Healthy Weight Loss

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by DapperButch

This reminds me of one of my friend's entire diet plan.

Sleep more.

Since sleep has an impact on one's level of cortisol, she figured if she slept more at night she could lose weight.

And she was actually semi-serious about it being a diet plan for her. She really did start going to bed earlier.

Originally Posted by Anya/Georgia

Actually Dapper, there have been studies that have shown that people who do get enough regular sleep do better with their weight than those that do not.

Fascinating.

Yes, yes! Part...a small part, but a part nonetheless...of my issue is fractured sleep. As I've aged, I've become a lighter sleeper. A light sleeper who is partnered with a sound sleeper who has sleep apnea and snores terribly.

I am one of 'those' people who need every single second of sleep and when I am shortchanged, it's not a pretty sight. I'm irritable and am less productive and not as good of a manager because my coping skills are just not as efficient when I'm tired. I also tend to eat more, to stay awake. Being partnered with military folk and working graveyards for a long time taught me that, if you're tired and can't sleep, eat.

So, I eat more during the day for the usual reasons: boredom, stress and now, to keep myself awake for the hours that I should be awake.

We've gotten into the pattern of me going to bed anywhere from 1-3 hours before Ebon so that I have a chance to get into REM and maybe not wake up when he comes to bed and starts snoring. He does have a CPAP machine and it has made a tremendous difference, but his snoring is just that bad that it's still bothersome for me, even with the mask on.

Last week, I had an auction and needed to be at work early. Auction days tend to run in the double digits for time spent on the clock, so they are draining on a good day. I went to bed earlier than usual, around 9:30ish, and was sleeping well until 12:32am, when Ebon was in bed and started his chainsaw impression. I waited and I tossed and I turned and hoped and prayed and tried to get to sleep. Around 4am-ish, I was successful. My alarm went off at 5:30am. Not good.

I've also had a big problem with motivation. I had it last year, but then I'd moved down here to TX and didn't have to worry about a lot of things. Ebon made enough to cover the bills and my job was playing house, looking for work and working out. I did those things, and pretty well, I might add. I dropped about 25 pounds when I finally was hired. The workouts stopped then as my commute was long and tiring and I worked a lot outside in the cold, and then in the hot of summer, and my motivation slid farther and farther away as the pounds crept up. I'm now heavier than when I first moved down here.

So, I decided to take a more passive approach, since I'm tired of being tired and listening to all of the negative crap in my head. If I can't or won't kick my own ass and get into the gym, then I'll try something I did a few years back and it worked. Hopefully, it will work now.

I picked up some supplements and will give myself two months to see what they can do on their own. If I find motivation along the way, all the better. If I don't, then I'll have to try something else when my supply runs out. I may have to break down and hire a trainer for a few times a month. That's not a cost I'm ready to incur just yet though.

I did find that an added benefit to one of the supplements is that it's supposed to help you sleep a little more soundly.



Oh, praise be!

Sooooo.....it's not the way I'd prefer myself to go or something that I would actively recommend...at least, not at this point...but it's what I've decided to do. As a grown (but lazy) ass woman, it's my right.

I'll let you all know how it goes.

If interested, this is what I am trying:

http://www.dietspotlight.com/reveal-extreme-review/

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Gemme

Yes, yes! Part...a small part, but a part nonetheless...of my issue is fractured sleep. As I've aged, I've become a lighter sleeper. A light sleeper who is partnered with a sound sleeper who has sleep apnea and snores terribly.

I am one of 'those' people who need every single second of sleep and when I am shortchanged, it's not a pretty sight. I'm irritable and am less productive and not as good of a manager because my coping skills are just not as efficient when I'm tired. I also tend to eat more, to stay awake. Being partnered with military folk and working graveyards for a long time taught me that, if you're tired and can't sleep, eat.

So, I eat more during the day for the usual reasons: boredom, stress and now, to keep myself awake for the hours that I should be awake.

We've gotten into the pattern of me going to bed anywhere from 1-3 hours before Ebon so that I have a chance to get into REM and maybe not wake up when he comes to bed and starts snoring. He does have a CPAP machine and it has made a tremendous difference, but his snoring is just that bad that it's still bothersome for me, even with the mask on.

Last week, I had an auction and needed to be at work early. Auction days tend to run in the double digits for time spent on the clock, so they are draining on a good day. I went to bed earlier than usual, around 9:30ish, and was sleeping well until 12:32am, when Ebon was in bed and started his chainsaw impression. I waited and I tossed and I turned and hoped and prayed and tried to get to sleep. Around 4am-ish, I was successful. My alarm went off at 5:30am. Not good.

I've also had a big problem with motivation. I had it last year, but then I'd moved down here to TX and didn't have to worry about a lot of things. Ebon made enough to cover the bills and my job was playing house, looking for work and working out. I did those things, and pretty well, I might add. I dropped about 25 pounds when I finally was hired. The workouts stopped then as my commute was long and tiring and I worked a lot outside in the cold, and then in the hot of summer, and my motivation slid farther and farther away as the pounds crept up. I'm now heavier than when I first moved down here.

So, I decided to take a more passive approach, since I'm tired of being tired and listening to all of the negative crap in my head. If I can't or won't kick my own ass and get into the gym, then I'll try something I did a few years back and it worked. Hopefully, it will work now.

I picked up some supplements and will give myself two months to see what they can do on their own. If I find motivation along the way, all the better. If I don't, then I'll have to try something else when my supply runs out. I may have to break down and hire a trainer for a few times a month. That's not a cost I'm ready to incur just yet though.

I did find that an added benefit to one of the supplements is that it's supposed to help you sleep a little more soundly.



Oh, praise be!

Sooooo.....it's not the way I'd prefer myself to go or something that I would actively recommend...at least, not at this point...but it's what I've decided to do. As a grown (but lazy) ass woman, it's my right.

I'll let you all know how it goes.

If interested, this is what I am trying:

http://www.dietspotlight.com/reveal-extreme-review/

Hey, Gemme. I wish you luck with this.

I am assuming what helps with sleep is the melatonin. If it doesn't help as much as you need, you can always get a bottle of the supplement at a pharmacy, vitamin shop, or probably even grocery store. Look for one that is extended release, so that it will keep you sleeping the whole night through.

One thing I am taking for sleep is called Tart Cherry. It is a concentrate and you take a tablespoon or two a night. It also has melatonin in it.

[Rockinonahigh]

Sleep has been a prob with me for years,my son is almost as bad so there may be some genetic thing about thet loss of sleep issue.If im working a regular day kind of job I often dont get 8 hours of sleep nomater when I go to bed.If left to my own time scedual I will fall into being up till about 1am or so then sleeping till 9 or 10am..even then its not straight thure.I have always been a bit hyper so my mind and body just dosent relax to sleep,what had worked for me is takeing a flexeril 5mg and them a tramadole 50mg so in about an hour im geting sleepy then will go to bed.I must admit there are to many times I dont sleep at all no mater what I do,on those times I just get up then go finds something to do.Often I end up at the pool hall or a gay bar on the river frount that stays open to 5am.I have washed my car,gone bowling came home showered then gone to work,did my 8 hours..I was sleepy but couldnt say that way long.

[Rockinonahigh]

You have mentioned OA meetings,where do you find one,Im fighting falling off the food truck big time.Im so far holding my own but I am haveing the urge to want food even tho im not the least bit hungry,im either bord,unhppy about things that are bugging me...in reality im probly a bit depresed..this runs in my family I usely handle it ok just keep my mind on other things.

[*Anya*]

Ah sleep. The only way I get 6-7 hours is to go to bed early. Pathetically early some nights. I wake up anywhere from 3AM to 4:30. I never set an alarm clock for work. It would be a miracle if I ever overslept. It has gotten worse as I have gotten older.

My ex used to snore. When I was in my 20's, I slept like a rock. Never heard it. As the years went by, either she got worse or I slept more lightly. Even with earplugs, could hear her. I finally would get up in the middle of the night and would go sleep in the guest room. She hated that but hell, I had to sleep.

Sleep critical for both my mental health and weight loss/maintenance.

Gemme, have you tried ear plugs? The soft foam kind? They do help. Rockin, just type Overeaters Anonymous in your search engine. It should also give you a list of meetings in your area.

In eating, sleeping health and with hugs to all,

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Anya/Georgia

Ah sleep. The only way I get 6-7 hours is to go to bed early. Pathetically early some nights. I wake up anywhere from 3AM to 4:30. I never set an alarm clock for work. It would be a miracle if I ever overslept. It has gotten worse as I have gotten older.

My ex used to snore. When I was in my 20's, I slept like a rock. Never heard it. As the years went by, either she got worse or I slept more lightly. Even with earplugs, could hear her. I finally would get up in the middle of the night and would go sleep in the guest room. She hated that but hell, I had to sleep.

Sleep critical for both my mental health and weight loss/maintenance.

Gemme, have you tried ear plugs? The soft foam kind? They do help. Rockin, just type Overeaters Anonymous in your search engine. It should also give you a list of meetings in your area.

In eating, sleeping health and with hugs to all,

I have and they don't work. Either they come out during the night or the volume is just too loud or, one time, they did work and I didn't hear my alarm.

Oooopsie.

There are solutions that I could do (there's a headband kind of radio thing that would work as I could turn up the volume to compensate for Ebon's louder nights, but then I'd eventually go deaf I'm afraid) but I have to be able to hear my alarm and I always get up before Ebon and he doesn't hear my alarm, so that's not fair to put that on him.

[Zimmeh]

Good Morning Rocking,

Here is a link to the OA meetings in your area. I am going to see if they have any in my area and I am going to check one out. The good thing about this program, is that there are no membership dues; which helps me since I cannot afford Weight Watchers. They do have meetings in my area and I will find one that I can attend!!!! Thank you AtLast for mentioning this!

http://www.oa.org/meetings/find-a-meeting.php

Have a great day,

Zimmy

Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

You have mentioned OA meetings,where do you find one,Im fighting falling off the food truck big time.Im so far holding my own but I am haveing the urge to want food even tho im not the least bit hungry,im either bord,unhppy about things that are bugging me...in reality im probly a bit depresed..this runs in my family I usely handle it ok just keep my mind on other things.

[Rockinonahigh]

Originally Posted by ZimmygLrL

Good Morning Rocking,

Here is a link to the OA meetings in your area. I am going to see if they have any in my area and I am going to check one out. The good thing about this program, is that there are no membership dues; which helps me since I cannot afford Weight Watchers. They do have meetings in my area and I will find one that I can attend!!!! Thank you AtLast for mentioning this!

http://www.oa.org/meetings/find-a-meeting.php

Have a great day,

Zimmy

Thanks Zimmy I got the info I needed from the web site,I will give them a call later today.Im gonna take a nap as I didnt fall asleep till 5:00am then got up at 9:30am.I appresheate the help more than u know

[Zimmeh]

Good Morning Everyone,

Hope you all had a great weekend! I have no sweets in my house and there won't be any; unless my roommate picks up some then I won't have any.

I cannot believe the reunion is in two weeks! I am super excited and cannot wait to walk around Little Rock and sight see!

Have fun today,

Zimmy