I've been feeling pretty drained lately working from home, and I keep seeing people on social media swearing by eating just meat and eggs. My friend did it for 3 months and said his energy levels went through the roof. I'm worried about it being too extreme though.
Most people who feel drained from working from home just need better sleep, more movement, or fixing their actual diet rather than going extreme. Your friend probably got an energy boost from cutting out processed stuff and sugar, not necessarily because meat-only is magic - you could get similar results by just eating better without eliminating entire food groups. If you want to test it, try adding more protein and cutting back on carbs for a couple weeks first and see if that helps, rather than jumping straight to carnivore. Talk to a doctor if the fatigue keeps up since it could be something else entirely.
Energy crashes often come from things way simpler than diet - I've noticed on my morning runs that I feel way different depending on how much I'm actually moving and sleeping, and when I was stuck working from home full-time I felt the same drain you're describing until I got back into a routine. A carnivore diet might work short-term because cutting out processed junk usually does give people a boost, but extreme restriction tends to catch up with you eventually, and you're missing whole food groups your body actually needs. Before overhauling everything, try the basics first: get outside more, move regularly, make sure you're sleeping enough, and eat actual whole foods (meat, veggies, whatever) without going all-in on something extreme. If you're still dragging after a few weeks of that, it's worth talking to a doctor because fatigue can signal something else going on.
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