Missing something in My Diet?

I did Search the forums for other posts on the Subject of Diet and found some results but they tend to cover a very broad area on Diets in general. I may not be able to get a quick, specific answer I'm looking for (maybe there's just too many variables) but here goes. little background: I'm 50, Male, Breaststroker, but took some time off and just swam for light fitness and put on a little weight. Never been a "nutrition aficionado" and started training again about 6 mo's ago and I've been on a diet for about two months -I've lost 20lbs which I'm very happy with - 6' 190lbs.. I feel great overall and the Diet has done almost everything I wanted, however I've noticed that I just don't have as much muscle-power in my arms that I had prior to the diet. I eat a lot of fruits and vegs - 3 meals and a snack a day and a lots of water. The Daily animal-protein is at dinner which is either Chicken, Fish or Lamb. To put it in the form of a question, if everything else feels good (energy, aerobic, etc) and but my arms (biceps and pecs) feel weak, what could I be lacking? (more animal protein or a food group etc) I've been doing some dryland to see if that offsets it, but "my gut feeling" tells me it's something lacking in my diet after the weight loss. As i said it may not be an easy answer without providing more info, but wanted to give it a shot
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  • laineybug that's good to know - I came on here to update my progess and saw your comments... I don't know the finer points of D vs D3 but I do take "D3" daily. In any event I have a history of agressive Arthritis so I'd have to say, I do feel better than I have in a long time on this diet. My current complaint seems more Muscle-related. That's still good to know... my annual visit to my Doc with Bloodwork is in a couple of weeks, so I'll know more details then. My UPDATE: I have added more protein during Lunch (chicken, egg & beans with my salads) and have also added more Carbs - I think I was being a little stingy in that area, so this past week I've had half a large wheat bagel in the a.m. before workout and half at lunch both with almond butter. between those things I already feel a big improvement with my arms as far as lack of soreness so Im still trying to dial it in.
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  • laineybug that's good to know - I came on here to update my progess and saw your comments... I don't know the finer points of D vs D3 but I do take "D3" daily. In any event I have a history of agressive Arthritis so I'd have to say, I do feel better than I have in a long time on this diet. My current complaint seems more Muscle-related. That's still good to know... my annual visit to my Doc with Bloodwork is in a couple of weeks, so I'll know more details then. My UPDATE: I have added more protein during Lunch (chicken, egg & beans with my salads) and have also added more Carbs - I think I was being a little stingy in that area, so this past week I've had half a large wheat bagel in the a.m. before workout and half at lunch both with almond butter. between those things I already feel a big improvement with my arms as far as lack of soreness so Im still trying to dial it in.
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