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The JOYS of Sleeping....
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:24 am
by tribeofjudah
I normally get 5 hrs of sleep each night...and I "think" I'm good to go all day. Fact is, 8+ hours would do OUR body good: REM, better health, stronger immunity.
So I decided to go to bed around 9pm to get my 8hrs. Sadly, now I wake up at 3am and can't get back to sleep. Still stuck at 5 or 6hrs per day.
Advice?
Suggestions?
....any doctors out there?
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:48 am
by Irn-Bru
It might take more than one night to adjust.
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:02 am
by tribeofjudah
Irn-Bru wrote:It might take more than one night to adjust.
yes....been 4 days now. I hope my body adjusts soon.
Re: The JOYS of Sleeping....
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 2:58 pm
by DarthMonk
A few questions:
How old are you?
Got any kids?
Exercise much?
How's the weight?
Drink coffee?
Like to read?
DarthMonk
tribeofjudah wrote:I normally get 5 hrs of sleep each night...and I "think" I'm good to go all day. Fact is, 8+ hours would do OUR body good: REM, better health, stronger immunity.
So I decided to go to bed around 9pm to get my 8hrs. Sadly, now I wake up at 3am and can't get back to sleep. Still stuck at 5 or 6hrs per day.
Advice?
Suggestions?
....any doctors out there?
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:28 pm
by langleyparkjoe
My Cali brutha, I recommend some of that good Cali herb!!!!
Re: The JOYS of Sleeping....
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:34 pm
by tribeofjudah
DarthMonk wrote:A few questions:
How old are you? 42
Got any kids? one on the way, first one
Exercise much? 3x a week
How's the weight? 165 lbs of twisted STEEL AND SEX APPEAL
Drink coffee? yes, but can sleep right after coffee...(adult ADHD perhaps)
Like to read? Lots of reading
DarthMonk
tribeofjudah wrote:I normally get 5 hrs of sleep each night...and I "think" I'm good to go all day. Fact is, 8+ hours would do OUR body good: REM, better health, stronger immunity.
So I decided to go to bed around 9pm to get my 8hrs. Sadly, now I wake up at 3am and can't get back to sleep. Still stuck at 5 or 6hrs per day.
Advice?
Suggestions?
....any doctors out there?
SEE my response in your quote box.....
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:00 pm
by Countertrey
You may just be someone who doesn't need much sleep... but, if you want to try to reset your circadian clock, you might want to try staying awake for a full 40 hours straight.
You are probably sure to sleep at least 8 hours the first night. If you return to only 5 hours the next night, you probably just don't need much sleep. Hey, it may not be fair, but biology rarely is.
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:44 pm
by welch
...and you can also try retiring. Wow, that's a change!
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:37 am
by tribeofjudah
welch wrote:...and you can also try retiring. Wow, that's a change!
Touche'
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:49 pm
by VetSkinsFan
welch wrote:...and you can also try retiring. Wow, that's a change!
Believe me, welch, if I could, I'd already be in checkered pants somewhere...
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:50 am
by tribeofjudah
langleyparkjoe wrote:My Cali brutha, I recommend some of that good Cali herb!!!!
Aye Mon........the herbs for the "Healing of the Nations"......bring some
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:46 pm
by langleyparkjoe
tribeofjudah wrote:langleyparkjoe wrote:My Cali brutha, I recommend some of that good Cali herb!!!!
Aye Mon........the herbs for the "Healing of the Nations"......bring some
Bring some??? My dude your in CALIFORNIA!!!.. what the heck do I have here in DC that would best what you have out there??!!!??!!??!!
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:36 pm
by tribeofjudah
Re: The JOYS of Sleeping....
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:33 pm
by DarthMonk
We are eerily similar. I'm 51 and run about 40 miles a week. I weigh 165 and can go sleep right after coffee also.
We had our first kid when I was 40. Good luck sleeping then.
Seriously, sounds like you drink enough coffee that it doesn't do the trick anymore after the first cup. See what happens after a week of only having one small strong cup in the morning and no more until the next morning. I've done that lately while getting ready for my first (and probably only) marathon and have found that 1/2 hour of reading at 10:00 is putting my ass down until 5:30 the next morning giving me a solid 7 hours.
DarthMonk
tribeofjudah wrote:DarthMonk wrote:A few questions:
How old are you? 42
Got any kids? one on the way, first one
Exercise much? 3x a week
How's the weight? 165 lbs of twisted STEEL AND SEX APPEAL
Drink coffee? yes, but can sleep right after coffee...(adult ADHD perhaps)
Like to read? Lots of reading
DarthMonk
tribeofjudah wrote:I normally get 5 hrs of sleep each night...and I "think" I'm good to go all day. Fact is, 8+ hours would do OUR body good: REM, better health, stronger immunity.
So I decided to go to bed around 9pm to get my 8hrs. Sadly, now I wake up at 3am and can't get back to sleep. Still stuck at 5 or 6hrs per day.
Advice?
Suggestions?
....any doctors out there?
SEE my response in your quote box.....
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:38 pm
by welch
VetSkinsFan wrote:welch wrote:...and you can also try retiring. Wow, that's a change!
Believe me, welch, if I could, I'd already be in checkered pants somewhere...
Retirement is not much fun. I found that the first two weeks of retirement ("voluntary" early retirement) felt like a vacation. Then it was boring and bad. Lost track of the days of the week, wanted to start designing my next project...
Found a job at 2/3 my old salary, longer commute, but freedom to make (computer) systems the way the customer wants rather than they way management wants. No bureaucracy, no organizational "silos", no requirement that I appeal up three levels of management for permission to ask an "architect" if a system will do what the customer will depend on. It's fun going to work.
(Yes, all off-topic...)
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 3:23 pm
by VetSkinsFan
welch wrote:VetSkinsFan wrote:welch wrote:...and you can also try retiring. Wow, that's a change!
Believe me, welch, if I could, I'd already be in checkered pants somewhere...
Retirement is not much fun. I found that the first two weeks of retirement ("voluntary" early retirement) felt like a vacation. Then it was boring and bad. Lost track of the days of the week, wanted to start designing my next project...
Found a job at 2/3 my old salary, longer commute, but freedom to make (computer) systems the way the customer wants rather than they way management wants. No bureaucracy, no organizational "silos", no requirement that I appeal up three levels of management for permission to ask an "architect" if a system will do what the customer will depend on. It's fun going to work.
(Yes, all off-topic...)
Just a case of the grass is greener
