Poll: When during the day do you have the most energy? That is when you are not in relapse, and not sick with the flu

When during the day do you have the most energy? That is not in relapse, not sick with flu

  • My highest energy level is in the first few hours after waking up.

    Votes: 13 21.7%

  • My highest energy level is midday.

    Votes: 14 23.3%

  • My highest energy level is around dinner time.

    Votes: 4 6.7%

  • My highest energy is after I’ve laid down or taken a nap during the day.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • My highest energy level is late in the evening.

    Votes: 20 33.3%

  • My energy level remains fairly stable throughout the day (low all day long).

    Votes: 3 5.0%

  • Other. Please provide additional information in separate post.

    Votes: 6 10.0%
  • Total voters
    60
My energy level peaks around 1-2pm...it's terrible 1st thing in the morning and drops around dinner time then picks up. I can feel quite wide awake at 11pm if I don't make a conscious effort to move around a bit in the day (I'm mild moderate). Think this is screwed up cortisol.
 
I've selected that it's highest in the evening, this is true, for mental energy, if I have something to do that requires just brain, this is the time to attempt it. For physical, if I have the required mental energy to direct, it's within 2-3 hours of getting up. So a slight mismatch there.
 
At present I am usually most 'energetic' first thing in the morning (before breakfast) and in the evening. Maybe at time of cortisol peaks? Or maybe reflecting dark hours? It does vary a bit though.
 
arewenearlythereyet said:
My energy level peaks around 1-2pm...it's terrible 1st thing in the morning and drops around dinner time then picks up. I can feel quite wide awake at 11pm if I don't make a conscious effort to move around a bit in the day (I'm mild moderate). Think this is screwed up cortisol.
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Exactly the same for me, except that I'm moderate-severe and my cortisol test result is allegedly normal.
 
During the afternoon 2-5 if I've not done anything much in the morning is my best physical time.
Mental energy is better starting about 11am, again it depends how much I do how long it lasts. I do get a period late evening after 10 when I'm more alert again, linked I think to the tired but wired thing.
 
ukxmrv said:
How late is "late in the evening" and "dinnertime"?
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Great question. I left out meal times because sometimes I'm wide awake at 3:00 a.m. and my day starts accordingly. On such days, I wouldn't fit within normal times for meals.

I presume most people would think of dinner time as fitting in somewhere between 4:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. But for me, there are days when I eat breakfast at 3:00 a.m. and I'm eating dinner at 2:00 p.m.

For some people there is the addition of a food component to the energy drop. Those of us who venture into hypoglycemia will get tired as we get hungry. In addition, those of us with low blood pressure, may feel even more tired after large meals due to blood being veered toward digestion, reducing the already low flow to other areas and systems.

For this poll, dinner time is anytime around when you normally would eat dinner.
 
BeautifulDay said:
I presume most people would think of dinner time as fitting in somewhere between 4:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. But for me, there are days when I eat breakfast at 3:00 a.m. and I'm eating dinner at 2:00 p.m.

For some people there is the addition of a food component to the energy drop. Those of us who venture into hypoglycemia will get tired as we get hungry. In addition, those of us with low blood pressure, may feel even more tired after large meals due to blood being veered toward digestion, reducing the already low flow to other areas and systems.

For this poll, dinner time is anytime around when you normally would eat dinner.
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Thank you for explaining so well. I choose "Dinner time" as I start to feel better late afternoon but I don't actually need to eat either lunch or dinner to feel better - it's just a coincidence for me I think.

As an example I didn't eat any lunch today and am feeling a little sick through not eating (get a sick feeling on an empty stomach) but my strength and functioning has been on the up since 17:00 and it's 18:46 where I am now. I should be at my best until 10pm.
 
You know, it's strange because like most things with this illness, my answer to this question has varied over time. When I was at my worst (about 3 years ago), I would have said that I definitely had more energy in the evenings. Now, I have most energy in the mornings and how long that lasts is typically tied to how well I "ration" it throughout the day.
 
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