I still have many things to do today: Including a project at school where I am teaching the class. I have "hands-on" demonstration things I still need to pick up at the grocery on the way to class. (it's on healthy eating)

But I'm sitting here thinking: "I have no energy". I can't stop. I could lay down for 15-20 minutes if I set the alarm clock. I had an espresso and I'm still falling over!

What do you all do, when you still have many things to do: and there is no enery to do them??

I'm sitting here running through my mind what to do: I think I'll take a tepid shower to wake up. I'll deep breathe in the coolish outdoor air. I'll make sure I have drunk plenty of fresh water. And then I'll act "as if" I have plenty of energy. I'll dress in an outfit that gives me positive energy vibes.....

I'm off to start this, as I leave for school in 45 minutes. Would love to hear what you all do when you have no energy, but must keep plugging away!

Abundance,
Good thread. I am a VERY low energy person, always have been.

One thing I do is to plan in my head, or by looking around the room, exactly what I will do when I can get up. Once I can rally that little burst of energy, I then buzz around and do those things I planned out.

get a pad of paper and write out all the things you need to do. i have found that if I just sit and think about it then it will drag me down more. If I at least take 10 minutes to write it down, then I know I haven't missed anything and know that I can come backd to it to tweak it at any time in the future. Just because you are a low energy am person doesn't mean that there are other times that may be more productive for you.

After 30 years in the hospitality industry, I find that I tend to be more productive later in the evening. So, having a to do list helps.

Another thing I try to do, is to stack up on my desk the projects that need doing(but don't look at it now.....it is a mess)

I don't know if I am a low energy person by nature or if it is a side effect of the prescribed medications I take, all of which list fatigue/tiredness as a side effect, along with drowsiness.

I do know that even as a child, I was more likely to sit quietly in one place for hours and read or craft than run around and play.

I also know that if I wait until I feel energetic, not much would ever get done!

Therefore, I start my day with a prayer and a request for Divine help to enable me to do all what I have to do and a little bit of what I want to do, as well (there's a slight difference between the two, in my opinion. )

Then, I just do what must be done. Often, I find that once I get started, I can keep on going. It's the getting started that is hard.

On really low energy days, I evaluate how essential are the tasks at hand and do only those things that MUST be done, as opposed to SHOULD be done. Nothing really dire will happen if I go longer than a week without vacuuming or if I skip cleaning the chandelier this time around.

Or, I choose less labor intensive ways to do things - for example, last night, instead of making a beef curry as planned (lots of cutting of the beef into fine strips, slicing of onions and chopping garlic, mixing in spices and standing and stirring while it cooks), I chose to sprinkle the entire piece of meat with salt, pepper and a little Worchestershire sauce and put it in the oven to cook. No cutting, no mixing, no standing and stirring, and no effort at all.

I am just like chef sam. I am low energy/lazy by nature. So, I think alot about what I'm going to do before I do it. Then I just do it. I like to race against the commercials while I'm watching my favorite shows. I also have to work around my DD2 nap times. So, I know that I must have energy at certain times if anything is going to get done.

I posted a few days ago on a similiar thread, but one thing I didn't mention was getting a good medical check up...

I have an under functioning thyroid and adrenal glands. I also had elevated levels of heavy metal (mercury, lead, aluminum)

other than that I don't have anything to add from my previous post...

I also suffer from low energy (similar story to Bless, on many medications with side effects, but also a quiet child), so unsure if it is genetic or environmental.

I am finding this more and more difficult to deal with. For the most part I am fine during the day at school but its when I get home. How do I make myself do all the things that need to get done around the house, in particular schoolwork-marking and lesson planning, I have some organizing projects on the go, chores, and errands. How do I prioritize what gets done when?

Any advice would be appreciated!

I suffer from low energy at this time of year when the days get shorter - SAD (seasonable affective disorder I think it's called). I find that a light box helps me to get some of the energy back that I would normally have in the spring and summer. It might be worth a try for those of you in a similar situation.

Another thing to think about is what are you eating esp at this time of the year in the colder climates. Focus on more protein. I have found that I have more energy cutting carbs from my diet. Also have found that even on a day that I don't need to be for any particular reason, that if I force myself to go out and change what is around me, I tend to get more energy going and will be more productive when I get home.

I am a very high energy person, but I will feel tired when I'm not really physically "tired" but bored or avoiding chores I don't want to do or feeling overwhelmed or at loose ends. I misinterpret these feelings for being tired. When I feel this way I do the following things:

Getting out of the house; changing my routine; doing something out of the ordinary or creative or a bit scary (get the adrenaline rushing); do volunteer work (always come away from that w/ loads of energy); get the essentials out of the way (that's why I like to use the crock pot--at least dinner is taken care of); sometimes I just have to set the timer for 30 min. & lie down if I'm really exhausted (really physically tired as I do have insomnia & sometimes it just catches up w/ me) & I will go to sleep if I'm that tired & will wake up in a really horrible mood, but after some coffee I'll feel better & be able to function w/ energy again.

I do also have some physical problems that needed to be taken care of before I had my energy returned to me that some others mentioned: low thyroid, SAD (do take medication & sit under the light in the winter & travel to sunny places often), also have pernicious anemia--which causes extreme fatigue if not treated.

Other conditions to check into are depression & sleep apnea. Poor nutrition can cause vitamin deficiencies & then lack of exercise will cause low energy.

I was having low energy as a side effect of some medications & I just had to tell the doc, sorry, I cannot live like this & insisted on changing the medication. For me, that is not a good enough quality of life to be tired all the time. I mean I was REALLY tired which caused low motivation & consequently I got nothing done so the medication was to treat depression & it kind of backfired as with my not being able to accomplish anything I got even more depressed.

I couldn't even do my beloved 15 min. w/ the timer! That's pretty sad.--Suzy