Sleep

Al_Howard

In the article I posted yesterday, they also mentioned sleep, as a weoght factor.
My question is, clock time, simplified sleep moniter, or a more intutive moniter?

Al_Howard

I use a fitbit Charge2, which tracks (as well as it can) my times awake (even though not really concious), REM (dreams), Light (normal) and Deep sleep times.
There is a tremendous difference between the clocked, asimple moniter (just deducts awake time) and the more intuitive (which catches the minute awakes (rolling over, apnias, etc.)
I'm finding I need at least 7.5 hours of "REAL" sleep, which means between 8.5 and 9 hours in bed.
Thoughts?

gadgetgirlIL

My Fitbit One isn't as detailed with my sleep activity but at least I can see how many times I got up to go to the bathroom. I can also see when I was restless thanks to having a middle of the night "committee meeting" where my brain tries to solve all the problems of the world. Sometimes I even get up and jot down a brief note on a notepad I keep by the bed in an effort to get my brain to calm down.

I also strive for at least 9 hours in bed to account for all this nighttime activity. I got to bed late last night since I had to work late (past my normal bedtime!) but I was still awake around my normal time even though I didn't set the alarm. I'm feeling it today.

minimyzeme

I've not attempted to track sleep time but we have a couple pets that can be disruptive thru the night. Our vet told us we cannot overdose our animals with melatonin. Since starting them on doses of it, and having them sleep through the night, I sure feel a lot better when I get "a full night's sleep".

steve0mania

I wish I could get a great night sleep. Apparently that is not meant to be. I live on about 5.5 hours per night, give or take. Plus some middle of the night wake-ups.

I don't see a lot of value in trying to track it unless you think you could do something about it.

imastar2

Sleep and it's amount is very important to me. I sleep with a bi/pap machine resmed. It keeps track of my hours I have the mask on and my apnea's. I shoot for 10 pm but don't always make it. I'm in the bed about 9 hours but don't get that much rem sleep. I have a sim card in my machine that measures a whole bunch of stuff but I don't keep up with it. I like to keep my apnea at 1.0 or less which I'd really good for a guy my age and weight. So far sleep hasn't been my issue as of late it's my stinking thinking.

linmueller

DH and I decided a couple weeks ago to try to sleep set hours. There's some flexibility depending on my daily commitments, but mostly I sleep 11-7. It's been interesting to see how much better im sleeping (🤞 it's not coincidence). Even the adjustment of DLS wasn't too painful.

Krantle

Sleep is very important for losing weight. Let's remember school biology lessons, which said that when a person sleeps, his pituitary gland secretes more growth hormone, which helps the body recover, and is responsible for the formation of muscle mass. Also, this growth hormone increases metabolism, which is a plus for weight loss. Also, with a lack of sleep, a person is overworked very quickly and physical activity cannot drop, which also negatively affects weight. Likewise, if you constantly lack sleep, your body will produce hormones that will induce appetite. If you are interested in such information, then I advise you to visit the site https://womanlylive.com/ . I learned some of the information on it, there are also a lot of useful articles for women and men there.

misterhub

I don't use an alarm clock anymore - unless specifically required by situation. I am blessed with a jog that has flexible hours that I can set on my own. This has been especially true during the quarantine.

I still kept sleep and have to go to bed between 9:30pm and 11:00pm. But, I still wake up anywhere from 4:30am - 6:30am - but it is always at the end of a sleep cycle. The time I go to sleep has no bearing on when I wake up. I have gone to bed at 11:00pm and still awakened at 4:30am. Most of the time, I go to bed around 10pm and wake up sometime during the 5am hour.

The thing is, this has reduced my tiredness so much. Occasionally, I must rise at a specific time. But, most of the time, I simply sleep until I awaken. I wake at the end of almost each sleep cycle; so, this flexibility is a very key element in making my sleep restful.

I realize not everyone has this flexibility, but it is something I would be loathe to give back to an employer.