8:21 a.m.
I know that I only had one update yesterday so I’ll have to summarize three posts in this one. Starting with the afternoon rest period. I went to sleep at 2:00 and oddly woke up at 2:45 before my alarm went off. I don’t know why this was the case but either way I’m not too worried about it.
Then there was late last night, I stayed up until 12:50 because I was so tired that I couldn’t keep my eyes open. I haven’t been able to get rid of this tiredness at night although it does help to keep your mind active (reading, painting, work). If you watch TV you will fall asleep early.
Then lastly there was this morning. I slept in and I’m aware that this is a bad ending to the transition period but it makes it more difficult that it’s the summer time and I don’t have a schedule that I need to abide by.
For all three of them there was something slightly off but I’m not concerned about any of them. I think that it’s still going well and the transition period has been relatively successful. Today I will have only one more post. That update will be the summarization of the transition period. That means I will briefly describe the transition period and how my mind and body felt. I will also have another special post tomorrow and the day after that so keep informed. I’ll see you again very soon.
Showing posts with label Rest Period. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rest Period. Show all posts
Friday, July 6, 2012
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Early Bird Gets The Worm
6:08 a.m.
I woke up right on time this morning at 5:00 and was out the door half an hour later for my morning run. In case you were wondering, that’s three days in a row that I’ve been on time. This is exciting news for me; I’m finally starting to get the hang of it. The only problem is that I dozed off last night for maybe half an hour in front of the TV. This means two things; one is that if I am actually using my brain a little (painting, reading) I will be able to stay up much better than if I sit in front of the TV. The other thing it means is that the later afternoon nap didn’t help as much as I was hoping.
Nevertheless, I will have another late afternoon rest period today (third day in a row) just to see if it really doesn’t help at all. And I should be able to finish the painting I started and posted a couple days ago. That should keep me awake at night.
One last note is that when I meet people who know what I’m doing it always surprises them that I’m usually not tired at all and even during the transition phase, I wasn’t very tired at all. This shows that no matter where you are in your school or job, you can make he change at any time so long as you are committed and have a schedule flexible enough. If some of you guys decide to try this sleep cycle out or another one let us know in the comments!
I woke up right on time this morning at 5:00 and was out the door half an hour later for my morning run. In case you were wondering, that’s three days in a row that I’ve been on time. This is exciting news for me; I’m finally starting to get the hang of it. The only problem is that I dozed off last night for maybe half an hour in front of the TV. This means two things; one is that if I am actually using my brain a little (painting, reading) I will be able to stay up much better than if I sit in front of the TV. The other thing it means is that the later afternoon nap didn’t help as much as I was hoping.
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| These are the shoes that have carried me in all my runs |
One last note is that when I meet people who know what I’m doing it always surprises them that I’m usually not tired at all and even during the transition phase, I wasn’t very tired at all. This shows that no matter where you are in your school or job, you can make he change at any time so long as you are committed and have a schedule flexible enough. If some of you guys decide to try this sleep cycle out or another one let us know in the comments!
Friday, June 29, 2012
Pre Football Game
3:23 p.m.
I’m about to head out to Hamilton for the third time in three days. Today it’s to catch a Canadian football game with my friend. We are going to see the Tiger-cats play and I’ll be getting picked up in about ten minutes.
My afternoon rest period went fine. Initially I was worried because it took about ten minutes to fall asleep but I eventually dozed off and only awoke to the sound of my alarm.
This morning and afternoon I started some art and I’m excited about that. I’m considering opening another page on the blog for my artwork that I complete during this experiment. I have heard that these sleep cycles are supposed to make you more creative. We’ll see.
Still no side effects. I only hope that tonight and tomorrow morning go along as scheduled.
I’m about to head out to Hamilton for the third time in three days. Today it’s to catch a Canadian football game with my friend. We are going to see the Tiger-cats play and I’ll be getting picked up in about ten minutes.
My afternoon rest period went fine. Initially I was worried because it took about ten minutes to fall asleep but I eventually dozed off and only awoke to the sound of my alarm.
This morning and afternoon I started some art and I’m excited about that. I’m considering opening another page on the blog for my artwork that I complete during this experiment. I have heard that these sleep cycles are supposed to make you more creative. We’ll see.
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| I know it doesn't look like much now but hey, I just started |
Still no side effects. I only hope that tonight and tomorrow morning go along as scheduled.
Some Bumps Along The Way
6:19 a.m.
Again I did it this morning. I woke up at five a.m. when my alarm went off then I lied down and fell asleep until six. Yesterday I was okay with it but today I’m frustrated. This needs to stop as sleeping for an extra hour a day is not part of the experiment and is cheating. Tomorrow I will have to get up and walk around like I mentioned earlier.
I also fell asleep half an hour early last night so that’s upsetting as well. I guess I spoke too soon when I said that this project was going well and it was easy. As of now, I have gotten up at the right time two of the four mornings. I have went to bed three of the five nights. These are not good numbers.
I guess I should keep in mind that I have read that it takes ten days to fully switch over sleep cycles. This had been my goal before but I had just been thinking that it would take ten days to not be really tired in the day. I’m not sure if they meant ten days to be able to fall asleep and get up on time.
I don’t want to speak too soon but it appears that the afternoon rest period is the only one that has been constant for me. This at least, is a good sign.
I’m not experiencing any physical or mental side effects at this point. I’m just frustrated with myself that I haven’t been able to stay up and then get up when I have needed to. If you guys have any suggestions you can tweet me or let me know in the comments.
Again I did it this morning. I woke up at five a.m. when my alarm went off then I lied down and fell asleep until six. Yesterday I was okay with it but today I’m frustrated. This needs to stop as sleeping for an extra hour a day is not part of the experiment and is cheating. Tomorrow I will have to get up and walk around like I mentioned earlier.
I also fell asleep half an hour early last night so that’s upsetting as well. I guess I spoke too soon when I said that this project was going well and it was easy. As of now, I have gotten up at the right time two of the four mornings. I have went to bed three of the five nights. These are not good numbers.
I guess I should keep in mind that I have read that it takes ten days to fully switch over sleep cycles. This had been my goal before but I had just been thinking that it would take ten days to not be really tired in the day. I’m not sure if they meant ten days to be able to fall asleep and get up on time.
I don’t want to speak too soon but it appears that the afternoon rest period is the only one that has been constant for me. This at least, is a good sign.
I’m not experiencing any physical or mental side effects at this point. I’m just frustrated with myself that I haven’t been able to stay up and then get up when I have needed to. If you guys have any suggestions you can tweet me or let me know in the comments.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
After My Second Afternoon Nap
2:35 p.m.
I just finished my second afternoon rest period half an hour ago. This time I was able to fall asleep fairly quickly and woke up at the sound of the alarm. I did get up right after the alarm went off. I had to move this sleep block forward so that I could be ready to take my girlfriend to the prom. Tomorrow I will have to keep the sleep period at 1:00 p.m. so that I can make her graduation ceremony. After that I will push the nap time back an hour to its original spot.
What has surprised me the most is how hungry this sleep cycle is making me. Normally I won’t have to eat too much and I won’t be hungry but my stomach constantly wants food. I haven’t figured out an eating schedule yet either. I just want some approximate times to base my meals around.
Prior to my afternoon rest I had not experienced any drowsiness whatsoever. I was completely awake and alert. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to fall asleep quickly but I guess I did.
I haven’t experienced any effects mentally or physically today so that is a positive sign. So far this experiment has been much more boring than I had hoped.
I just finished my second afternoon rest period half an hour ago. This time I was able to fall asleep fairly quickly and woke up at the sound of the alarm. I did get up right after the alarm went off. I had to move this sleep block forward so that I could be ready to take my girlfriend to the prom. Tomorrow I will have to keep the sleep period at 1:00 p.m. so that I can make her graduation ceremony. After that I will push the nap time back an hour to its original spot.
What has surprised me the most is how hungry this sleep cycle is making me. Normally I won’t have to eat too much and I won’t be hungry but my stomach constantly wants food. I haven’t figured out an eating schedule yet either. I just want some approximate times to base my meals around.
Prior to my afternoon rest I had not experienced any drowsiness whatsoever. I was completely awake and alert. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to fall asleep quickly but I guess I did.
I haven’t experienced any effects mentally or physically today so that is a positive sign. So far this experiment has been much more boring than I had hoped.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Second Post of the First Day
9:10 a.m.
It feels extremely odd that I have been up for four hours and normally I would have been just getting started in my first class at school. As of now it feels that I have opened my whole day up and I have an endless amount of time to do whatever I please. So far I have read, set up the blog, and watched an episode of criminal minds (I dozed off for the last ten minutes). I have been very lazy for four hours but the thing is it’s only nine o’clock in the morning; I still have my whole day ahead of me, except of course for one nap.
As I mentioned before, I dozed off for no more then ten minutes. I wouldn’t be so concerned about this except I am not tired at all. This is bad news because from about 7:00 until 8:20 I was extremely drowsy resulting in me resting for a few moments. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to stay up until 2 o’clock on the first day. Even if when switching sleep cycles you’re not supposed to be able to stay up for the nine or ten hours after the first night I count this as a loss.
The last thing to note is my hunger. Normally I have dinner at around six or seven then don’t eat until breakfast twelve hours later. That is pretty average for human’s eating habits. What I thought would happen was that my body wouldn’t get hungry until seven in the morning and I could continue to have three meals a day. This is not the case. Even though I had steak last night at six, I was extremely hungry at 5 a.m. today. And since about seven I have been starving. That’s why I am about to make some eggs for my second breakfast. I also had a banana at around six thirty but I’m counting that as my first breakfast. It appears right now that I will have to eat about five meals a day with smaller portions. The approximate times they would happen would be about 5:00, 7:30/8:00, noon, 6:00 and 10:00. I don’t mind this new meal schedule at all and if I remember correctly, many smaller meals is actually much healthier.
I’m wide awake and alert which concerns me because of my ten minute nap. I am also very hungry. My mental state appears to be fine (maybe skittish) but I just noticed now as I’m typing that my hands are shaking. I could attribute that to the fact that I’m slightly cold even with a cardigan on.
I thought about changing into pants because I was cold earlier (I never experienced being awake on purpose that early before). However, I decided against it not wanting to change outfits multiple times a day. I think that I may have to wear pants and sweaters in the morning then change into shorts and t-shirts around noon or before my second rest period.
I should have another update after three o’clock.
It feels extremely odd that I have been up for four hours and normally I would have been just getting started in my first class at school. As of now it feels that I have opened my whole day up and I have an endless amount of time to do whatever I please. So far I have read, set up the blog, and watched an episode of criminal minds (I dozed off for the last ten minutes). I have been very lazy for four hours but the thing is it’s only nine o’clock in the morning; I still have my whole day ahead of me, except of course for one nap.
As I mentioned before, I dozed off for no more then ten minutes. I wouldn’t be so concerned about this except I am not tired at all. This is bad news because from about 7:00 until 8:20 I was extremely drowsy resulting in me resting for a few moments. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to stay up until 2 o’clock on the first day. Even if when switching sleep cycles you’re not supposed to be able to stay up for the nine or ten hours after the first night I count this as a loss.
The last thing to note is my hunger. Normally I have dinner at around six or seven then don’t eat until breakfast twelve hours later. That is pretty average for human’s eating habits. What I thought would happen was that my body wouldn’t get hungry until seven in the morning and I could continue to have three meals a day. This is not the case. Even though I had steak last night at six, I was extremely hungry at 5 a.m. today. And since about seven I have been starving. That’s why I am about to make some eggs for my second breakfast. I also had a banana at around six thirty but I’m counting that as my first breakfast. It appears right now that I will have to eat about five meals a day with smaller portions. The approximate times they would happen would be about 5:00, 7:30/8:00, noon, 6:00 and 10:00. I don’t mind this new meal schedule at all and if I remember correctly, many smaller meals is actually much healthier.
I’m wide awake and alert which concerns me because of my ten minute nap. I am also very hungry. My mental state appears to be fine (maybe skittish) but I just noticed now as I’m typing that my hands are shaking. I could attribute that to the fact that I’m slightly cold even with a cardigan on.
I thought about changing into pants because I was cold earlier (I never experienced being awake on purpose that early before). However, I decided against it not wanting to change outfits multiple times a day. I think that I may have to wear pants and sweaters in the morning then change into shorts and t-shirts around noon or before my second rest period.
I should have another update after three o’clock.
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