SLEEP SLEEP SLEEEEEEP SLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP

Hummmingbird

OK, so we all have been told over and over how good sleep is for us. Good for brain function, stress, recovery aannddddd... WEIGHT LOSS. I think we should have a sleep counter on this site!!! Put it right next to the water counter! If sleep is such a big component in our lives (we all spend a lot of time doing it! AND its such a big part of weight loss...we should be able to keep track of it! Any body agree?!

MisdemeanorM

I think that there should be an additional counter next to the water counter that is generic. It goes up in 1/2 units but you can name the unit and the ticker. I would name mine "servings of vegetables". You could name yours "hours of sleep"

Dlibo1013

Odly enough as I have been shredding pounds i am sleeping worse, it bums me out too

OK, so we all have been told over and over how good sleep is for us. Good for brain function, stress, recovery aannddddd... WEIGHT LOSS. I think we should have a sleep counter on this site!!! Put it right next to the water counter! If sleep is such a big component in our lives (we all spend a lot of time doing it! AND its such a big part of weight loss...we should be able to keep track of it! Any body agree?!

Disciplined74

Odly enough as I have been shredding pounds i am sleeping worse, it bums me out too

Me too. The more weight I've lost, the more energy I have and sometimes (ok, most nights) I have trouble whinding down, relaxing enough to go to sleep.

But when I was bigger, I have to admit that I don't think it was so much sleep as it was a food coma. I had so much crap in me that my body had to shut down all the other functions in order to process the junk.

So there's definately some adjusting that I have to do, so if anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them.

- Eva

Uptopargolf

Agreed on the sleep counter. If you are lifting weights, or doing any exercise for over an hour you need at least 7 hours. I tend to get 7 or 8 hours a night pretty easily. However some nights, more recently while I've watched my carb intake, I find it HARDER to fall asleep. Odd huh?

Hummmingbird

when in doubt work out harder...get tired i have slept better! It has actually helped my sleep cycles. i work out at lunch time get off work at one, do my thing then go to bed around 9...up at 0430

Uptopargolf

when in doubt work out harder...get tired i have slept better! It has actually helped my sleep cycles. i work out at lunch time get off work at one, do my thing then go to bed around 9...up at 0430

Just be careful. Working out late a night, or even in the afternoon has shown it can cause you to stay up. Not the other way around.

Ms_Natalie

yep, I agree! This was suggested a few months back on these forums.

I did a 67minute workout today and I am absolutely shattered! I havn't been sleeping very well recently, so I'm looking forward to a good 8 hours tonight. Yay!

Hummmingbird

my work schedule is 0430-1 i have to work out at lunch or i dont do it at all