Count the calories as yesterday, or today?

lydaugherty

Well yesterday, I had taken a nap at 1:30ish pm, and woke up around 8:30pm (But woken up about once an hour so it wasn't "good" sleep). Ate supper, added it to yesterdays log since I *thought* I would be going to bed at 4am and wake up at 9am.**

But, I ended up working on my Spanish assignments and worked out at 5:30am. Drank my recovery drink. And I probably will not go to sleep.

When would you log your workout/calories? As yesterday? Or today? I probably won't go to sleep until 1:30pm again... but I will be TRYING to stay up till 9pm.



yes, I know, a full nights sleep is critical to good results.


**I'm a tough place. The only time I can get schoolwork done is overnight when the baby and husband are asleep (and they go to bed around 9pm) But then I HAVE to get up at 2am or my husband just sleeps through the alarm. So, once he leaves at 4am I can go to sleep until the baby gets up at 9am. So, I'm pretty much stuck on when to get sleep and often find myself not getting a good nights sleep. My husband dislikes it when I sleep when he gets home (12:30 noonish)

LotusF1ower

Well yesterday, I had taken a nap at 1:30ish pm, and woke up around 8:30pm (But woken up about once an hour so it wasn't "good" sleep). Ate supper, added it to yesterdays log since I *thought* I would be going to bed at 4am and wake up at 9am.**

But, I ended up working on my Spanish assignments and worked out at 5:30am. Drank my recovery drink. And I probably will not go to sleep.

When would you log your workout/calories? As yesterday? Or today? I probably won't go to sleep until 1:30pm again... but I will be TRYING to stay up till 9pm.



yes, I know, a full nights sleep is critical to good results.


**I'm a tough place. The only time I can get schoolwork done is overnight when the baby and husband are asleep (and they go to bed around 9pm) But then I HAVE to get up at 2am or my husband just sleeps through the alarm. So, once he leaves at 4am I can go to sleep until the baby gets up at 9am. So, I'm pretty much stuck on when to get sleep and often find myself not getting a good nights sleep. My husband dislikes it when I sleep when he gets home (12:30 noonish)

You will drive yourself batty working out the times and days etc doing it that way. Therefore, why not do the following:

Regardless of whether you have been up all night, if it falls past midnight, make that the "new day" any exercise or food and drink consumed past midnight go on the new day, anything before midnight, goes on "yesterday".

Don't go by when you go to bed, get up etc, you will end up headbutting the wall with frustration :laugh:

kayemme

i changed my settings to reflect hours of the day rather than meals because i keep a weird schedule too.

navstar

. My husband dislikes it when I sleep when he gets home (12:30 noonish)

tell him tough! sleep is important and not just for weight loss, you have a young child to look after and you need to be awake/alert to do this, tell him take the baby out for a few hours while I catch up on my sleep, he can take the baby to a park or grandparents or an activity center or playgroup. You need to put yourself first in this situation, my husband and my mother in law didn't like it when I napped during the day, until I said fine I won't sleep during the day but I will wake you up every time the baby wakes up at night (every 30mins for the first few months!) after the second day they were quite happy to let me sleep in the day!!!

I use the calender as a 24 hour thing if the clock goes past midnight its a new day so I would put the workout in todays log.

Good luck and try to get some sleep!!!

LotusF1ower

**I'm a tough place. The only time I can get schoolwork done is overnight when the baby and husband are asleep (and they go to bed around 9pm) But then I HAVE to get up at 2am or my husband just sleeps through the alarm. So, once he leaves at 4am I can go to sleep until the baby gets up at 9am. So, I'm pretty much stuck on when to get sleep and often find myself not getting a good nights sleep. My husband dislikes it when I sleep when he gets home (12:30 noonish)

....and one other thing, your hubby may dislike it, but maybe he should not sleep through the alarm and then you wouldn't have to stay up to ensure he gets up!

Some men! :mad:

alantin

... maybe he should not sleep through the alarm ...

Any suggestions on how to accomplish this?

A person might not sleep trough an alarm because he wants to! Yet he is the one going to work at 4am to feed his family..
Then again, of course her sleep is important too so maybe she should just let him sleep.. Screw his job!

Some women! :mad:

lydaugherty

... maybe he should not sleep through the alarm ...

Any suggestions on how to accomplish this?

A person might not sleep trough an alarm because he wants to! Yet he is the one going to work at 4am to feed his family..
Then again, of course her sleep is important too so maybe she should just let him sleep.. Screw his job!

Some women! :mad:

LOL!

Alantin, you are right. He goes to work at 4am, and I am home all day. I do go to school, though they are online classes but starting January I'll have to start going to campus.. eek! But I do feel it's my duty as a "stay at home wife/mom" to take care of him as much as I can, make sure he gets what he needs (Heck I have food ready for him when he walks in the door.. lol) Don't get me wrong, it irritates the damn bajeezes out of me that I have to wake him up every morning.. but what can ya do? It just is what it is

(We did have a talk about it, he said he feels selfish for even disliking me being asleep when he gets home from work. Not only does that mean we have less time together, he doesn't get any "relaxation" time. But, too bad so sad I go to sleep anyway. Not always, but when I am tired I need sleep, and he knows that. )

I will do the 24 hour clock thing, if it goes passed midnight, it's the next day regardless of if I've slept or not. It's just weird. I just had dinner.. but now I am back to breakfast. Hehehehe. But I guess thats no different than having lunch, then sleeping a couple hours and wake up to have dinner.

Do you guys think that it will have a HUGE impact on weight loss? (Huge as in: NO results what so ever?) I know that sleep is important, very important, but I am hoping that the small amounts of sleep twice a day will not have a huge negative impact.. I'm trying to tell myself that it's not THAT huge as long as I get some deep sleep sometime.. What do you guys think? Lol

agrasty2002

Hello there,

I completely know how you feel and can sympathize with yours situation. The only difference between you and I is that my boyfriend (son's father) works at night but he goes in around 7pm and gets home around 4-5am. I go to school. You're lucky though that you are able to stay home. I work during the day and he watches our son during the day. Those are really the only differences. But I can't get anything done either while everyone is awake. So I have to put my son to bed around 9pm (which he is spoiled and will only go to sleep in my arm, in my bed)...so I have to lay down...this makes me sleepy and I usually end up dozing for maybe 30 minutes. Then I hop back up and try to get my school work done. I'm usually up on the computer till 3-4am and have to get up for work at 6am. So I don't average much sleep and it is interferring with my weight loss (when I have a moment and do get sleep I wake up to lost pounds!). In any event, I also have to try cramming in cooking, cleaning, working out, etc. The boyfriend is always tired and I guess rightfully so. He never hears an alarm so I always have to wake him up. He gets to sleep all weekend to catch up...I don't. I never get a break. I just take over with watching our son fully on the weekends and trying to get more done.

But getting back to your question, even though I am up pretty late most nights, anything after 12am I log as the next day. That way I remain consistent...I've also started trying to get to bed by 12am. I didn't make it last night and ended up going to sleep at 1:30am but it's a start. It's hard and especially when you have to do so much and have a child...so I know how you feel. It just is going to come down to prioritizing, organizing your time, and trying your best to stick to it. But I do say to log your food and workouts on the next day if it is after 12am for consistency.

alantin

I don't think that the lack of sleep (or bad quality of it) has that a great impact on weight loss. I have heard that it does impair the results of a bodybuilder and I guess it should affect other sports too but it should be a significant concern only for competing athletes so I wouldn't worry about it unless it begins to affect your general well-being.

princessorchid

You could buy a louder alarm clock?

recipe4success

I get so frustrated when people don't understand that staying at home and being a housewife and mom is just as much work as having a job, if not more! I hate the phrase "i worked all day, what did you do all day?" like really, how do you think the food got cooked, laundry done etc? So i think you have just as much right to rest as they do.

Anyway I agree to set arbitrary times...so after midnight = next day.

kayemme

You could buy a louder alarm clock?

a deaf alarm clock will definitely wake him up. it shakes the bed.

alantin

lol
I thought of that too!
It might be pretty nice. I'm pretty good sleeper too but so far I have managed with a real loud alarm and changing where I keep it. (If I learn the location, I'll turn it off in my sleep. :laugh: )

LotusF1ower

... maybe he should not sleep through the alarm ...

Any suggestions on how to accomplish this?

A person might not sleep trough an alarm because he wants to! Yet he is the one going to work at 4am to feed his family..
Then again, of course her sleep is important too so maybe she should just let him sleep.. Screw his job!

Some women! :mad:

Don't be so bloody facetious!

It is not her responsibility to get him up for the alarm!

How the hell does everybody else manage with their alarms then, especially those people who actually live alone and have nobody else to wake them up.

I wouldn't mind but HE doesn't like HER to have a kip after sitting up waiting to wake him up??? Give me a break please!!!

And yes, her sleep is important as is his job, but as his job is mainly his responsibility maybe he should sort himself out to ensure he wakes up - after all SHE is managing it!!! :mad:

alantin

Don't be so bloody provocative!

You have made your point and I even largely agree with you but I don't get how flaming a guy, who isn't even here, contributes to a thread about how the OP should log her meals. Your little 'witty' remark was sexist, offending, and completely out of line so don't be so surprised when someone says something back!

alantin

About this subject!
lydaugherty, Why don't you just go to sleep and then elbow him up when the alarm goes off?
This is what my wife has had to do sometimes. :blushing: Too bad that my alarm always wakes her up too but she just goes right back to sleep.

LotusF1ower

Don't be so bloody provocative!

You have made your point and I even largely agree with you but I don't get how flaming a guy, who isn't even here, contributes to a thread about how the OP should log her meals. Your little 'witty' remark was sexist, offending, and completely out of line so don't be so surprised when someone says something back!

Because he is involved, that's the whole point, if it wasn't for the fact that it is because he can't wake himself up and expect her to do it, she would be able to go to bed at a reasonable hour, and not be in the situation about when to log her food.

The best thing we can do is to agree to disagree on this subject.

You don't think you were sexist yourself wondering why it is considered out of order that she should even be complaining that she has to wake her husband up lest he sleeps through the alarm? No problem, as I said, if we agree to disagree that is fine by me. :flowerforyou:

ps I was not being witty actually or even trying to, being witty would be funny, none of this is, I was being deadly serious as the whole situation is out of line.

alantin

You don't think you were sexist yourself wondering why it is considered out of order that she should even be complaining that she has to wake her husband up lest he sleeps through the alarm? No problem, as I said, if we agree to disagree that is fine by me. :flowerforyou:

No. I never suggested that the situation is all fine and good but I do think that he is lucky to have her help him out.
As I said. A person doesn't choose to sleep through an alarm and it's a problem that really sucks! My alarm could wake the dead and I still have had success in completely ignoring it. Luckily in my case just periodically changing where I keep my phone at night helps since if I learn the location, I'll turn the alarm off in my sleep and don't even remember it afterwards! Imagine how it feels to wake up two hours late and find your alarm turned off!

Marriage is teamwork and helping each other out. I'm sure they'll find a way for both to get the rest they need. What I jumped at however, was the "some men" attitude and painting a person with a problem as a villain. If someone said that her husband was depressed and she's worried about him, you wouldn't just shrug it off with "he should just get over it because you shouldn't have to worry, some men!" Would you?

ps. I do agree that this is not funny..