My morning routine wrecked my energy

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🔎 Today’s topics

• My morning routine wrecked my energy

• Drink coffee after breakfast

• 7 protein meals at Chick-Fil-A

• Chai tea

My morning routine wrecked my energy

I ran with this morning routine for 3+ years:

• Wake up 5a

• Coffee

• Read + plan the day

• Work

• Exercise break

This routine helped me launch a business while working a 9-5, get priorities done, and stay in shape.

But I was wrecking my energy.

Here’s what happened after the early morning.

• Irritable at 10a

• Restless at 11a

• No focus at 1p

• Depleted energy at 3p

I thought this was normal. That I had to suck it up, not be a pansy, and push through.

Until I found myself getting irritable with my kids and restless during a restful Christmas week.

And realized this probably wasn’t normal.

So I made 3 changes.

It’s already helping.

After I wake up, I follow these blocks.

Each block is 20-30 min:

• 1st block: Eat (protein + fat, no carbs)

• 2nd block: Energize (coffee, Bible, plan)

• 3rd block: Exercise (kettlebells + bodyweight)

My energy hasn’t been this high, steady, or consistent for a long time.

I got duped by hustle culture.

In trying to be productive, I was sabotaging a day’s worth of energy.

I’ll be testing and tweaking this for a month.

Takeaway: the order of the first part of the day matters.

🔎 Finds

Drink coffee after breakfast

7 high protein picks from Chick-Fil-A

Chai tea

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