5d ago
Right, the 3pm thing. Every single day, without fail, I hit a wall around half three and I genuinely cannot tell if I'm tired, hungry, or just... dissolving. I used to think it was just a bad week. That was two years ago. I've been reading back through some older threads on here and a few people mentioned protein at breakfast making a difference to afternoon energy. I'd been having toast, obviously, because I've had toast every morning since approximately 1987. So last week I started doing eggs or Greek yoghurt with some nuts before I leave the house. Nothing fancy. Just more... actual food. It's only been eight days so I'm not claiming anything dramatic but the 3pm crash has been slightly less catastrophic? Some days I've made it to five without wanting to put my head on my desk. That feels worth noting. The thing I'm also trying to work out is the weight side of things. I haven't changed what I eat drastically, not really, but something shifted about eighteen months ago and the weight just settled around my middle without my permission. I want to talk to my GP about it but I keep feeling like I need to bring actual evidence, you know? So I've started writing down when the crashes happen, what I ate, how the weight's been moving (or not moving). Feels less vague than just saying "I feel terrible and nothing fits". Anyone else been through this with their GP? Did they take the energy crashes seriously or did you get the "eat less, move more" speech? I'm bracing myself x