To not understand why my healthy (I think) way of eating isn't making me feel energetic and fabulous

Perhaps something you are eating is actually hindering you rather than helping. Your diet is full of things that I love to eat, but… I have intolerances to banana, onion, and salmon. Lovely foods, and I can eat them, however: One of them makes me feel bloated, one of them makes me constipated, and the other makes me feel absolutely exhausted after consuming.

I’m not saying that you have such issues with anything you are eating, but perhaps make a note of what you are consuming, and how you feel afterwards. I thought I was being so healthy eating bananas and salmon when I was younger, and yet they were actually making me feel worse.

I missed that bit, but thank you for kindly pointing that out. Yes, unless the OP is taking iron supplements, she is likely iron deficient and possibly deficient in B12 as well.

Yes, they omit to mention the line of coke or vodka shot they downed before pressing 'record' 😂

It 100% is much better than randoms on the internet

Can you not read the OP where she said she doesn't eat meat?

Really pretty popular opinion but when a person doesn't eat meat, suggesting they start to eat meat is rude, ignorant and unhelpful

Maybe she likes it? That’s a really random question! 100% PB has some good fats in

Why are you eating peanut butter?

Can't you eat raw nuts and seeds?

I eat walnuts, almonds, cashewnuts, pumpkin seeds, seaseme seeds, sunflower seeds, freshly ground linseed in my porridge.

What about apples?

I'd lose the morning smoothie (don't think the fruit ones are great for your teeth either) and snack and see if having two larger meals (ie TRI) at midday and early evening helps you feel any better. You're getting quite a surge in blood sugar in the morning (bananas, milk and bread) so your insulin will be high before you've eaten your first main meal. Maybe try adding the kale to your dinner, glass of milk with it? Yoghurt before or after main meals rather than first thing. But it does all sound healthy and balanced apart from that.

I get aneimic if I din't have iron in my diet.nit sure about you but it looks healthy but not balanced completely, maybe there is something missing?

Chat GPT advice is not any better than randoms on the Internet. 🙄

Because the magic 'eat healthy and gain loads of energy' isnt always true

If someone goes from eating a wholly UPF diet, with extreme sugar intake to a diet like yours, yes they'll feel better in the immediacy, over a few months

But generally speaking, someone like you is not going to suddenly be all singing and dancing just through your diet.

Agree with the poster who said to add in beans, nuts and seeds

Hard disagree with the ‘too many carbs’ lunatics posters.

You don't mention exercise OP. I'm in my 60s too and nothing boosts my energy more than a workout or a walk.

Iron deficiency? Vitamin d deficiency? Have you been checked for these?

Looks absolutely fine to me. Possibly lowish on bioavailable iron, depending on how well you personally absorb it, but that easily checked with a blood test. Obviously protein and calories will depend entirely on portion size, but there’s enough in there for both unless they’re very small meals.

I think your diet is low in iron. Do you not eat red meat? Also potentially low vitamin D and B1 and B6 mostly present in meat and whole grains.

The most energy I ever had is when I went vegan. And I'm not a particularly healthy vegan either.

Gamechangers on Netflix is an interesting watch if you're interested in the science behind this kind of stuff.

Try dropping the snack and have just 2 meals a day. That makes me feel energetic. I also eat bucket loads of salad, high protein and low carb.

Nutritionally it looks good to me, but in terms of calories it’s not a lot, especially if you’re active. I would try bulking out your lunch a bit, having rice every day instead of sometimes just salad, and have a snack in the afternoon. Also look at hydration, not drinking enough can affect energy levels.

Unpopular opinion I know but I think humans need protein from animal products. If you started introducing lean meat and chicken I wonder if you’d feel better?

Diet alone doesn't make one feel fabulous.

it looks like not enough protein, 30g per meal

Do you have energy crashes??
its possible to quick sugar rises, and to quick drops

add more protein, eat wholegrain and ideally when eating start from veg, protein and then carbs as this slows down glucose release.

check your Hb1ac, ferritin and iron level, add vit D and b12 and take it from there

This.

I get quite lethargic eating starchy carbs. Swap them out for leafy greens and a touch more protein and feel way, way better.

Hope you find what works for you.

I’m in my early sixties and lead a healthy lifestyle but I wouldn’t say I feel fabulous at all, just ok. I suspect that might be normal for my age.

A lot of publicity is given to film stars and exercise influencers in their sixties but this isn’t realistic for most of us! I’m grateful to be in good health, but I know I’m slowing down a bit and I’m not too depressed about it. Hopefully I still have lots of life ahead of me and interesting things to do!