I used to crash every afternoon at 2pm. Like clockwork. No amount of coffee helped.

After months of trial and error, three changes made all the difference:

1. I stopped skipping breakfast protein. I was having toast and coffee — basically sugar and caffeine. Switching to 30g of protein within an hour of waking completely changed my mornings.

2. I started walking before I scrolled. 10 minutes outside before touching my phone. Sounds small. It's not. Your cortisol rhythm actually resets with morning light exposure.

3. I cut the 3pm snack and moved it to 4pm. Eating earlier was spiking and crashing my blood sugar right when it was already dipping naturally.

None of this is groundbreaking science — but actually doing it consistently is what changed everything for me.

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