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Post by bbbearsmom on Sept 26, 2019 0:19:19 GMT
Thursday, 09/26
“They” say how we sleep affects our eating. How are you managing your sleeping? Do you think you get enough restful sleep? Does lack of sleep affect your eating?
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Post by bbbearsmom on Sept 26, 2019 0:21:48 GMT
I'm managing my sleeping pretty well considering I have to get up a number of times a night to use the bathroom. I sleep very well between visits. I have another problem in that one of my psych meds keeps me from sleeping during the day. I miss naps. Being tired affects my eating. I know when I worked if I was tired I ate throughout the day to give myself "energy." I don't seem to be doing that now though on my tired days.
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Post by cathygeha on Sept 26, 2019 8:30:27 GMT
I have nights I sleep well and other nights I can't get to sleep...no idea why it happens. It probably averages out over the long run.
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Post by lani on Sept 26, 2019 14:05:13 GMT
I've always been a good sleeper, with the exceptions of when I was on Prednisone for UC and when my mom was first slipping into dementia. I relied on Ambien those times.
I average 7-1/2 to 8 hours a night. I have seen studies that say good sleep does help with weight control.
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Post by surfgirl on Sept 27, 2019 2:45:27 GMT
I dont feel rested when I wake up, like ever. I don't sleep as well now after my husband's heart attack. It's been a long haul in adjusting my 'sleep hygiene' as they call it. I now read in bed before going to sleep and I try to read until I'm really tired. But I do wake up a lot and I just never wake up and feel "damn I feel great!" I don't really think I ever did though. I was never a night owl, but now I stay up until midnight regularly and can easily stay up til 1 am on a weekend evening before I realize how late it is.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Sept 27, 2019 20:55:53 GMT
surfgirl, I mostly don't feel chipper in the morning. I have a morning routine that I do and after an hour or two I'm better. What can really get to me is if I wake up achy. In the winter I have to deal with that more. Sometimes in the morning I use a heated shoulder wrap to get the aches out of my upper back and shoulders.
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