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Posted on 4/29/21 at 11:54 am to Hoodie
Honestly, I was in my mid 50's before I started feeling more tired and not as overall energetic as I was when younger.
It was about that time that I was having to get up a couple times a night to pee and my usual time to try to go to sleep is near midnight anyway, so I've been surviving on 4-5 hours sleep a night on average as I'm usually up between 5-6 a.m. to start my day.
I'm now retired, so my days are mine to do what I want for the most part, but I do stay busy with a big vegetable garden and a huge old house that seems to need something done on it a few times a year.
My wife still works so I take care of the house, cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, errand running etc. and have no problems doing it since she is gone 5 days a week usually from 7:45 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. or later.
It was about that time that I was having to get up a couple times a night to pee and my usual time to try to go to sleep is near midnight anyway, so I've been surviving on 4-5 hours sleep a night on average as I'm usually up between 5-6 a.m. to start my day.
I'm now retired, so my days are mine to do what I want for the most part, but I do stay busy with a big vegetable garden and a huge old house that seems to need something done on it a few times a year.
My wife still works so I take care of the house, cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, errand running etc. and have no problems doing it since she is gone 5 days a week usually from 7:45 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. or later.
Posted on 4/29/21 at 12:00 pm to Hoodie
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young children and other responsibilities that won't allow me to sleep any longer
No way you're fully engaged 18 hours per day and can't spare some time to sleep. It's your body's way of recovering, and it sounds like you need it. Unless you have a baby/toddler keeping you up, you should be allowing yourself 8 hours if you're this tired. And, if it is a baby/toddler issue, get that child on a sleep schedule pronto. They may want to party all night, but they don't make the rules.
Also, diet and exercise are more important than ever.
Lower 40's here.
Posted on 4/29/21 at 12:05 pm to Hoodie
Posted on 4/29/21 at 12:06 pm to HouseMom
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No way you're fully engaged 18 hours per day and can't spare some time to sleep.
You'd think not, but it's true.
I pick-up my kids after work just before 6 PM. From there, it's dinner, homework, baths, a bit of playtime, then into the bedtime routine. I have to wake-up quite early to put myself together, then do the same for the kids, cook breakfast, pack lunches, dress the kids, drive them to school, and then get myself to work. I'm usually flying solo because of my wife's work hours.
Everyone says, "there's no time," but sometimes, it's damned near true.
Posted on 4/29/21 at 12:20 pm to Hoodie
If they're small enough to fall asleep in your bed and get carried out, they need to be asleep by 8-8:30 max. Kids need much more sleep than we do. Play, dinner, bath, book, bed. Non-negotiable.
It sounds like you have a rough schedule, and I completely understand those years of small children, but you have to give yourself a break. What do they say on airplanes? Put the oxygen mask on yourself first.
Get as much done on the weekends as possible. Grocery shop, meal prep, iron work clothes for the week while you drink a beer, etc. Eat meals off of paper plates for a while if it saves you some time in the kitchen. Do whatever you can to front load chores and free up time during the week.
These years can be hard, but it gets easier. Good luck!
It sounds like you have a rough schedule, and I completely understand those years of small children, but you have to give yourself a break. What do they say on airplanes? Put the oxygen mask on yourself first.
Get as much done on the weekends as possible. Grocery shop, meal prep, iron work clothes for the week while you drink a beer, etc. Eat meals off of paper plates for a while if it saves you some time in the kitchen. Do whatever you can to front load chores and free up time during the week.
These years can be hard, but it gets easier. Good luck!
Posted on 4/29/21 at 12:24 pm to Hoodie
I don’t know how sleeping more than six hours is not an option, but try working out and keto. The rest is much, much better.
Posted on 4/29/21 at 12:27 pm to Hoodie
Right there with you on the sleep part. Since my 40's started it seems 5 or 6 hours a night is the norm. Having to pee at 3 am everynight is not helping 
Getting old sucks.
Getting old sucks. 
Posted on 4/29/21 at 12:37 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
quote:I agree but with the caveat that the type of diet isn't as important as his willingness and ability to stick with it.
I don’t know how sleeping more than six hours is not an option, but try working out and keto.
This post was edited on 4/29/21 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 4/29/21 at 12:42 pm to Hoodie
Whatch out for fatty liver and sluggish liver syndromes. You want to stop that before it gets out of hand and the getting tired early and easily is often the first sign. Google sluggish liver.
Posted on 4/29/21 at 12:45 pm to Hoodie
I remember in my early 40s I decided to go join a 70 mph pitching machine baseball team. It was supposed to be for men over 40 but they didn’t have enough sign up. They allowed anyone over 20 to join to fill out the rosters. So I ended up at third base envisioning diving and snagging line drives down the line. The very first 2 pitches both were hit by 250 pound 25 year olds that hit the ground right between my ankles. I didn’t even have time to flinch, never mind even attempting to catch the ball. The rest of the game I kept the glove up almost to my face, praying I would be able to move it 3 inches up. It was really a dangerous situation for the older guys when a youngster came up to bat. Had 2 men end up in hospital
Posted on 4/29/21 at 12:48 pm to Hoodie
Lots of good advice here.
You desperately need that time for other things to get ahead of the next day.
Power through and best of luck.
quote:But you HAVE to stop being the kid’s pacifier for sleep. The crying will take a few nights but it will pass.
From there, me and my little one will lay in the master bed. When she falls asleep, I move her into her own bed. This sometimes takes nearly an hour.
You desperately need that time for other things to get ahead of the next day.
Power through and best of luck.
Posted on 4/29/21 at 12:56 pm to lsu777
quote:That sounds very close to one of the workouts called a Cindy in CrossFit. I like your advice to the OP, as that's basically the route I went. I quit smoking, I lost a bunch of weight, and started going to CrossFit 3 times a week. I'm in the best shape of my life right now, getting close to 50. Not trying to be a commercial for it, but what I like is there's a different workout every day. It's not always lifting, it's not always cardio. It's usually a hellacious mix of the two and you leave with your arse kicked but feel so fulfilled at the end. The energy level I have has been indescribable since I started.
second he needs to start trying to workout twice weekly. prolyl sunday and wednesdays or something similar. Just need to consist of a push, pull and squat. Can be body weight, something he can do at home, so like
pushups
chinups
bodyweight squats
then go outside and do lunges(prolyl starting to the end of drive way and back and progressing from there weekly)
do that with proper mobility work then you will start seeing progress.
Your route takes off the chart discipline which I don't think anybody has. Going somewhere with a coach who will push you is a much better option, in my opinion.
I'm sure my reply will come with the usual barrage of smartass comments because it's CrossFit, but that's what I'd recommend to the OP.
Posted on 4/29/21 at 1:00 pm to Forever
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Get on steroids. You’ll feel 18 again, what you’re feeling is called low t
How would one potentially go about doing such a thing? Are there viable options, legally or quasi-legally speaking?
Posted on 4/29/21 at 1:03 pm to Havoc
Extremely legally 
what do you think “men’s health and anti aging clinics” do? Go there and they put you on more shite than a thoroughbred racehorse
ETA: and it’s actually done safely with good quality products. I’m not saying I would get on them, but you certainly don’t have to look or feel old in 2021. I’m around 30 and in very good shape and I have friends that are 55+ and make me look like a complete pile of shite because they’re pumped full of HGH and Test
what do you think “men’s health and anti aging clinics” do? Go there and they put you on more shite than a thoroughbred racehorse ETA: and it’s actually done safely with good quality products. I’m not saying I would get on them, but you certainly don’t have to look or feel old in 2021. I’m around 30 and in very good shape and I have friends that are 55+ and make me look like a complete pile of shite because they’re pumped full of HGH and Test
This post was edited on 4/29/21 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 4/29/21 at 1:06 pm to RealityTiger
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Your route takes off the chart discipline which I don't think anybody has. Going somewhere with a coach who will push you is a much better option, in my opinion.
I'm sure my reply will come with the usual barrage of smartass comments because it's CrossFit, but that's what I'd recommend to the OP.
crossfit would be a great option for him but based on what he laid out, he doesnt have time to get to a gym or a box. I understand what he is going through because i am a similar schedule.
building out a home gym adn using it dosnt require that much discpline, tons of us over on the H&F board that have one and use it.
Im not even telling him to that, just essentially pushups, chins, squats and lunge ro jumprope for conditioning. just start with bodyweighttwice weekly.
20-30min twice weekyl really doesnt take much discpline and honestly that is all the time he has.
im sure he would love to be able to go to a box or something similar, but its just not possible for him.
Posted on 4/29/21 at 1:07 pm to Forever
quote:
Extremely legally what do you think “men’s health and anti aging clinics” do? Go there and they put you on more shite than a thoroughbred racehorse
ETA: and it’s actually done safely with good quality products. I’m not saying I would get on them, but you certainly don’t have to look or feel old in 2021. I’m around 30 and in very good shape and I have friends that are 55+ and make me look like a complete pile of shite because they’re pumped full of HGH and Test
Posted on 4/29/21 at 1:15 pm to Hoodie
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I sleep only six hours a night.
That is your problem, you have to make concessions/find a way somewhere to get a couple more hours of sleep no matter what.
This post was edited on 4/29/21 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 4/29/21 at 1:17 pm to IceTiger
I always have way more energy when I do intermittent fasting and cut the sugar and dairy. 
Posted on 4/29/21 at 1:20 pm to Hoodie
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I drink coffee in the morning, but it just doesn't take.
I realized the decline was real when a cup or two of coffee left me feeling just as tired as when I woke up.
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