Can’t get my arse into gear post Christmas

[Dita73]

I apologise in advance for moaning but I’m really sick of this crap!
Had a good Christmas. Nothing went to plan but it didn’t matter and it was great anyway. January hit and I had the feeling of almost relief about getting back to normal (knowing what day it was,clearing up the house,etc). Got the house sorted and pretty much back into the old routine but I feel lousy.
I am so tired all the time yet my sleep pattern is completely screwed up. I get a few hours at a time twice a day,maybe three times. I’ve put on weight which has really pissed me off! No one puts on weight in January!! I constantly feel like I’m getting a cold yet it never amounts to anything. I don’t feel like doing anything,I just can’t be arsed. My husband is irritating me yet I know the poor sod hasn’t actually done anything wrong and it’s just the mood I’m in. I’ve tried numerous things to try and pull myself out of this “funk” but nothing has worked.
I’ve been telling myself that it’s the January blues thing but the month is nearly over and I’m getting worse by the day. I’m sick of it. I really do need a giant metaphorical kick up the backside (maybe physical too).
Is anyone else feeling this way? Or have you felt this way and have managed to overcome it? If you have,please tell me how because it’s doing my crust in! I’m so bloody bored!
Thank you in advance.
Oh yeah and happy new year or whatever 🙄

Also feeling like this. Watching for suggestions.

I’d recommend picking one thing - ideally small, that will help you feel better and then building that into your routine. Once that’s become a habit, you can build on it with other things. Just don’t try and tackle everything at once.

I don’t know about your current exercise routine but that may be somewhere to start in terms of feeling rubbish and weight gain. You could commit to something like taking a 15 minute walk at lunch every day, and tracking your progress over a month.

I would go to your GP and ask for a blood test - and do you think you could be depressed?

@Notopel Thank you for your advice. I certainly need to get more active but it’s trying to conjure up the enthusiasm to do it. I think you’re onto something with one thing at a time. When so many things need to be improved it can be so overwhelming that you don’t bother with any of them

@Stillfunny I have had depression for over twenty years but I’m maxed out on Prozac and it does help. Of course I still get bad patches which last a few days but that’s a lot more severe rather than feeling how I am at the moment.
I do have a tendency to become anaemic so that could be a possibility. I’ve also been craving citrus food/drinks. I say craving but it’s more like a desperate need! I wondered if that can signify anything

Sorry @Stillfunny that post was meant for @Blondie1984

Any chance you could be peri menopausal? You are describing me and I am going through this, but I would get a blood test as I was also anaemic due to low folic and b12, once I was supplemented for that, I picked up quite a bit.
Good luck!

Could be low Vitamin D. Very common in the winter and it makes your immune system weak meaning you'll pick up every cold doing the rounds. It messes with your hormones causing weight gain and hair loss and also makes you depressed.

I would go to the Doc and get some blood tests for thyroid, iron, B vits and Vit D etc and also get a good D3 supplement.

Thank you for all your replies. Next stop is the GP. I appreciate your help

I also wondered about vit D, when I was low I was so tired and lethargic.