Boost Your Energy With This Shift

I had to get up half an hour earlier one recent morning to get my oldest kid into town for a test he needed to take for welding school enrollment. I headed over to Panera after dropping him off to work and wait for him to finish the test. Half an hour doesn’t sound like much, but it made a difference.

My energy wasn’t bad at first. I got my important work done and then started working on the medium importance tasks. By 12:30, my energy had totally tanked. I ate a relatively decent breakfast — it had protein in the form of an egg and some sausage — but I’d had a chai tea latte and some green tea after and even the sugar in the teas were not enough. My mind started wandering, my body felt sluggish — and of course, being ready for lunch probably didn’t help.

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But it reminded me of how I keep my energy from lagging so much at home. And I know most of you are like me, with a ton to do and looking for the energy to do it.

So I wanted to share an idea for helping you to keep your energy levels up.

Where exactly do you lose energy?

I know that if I just randomly went about my day, by early to mid-afternoon, my energy would be gone. I’d feel like taking a nap and would get nothing productive done. I’d rely on sugar to power through if I absolutely needed to. I also know…