Working full time?

wannabemommakristal · March 2013

Is anyone on here working fulltime? I work 85 MonFri as a legal assistant and I an exhausted. Cleaning gets done on weekends and forget about the ex life : What do you do to help being sooo tired at work? Ive been eating healthier, I sleep alot...

slweaver0626 · March 2013

When I was working I would exercise in the morning and try and do one house chore everyday before work. Getting up and moving earlier helped my motivation for the day. If you used to have caffeine and have cut it out - can you trick your system into thinking you are still getting it? I used to have a Dt Dew every afternoon, so I switched to the caffeine free version and my system still thinks it's getting a pick me up!

MomlovesEloise · March 2013

I take walks, listen to loud music, eat healthy, try to get lots of sleep, etc. I have a cup of coffee in the morning and drink lots of water through the day. Honestly, I stay awake because I have no choice. I think staying active and chasing my 2 year old helps a lot. I remember being a lot more tired the first time when I would go to work and then lay on the couch all night.

KLJ3 · March 2013

I work 9 to 5 with several evening meetings per month, and plan on continuing to do so until I pop. A lot of ladies on the board still work full time, and many work more than that!

I think you've made a good step in eatin healthy. Unfortunately, I'm starting to feel like nothing is going to completely prevent being exhausted at this point. Unless you're getting a great night's sleep, it is really tough! Personally, I feel even worse if I take a nap when I get home or sleep all weekend. It throws my precarious [read: nearly nonexistent] sleep balance off!

I also tend to feel more tired in the afternoons if I'm dehydrated, so make sure you're drinking enough!

Good luck...not much longer to go!

Kzhowell · March 2013

I luckily get a small second wind when I get home so just like the pp I make sure to do one chore a night and take the dogs for a short walk. Also I will some times indulge in a half a cup of coffee or a coke mid afternoon if I'm really dragging.

bhjones1980 · March 2013

I work full time, and am out of the house for commuting/work from 6am to 5:30pm every weekday.

I drink a small cup of coffee in the morning, and try to get a least a short walk in during my lunch break to get the blood moving. Lots of water too.

I also sleep on the bus in the morning and now in the evening too, I hope I am not snoring!

MOMama987 · March 2013

I work about 50 hours a week. My focus is gone, and I'm exhausted. My one piece of advice is to give yourself a break. I always start the week with the best of intentions - work out a few times, get these errands done, etc. And most of the time, my to-do list (at work, and at home) just doesn't happen. I figure I'm doing the best I can, and if I need to rest, I rest (mentally and physically). I also make a point to get to my yoga class every week, just so that I remember to... well... breathe

It's not ideal, but it's what I need to do for now. Hang in there!

kryshy123 · March 2013

I work 6 AM to 3 PM 5 days a week and manage a restaurant 3 nights a week still (moving down to just one night next week!). It is getting pretty tough to be on my feet alllllll day, I am noticing my calves being a little swollen at the end of the day. I drink a cup of half decaf/half caf coffee every morning and a TON of water! I fill my 16 oz cup about 8 times throughout my shift. Also make sure you're eating energy rich snacks throughout the day to help. DON'T NAP! Like a PP said, I really think it throws off your whole sleep schedule when you do that. Just stay active throughout the day, snack, stay hydrated, and go to bed early! Try and get as much sleep as possible!

rebaann · March 2013

I work full time. I'm a little tired but not nodding off at my desk like I was in 1st tri. I do have a caffeinated soda a lunch now, which I didn't at the beginning. Maybe that's the difference.

Now, when I get home, that's a whole other kettle of fish. I don't feel like doing squat once I walk through the door, but I force myself to do one thing before I plunk my butt on the sofa.

DiFazette · March 2013

Many of us here work full time. It's an adjustment, but I keep myself on track (with life) by writing things down. It helps set my expectations for the day/week and I feel accomplished by crossing things off. Even if i don't get to my tasks on the exact day they're scheduled, I'll never fall too far behind because I wrote them down and can look back in my planner and see what didn't get done.

I find when i don't do this, everything seems to compound since I'm a bit scatterbrained at this point.

TheyCalledHerKate · March 2013

I work full time. I do find myself getting more tired at the end of the workday and in the evenings. I go to bed earlier (always asleep by 10 PM). I try to drink a lot of water, eat frequently throughout the day and I walk around my office to get some energy when I've been sitting for a long time.

Ana0927 · March 2013

I exercise during my lunch hour and that usually keeps me awake until 3. Then I start to get really tired. I try to walk around my office and talk to some co workers or just go outside for a few minutes to get some fresh air.

CNJ4EVA · March 2013

I work the same schedule as you and plan to until the day I give birth. I have one cup of coffee each day and I try to wait as long as possible to drink it so that the caffeine carries me through the afternoon.

Nora1985 · March 2013

until 4/19 i'm working mon-fri 9-5.

kcwnc · March 2013

I'm currently working full time and plan to until I give birth. I sit at a desk most of the day but try to get up and walk around at least every couple of hours. When I get home I try my best to stay off the couch because once I go down, little else is going on for the night. Also, now that the weather is warming up I plan to take my dogs out every night after work for a short walk- maybe 30 minutes or so that way I'm getting some exercise in. I zumba on the xbox or in a class-with low impact modification and do yoga a couple of times of week.

lumosmaxima · March 2013

I work 7ish to 615 every day and I am definitely exhausted. I've stepped down from my other commitments (tutoring, singing in my church choir, etc) so that I can focus on work with the little energy that I seem to have anymore. I've found that keeping lots of to-do lists and having good workday routines keeps me focused and on task, otherwise my brain wanders and I don't get as much done as I'd like. Drink lots of water, the days I don't, I pay for it in backaches and Braxton Hicks all night.

MaggieMooMom · March 2013

Yes. I work FT as a business analyst, same routine but sometimes more thn 40 hours because we are in the middle of a large project rollout. I still spend a lot of time cooking and cleaning (DH really doesn't do those things). I have a toddler. I'm tired. I just stopped going to Zumba last week cuz I'm so tired.

You're not alone.

But sadly the fatigue gets way worse after baby arrives!

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