I’ve Gone from Skinny, Sick and Nearly Dead to Vibrant and Energetic
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In my mid-20s I was stuck in bed for six months straight. The doctors had no idea what was wrong with me.

When I finally recovered from whatever it was, I went back to eating junk food and consuming large amounts of alcohol. I had to have a nap before going out on Saturday night. Even with a nap I’d start falling asleep at the nightclub while my friends danced the night away. Nothing made sense.

In 2015 I had a near-miss with cancer. Again, the doctors had no idea what was going on. The tumor the size of a golf ball lodged in my guts, scared the shit out of me. I decided to choose health and energy.

Now, this wasn’t some desire to eat healthy food and brag about it on Instagram by taking glorious filtered photos of every bowl of food I ate, inspired by Buddha, to make people feel terrible about their own lives.

What I wanted above all else was to have energy again. The kind of energy you have as a kid that allows you to run around the playground for hours as if it’s nothing.

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Here’s what I did to go from

In 2011, I became incredibly frustrated with life. I’d tried everything to get my energy back and stop the destructive thoughts floating around my head.

The only thing I intuitively did was went for daily walks.

They didn’t help… at first. One night, before I left the startup behind that I loved very much (forever), I grabbed my old school iPod and went for a walk. I started listening to what became the first dose of self-help I’d ever consume.

The walk was supposed to last 30 minutes. I ended up walking late into the night, past midnight. I walked down the main road. I walked down the side of the highway. I was yelling loudly and chanting like the audiobook told me to. People came out of their homes half asleep and told me to shut up. I couldn’t hear them. I kept walking.

Your taste buds change

Many people try and switch their diet and find it hard to do. Things don’t taste the same. I had the same problem. I learned that you have to allow your taste buds time to adapt. When your tastebuds are jazzed up on years of sugary drinks and fried food, a sudden change to healthy food tastes bland.

Now I’ve been off processed food for so long, a mango tastes better than any type of ice cream ever could. Even carrots taste sweet.

Restaurants are accommodating

I was a serial under-sleeper. Getting enough rest will change your energy levels. I tried adding 30 minutes more to however much sleep I was getting.

I prioritized rest rather than let whatever time I had left over determine the length of time spent sleeping.

You need more sleep than you think.

You may be awake for 16 hours, but how energetic are you during those hours? It’s better to have hours where you feel alive, than lots of hours awake where you feel tired and like a zombie.

Give up Alcohol at All Costs

Alcohol dehydrates you. If there’s one thing you don’t want to do it’s be dehydrated. Alcohol is a great way to screw up your body. It silently ruins your insides and messes with your mental state. I was a tired, depressed little boy on alcohol. Marketing has lied to us and told us to drink alcohol to relax.

The truth is alcohol is poison. There are much better ways to relax and seek pleasure than alcohol which destroys your energy levels.

Drinking Water Stops You Being Dehydrated (Which Takes Away Your Energy)

75% of Americans are dehydrated. I, too, didn’t drink enough water.

When you’re dehydrated you lack energy and get headaches. All I did was replace canned drinks and alcohol with water.

Water is the liquid of life. Drink more of it.

Plug Everyday Energy Leaks

In 2011, I was full of energy leaks. I was like a walking, talking Titanic with a hole in my head, leaking energy all over the place.

Anger, frustration, shame, revenge, and things you can’t control in life will rob you of your precious energy.

I started focusing on what I could control. I chose to forgive those who wronged me even though they didn’t deserve it, so I could gain back my mental clarity and peace of mind again.

It’s not worth giving up your energy for petty things.

Myformer self was deathly sick — both mentally and physically. My bad health took me right to the brink of complete collapse. Thankfully, I made it out alive to tell the story, and perhaps, share a few things that helped me.

You don’t need to be sick and nearly dead. You can be energetic when you walk, eat a whole food plant-based diet, get more sleep, drink more water and plug the energy leaks of anger, frustration, shame, and stuff you can’t control.

Win back your energy so you can enjoy life the way it’s meant to be experienced.

Energy gives you the power to see the world differently and achieve the goals everybody tells you are impossible.