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clevermanka) wrote2013-03-03 08:14 am
clevermanka) wrote2013-03-03 08:14 am
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AIP report, end of second month
First, the numbers are good. From the original numbers on January 2, weight is down eight pounds; waist circumference is down two inches, navel is the same, hips are down two inches.
I don't feel healthier, but that might just be a mood thing. I don't very well remember my moods from day to day, and it's impossible for me to assign a scaled mood number based on any particular day. That would be super helpful, but if you asked me to rank my mood from 1 (want to crawl in a hole and die) to 10 (FAME! I'M GONNA LIVE FOREVER!) I would probably have to give three or four different numbers based on ever-varying criteria. Sooooo that won't really work for me.
My energy levels have certainly gone down from last month, but that's largely due to the insomnia problems. And I have no idea if the insomnia is a result of my body's changes on the AIP.
Overall, I find myself even more ambivalent about the AIP than I did at the end of the first month. I'm still sticking it out to April 2, though. No point in quitting the game two-thirds of the way through. I do think it's interesting that I've had no serious problems sticking with this for sixty days when I chucked my last two attempts at a Whole30. Is this perseverance mostly psychological or physiological? No idea.
Brief note on the insomnia issue: I started to wonder if maybe I was waking up because I was getting too hot at night. Perhaps my metabolism is changing (I am dropping about a pound a week). I know when I've been waking up, I've been pretty warm, but that's not terribly unusual. My body temperature goes up a couple degrees when I sleep. I've been like that since I was a kid. But perhaps I'm getting even warmer lately.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mckitterick generously bought me a down blanket to replace the enormous down comforter I've been using. I went to bed last night curious to see if the cure for my sleeplessness could have such an easy fix. I slept through my usual first-wake time of 12:30/1:00, but I woke at 2:15 from a stupid nightmare.
*bang head here*
I was able to fall back asleep within the hour and didn't wake up again until 6:15, at which time I got up and did my yoga. So I might not have made it through the night, but it was certainly a better night than has been normal the past couple weeks.
Prognosis: cautious optimism.
I don't feel healthier, but that might just be a mood thing. I don't very well remember my moods from day to day, and it's impossible for me to assign a scaled mood number based on any particular day. That would be super helpful, but if you asked me to rank my mood from 1 (want to crawl in a hole and die) to 10 (FAME! I'M GONNA LIVE FOREVER!) I would probably have to give three or four different numbers based on ever-varying criteria. Sooooo that won't really work for me.
My energy levels have certainly gone down from last month, but that's largely due to the insomnia problems. And I have no idea if the insomnia is a result of my body's changes on the AIP.
Overall, I find myself even more ambivalent about the AIP than I did at the end of the first month. I'm still sticking it out to April 2, though. No point in quitting the game two-thirds of the way through. I do think it's interesting that I've had no serious problems sticking with this for sixty days when I chucked my last two attempts at a Whole30. Is this perseverance mostly psychological or physiological? No idea.
Brief note on the insomnia issue: I started to wonder if maybe I was waking up because I was getting too hot at night. Perhaps my metabolism is changing (I am dropping about a pound a week). I know when I've been waking up, I've been pretty warm, but that's not terribly unusual. My body temperature goes up a couple degrees when I sleep. I've been like that since I was a kid. But perhaps I'm getting even warmer lately.
mckitterick generously bought me a down blanket to replace the enormous down comforter I've been using. I went to bed last night curious to see if the cure for my sleeplessness could have such an easy fix. I slept through my usual first-wake time of 12:30/1:00, but I woke at 2:15 from a stupid nightmare. *bang head here*
I was able to fall back asleep within the hour and didn't wake up again until 6:15, at which time I got up and did my yoga. So I might not have made it through the night, but it was certainly a better night than has been normal the past couple weeks.
Prognosis: cautious optimism.
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Have you considered a mood tracker that takes sleep, exercise and different moods into account? I looked around and found one (https://www.moodtracker.com/plusinfo.php) with those differentials that looks like it will be helpful for me with my hormone therapy. (The symptom tracker King Pharmacy uses (http://www.king-rx.com/symptoms-list-form/)is too general for moods, although its great for physical symptoms for my dosage adjustments).
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Ratings systems
After a few days/weeks of that, I have a feel for what I need from the rating, and I can refine my questions to get the data I need. "How did I feel today?" can become "How much energy did I have?, How did I feel when I woke up?, and Did I sleep well?" My ratings go from one number to three (2 vs 2/3/1), which helps me pinpoint problem areas.
(Then sometimes I get really geeky and enter them into a spreadsheet to graph and chart change over time, including standard deviation and averages. Because DATA.)
Re: Ratings systems
Oh yes!
I think I'll work on this combination, too. I really like the reduced number system as well. I get the same sort of agonization on pain level questions (ooh, another set of data to track, got to figure how to work that in as well).
Re: Ratings systems
Good luck!
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I have been waking up one or two times a night because I am hot and sweaty. This really just started up this winter. I am so cold when I first get into bed that I want lots of covers, but later, I wake up boiling-ass hot.
I am sorry about your nightmare. Nightmares are a often major inconveniences.
I'm glad of the cautious optimism, though!
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Have you considered a mood tracker that takes sleep, exercise and different moods into account? I looked around and found one (https://www.moodtracker.com/plusinfo.php) with those differentials that looks like it will be helpful for me with my hormone therapy. (The symptom tracker King Pharmacy uses (http://www.king-rx.com/symptoms-list-form/)is too general for moods, although its great for physical symptoms for my dosage adjustments).
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Ratings systems
After a few days/weeks of that, I have a feel for what I need from the rating, and I can refine my questions to get the data I need. "How did I feel today?" can become "How much energy did I have?, How did I feel when I woke up?, and Did I sleep well?" My ratings go from one number to three (2 vs 2/3/1), which helps me pinpoint problem areas.
(Then sometimes I get really geeky and enter them into a spreadsheet to graph and chart change over time, including standard deviation and averages. Because DATA.)
Re: Ratings systems
Oh yes!
I think I'll work on this combination, too. I really like the reduced number system as well. I get the same sort of agonization on pain level questions (ooh, another set of data to track, got to figure how to work that in as well).
Re: Ratings systems
Good luck!
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I have been waking up one or two times a night because I am hot and sweaty. This really just started up this winter. I am so cold when I first get into bed that I want lots of covers, but later, I wake up boiling-ass hot.
I am sorry about your nightmare. Nightmares are a often major inconveniences.
I'm glad of the cautious optimism, though!
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