Sometimes Lately I have been taking Chaser 5 hour energy.

http://www.chaserenergy.com/


It is a small little Alice in wonderland bottle of mostly natural juices that gets me a great boost of energy when I want to do things like stay awake.

Anyone have a need for speed?

MickG said:

No, I just sleep enough.

Fauxie said:

We are not the same. I sleep too much. That doesn't mean I will have energy.

I can't do anything speedy/energy type thing. It turns me into a jittery blabbering FREAK!
If I have caffeine past 10am I'm up till 2 in the morning. I can't take daytime cold medicine cause it makes me feel worse than the cold symptoms do. And if I happen to have a vodka red bull on a night out, FORGET IT! Cause I will.

i've been trying to get tons of sleep, but i still hit the wall in mid-afternoon and feel like chapped ass by the time i get home. i'm gonna try getting up at god o'clock so i can go to the gym before work, see what that does.

MickG said:

True. The feeling is even worse when you take naps and wake up feeling even more tired. At the moment I'm just not having late nights. I hate waking up late, you see, so I have to be asleep by 11pm at the latest to get enough sleep.

Tweaker.

Anx said:

This may be attributed to sugar Anx.

Try breaking your meals up to 5 meals a day at around 200-300 calroies each. It'll control your insulin level and help you to sustain energy.

Of course, nothing beats 8 hours of sleep though.

Imago said:

i go to bed before 10 and get up around 5:30am...i'm usually in bed by 9 because i'm such a decrepit old man!

i don't know if i could do the five meals a day thing without just tying a port-a-trough around my neck and eating all the time.

Anx said:

I've been eating little bits throughout my day (not quite meals) and ending with a dinner of aorund 500 calories. Then usually a snack of fruit in the late evening (in fact I just ate a bunch of strawberries).
It's not so easy on weekends. And at work, people must think I eat constantly, cause I pretty much am every two hours. But it keeps me full of energy, I rarely feel uber hungry and it's good for the metabolism.

If I need a little energy burst anytime of day I'll eat a couple of slices of peanut butter on toast. Generally I just drink lots of water to make sure I don't feel tired.

Fauxie said:

water. huh.

this morning i got up early, took my vitamins as soon as i got up, then went to the gym before work. so far i feel fairly glued together.
[Edited 5/18/06 8:46am]

Anx said:

Didn't Bill Cosby say something about having Breakfast...That will normally glue you together. Toast and Peanut butter is sufficient.

Water gives you energy too.