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Your meals sound great, but if I were eating the same things I would be feeling weak too! You need some protein!! Try adding beans: kidney, navy, garbanzo, black, white, green, black-eyed-peas, etc. Add some nuts to your oatmeal, it'll taste so great! Lentils are amazing too. Good luck!

The breads and the carbs or banana need to be eaten before your workout for increased energy and stamana. And after your workout loadup on the proteins like beans to regenerate your muscles. What your eating is good you just have to cater for food around your workouts so u don't get weak.

This is a great question! I have not experienced this, but personally, I suggest trying out Vega shakes. I promise I do not work for this company and am in no pay being paid to promote them. I have just used this product and absolutely love it. The jugs are a bit expensive, but you can shop around for cheap prices, including Amazon. The Vega shakes used to be 2 scoops to be mixed with your liquid of choice or into a smoothie (or even food, like pancakes). These two scoops covered you for the day in terms of any and all nutrients you need. I guess a lot of people found it too harsh, though, so they introduced Vega One, which is just 1 scoop and, accordingly, half of the nutrients you need in a day. Honestly, this is still more than the average person gets in their diets every day!

Perhaps this would be something that you can do during that one week that is extra difficult for you. I always make my shake in the morning with some non-dairy milk and mixed berries. A tasty smoothie! They also have a pre-workout shake, which I have not tried, as well as a recovery shake, which I do like, as well. Overall, it's just a really great addition to your diet on days where you feel like you won't be able to get it on the nutrients.

As Alexia mentioned, definitely include some protein. And definitely add in some more leafy greens because they're great with iron.

You may simply be getting too few calories. More carbs might help, maybe some rice or potatoes (or sweet potatoes if you avoid nightshades). I would definitely add in some beans for protein as well. Dark chocolate always makes me feel better around that time of the month. I like the quinoa chocolate bar by alter eco and there are a lot of other vegan dark chocolates available as well. If you're concerned, you may want to consider speaking with a veggie-friendly nutritionist or a macrobiotics counselor. I'm guessing a few small adjustments to your diet would probably help you fix your energy.