Medical notes - sleeping
Well, I was up 22 hours last cycle and I got up after 6 hours of sleep. Only a 28 hour cycle.
Based on my experience last night I've decided to take the Lexapro slowly throughout the day. I've had the idea before, and I've acted on it, but it's worth trying again.
I've been starting every morning with a 400 calorie serving of Quaker brown sugar and spice oatmeal with 2/3 cup of milk and 1/4 cup raisins. It's a good balanced meal including protein, carbs, fiber and fruit. It's fast, easy to make, easy to eat, and pleasant. Plus we have tons of everything but the raisins.
Combining the concept of metered Lexapro with my need to control calories, the regular breakfast concept, and the 16 hours awake concept, I've started to schedule my meals within that 15 hours.
My goal is roughly 400 calories in each of three meals and 400 calories of snacks. I meter my eating in 7 hour periods, starting when I eat breakfast, lunch 7 hours later and dinner 7 hours after that. It should give me an hour or so between dinner and bed. I plan on having snacks between meals. Right now the what doesn't matter to much as long as I control the how much. At the same time I'm taking my Ginko and lexapro with each scheduled meal.
Today I've been comfortably hungry as each meal approaches, and that's a good thing. I suspect that I'm eating more than I think, and certainly more calories with the sorts of food that I have available here.
Overall, after I'd been up for a few hours, I've felt good all day today. I'm hopeful for sleep and how I will feel in the morning. I'm also persisting with my shoulder exercises. I was having a lot of pain from computer use, but I'm working through it and trying to keep control of things.
We'll continue to see.
I should probably stop using sleeping in these subjects.
Based on my experience last night I've decided to take the Lexapro slowly throughout the day. I've had the idea before, and I've acted on it, but it's worth trying again.
I've been starting every morning with a 400 calorie serving of Quaker brown sugar and spice oatmeal with 2/3 cup of milk and 1/4 cup raisins. It's a good balanced meal including protein, carbs, fiber and fruit. It's fast, easy to make, easy to eat, and pleasant. Plus we have tons of everything but the raisins.
Combining the concept of metered Lexapro with my need to control calories, the regular breakfast concept, and the 16 hours awake concept, I've started to schedule my meals within that 15 hours.
My goal is roughly 400 calories in each of three meals and 400 calories of snacks. I meter my eating in 7 hour periods, starting when I eat breakfast, lunch 7 hours later and dinner 7 hours after that. It should give me an hour or so between dinner and bed. I plan on having snacks between meals. Right now the what doesn't matter to much as long as I control the how much. At the same time I'm taking my Ginko and lexapro with each scheduled meal.
Today I've been comfortably hungry as each meal approaches, and that's a good thing. I suspect that I'm eating more than I think, and certainly more calories with the sorts of food that I have available here.
Overall, after I'd been up for a few hours, I've felt good all day today. I'm hopeful for sleep and how I will feel in the morning. I'm also persisting with my shoulder exercises. I was having a lot of pain from computer use, but I'm working through it and trying to keep control of things.
We'll continue to see.
I should probably stop using sleeping in these subjects.