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What kind of impact does getting up early have on you?

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,970 Member
    What kind of impact does getting up early have on you?

    Getting up early makes me tired and crabby and grouchy and not pleased with the world in general.

    I feel sick and disoriented and having difficulty functioning.


    But I feel good and do well at midnight. :)
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    I work 6-2:30 at least twice a week and 4-12:30 once a week. On those days I wake up at 4:45 and 3 respectively, but I lay in bed for a bit before I get up and get ready. When I started I would have a banana or a protein bar on my way to work, but now I find it easier to wait until my lunch break to eat anything.

    But my days off? I'm in bed until at least 9:30.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,970 Member
    edited May 2017
    Machka9 wrote: »
    What kind of impact does getting up early have on you?

    Getting up early makes me tired and crabby and grouchy and not pleased with the world in general.

    I feel sick and disoriented and having difficulty functioning.


    But I feel good and do well at midnight. :)
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  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    healthypelican wrote: »
    I am thinking of starting my day at 5am.

    -Does getting up earlier cause you to eat more, because you are awake more hours of the day?
    -Do you get more done?
    -What have been the pros and cons for you?
    -Are you more organised?

    I was thinking of spending an hour in reflection/prayer, an exercising, and the rest of the time doing chores.

    Does anyone fast until a normal breakfast time of say 7:30am, or do you eat as soon as you wake up?

    I get up at 4:45.
    It doesn't cause me to eat more. I fast until 11 or 12. I can see how it could, but you're also probably going to go to sleep sooner.
    I get more done because I get to work an hour early, therefore am allowed to leave a little earlier and overall, I have a half hour less of my day spent out of the house after I train.
    Cons-Extreme fatigue (but my job is stressful), crankiness, in the winter I did not see the daylight, I ha
    te going to bed early
    Pros-I get up earlier on the weekend and still feel like I slept in.
  • Mouse_Potato
    Mouse_Potato Posts: 1,515 Member
    What some of you are calling "early" I call "the middle of the night." Sometimes I get up at 4:00. Then I pee and go back to bed. Started when I turned 40 or so.

    When I do get up early (like today - 7:00 AM on a Saturday!!!) I get a lot done at first, but then I'm ready to collapse by mid-afternoon, so it's a wash. On a normal day, my most productive hours tend to be 8:00 PM to midnight.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Mouse_Potato wrote: »
    What some of you are calling "early" I call "the middle of the night." Sometimes I get up at 4:00. Then I pee and go back to bed. Started when I turned 40 or so.

    When I do get up early (like today - 7:00 AM on a Saturday!!!) I get a lot done at first, but then I'm ready to collapse by mid-afternoon, so it's a wash. On a normal day, my most productive hours tend to be 8:00 PM to midnight.

    Yeah. 7 is a luxury. That's sleeping in for me.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Here I am at 5am on Sunday morning being mighty productive... reading mfp and drinking my coffee, and patting my cat who is glued to my lap, this is my morning ritual 7 days a week :lol: I just love the peace and quiet of this time of day.
    I guess the odd thing is that i don't have to get up this early as i don't work, it's just become my bodies natural rhythm. I dont particularly enjoy getting up super early in winter, but i love, love, love early summer mornings.

    The only downer is i can forget about watching the end of any movies i start watching in the evenings because i ALWAYS fall asleep half/quarter way through!
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  • TheCupcakeCounter
    TheCupcakeCounter Posts: 606 Member
    I get up around 5 and workout for 45 minutes - an hour. I can't eat right after my workouts so I shower and get ready for work then actually eat around 8am. I don't usually have an issue staying in my calories though. After dinner and cleanup I usually have a cup of herbal tea and a small treat while watching some TV and that is kind of my routine I've developed and I just don't get hungry or want to munch after that.
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    Here I am at 5am on Sunday morning being mighty productive... reading mfp and drinking my coffee, and patting my cat who is glued to my lap, this is my morning ritual 7 days a week :lol: I just love the peace and quiet of this time of day.
    I guess the odd thing is that i don't have to get up this early as i don't work, it's just become my bodies natural rhythm. I dont particularly enjoy getting up super early in winter, but i love, love, love early summer mornings.

    The only downer is i can forget about watching the end of any movies i start watching in the evenings because i ALWAYS fall asleep half/quarter way through!

    Giggity.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Chef_Barbell wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    Here I am at 5am on Sunday morning being mighty productive... reading mfp and drinking my coffee, and patting my cat who is glued to my lap, this is my morning ritual 7 days a week :lol: I just love the peace and quiet of this time of day.
    I guess the odd thing is that i don't have to get up this early as i don't work, it's just become my bodies natural rhythm. I dont particularly enjoy getting up super early in winter, but i love, love, love early summer mornings.

    The only downer is i can forget about watching the end of any movies i start watching in the evenings because i ALWAYS fall asleep half/quarter way through!

    Giggity.

    I nearly left the cat part out lol.. I just knew exactly how you lot would read that... me included :open_mouth: But alas, she is part of every morning. I'll shut up now! :tired_face::tongue:
  • Mouse_Potato
    Mouse_Potato Posts: 1,515 Member
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    Mouse_Potato wrote: »
    What some of you are calling "early" I call "the middle of the night." Sometimes I get up at 4:00. Then I pee and go back to bed. Started when I turned 40 or so.

    When I do get up early (like today - 7:00 AM on a Saturday!!!) I get a lot done at first, but then I'm ready to collapse by mid-afternoon, so it's a wash. On a normal day, my most productive hours tend to be 8:00 PM to midnight.

    Yeah. 7 is a luxury. That's sleeping in for me.

    I have to be up at 6:30 for work. Every morning when the alarm goes off, I lie there asking myself if I really need that job.
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