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Not sleeping well

Michelle8171
Michelle8171 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I recently started working out at a gym. Im 280, trying to lose 80-100lbs. Ive been working out at the gym for about a hour 6 days a week. I have found that although Im very tired by the evening, I can not fall asleep. I wake up several times a night which is out of the ordinary for me. I haven't had a full night sleep since I started. Is this normal. Or has anyone else experienced this?

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  • louubelle16
    louubelle16 Posts: 579 Member
    Do you exercise in the evening or in the morning? I find if I have a big workout in the evening I struggle to sleep. But otherwise, I'm sure your body will soon adapt to the new energy you have from working out and all the new endorphins.
  • Bonny132
    Bonny132 Posts: 3,617 Member
    What was your routing before you started in the gym vs now?
    Do you get enough rest time between coming back till bedtime for example?
  • IILikeToMoveItMoveIt
    IILikeToMoveItMoveIt Posts: 1,172 Member
    This happens to me too. I finally figured out that I get BAD insomnia if I am magnesium deficient. I drink 1oz of raspberry flavored Natural Calm and it totally works. Just don't drink more than that because you'll end up camping out in the bathroom!
  • robertw486
    robertw486 Posts: 2,461 Member
    louubelle16 wrote: »
    Do you exercise in the evening or in the morning? I find if I have a big workout in the evening I struggle to sleep. But otherwise, I'm sure your body will soon adapt to the new energy you have from working out and all the new endorphins.

    This happens with me also. Even if my nutrition is in line, certain things get me a little bit too "jacked up" to allow me to sleep well soon after.
  • Michelle8171
    Michelle8171 Posts: 3 Member
    Hello everyone! Thank you all for the feedback. To answer a few questions, Before this "lifestyle" I was a total couch potato. Single mom of 2 girls. I'd sit all day at a desk then come home and sit all evening in front of the tv. I would sleep like a rock. So this is very out of the norm for me. I go to the gym daily after work usually from 3:45-5:15pm or so. However I did go this past weekend at 9ish in the morning and had the same trouble once night came. Hopefully my body just needs to adjust to the complete 360. Glad to know now I'm not alone, and this happens...Thank you!
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