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So, I've gotten 8-9 hours of sleep every night for about 4 days now, and I think I feel even MORE tired. Is this normal? I assume it's going to take a while to catch my body up?

This is just what I needed. I've been overthinking sleep cycles, and thinking I needed to wake up RIGHT before one ended, and they're in 90 minute increments, so I had to either get 7.5 hours of sleep, or 9. This is typical of me. Your solution is very simple. Plus, I remember about 5 years ago I actually would force…

Thanks! This helps. And I'll check that book out.

I like this idea. And writing it all down makes me have to think less. Maybe you can help me work something out. Here are all the things I want to get done every day: Sleep 7.5 hours (getting up before 7:30) Drink enough water Eat healthier Stay at 2,000-2,300 calories Strength train 3X a week Work on animated short (I'm…

My caffeine changed a little, so I'm sure that could be part of it. I had my first 7+ hours of sleep last night. Here's to me keeping that schedule :)

It's going to take me YEARS to catch up! :(

For example, no electronics after 11pm, so I can get to bed by 11:30?

Thanks, I'll try that.

Awesome, thanks. Quick question: Do you mean I should focus on losing a bad habit, PLUS work on the calories, sleep, and deload, or do I consider getting more sleep/deload/sleep on of the bad habits to replace?

This is what I'm planning on doing, thanks! My only struggle is figuring out the proper amount of protein. Info varies wildly online. I won't worry about it for now and stick to about 140g a day. My focus will be sleep, calories, nutritious foods, and not overdoing training.

Good info. Thanks!

You got it :)

Yeah, wow, if you're losing .5 a week at 1,850, and you're 5'5" 130 lbs, I MUST be eating too low a calorie amount. I'll up it for a month and see where it goes.

This is great. It's funny, I never thought of using a calorie range. I'm SO black and white! :) And that link was super helpful!

I'm think of raising it to 2,000. Or should I go more? My maintenance amount seems to be 2,300. Heck, maybe I should take this opportunity to see what my maintenance calories are, as I've never really found out by trial and error.

Awesome points. Thanks. I do try and hurry the process, and then burn out. What do you think of me going up to 2,000 calories/day? Also, when deloading, how much less weight should I lift?

I'm doing MedX strength machines at the gym. The circuit I'm doing covers pretty much all my muscle groups. I do it three days a week, with at least one day break in between. I like the list you made. I'll try to stick to that, although I have OCD tendencies, so it will be hard to not try and be a perfectionist. It's…

Yeah, I'm starting to feel kinda stupid for even posting this. I guess sleep was the obvious problem. Duh. I'll primarily focus on sleep, and once I'm feeling better start to tick off the other boxes (calories, protein, etc...) although I think I'll also focus on upping my fruits and veggies and other healthy foods. Thanks…

I never thought of it that way. I was so spoiled by my initial gains that I kept expecting it :) I really think sleep is one of the major issues, after the feedback I've been getting.

Yes, they tested those as well.

My urine is usually pale lately, so I think I've been good on the water.

I should have also added that I've seen doctor. They could find anything in my blood work. He suggested exercise and eating right, which I've been trying to do.

It's not that you got knocked down, it's whether you get back up. Let your body process your food, rather than pay. factory to do it for you. If the problem isn't hunger, the solution isn't food. Pain is temporary. Pride is forever. Of course it's hard. If it was easy, everybody would do it. The hard is what makes it great.

That was great and reassuring. I've heard horror stories that the MOMENT you start eating more than 40-50g of carbs (EVEN ON A CALORIE DEFICIT) you'll gain ALL your weight back in a day or two. Thanks!

How much of the initial weight loss is water? Is there a reliable percentage?

Awesome, thanks! I just finished my third week of Keto, and have dropped 9 lbs! I hope it's not all water weight. :)

Even if it's just water weight, is it still visibly noticeable?

Drink water, don't be afraid of salt. You might experience "Keto flu". It's worth fighting through it. When counting carbs, you can subtract the fiber from total carbs, which is your net carbs. Try to get most of your carbs from veggies. I am sometimes tempted to get them from one small treat, but then I'm missing out of…

This is awesome. Thanks!

Great read. Thanks!