When I was 20 I could drink, live on 2hrs sleep, eat junk and stay thin and work 20hrs a day.
Now at 40 I can’t drink without a week long hangover. I eat one wafer and put on 10 stone. I sleep 12hrs and still feel like shit.
Is this normal?
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No. I’m 50 and I still feel energetic. I do try to get 6-8 hours of sleep. If I sleep longer, I’m exhausted.
I work out 6 days a week and eat a fairly healthy diet.
As you get older, diet and exercise are critical.
Yeah ya gotta stop treating yourself like shit and start doing some maintenance mein freund
To be honest, I started feeling like that in my late 20s and stopped drinking after my 30th birthday. I’m afraid all those late nights and junk food in your 20s take it’s toll. You are basically paying off the debts your younger self has piled on you.
The good news is that it is reversible - I just had my annual checkup and all my blood work is in the green and the numbers are trending in the right direction (although I was told to eat more oily fish, which I don’t like).
All the improvements I’ve made have been me pretty much me making it up as I go along but it is starting to pay off. However, there’s now better advice around and if I could suggest just one thing, it’s the radio show of the same name on Radio 4. I can find his tabloid pronouncements a bit suspect but the radio show is spot on. The latest episode was an inflammation special and if I could suggest just one episode of Just One Thing, it’s that one. Inflammation is increasingly being seen as the root of a lot of age-related issues and you can do plenty about it - eat better and move more.
I see the next episode is on taking Vitamin D and, for anyone in the UK, that’s vital as we don’t get enough sun for 6 months of the year and those, like myself, who are so pasty they burn under a Full Moon, so wear sunscreen much of the rest of the time then it’s needed all year round.
This sounds like a good plan. However, I have a possible alternative idea: Methamphetamine.
- Lose weight.
- Lots of energy.
- No need for sleep, ever.
- More hours in the day.
- Super confidence.
- Unstoppable genius.
I see no downsides. What do you think? Vitamin D or meth?
Why not both?
I mean, give it a shot and let us know how it goes. Experience suggests it just lets you wreck yourself quicker.
Welcome to your 40’s
Can I go backwards please? I don’t like where the ride is heading!
Only one way to get off mr bones wild ride
Lawyer up, delete Facebook and hit the gym, right? Or call 988?
Eat better, exercise, and reduce stress.
I’m failing at all three and feel run down except when I’m on vacation :)
Cheer up. It’ll be over soon.
I’m 34 (which I recognize is younger than you) and it really depends on what my day to day looks like. If I’m doing active, fun things, I have more energy. If I’m doing nothing but working, cooking, video games, then sleep, I’m tired af.
Nothing lasts forever. That’s pretty normal. I’m experiencing the same.
Something worth considering; how you treated your body in your 20s potentially had an impact on how bad your body functions now. We all break down in time, but how bad those breaks are influenced by the decisions we made over time.
So what you’re saying is, I need a time machine
Im a decade or so older and I feel like an engine that is put under to much load just week to week.
I’m 42 and that all sounds about right. I quit drinking a few years ago, started watching how much sodium and calories I consume, and try to get at least 6 hours of sleep at night and it helped my energy levels immensely
How does sodium affect energy levels? Indirectly via blood pressure? Or is it just part of being a bit healthier overall?
Both. My blood pressure was terrible by the time I turned 40 from too many years of partying and eating garbage. Cutting sodium alone helped with blood pressure, but it also kind of forces you to limit your calorie intake as well so it helped me lose weight too
Yeah and I bet a lot of food that’s generally bad for you has loads of salt in it
100% yes! Lots of processed foods and fast food especially are LOADED with sodium. I was surprised that even things that didn’t taste salty like microwave meals still had tons of sodium in them
You’ll also eat less processed food, which is definitely a good change.
That’s not run down, it’s not being able to abuse your body.
Have you had your testosterone levels checked?
I did a couple of years ago cos my libido is dead but it showed as normal.
I’m look like a bald silverback gorilla which is a sign your T levels are OK.
I’m look like a bald silverback gorilla which is a sign your T levels are OK.
That sounds familiar! 🤣
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