Hmmmmm. It might be worth it to reduce your sugars. Maybe try to eat more fruit instead of sugary stuff. Starches are... less optimal, but definitely not as bad as outright sugars. You wouldn't think eating less sugar or even cutting it out as much as possible would help your energy levels, but it certainly can. It just takes a week or two for your body to adjust (as if you weren't tired enough already) but it's definitely worth it if you're trying hard to stick to a fitness regime.
So what % of your caloric intake do you think is protein?
And do you happen to know your BF% right now?
Hmmmmmmmm. Well, your RMR is probably in the neighborhood of 2100-2200 calories, so at a relatively minimal level of exertion, you probably need around 2600-2700. If you're on your feet a lot with moderate activity that goes up significantly.
I'd be curious to know if you knew your BF% before starting to lift, and your BF% after.
I'd also be curious to know if you tried to keep the same caloric levels, but just changed to have more of them be protein. What was your caloric intake like before starting to lift?
I'd say an average of 150g of protein. So 600 calories out of around 3000. So 20%. I should probably up that?
I don't know what my BF% is currently. But 2 months before I started lifting, it was at 21%. I lost a few pounds of fat since then. I'd guess around 19%.
My caloric intake before lifting was around 2600.