Anyone else sleeping less from healthier eating/exercising?
YumiZoomi
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I noticed that since I've been clean eating and exercising, I'm sleeping an avg 6-7hrs solid or 9hrs restlessly, nevertheless I still feel refreshed and energized in the morning and no symptoms of being tired the rest of the day.
Is this normal? I used to sleep like 9-10hrs zonked out before clean eating and exercising, and now my favorite part of the day (sleep) has shrunken.. Lol. Just curious if anyone else has experienced this.
Is this normal? I used to sleep like 9-10hrs zonked out before clean eating and exercising, and now my favorite part of the day (sleep) has shrunken.. Lol. Just curious if anyone else has experienced this.
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It used to be hard for me to crawl out of bed and I would hit snooze multiple times and now I hop out of bed and I am surviving on 6-7 also whereas before that never would have seemed enough. I used to be a regular napper too but not anymore.0
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If anything, I think I have been sleeping more since I started to care about diet and exercise. I don't know if it causes more sleep or it is just correlated because I am more aware of my health and make sleep more of a priority than I did before. Probably the later.0
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Are you eating enough? Overtraining and/or undereating can negatively impact your sleep.0
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No, I sleep less because of hot flashes. lol. It just may be a natural shift for you at your age, you sleep more when you are younger.0
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In 2013, I would have agreed. Right now though my sleep is worse, but that probably has to do with having an 8 month old who still wakes up multiple times a night.0
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I sleep about th esame but the sleep I get is sooo much better.0
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elsie_fair wrote: »Are you eating enough? Overtraining and/or undereating can negatively impact your sleep.
I am eating enough and I am eating the recommended calorie goals set by MFP (2lbs per week). Is it a negative impact that I sleep less? I don't wake up groggy or tired.. and I don't feel tired the rest of the day even with my workouts.. I had one day in the past month where I felt I needed a nap but besides that.. just sleeping less, sometimes restless.. but I have tons of energy.. which is why I don't seem to be able to sleep a lot.0 -
elsie_fair wrote: »Are you eating enough? Overtraining and/or undereating can negatively impact your sleep.
I am eating enough and I am eating the recommended calorie goals set by MFP (2lbs per week). Is it a negative impact that I sleep less? I don't wake up groggy or tired.. and I don't feel tired the rest of the day even with my workouts.. I had one day in the past month where I felt I needed a nap but besides that.. just sleeping less, sometimes restless.. but I have tons of energy.. which is why I don't seem to be able to sleep a lot.
10hrs is quite a bit of sleep to get everyday, so if you feel great on a little less sleep, then awesome!
For me, insomnia is usually an indicator that I'm not fueling myself well enough.
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Your cortisol could be higher. This is a hormone, rising levels of cortisol wakes you up in the morning. As with different hormones in our bodies, they are affected by diet and exercise. Too much cortisol is not good. But if you are feeling fine, then I wouldn't worry about it unless it is causing adverse symptoms.0
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I sleep less than I used to, and have way more energy. I can rarely sleep in even when I try.0
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I'm sleeping a lot less due to waking up multiple times in the night. I used to be able to sleep through just about anything whereas now I wake up because I'm thirsty, need the restroom (thanks to all the water I drank!), or am sore from whatever abuse my trainer inflicted on me. I also wake up well before my alarm because my mental gears are turning in excitement for the new day.
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Definitely need less sleep due to weight loss and exercise. Sleep apnea is in remission at the moment as well. Often only need 6.5 hours of sleeping. Even when I "sleep in" on a weekend I'll be done sleeping at 7.5 hours.0
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I never have a problem falling asleep. Sometimes I have a problem staying asleep if I haven't eaten enough in the evening. When this happens I get up and eat something small with Protien in it and I'll sleep for the rest of the night.0
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Do you workout prior before going to sleep? Digestion process also can keep some from sleeping soundly.
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Do you workout prior before going to sleep? Digestion process also can keep some from sleeping soundly.
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I usually workout between 11a-2pm.. Somewhere in there... And its all cardio.. This week I added weights in the PM between 6-7pm. Four days a week I have doubles. On those nights I eat dinner at 8pm.. is that too late?0 -
I also have noticed.a considerable.differences in need for sleep 6 hours at one session. That's. Max .I also do 40min or more cardio daily. Early am before work. Feel ton more energy never need the weekend xra slsleep needed before.I started daily. Workouts. A response. Above talk about the stress hormones. To much of this is bad so when you need a day or two of skipping the gym your body will tell you Take no more than 48 hours. So you dint lose core strength. You have building.0
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I have been having these issues as well. Have not been able to figure out why.0
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Exercise supposedly tires you out, at least it does for me if I workout for an hour or two or two and a half, because sometimes I need a nap, healthy eating, hmm I don't know.0
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Nah, I sleep 8-9 hours per night. I fall asleep A LOT faster (like.. 5 minutes or less) since I started working out.0
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Do you workout prior before going to sleep? Digestion process also can keep some from sleeping soundly.
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I usually workout between 11a-2pm.. Somewhere in there... And its all cardio.. This week I added weights in the PM between 6-7pm. Four days a week I have doubles. On those nights I eat dinner at 8pm.. is that too late?bridgittlee7 wrote: »Exercise supposedly tires you out, at least it does for me if I workout for an hour or two or two and a half, because sometimes I need a nap, healthy eating, hmm I don't know.I also have noticed.a considerable.differences in need for sleep 6 hours at one session. That's. Max .I also do 40min or more cardio daily. Early am before work. Feel ton more energy never need the weekend xra slsleep needed before.I started daily. Workouts. A response. Above talk about the stress hormones. To much of this is bad so when you need a day or two of skipping the gym your body will tell you Take no more than 48 hours. So you dint lose core strength. You have building.
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Working out is a natural endorDo you workout prior before going to sleep? Digestion process also can keep some from sleeping soundly.
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I usually workout between 11a-2pm.. Somewhere in there... And its all cardio.. This week I added weights in the PM between 6-7pm. Four days a week I have doubles. On those nights I eat dinner at 8pm.. is that too late?bridgittlee7 wrote: »Exercise supposedly tires you out, at least it does for me if I workout for an hour or two or two and a half, because sometimes I need a nap, healthy eating, hmm I don't know.I also have noticed.a considerable.differences in need for sleep 6 hours at one session. That's. Max .I also do 40min or more cardio daily. Early am before work. Feel ton more energy never need the weekend xra slsleep needed before.I started daily. Workouts. A response. Above talk about the stress hormones. To much of this is bad so when you need a day or two of skipping the gym your body will tell you Take no more than 48 hours. So you dint lose core strength. You have building.
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Natural endorphin that you can't purchase at any pharmacy. Are body produces naturally. That's another. Reason I think we sleep less. Between. Workouts we are ready for anything and everything.0
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I have been sleeping like a couple hours most days. All I do is cardio, though. I don't know about those endorphins. Exercise doesn't really lift my mood or ease my stress. I usually walk about 5 miles a day, I'm still waiting for that boost.0
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I'm sleeping less, but my hormones are all ****ed up right now.0
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So do you find yourself most restless that nights that you eat later? If not, then it's fine. But if you're going to bed at 10pm, chances are that digestive process could be keeping you from deep sleep.Do you workout prior before going to sleep? Digestion process also can keep some from sleeping soundly.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
I usually workout between 11a-2pm.. Somewhere in there... And its all cardio.. This week I added weights in the PM between 6-7pm. Four days a week I have doubles. On those nights I eat dinner at 8pm.. is that too late?
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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Well I can't say for sure yet... it's only been this week. I did however notice on Tuesday (I had weights that night and ate at 8pm), I slept around 11p-12a because I took this melatonin or something my aunt said to give a try.. some herbal pill which triggers the sleepiness to fall asleep but it doesn't keep you asleep or anything. And I slept through the night.
Yesterday, Wednesday, I didn't have a night session, more like a stretch swim mid day (around 2pm), and I took the melatonin again and I did fall asleep but woke up an hour or 2 later.. And I woke up like every hour! By 3 or 4am I was just laying there with my eyes closed until about 8am. X_X..I don't know if this has anything to do with body soreness because I move a LOT in my sleep and it was uncomfortable. Normally I don't know but my vivofit tracks it and it shows I move all over the place LOL.
So I have yet to feel sleepy...
I even worked out better/longer in today's swim. I'm not even tempted for a nap and I'm going for my lift sesh in an hour... I'm hoping tonight I sleep all through because technically I feel like I been up 48hours and not feeling tired or sleepy. 0 -
"Digestion time varies between individuals and between men and women. After you eat, it takes about six to eight hours for food to pass through your stomach and small intestine. Food then enters your large intestine (colon) for further digestion, absorption of water and, finally, elimination of undigested food." Mayo Clinic.
It not going to matter much if your meal is two or three hours before sleep. Or, matter much even if it's just before except for possible discomfort cause by the bloating. Overall digression time would take long though.
As for my sleep duration, it's been more a function of age. In my teens to mid thirties, up to ten hours. After 35, I was sleeping between 6-7 hours. Now, ten years later, less than 6 with one or more interruptions. Activity to sleep duration seem to matter much more when I was young. After a 70 miles bike ride I used to sleep for 12 hours or more in my early twenties, now I wake up normally. But I use to finish that length of ride in just over three hours, now it's over four and a half hours (I'm terribly out of shape but working on it). Not the same intensity so maybe not a good comparison.0
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