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NOT FEELING YOUR AGE
If You Eat Something And It Makes You Feel Crappy, Maybe Try Not Eating It Next Time
Looking at you, gorgeous sweet carby thing
I’ve lived long enough to learn a few lessons, but there are still so many lessons I haven’t lived long enough to learn. Like how to take care of a body I’ve owned longer than anything else in this world.
Yesterday morning I had no energy
At lunchtime, I was on the phone with my husband telling him how exhausted I’ve been feeling lately, so dog-tired and foggy I can barely drag my body from the office to the breakroom for water for my tea. Or was it water? Coffee? I can’t remember.
I ran down a list of possible causes: a lingering cold I thought I shook off, “something going around” at work, allergies, dehydration, burnout, stress, hormones, age, not enough sleep, too much sleep, existential dread, and on and on.
His suggestion was helpful. I mean that sincerely; no snark. He offered that I should try moving more, even if it’s hard to start because I feel utterly spent. Not a bad idea, I said. I’d think about it. I would even take a walk right then.
