movement, sleep, stress, hydration, health, and other individual factors matter too.
But if you’ve tried “everything” and keep ending up in the same place, why would you keep repeating the same pattern?
⬇️ That’s exactly why we now have Amelia, a Registered Dietitian, at Core (LP). Comment NUTRITION, and we’ll send you the link to book a 1:1 Nutrition Consultation with Amelia.