50 year old male, out of energy.. looking for ideas

[Anonymous]

How much sleep do you get per night?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here, thank you. I'll try the D vitamins, heard good things about it. And, yes, I need to start a low level exercise plan to help get me moving in the right direction.

Are you a fat boy?👦

Are you illiterate - read the post you moron

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many hours a week do you work?
How much sleep do you get?
How much caffeine do you drink?
How much time do you spend on screens outside of work?

Those things could be throwing off your energy level.

Sometimes you need to start when you are tired and work up. Could you start with long walks - say 30 minutes in morning and 30 in evening.

I’ve slowly ramped up exercise over the past… 18 months and it’s been a slow grind. When I’m sedentary, I’m tired. When I have a hard workout, I’m a different tired. But over a slow ramp I can now exercise 4 or even 5 days a week and take lots of long walks. But it took a looooong time to habituate to each ramp up of effort.

When I hit my 50s I switched from running to walking. This, plus yoga was great for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, get in the sun every day! Even 15 minutes can solve your vitamin D problem as well.

Anyone who lives above the Mason Dixon line will not get enough sun to produce vitamin D from October to April, the angle of the sun is just not strong enough in the northern latitudes during those months.

Vitamin D3 supplements (liquid is actually best) and use a lightbox early every morning while you your coffee/eat breakfast/check e-mail etc. - 30-60 minutes, will help natural production of melatonin later in the day which will help with sleep hygiene.

Keep your bedroom as cold as you can stand it, sleep is best achieved in a colder room and it’s better for your immune system as well.

I have found taking CoQ10 has made a very noticeable difference in my energy levels - it’s something we don’t make as well as we age and it is a critical component of energy production in the body which translates to energy levels as we perceive them.

Get your fiber in every day, the RDA or even more. This also makes a huge difference in gut health, overall health and feelings of energy. Ditch the junk as much as possible (sugar, added sugars, UPFs).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here, thank you. I'll try the D vitamins, heard good things about it. And, yes, I need to start a low level exercise plan to help get me moving in the right direction.

Are you a fat boy?👦

No, i have a background in health. 165. 5'8" But I feel like those healthy days are so far behind me at this point.

OK. whats the secret? All the 50+ men I know have been gaining weight. Is it diet? calorie restriction? or a lot of exercise?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here, thank you. I'll try the D vitamins, heard good things about it. And, yes, I need to start a low level exercise plan to help get me moving in the right direction.

Are you a fat boy?👦

No, i have a background in health. 165. 5'8" But I feel like those healthy days are so far behind me at this point.

OK. whats the secret? All the 50+ men I know have been gaining weight. Is it diet? calorie restriction? or a lot of exercise?

They are just lazy. There is no reason why anybody at 50-60 should gain a huge amount of weight. Research supports all of this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would also ask your doctor to check your iron levels. If they are too low or too high that would cause fatigue. I went to the doctor recently for a noticeable decline in my energy and discovered I have high iron. Dr suspects hemochromatosis and has referred me to a hematologist.

Agree with this. Men can also have low iron as well as menopausal women.

Low iron is brutal.

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Anonymous wrote:Start with lifting with a personal trainer, you will thank me later.

Lifting weights will help your T. (I'd still get your T checked.)

[Anonymous]

I’m with you and in my late 40s discovered I had a deviated septum which was causing me to have low energy because I wasn’t getting enough oxygen while sleeping. Are you waking up refreshed or groggy with a headache?

[Anonymous]

Have you had a colonoscopy? Do you think you might have long Covid?

[Anonymous]

Start with the low-hanging fruit:

Cut down on alcohol during the week.
Cut down on couch time during the week.
Add in two walks a day (outdoors, not on treadmill)
Eat a fruit and/or vegetable with every meal and snack
Go to bed earlier.
Get together with your friends once a week. (Your friends, not your couple friends.But do that too.)
Find/re-engage with a hobby or sport you enjoy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here, thank you. I'll try the D vitamins, heard good things about it. And, yes, I need to start a low level exercise plan to help get me moving in the right direction.

Are you a fat boy?👦

No, i have a background in health. 165. 5'8" But I feel like those healthy days are so far behind me at this point.

OK. whats the secret? All the 50+ men I know have been gaining weight. Is it diet? calorie restriction? or a lot of exercise?

Thanks, bad stomach... it won't let me eat or drink a lot before it starts turning 'sour.'

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you had a colonoscopy? Do you think you might have long Covid?

OP here, i did the poop-in-a-box, nothing noted. But another buddy (older) said its important to get the colonoscopy. Anyway, long covid could be something, the timing might be correct. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m with you and in my late 40s discovered I had a deviated septum which was causing me to have low energy because I wasn’t getting enough oxygen while sleeping. Are you waking up refreshed or groggy with a headache?

OP here, my sleep is not the best... but I've attributed it to not exercising. I do have headaches at times. Maybe, ill get the sleep study referral next month. Thanks for the idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How much sleep do you get per night?

Decent 7 hours, but it's not good sleep. Might be part of it. Haven't woke up refreshed in a long time.