Sick and tired of being.......tired!

I just cannot seem to get anywhere anymore.  I have little to no energy to face the day.  I went to the Dr. and he ordered a TON of blood work to see if everything was going good and to see if I had any under lying issues that were causing the lack of energy.  Got my tests results back today along with an email from the Dr. saying that ALL my blood work came back within normal limits and it all looked great and my cholesterol was fantastic.   So I emailed him back,  that I was super happy to hear that everything was within normal limits BUT what is causing this horrible lack of energy.  I just have a hard time staying awake and it seems worse in the middle of the day.  I used to be able to buzz around the house and get it cleaned in an hour or so,  now I have a hard time getting it done without taking breaks.  The Dr. answer to me asking why the lack of energy etc was that I am entering the "middle" age woman part of life and that I am starting the change of life.  Hmmmm ok!  Maybe he is right I know we all have different times we start the change of life BUT this is ridiculous.  I just want to know what I can do to get my energy back and feel good about myself.  I have to force myself to workout and when I do I feel better but still feel exhausted.  Its a vicious circle.  Dr. also said that is the cause of me not being able to lose weight either,  the change of life that is.  Ugh!

So I have changed my diet and cut out a lot of the processed stuff and no more soda (maybe once in a blue moon)  I drink lots of water and have a cup of coffee a day.  Only thing I noticed I haven't added to my diet is a nice strong vitamin.  I need a good daily womens vitamin.  I already take vitamin D, B-12, chromium picolinate, and biotin.  This is super frustrating when I am doing all in my power to feel better and have more energy.  Some days I have a little more energy than normal but it is short lived.  I am going to keep working at it and find a combination that works best for me and get this back on track so I can be active again.  I still push myself daily to get done what needs to be done and that wears me out.  By the time the girls are in bed I am ready for bed myself but that is when I can sit down and have some peace and quiet for me, and take a bath etc.  Maybe I should just go to sleep.  Maybe I should listen to my body.  I will not let this ruin my life and interfere with what I love to do and that is be active.  So I am going to do some research online and figure out some variations I can try until one works for me.  :)

Until then.....................I will update later!  Wish me luck!  :)