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

Do you drink plenty of water and get fresh air daily?

I eat super clean but I could not function with the little carbs, especially for breakfast. I would personally swap the smoothie for an oat bowl with almond milk and keep the peanut butter, Greek yoghurt and banana.

Personally I like to add cacao powder, chia seeds and hemp seeds to my oats too n

I normally have coffee and toast with honey and jam for breakfast, mostly skip lunch and eat an omelette, spaghetti bolognaise or somesuch for dinner. I also take a vitamin supplement and some extra iron. I’m in my seventies, with a longstanding heart issue and osteoarthritis - I’m waiting for a knee replacement - but not at all lacking in energy and look good, or so I’m told.

You seem to eat rather a lot, and it’s fiddly. I couldn’t manage that much.

She absolutely isn't eating a lot of carbs and it's perfectly possible to eat a healthy diet that contains little or no meat.

You are eating well. I’m pretty sure diet alone cannot make you feel fabulous.

You should take a vitamin D supplement. Get your iron, thyroid and B12 bloods checked.

Do you take creatine? Do you get good sleep? Do you need to lose weight? These are the things I’d look at next.

You are eating well. I’m pretty sure diet alone cannot make you feel fabulous.

You should take a vitamin D supplement. Get your iron, thyroid and B12 bloods checked.

Do you take creatine? Do you get good sleep? Do you need to lose weight? These are the things I’d look at next.

I have an absolutely spectacular diet exercise and supplement regime and yet I feel like rubbish every day. I think it’s psychological but my fatigue level is through the roof so is my anxiety. I’ve come to the conclusion I can’t use diet and supplements to feel good it must come from something else !

Batshittery is off the charts here. True mumsnet batshittorexia.

Your diet is exemplary.

OP, how's your sleep and exercise? General life happiness? Maybe a blood test is in order, just in case you're deficient in a nutrient or having a hormone go rogue.

What can't you do right now that you think you should be able to do, OP?

There's no such thing as magic food unless the eater at start is very deficient in something.

It literally says in the OP that she doesn’t eat meat

This is not true—there are so many nicely proteins that are not meat and meat is hard on the body in other ways.

I was going to post exactly the same thing! OP, do you enjoy eating this way? Or do you crave chocolate or a packet of crisps from time to time? Your diet sounds totally fine and better than most people’s but it depends on how rigidly you’re approaching it.

I’ve just run your example through MyFitnessPal using the salmon as the evening meal and using recommended portions and it comes to roughly 1500 cals. Macros wise it works out to roughly 60% fat, 20% protein and 20% carbs.

Try adjusting your macros and/or increasing your calories to 1600-1800, depending on how active you are. A macro split of 30% protein, 40% carbs ( predominantly from veg,fruit and wholegrains) and 30% healthy fats may help but you’d have to try it out for a few months to see if I works for you.

Exercise is also important - the less you do the less energy you have, and quality of sleep.

Try porridge with milk and almond butter for breakfast.

Carbs obviously

I'm not sure how realistic you're being expecting food to make you feel fabulous

Or was that tongue in cheek?

Are you feeling unwell or do you just want to feel better?

My first thought is not enough carbs my second thought is actually not enough but then I looked at it carefully and I suppose it's okay

I work out and I need to eat more than that.

I had to cut the intensity of my workouts, though I posted here saying I was finding them really tiring and the reality was... they are too much for me personally

Do you need supplements, maybe or a doctor? I think people are very unrealistic if they think food is gonna make them feel amazing.

Are you feeling low in energy, or are you feeling normal but expecting another level of fabulous energy and vitality just because you are eating well?

You say you are already fit, healthy and unstressed? I'd settle for that. A good diet will hopefully let you continue like that. It's not going to make you into superwoman. It sounds a bit like you've been buying into influencer bullshit claims about how amaaaaazing they feel!

Your diet sounds fine. I’d ask the GP to check your thyroid, vitamin D and iron levels.

You’re missing joy. Eat some cake. That’ll make you feel loads better.

You think a smoothie with banana, kale, milk, peanut butter, avacado, skimmed milk powder, and greek yoghurt doesn’t have enough protein in it???!

…particularly as it is followed by more peanut butter, eggs, salmon and prawns.

My god.
yhe nonsense advice you are being served up in this chat is making me cringe
my advice is stick this in chatGPT and avoid the armchair nutritionalists on here, some of these comments are batshit

The OP stated she does not eat meat.

If you think she's eating a lot of carbs, I dread to think what you would make of most people's daily diet.

Where are you getting that from? Smoothie with banana, kale, milk, peanut butter, avacado, skimmed milk powder, greek yoghurt

Some sugar in the banana, some in the milk. Most of what's in that smoothie is protein, water, fibre and some fat.

There is plenty of protein in the banana, milk, peanut butter and Greek yogurt.

What is your approx total calorie intake daily? Is it the correct amount to maintain your weight (you can check by Googling your TDEE based on your age, weight and activity level)?

Assuming you eat enough calories overall, I'd look into:

• carbs. You only eat sourdough as a snack, so I assume not a huge amount, and brown rice on some days. You don't want to overeat carbs obviously, but they are useful fuel for energy.
• vitamins/ferritin/B12 etc. If you are feeling very tired ask your GP for these.
• what type of exercise you do?
• sleep quality?

How tired are you actually feeling? Is it just falling asleep on the sofa in the evenings (normal)? Or is it that walking to the corner shop totally knackers you (not normal)?