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Low energy days
LOW ENERGY DAYS
You all know which days I am talking about. Those days when you have to drag yourself out of bed, choosing to do as little as possible to conserve energy, mood in the doldrums, thinking you will never feel or think a positive thought again. I am having one of those days, actually it’s been several days now. How do you deal with days like this? Do you beat yourself up? Do you think you should be feeling different, or wishing it were different?
Those Days
Some of you know when you have those days and for others it just kind of springs on you. I used to have a lot of these kind of days due to ill health, but thankfully I have way more good days than bad. I have had to manage my mind around it constantly. So if you are in the same boat.
I will share some of my tips that I have used to negotiate these low energy days.
- Do not beat yourself up! This is not allowed. Would you treat your child the same way if they were ill? No way, you would be loving, compassionate and kind to him or her. Extend yourself the same kind of grace.
2. Acknowledge that you are not feeling well or have low energy. It is just your body sending you a very pointed message saying you need to slow down. Bodies need to recover and recoup. We cannot expect our bodies to be functional 100% of the time, especially not with the type of lives we lead.
How often do you skip meals, how often have you skimped on sleep, or eaten junk food or not exercised? I think I can probably say we are all absolutely guilty of one of these. There is nothing wrong with it, no beating yourself up here, we are human and we are definitely not perfect and of course we are going to slip up.
3. Once you have acknowledged how you are feeling, make a plan for your day or days, rearrange your plans and if you can, cancel. Give yourself a bit of space to just slow down and do what you can.
4. Tell your family or the people you are in contact with regularly, that you are having a low energy day. They will probably do all they can to help you, give you some space, take a few things of your plate and even be understanding.
Rest
5. Try and rest as much as you can. Sometimes this may not be possible, but take regular little breaks throughout the day wherever you can
Water
6. Drink lots of water. Oftentimes low energy is attributed to not drinking enough water and the brain and body starts to feel sluggish.
7. Incorporate some fresh fruit and veg into your diet. Instead of spending your time cooking, you could whip up a smoothie, which is quick to make and super nutritious. Luckily these days you do not even have to make it yourself, you could order in.
8. To get your mind right, think thoughts that support you, like: This will pass, I will feel better/energetic very soon and what can I do now to support myself during this time? What good questions could you ask to help you?
Stressing
9. Do not stress about the things you don’t get done today. Tomorrow is another day and so is the day after that. There is very little that is so urgent it can’t wait a day or two. Remember you will feel your energy return and you will get twice as much done during those times. Stressing only makes you feel worse.
10. Make yourself a list of all the things you have done for yourself during these low energy days, things that help you feel loved, cared for and supported. Pack it away until you have another one of these days and pull it out and remind yourself what you need to do and think. I don’t know about you, but after the fact I always think of things I should have done or not done.
Make a note of those as well and incorporate them and see what works for you.
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Love your body, listen to your body, be kind to it. It will reward you so much more in future.
What is on your list of do’s and don’ts, ladies? Please share.
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Till next week.
A
xxx
