Why am I so exhausted?

Sugar sugar sugar…coffee coffee coffee … And relax.

You’ve come home from work and collapsed in a heap and proceeded to devour a large spaghetti and garlic bread, a glass of wine, a bag of Cadburys buttons and anything else you’ve found in the bottom of the pantry. You name it, you’ve eaten it - and I’ve been there.

It wasn’t that long ago that I felt so run down that when the evening came around, I could barely bring myself to get changed, take off my makeup, brush my teeth and get into bed. So many times I missed my 6AM gym shift because I had slept through 10 alarms (all with horribly screeching tones) and quite frankly, I was getting upset with myself for letting me, and everyone else down.

The reality was… my body was desperate for me to look after it. A low calorie diet, two Gym sessions a day, eight hour gym shifts and starting a new business on the side, poor nutrition and no rest. Sometimes I couldn’t get through a single hour without queuing up for that extra cool, extra shot Americano… And it led me to binge, oversleep and forget important things.

Looking at my life from the outside I led a healthy life, but my body was low in iron, low in essential vitamins and minerals and it felt like I was a one-man band pushing a car up a hill.

If you can relate to this I would love to be able to explain these 8 Tips that changed my life, and made me be ok with accepting the fact that we are not machines – and a healthy life is a lot more diverse than just diet and gym.

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It’s ok to sleep

I always felt guilty if I had a lie in because I felt like I was missing out on something, but sleep is so important and a lack of it not only turns you into a fire breathing dragon, but it isn’t productive in the long run. If you’re feeling rubbish, put a day in the diary to turn that alarm off and get an extra-long nap.

Re-hydrate

They say 2L of water if you are in-active, but if you exercise, get that large bottle and push for the 3L mark.

Curb the caffeine