1. Give up on caffeine. Maybe the artificial chemical energy boost was causing my energy crash.
Result: I only lasted 36 hours....I quickly realized that caffeine withdrawal=ten pound anvil sitting on my head, making me want to poke my eyeballs out with pointy sticks. It was soooooo not worth it.
2. Bombard myself with superfoods. I checked out this book from the library.
It outlines 14 foods that are uber-healthy, cancer fighting, energy providing, well...super foods. I can't help but imagine a banana in a superhero cape when I say that...dah, dah,dah, daaaah! SUPER FOODS!!!!!
Result: It maaay be helping a little. It could be the fact that I have to eat an immense amount of fruit, veggies, and other healthy stuff, which leaves me with less room for sugar. Sugar may be my nemesis.
3. Confuse my body with a new routine. Trick it into ditching the fatigue. I did a turbo kick box class on Saturday. I have been faithfully lifting weights for about a month. I joined a running group that meets three times a week, hoping that running with others will help me to absorb other runners' energy by association. I've been using my elliptical trainer and swimming laps.
Result: Jury is still out on this one. As far as I can tell, the only changes have been...
-I can't lift my arms above my head without lots of popping, creaking, and moaning.
-I've made some new running friends! Yeah for running friends!
-My laundry loads have increased.
I'll keep you posted....so far the game score is:
Fatigue:2
TheBets:1
4 comments:
How many hrs of sleep do you get? Dang chica, this has been going on for awhile now. I'm chronically tired but I know it's from lack of sleep :P
You might also consider seeing your doctor. After I found out that I'm anemic, I learned that anemia is common in female endurance athletes. Perhaps it's especially common in female endurance athletes named Betsy.
Keep fighting the good fight! Oh, and stop lifting your arms over your head.
If you're anemic... you'll love it. Not that it's such a cool thing to have, but I didn't realize how bad I was feeling until I got me some iron!!
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