Mon, Sep-22-03, 05:59
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Plan: paleoish
Stats: 130/104/105
BF:-
Progress: 104%
Location: Florida
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atkins and sleep
i'm not sure if this is a coincidence or not, but since being on atkins, i've noticed my sleeping pattern is a bit different. whereas before i could probably force myself to stay awake easily through the night for a long drive. now, a couple hours into a long drive (long being like 5 or 6 hours), say at 11pm, i'd get soooo sleepy that i would have to stop and get an hour of sleep before heading back onto the road. this would happen a couple times on that long drive (only happens at night). that is so weird because i never had to do that before atkins.
during regular nights w/o the long driving, i also find that i get drowsy at around the usual bed time. that is great of course. keeps my sleep schedule on target lol. i also find that my drowsiness is "heavy", almost like i'm being drugged with a sleeping pill lol. i tend to get up very often in the middle of the night to pee (i drink about a gallon of water a day.. water drinking hasn't changed.. i drank this much even before atkins).
i'm not saying all that is a bad thing. just stating how it is with me. i'm just wondering if all that is due to my wol, or is it because i'm just working out much more, thus i'm getting more tired and drowsy? i am fine during the day though.. even if i get say 5-6 hours of sleep the night before, i still find myself very alert and not needing to nap during the day.
have you noticed anything different with your sleeping pattern?
Last edited by serrelind : Mon, Sep-22-03 at 06:00.
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