Just wait a few months or years and your adrenals and thyroid will be nice and fucked on ZC. The processed crap is probably saving you for now. Only 62 percent kidding.

I had ridiculous energy my first few months of VLC which faded and others have also reported this. I'm thinking there could be a connection between feeling really good (too good to be true) on VLC in the beginning and there being an underlying metabolic problem that will eventually surface. Basically Im guessing VLC can act like a drug for some people early on by over-stimulating glandular function which eventually wears them out and leads to poor health again. I have a feeling that the make-up of the diet is not the problem, its some malfunction in the organism.

Instead of eating processed crap, why not try raw fruits and veggies or potatoes or nuts or what not instead of jumping to the garbage?

Try raw NOT soaked walnuts. I know they're harder on digestion but this is why they slow you down.

How about non-dietary approaches like meditation, qigong, yoga...

Calming foods?

Raw eggs, raw butter works for me. Sometimes I feel like they work too well...

Fruits/vegetables don't seem to do the trick.  Potatoes I will have to try, cooked right?lol.  Currently in the process of trying walnuts. 

Does anyone else have similar problems with energy? 

I have honestly never made an attempt to try meditation, which I might inevitably have to practice.  I was just curious if anyone used certain foods as natural relaxers.