Good addendum! I didn’t think anything of being tired all the time. Even though it’s silly, the jokes about adult life being tiring and all the “but first, coffee” things really made me feel like being tired was just a normal byproduct of being grown up. Nope! I was just anemic to the point the doctor was recommending blood transfusions to me, so I could get back to normal. Oh my gosh! I don’t basically army crawl from the door to the couch when I get home because I am so tired anymore.
I had sort of a similar revelation. I went from a normal American diets (eat whatever I want) to a low carb diet and my energy rebounded quite a bit. No more super grogginess in the morning or occassional heartburn. Decent energy all day long without the spikes from caffeine and carb loaded meals. The weight loss was a nice secondary benefit, but I wasn't so concerned about that.
Much much better! I have a lot more energy. There were times that I was so tired at work, I would go in the bathroom and lay my head on the toilet paper dispenser for a moment. I was just so desperate. I felt like I took Benadryl. Looking back, it’s obvious that isn’t normal behavior. But yes, now I can stay awake for a normal amount of time. Such an easy fix, but what a difference.
Iron supplements. “Flora fix liquid iron” was the best I tried. I tried pills, but they made me feel so sick. Slow release iron pills were fine though. I also try to be mindful and try to get iron from my food. Meat, spinach, dried apricots.
