Nap or walk?

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  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
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    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    Dumb logistical questions... where are you even going to take a 30 minute nap over lunch time? And you’re able to get to this place, lay down. fall asleep, wake yourself up and get back to being a productive employee all within 30 minutes time?

    I know someone who used to "pee nap" in the bathroom stall at her work using her chest as a pillow. We won't discuss the issue of her not being on a break, therefore stealing company time.

    If I tried to use my chest as a pillow... :D Yeah. Not happening. #teamsportboobs

    #needabetterbra

    :bigsmile:
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
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    mtdb8 wrote: »
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    Dumb logistical questions... where are you even going to take a 30 minute nap over lunch time? And you’re able to get to this place, lay down. fall asleep, wake yourself up and get back to being a productive employee all within 30 minutes time?

    I sleep in the back of my car. Its daylight and private property and safe. I do keep the doors locked. And yes, I do fall asleep. I have an alarm on my phone that wakes me.

    Did you ever clarify how much sleep you are getting at night, and whether that sleep is continuous or if you wake often? Do you have trouble falling asleep at night? Do you have trouble getting up in the morning?

    Is it possible that this lunch time nap has just become a habit, and not a need?
  • mtdb8
    mtdb8 Posts: 65 Member
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    Did you ever clarify how much sleep you are getting at night, and whether that sleep is continuous or if you wake often? Do you have trouble falling asleep at night? Do you have trouble getting up in the morning?

    Is it possible that this lunch time nap has just become a habit, and not a need?

    It is possible because I've been doing it for years. I go to bed with plenty of time to sleep. I sometimes wake up in the middle of the night and cant fall back to sleep fast. And yes, mornings are hard.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    Dumb logistical questions... where are you even going to take a 30 minute nap over lunch time? And you’re able to get to this place, lay down. fall asleep, wake yourself up and get back to being a productive employee all within 30 minutes time?

    I know someone who used to "pee nap" in the bathroom stall at her work using her chest as a pillow. We won't discuss the issue of her not being on a break, therefore stealing company time.

    If I tried to use my chest as a pillow... :D Yeah. Not happening. #teamsportboobs

    #needabetterbra

    :bigsmile:

    As someone with an A cup, i dont understand how this even works... :laugh:
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
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    TavistockToad wrote: »
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    Dumb logistical questions... where are you even going to take a 30 minute nap over lunch time? And you’re able to get to this place, lay down. fall asleep, wake yourself up and get back to being a productive employee all within 30 minutes time?

    I know someone who used to "pee nap" in the bathroom stall at her work using her chest as a pillow. We won't discuss the issue of her not being on a break, therefore stealing company time.

    If I tried to use my chest as a pillow... :D Yeah. Not happening. #teamsportboobs

    #needabetterbra

    :bigsmile:

    As someone with an A cup, i dont understand how this even works... :laugh:

    #needabetterbraandaboxoftissues/socks

    Does that help? Sorry, I'm just being a jerk now. It's been a challenging day.
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
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    mtdb8 wrote: »
    So what are your options if there's no place like that within an 8 hr drive? I have no intention of taking off work for it.
    Even if your life depended on it?

    PS: I'm not being dramatic, here. Please get help.
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,953 Member
    edited October 2018
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    mtdb8 wrote: »

    Did you ever clarify how much sleep you are getting at night, and whether that sleep is continuous or if you wake often? Do you have trouble falling asleep at night? Do you have trouble getting up in the morning?

    Is it possible that this lunch time nap has just become a habit, and not a need?

    It is possible because I've been doing it for years. I go to bed with plenty of time to sleep. I sometimes wake up in the middle of the night and cant fall back to sleep fast. And yes, mornings are hard.

    ... ... so how long exactly do you sleep on average?? This answer is very vague (what does "plenty" mean). How many times a week are your wakeful nights?
  • sugaraddict4321
    sugaraddict4321 Posts: 15,779 MFP Moderator
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    When you say your blood work has been fine, what tests has your doctor done? For example, how are your iron levels? Your thyroid?
  • mtdb8
    mtdb8 Posts: 65 Member
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    Iron levels I'm not sure. But I eat a lot of meat. Thyroid is fine. It actually shocked us both. Before the test she said if it was borderline she'd give me the medicine anyway since I had symptoms, but it wasn't even borderline.

    As for how much sleep I actually get. I'm not sure. I leave myself 8 hours but I dont know how long I lay awake after an early morning waking.
  • girlwithcurls2
    girlwithcurls2 Posts: 2,276 Member
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    snickerscharlie wrote: »
    mtdb8 wrote: »
    This is why I'm trying to loose the weight. I doubt I'll feel any better/not waking up exhausted until I do. But weight only comes off so fast, and it's not that fast.

    I'm just trying to figure out a way to keep my energy levels up until it happens.

    The way to keep your energy levels up until you lose the weight is by being able to get restful, recuperative sleep. That doesn't (and shouldn't) wait until you maybe lose some weight. If sleep apnea is the cause for your exhaustion, you need medical attention now.

    ^This.

    I am at a normal weight and have been for the past 4 years. I have sleep apnea and losing weight will not change that. I do get 8 hours of blissful, restorative sleep each night. I rarely need a nap (3x a year, maybe) and have enough energy to work out at some level every day. You need to address this.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    How did you do without a nap today OP?
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
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    Sorry to be joining conversation late, and bypassing the amusing but confounding ability to nap on ones chest with or without #abetterbra ... to jump back to the sleep study....

    OP, you don’t have to go to a hospital or facility for a sleep study. Your GP orders a study, refers you to a provider. The provider ships you a small box that contains a headband with small sensors attached. You follow instructions for turning sensors on before sleep, and you wear the headband. It records breathing rate, heart rate, snoring sounds, movements, all kinds of stuff and stores the data. You use the preprinted label to ship it back. Provider analyses and sends report to your GP. It’s not expensive. You don’t have to take off work.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
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    ahoy_m8 wrote: »
    Sorry to be joining conversation late, and bypassing the amusing but confounding ability to nap on ones chest with or without #abetterbra ... to jump back to the sleep study....

    OP, you don’t have to go to a hospital or facility for a sleep study. Your GP orders a study, refers you to a provider. The provider ships you a small box that contains a headband with small sensors attached. You follow instructions for turning sensors on before sleep, and you wear the headband. It records breathing rate, heart rate, snoring sounds, movements, all kinds of stuff and stores the data. You use the preprinted label to ship it back. Provider analyses and sends report to your GP. It’s not expensive. You don’t have to take off work.

    Wow! Technology has changed. I like it, much less invasive.
  • Running2Fit
    Running2Fit Posts: 702 Member
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    mtdb8 wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    As others have said, get to a doctor and find the root cause of the tiredness. Good luck.

    I dont see how they could possibly find the right reason. It seems like there could be a million of them, and we dont have those kinds of specialists down here. I don't go to doctors unless I'm sick, so maybe I am unfamiliar with what's possible.

    I do know my thyroid, sugars and blood pressure are all fine. Those I had tested. So what else is there?

    For my mom its a heart condition and her most noticeable symptom was always being exhausted.

    So yeah, it can be serious and they can figure it out. You need to go to a doctor. Being so exhausted every day that you can’t manage without a nap is not normal and it’s not necessarily just your weight.

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