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Hello, everyone! Doing ok on my food and exercise. As fatty ed wrote on my journal two days ago, sleep and stress are linked. I so agree on that. A year ago I was sleeping an average of 8 hours a night. It dropped to 7.5 hours a night, then 7 hrs, 6.5 hrs, 6 hrs and 20 minutes. It dropped to a low of 5 hours and 45 minutes the week before I got sick. I asked the doctor if my problem was caused by stress. He said no, it was exposure to a virus that caused it, but the stress exacerbated it. Obviously I cannot control all the stressful things that others (relatives and in-laws) do. So I need to focus on getting more sleep.
Diet Calendar Entry for 03 October 2014:
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1160 kcal
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Fat: 41.97g | Prot: 52.83g | Carb: 147.97g.
Breakfast: ProGrade Nutrition whey protein powder vanilla, Tap Water, Southern Grove Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Glucerna Glucerna Shake Creamy Strawberry. Lunch: Tap Water, Fit & Active Peach iced tea (Fit&Active), BetterBody Organic Chia Seeds, Dried Whole Sesame Seeds, Trader Joe's Roasted & Unsalted Sunflower Seeds, Wheat Montana Milled Flax Seed, Black Pepper, Millville Old Fashioned Oats. Dinner: Tap Water, Equate Sugar Free Fiber Therapy, Diamond Crystal Brands Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, Decaffeinated Coffee, Dannon All Natural Yogurt - Plain, Great Value Broccoli Florets, Baby Carrots, Celery, Casa Mamita Fat Free Refried Beans, Happy Farms Deli Sliced Mild Cheddar Cheese, Mission Carb Balance Medium/Soft Taco Flour Tortillas. Snacks/Other: Fit & Active Peach iced tea (Fit&Active), Wrigley Eclipse Peppermint Sugar Free Chewing Gum, Nestle Nips Sugar Free Hard Coffee Candy, America's Choice Red Delicious Apple, Blueberries (Unsweetened, Frozen). more...
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good sleep really matters for all kinds of health. 5-6 hours may be enough for some, but not for most. I have bouts of insomnia if I am over stressed. Awake from about 2 am until dawn. I know weight loss will elude me when this happens. I hope you are getting more rest now. J
03 Oct 14 by member: JovialJ
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Oh man if I do not get sleep everything is not good, ask my hubby. hehe Sleep is super important!!
03 Oct 14 by member: skwhite
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Sleep - wishful thinking.
03 Oct 14 by member: Pixipi
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Kattay, one of my daughters is like you, she is always exhausted as she has to get up and go to work and right now get Chyann to 6:30 volleyball practices. Drives her DH crazy, he's early to bed and up early. He doesn't get it and they have been married 17 years.
04 Oct 14 by member: wholefoodnut
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The bad thing is most nights I am wide awake and raring to go. Too bad I live in a town that completely shuts down at night. I usually just give up on the sleep notion until I am completley exhausted. I just can't lay in bed for long if I am not tired. Haven't been to sleep yet. Might be a early night tonight lol. Maybe that will put me on track for awhile.
04 Oct 14 by member: kattay
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Daughter does the same, she lives in the middle of a forest with tiny towns 8-10 miles away. She ends up watching movies, playing stupid computer games, reading... etc.
04 Oct 14 by member: wholefoodnut
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Praying you get a great night sleep tonight and many more to come ,,,, stress O M G yes I get that ..... it can do a lot of harm !! I pray all the time about different stressful stuff that comes by way some days it seems to be a breeze then other days I'm zonked ,,, I know and the Lord knows I am asking him daily how to deal with this or that or them ,,, giggling <3 some days its like I dont even see it I just go on and do my thing ,, I know that there is way to many things I cant change anyways .. but some days ,, it gets to me <3 Love to ya DEB <3 sweet dreams <3
04 Oct 14 by member: dreamcatcher10
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You are so right, my friend! Thanks for your support and the great reminder! I always struggle more when fatigued or stressed, so will be right with you trying to do what I can to get good nights rests & reduce stress! xoxox
04 Oct 14 by member: Ruhu
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You are an inspiration! Stays trying and keep going!
04 Oct 14 by member: Logan179
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