Doze No Sleep

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Well that was interesting.  I woke up at 4:00 after about six hours of sleep - lots of snoring but generally acceptable - and that was going to be it.  Tried dozing for a while, but work-related thoughts prevented sleep, so I finally got up and went out for a walk.  Was a little dozy afterward but again didn't nod off.  So far so good.  I am going to take it as a good sign that I wasn't fatigued enough to fall asleep either time, that maybe my efforts to get extra sleep really are making a difference, that I'm not so far in sleep debt.  I have a metric ton of work to do, so any banking I can do will be helpful.

Anyway, up a bit on the scale after yesterday, not a surprise.  Too much rice, too many beans, too much food.  Not a major concern, at least it was good stuff.  I'm a lot less concerned about small gains when I've been eating good stuff, not sacks of mediocre fast food or excessive chain pizza.

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.

Lunch:  Soup, grilled ham and cheese

Predictably I was fairly hungry after being up for nine hours before eating, though it was never a big deal.

Dinner:  Lentils, mini tater tots w ketchup, mixed nuts, 12 oz All Day IPA, home shake

Ugh, way too many tots.  I poured poorly.

Exercise:  Walk, estimated 1.2 miles, 30 minutes.  I sliced several flat blocks off my usual route but still dealt with the hills.  Decided not to push it too hard after Sunday and Monday's back issues and the fact that I haven't done much of anything for months now.  It went okay.  Slow, but okay.  I don't expect to be able to get out tomorrow or Friday due to the weather forecast (and, you know, my unpredictable sleep schedule), but we'll see.  It was nice to get out there. 

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