Amy's weight loss diary
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Thanks 
It's really not so bad. When I get a new type of food I enter the nutrition information on the side into my program, and whenever I eat something I stick it on the scale and then put it in the program (except for recipes- then I do it as I make it, work out the recipe calories, then divide into portions, and it evens out). The program does the rest of the work. I feel better about it this way, it gives me more control.
Hopefully will be feeling better again today- going to Ikea to look at something to finish up the setup.
It's really not so bad. When I get a new type of food I enter the nutrition information on the side into my program, and whenever I eat something I stick it on the scale and then put it in the program (except for recipes- then I do it as I make it, work out the recipe calories, then divide into portions, and it evens out). The program does the rest of the work. I feel better about it this way, it gives me more control.
Hopefully will be feeling better again today- going to Ikea to look at something to finish up the setup.
decisionmaker
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YAHOOOOOO! You asked your boyfriend out to dinner! (I had a thousand exclamation marks in there, but I know you're not a fan of that... haha)
YAY!
Things are looking up
YAY!
Things are looking up
OMNOMNOM Seriously, this is really good stuff. I made it to serve 5 (as the skinless boneless thighs are sold in packs of 5) and had a few other alterations (used single cream rather than pouring cream, a little more onion, a little less artichoke- that was due to the size of the can). To die for.
My ingredients:
Onions, raw 292 g 116.8
Frylight Sunflower Oil Spray (1 spray- 0.18) 1.62 g 8.9
Oil, olive, salad or cooking 6 g 53.0
Tesco chicken stock cubes (1 cube=10g 10 g 29.0
Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched 40 g 145.6
Water, tap, drinking 381 g 0.0
Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, raw 972 g 1156.7
Spices, tarragon, dried 0.5 g 1.5
Marks and Spencer single cream 62 g 117.8
La Doria Artichokes in water 240 g 84.0
Tesco white wine vinegar 23 g 5.1
Stats- 343.7 calories per serve (1/5 of recipe), 40g protein, 15g carbs, 4.2g sugar, 11g fat, 711.4mg sodium.
Seriously- if you're not a vegetarian and can afford the calories, make this dish. That's an order.
My ingredients:
Onions, raw 292 g 116.8
Frylight Sunflower Oil Spray (1 spray- 0.18) 1.62 g 8.9
Oil, olive, salad or cooking 6 g 53.0
Tesco chicken stock cubes (1 cube=10g 10 g 29.0
Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched 40 g 145.6
Water, tap, drinking 381 g 0.0
Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, raw 972 g 1156.7
Spices, tarragon, dried 0.5 g 1.5
Marks and Spencer single cream 62 g 117.8
La Doria Artichokes in water 240 g 84.0
Tesco white wine vinegar 23 g 5.1
Stats- 343.7 calories per serve (1/5 of recipe), 40g protein, 15g carbs, 4.2g sugar, 11g fat, 711.4mg sodium.
Seriously- if you're not a vegetarian and can afford the calories, make this dish. That's an order.
overtherainbow
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What do artichoke hearts taste like? I've never tried them before
If anyone can manage well eating out for dinners its you! I don't know if you like sushi, if you do you could go to a sushi restaurant as its almost impossible to eat too many calories there. Places like frankie and bennies do great salads.... It is do-able I think, just relax and enjoy yourself! Your dad sounds really nice
If anyone can manage well eating out for dinners its you! I don't know if you like sushi, if you do you could go to a sushi restaurant as its almost impossible to eat too many calories there. Places like frankie and bennies do great salads.... It is do-able I think, just relax and enjoy yourself! Your dad sounds really nice
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I'd never had them before either, to be honest, and now having had them in the dish, I'm still not sure. They sort of blend in to the overall flavour. But they weren't expensive, so I reckon it's worth a go. Surprising on the low calories with twice the meat I normally allow myself though (plus making it with single cream!), that's good.
When I do the eating out I'm going to go reasonably whole hog, I reckon. No point in spending the money otherwise. And just get back on the wagon the next day. If I do it infrequently enough then it'll at worst slow my weight loss, and I can handle that.
When I do the eating out I'm going to go reasonably whole hog, I reckon. No point in spending the money otherwise. And just get back on the wagon the next day. If I do it infrequently enough then it'll at worst slow my weight loss, and I can handle that.
Boyfriend was over last night (helping me set up a new more ergonomic system for my laptop- got a cheap desk from Ikea) so I didn't have a chance to post my food diary. I think I'm going to copy paste from now on, it's a real time saver.
Wednesday 15 June
(nb: I list brands as calories may vary between them)
Breakfast:
Sainsbury's porridge oats 45 g 160.2
0.1% milk 307 g 107.4
Tesco frozen raspberries 80 g 21.6
Spices, cinnamon, ground 0.7 g 1.7
Subtotal: 290 calories, 16g protein, 46g carbs, 4g fat. 22/65/13
Snack: Mangos, raw 274 g 164.4
Subtotal: 164 calories, 2g protein, 41g carbs, 1g fat. 5/90/6
Lunch:
Boiled potato with skin 248 g 178.6
Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 184 g 33.1
Tesco very fine green whole beans 147 g 39.7
Tesco light choices plain cottage cheese 110 g 77.0
Spices, chili powder 1 g 2.8
Subtotal: 331 calories, 19g protein, 61g carbs, 2g fat 22/71/7
Desperation coffee:
Had this way too late in the day and it did indeed cause sleep problems, as I should have known. I was completely exhausted, out, and couldn't see any other way to get through the day. Eat have the calories for their small coffees, although don't publicly list them. The woman behind the counter was kind enough to get the folder, find the entry, and allow us to copy down the relevant information.
Eat small skim latte- 142 calories, 10g protein, 14g carbs, 4g fat. 29/40/30
Dinner:
(the predefined weight of a recipe is my way of handling recipes. I add the foods together, the calorie calculator tells me what it thinks the weight should be, I divide by servings, and I eat over that many days)
Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw 120 g 20.4
Carrots, raw 64 g 26.2
Peppers, sweet, yellow, raw 130 g 35.1
Tarragon and Artichoke Chicken (405.624/serve) 405.62 g 343.7
Subtotal: 425 calories, 44g protein, 33g carbs, 12g fat. 43/31/26
Dessert: messed this one up a little. On the front of the tub it says 1/10 of tub- 80 calories. I stupidly thought that meant 100g, and only discovered otherwise after eating it. Not tragic. Strange numbers because rhubarb and sugar were made in a dish which I shared with my boyfriend.
Rhubarb, raw 109.5 g 23.0
silver spoon caster sugar 18.5 g 74.0
Tesco light choices vaniletta 100 g 145.0
Subtotal: 241 calories, 4g protein, 44g carbs, 5g fat. 7/74/19
Total: 1595 calories (91%), 97g protein (97%), 242g carbs (92%), 30g fat (70%). Water 1317.3ml (nowhere near good enough), sodium 1178.6mg (79%). Final split 24/59/17
Wednesday 15 June
(nb: I list brands as calories may vary between them)
Breakfast:
Sainsbury's porridge oats 45 g 160.2
0.1% milk 307 g 107.4
Tesco frozen raspberries 80 g 21.6
Spices, cinnamon, ground 0.7 g 1.7
Subtotal: 290 calories, 16g protein, 46g carbs, 4g fat. 22/65/13
Snack: Mangos, raw 274 g 164.4
Subtotal: 164 calories, 2g protein, 41g carbs, 1g fat. 5/90/6
Lunch:
Boiled potato with skin 248 g 178.6
Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 184 g 33.1
Tesco very fine green whole beans 147 g 39.7
Tesco light choices plain cottage cheese 110 g 77.0
Spices, chili powder 1 g 2.8
Subtotal: 331 calories, 19g protein, 61g carbs, 2g fat 22/71/7
Desperation coffee:
Had this way too late in the day and it did indeed cause sleep problems, as I should have known. I was completely exhausted, out, and couldn't see any other way to get through the day. Eat have the calories for their small coffees, although don't publicly list them. The woman behind the counter was kind enough to get the folder, find the entry, and allow us to copy down the relevant information.
Eat small skim latte- 142 calories, 10g protein, 14g carbs, 4g fat. 29/40/30
Dinner:
(the predefined weight of a recipe is my way of handling recipes. I add the foods together, the calorie calculator tells me what it thinks the weight should be, I divide by servings, and I eat over that many days)
Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw 120 g 20.4
Carrots, raw 64 g 26.2
Peppers, sweet, yellow, raw 130 g 35.1
Tarragon and Artichoke Chicken (405.624/serve) 405.62 g 343.7
Subtotal: 425 calories, 44g protein, 33g carbs, 12g fat. 43/31/26
Dessert: messed this one up a little. On the front of the tub it says 1/10 of tub- 80 calories. I stupidly thought that meant 100g, and only discovered otherwise after eating it. Not tragic. Strange numbers because rhubarb and sugar were made in a dish which I shared with my boyfriend.
Rhubarb, raw 109.5 g 23.0
silver spoon caster sugar 18.5 g 74.0
Tesco light choices vaniletta 100 g 145.0
Subtotal: 241 calories, 4g protein, 44g carbs, 5g fat. 7/74/19
Total: 1595 calories (91%), 97g protein (97%), 242g carbs (92%), 30g fat (70%). Water 1317.3ml (nowhere near good enough), sodium 1178.6mg (79%). Final split 24/59/17
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caffeinehigh
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Ugh i love when you do food posts.
You seem to eat substantial amounts of food but you're soooo calorie controlled.
Mmmm. Healthy.
You seem to eat substantial amounts of food but you're soooo calorie controlled.
Mmmm. Healthy.
ashy
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How's that wrist of yours feeling today?
Your menu looks pretty filling and very tasty. Sounds almost gourmet to me. Usually what isn't the typical American cuisine sounds gourmet to me. I'm sure most of what you post is everyday meals for many English folks.
Truthfully, It seems like the quality of foods and meals abroad seem to be whole and healthy. I know there are many decadent recipes as well, but when it comes to meal it seems like that are more healthy traditional foods than we have. Perhaps its all in my head.
Your menu looks pretty filling and very tasty. Sounds almost gourmet to me. Usually what isn't the typical American cuisine sounds gourmet to me. I'm sure most of what you post is everyday meals for many English folks.
Truthfully, It seems like the quality of foods and meals abroad seem to be whole and healthy. I know there are many decadent recipes as well, but when it comes to meal it seems like that are more healthy traditional foods than we have. Perhaps its all in my head.
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ItalianGirl
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How are you today, amy? 
Thanks guys
I'm doing better. I'm a bit tired because I had interrupted sleep last night (partly late coffee- about 3pm, which is unusual for me- partly not going through my usual sleep routine, partly some wrist pain which I had to find painkillers for). My wrists are doing a whole lot better- the swelling's reduced and the pain is lessening quite a bit (for the most part). I've got a completely new setup at my computer now which reduces the strain considerably.
Ashy, I'm not so sure about traditions. A lot of the stuff I have I make up as I go along (and repeat if it gets me the results I want). My dinners are just things I find online and take my fancy.
I cant really speak to English traditional food as I'm actually Australian (I've mentioned it a few times but no bother if you've missed it). As to Australian traditions, I'm not sure how many we have, being such a young country and so multicultural- I grew up in Sydney, which is a very cosmopolitan city, and would swap my peanut butter or Vegemite sandwiches for sushi or other things when I was at school. I think most Australians think of our own culinary culture like a lot of things- we steal and adapt other country's traditions, but we've got litle/ nothing of our own. I've been exposed to a lot of different things (both at school and through my parents) and am thus willing to experiment. My mother and the attitudes re food she instilled into me again very much comes into this. The only things I would actually point to as Australian traditional food are pretty bad for you (pies and tomato sauce feature prominently) and I can't get them here in the same form (and I'd rather have nothing than the poor substitutes I can get here- to the Brits reading, I'm not trying to be offensive, it's just... it's not the same as back home and thus not worth it)
That being said, when someone says "American food", most of the time I don't really think of anything that's particularly healthy. I'm not sure why that is, it's very strange. (Most traditional English food, it seems to me, isn't terribly good for you either- chips, chips, and more chips)
I'm doing better. I'm a bit tired because I had interrupted sleep last night (partly late coffee- about 3pm, which is unusual for me- partly not going through my usual sleep routine, partly some wrist pain which I had to find painkillers for). My wrists are doing a whole lot better- the swelling's reduced and the pain is lessening quite a bit (for the most part). I've got a completely new setup at my computer now which reduces the strain considerably.
Ashy, I'm not so sure about traditions. A lot of the stuff I have I make up as I go along (and repeat if it gets me the results I want). My dinners are just things I find online and take my fancy.
I cant really speak to English traditional food as I'm actually Australian (I've mentioned it a few times but no bother if you've missed it). As to Australian traditions, I'm not sure how many we have, being such a young country and so multicultural- I grew up in Sydney, which is a very cosmopolitan city, and would swap my peanut butter or Vegemite sandwiches for sushi or other things when I was at school. I think most Australians think of our own culinary culture like a lot of things- we steal and adapt other country's traditions, but we've got litle/ nothing of our own. I've been exposed to a lot of different things (both at school and through my parents) and am thus willing to experiment. My mother and the attitudes re food she instilled into me again very much comes into this. The only things I would actually point to as Australian traditional food are pretty bad for you (pies and tomato sauce feature prominently) and I can't get them here in the same form (and I'd rather have nothing than the poor substitutes I can get here- to the Brits reading, I'm not trying to be offensive, it's just... it's not the same as back home and thus not worth it)
That being said, when someone says "American food", most of the time I don't really think of anything that's particularly healthy. I'm not sure why that is, it's very strange. (Most traditional English food, it seems to me, isn't terribly good for you either- chips, chips, and more chips)
Azara
New member
Amy how are you doing dear? I feel terrible for not replying to you for the past few days, but I was so busy with school work that I just couldn't manage. :/
How's your wrist, any better?
Btw today I've finally downloaded CRON-o-Meter and I must say, I love it! It makes calorie counting so much easier and way more accurate!
I have a question too - as I'm going on vacation in July, I won't have access to my PC, I will only have a laptop. Is there a way to import the info (I've entered a few foods and I imagine I'll add a lot more till July) to another computer? Can you do some sort of backup, etc.?
Take care girl!
xx
How's your wrist, any better?
Btw today I've finally downloaded CRON-o-Meter and I must say, I love it! It makes calorie counting so much easier and way more accurate!
I have a question too - as I'm going on vacation in July, I won't have access to my PC, I will only have a laptop. Is there a way to import the info (I've entered a few foods and I imagine I'll add a lot more till July) to another computer? Can you do some sort of backup, etc.?
Take care girl!
xx
No worries, Azara, it happens to everyone
Wrist is getting better, new setup helps enormously (although I'm still getting used to the new keyboard).
I love cron-o-meter, it's fantastic, isn't it?
I'm not sure about using it on a different computer, to be honest, I've never had to try. But I've found this in the help section, so this may be useful to you:
Wrist is getting better, new setup helps enormously (although I'm still getting used to the new keyboard).
I love cron-o-meter, it's fantastic, isn't it?
I'm not sure about using it on a different computer, to be honest, I've never had to try. But I've found this in the help section, so this may be useful to you:
Hope it works for you
I'm really tired and groggy today, I'm not sure why. Haven't had any caffeine since midday again, have been trying to substitute with gum, herbal tea, and water. I was also unusually hungry and have an early (for me) dinner, which has left me full, at least, although still very tired. It's driving me nuts.
I saw a specialist recently who among other things recommended a short course of sedatives to try to get my sleep back to some level of normality (although it's improving it's been inconsistent). He didn't prescribe me anything because he thought it better for my GP to do it. He recommended 5 nights' doses- the GP then turned around and gave me twenty-one (with the suggestion that I take a five day course and then use the others if I need to on odd nights). I understand the risks involved as well as I think I can without a medical education- the specialist and the GP both spoke to me about it, and the pharmacist gave me a multipage pamphlet (on top of the normal product information) on the dangers and how I should go about taking this drug. I have no intention to take this long term, and would be surprised if I ended up taking all 21 doses. But I'm going to be using it tonight (in conjunction with my normal nighttime routine) and for the following four nights to see if it helps raise my level of function. Not sleeping properly messes with me way too much.
I'm really tired and groggy today, I'm not sure why. Haven't had any caffeine since midday again, have been trying to substitute with gum, herbal tea, and water. I was also unusually hungry and have an early (for me) dinner, which has left me full, at least, although still very tired. It's driving me nuts.
I saw a specialist recently who among other things recommended a short course of sedatives to try to get my sleep back to some level of normality (although it's improving it's been inconsistent). He didn't prescribe me anything because he thought it better for my GP to do it. He recommended 5 nights' doses- the GP then turned around and gave me twenty-one (with the suggestion that I take a five day course and then use the others if I need to on odd nights). I understand the risks involved as well as I think I can without a medical education- the specialist and the GP both spoke to me about it, and the pharmacist gave me a multipage pamphlet (on top of the normal product information) on the dangers and how I should go about taking this drug. I have no intention to take this long term, and would be surprised if I ended up taking all 21 doses. But I'm going to be using it tonight (in conjunction with my normal nighttime routine) and for the following four nights to see if it helps raise my level of function. Not sleeping properly messes with me way too much.
I\m just waiting for the sun to go down and then I'm going to go to bed. Today's been pretty much a wipe, I'm not sure why. I'm just so tired. So I'm going to post my food diary now. I'll have a night time tea on top of this, so add ~350ml or so to the water (still not sure what to do about the calories of things that don't have any nutritional information- I assume they're pretty low calorie but not nothing).
As yesterday, this is a copy-paste from cron-o-meter.
Thursday 16 June
Breakfast:
Sainsbury's porridge oats 35 g 124.6
0.1% milk 283 g 99.0
Tesco frozen raspberries 52 g 14.0
Tesco frozen blueberries 28 g 9.0
Sainsbury's be good to yourself natural probiotic yoghurt 80 g 44.0
Spices, cinnamon, ground 0.8 g 2.0
0.1% milk 56 g 19.6
Coffee, brewed from grounds, prepared with tap water 231 g 2.3
0.1% milk 52 g 18.2
Coffee, brewed from grounds, prepared with tap water 262 g 2.6
Subtotal: 335 calories, 23g protein, 52g carbs, 3g fat. 27/63/18
Snack:
Pears, raw 204 g 118.3
118 calories, <1g protein, 31g carbs, <1g fat. 2/96/2
Lunch:
Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw 249 g 42.3
Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 203 g 36.5
Tesco light choices plain cottage cheese 106 g 74.2
Spices, chili powder 1 g 2.8
Subtotal: 155 calories, 15g protein, 21g carbs, 2g fat. 34/49/17
Snacks:
Oranges, raw, navels 262 g 128.4
calorie free tea 291 g 0.0
Kallo Wholegrain rice cakes (10g- 1 cake) 20 g 58.0
Vegemite 10 g 19.1
Water, tap, drinking 442 g 0.0
Gala apple 167 g 83.5
Subtotal: 288 calories, 6g protein, 66g carbs, <1g fat. 9/88/3
Dinner:
Boiled potato with skin 261 g 187.9
Italian beef stew (7 June)- total weight 1982.9 495.72 g 178.6
Subtotal: 368 calories, 25g protein, 61g carbs, 3g fat. 27/66/7
After dinner/ dessert:
Airwaves menthol and eucalyptus gum (piece 1g) 2 g 3.1
Water, tap, drinking 434 g 0.0
Nectarines, raw 106 g 46.6
Green and Black Butterscotch chocolate 8 g 42.3
Gala apple 116 g 58.0
Tesco value sultanas 30 g 90.0
Sugars, brown 19 g 72.2
Sainsbury's be good to yourself natural probiotic yoghurt 77 g 42.4
Subtotal: 354 calories, 7g protein, 76g carbs, 3g fat. 8/84/8
Plus a night tea.
Total: 1619 calories (93%), 78g protein (79%), 309g carbs (117%), 13g fat (32%). 3031.9ml water consumption, 907.3mg sodium (60%). Final split 19/74/8 (which is sort of a sucky day)
As yesterday, this is a copy-paste from cron-o-meter.
Thursday 16 June
Breakfast:
Sainsbury's porridge oats 35 g 124.6
0.1% milk 283 g 99.0
Tesco frozen raspberries 52 g 14.0
Tesco frozen blueberries 28 g 9.0
Sainsbury's be good to yourself natural probiotic yoghurt 80 g 44.0
Spices, cinnamon, ground 0.8 g 2.0
0.1% milk 56 g 19.6
Coffee, brewed from grounds, prepared with tap water 231 g 2.3
0.1% milk 52 g 18.2
Coffee, brewed from grounds, prepared with tap water 262 g 2.6
Subtotal: 335 calories, 23g protein, 52g carbs, 3g fat. 27/63/18
Snack:
Pears, raw 204 g 118.3
118 calories, <1g protein, 31g carbs, <1g fat. 2/96/2
Lunch:
Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw 249 g 42.3
Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 203 g 36.5
Tesco light choices plain cottage cheese 106 g 74.2
Spices, chili powder 1 g 2.8
Subtotal: 155 calories, 15g protein, 21g carbs, 2g fat. 34/49/17
Snacks:
Oranges, raw, navels 262 g 128.4
calorie free tea 291 g 0.0
Kallo Wholegrain rice cakes (10g- 1 cake) 20 g 58.0
Vegemite 10 g 19.1
Water, tap, drinking 442 g 0.0
Gala apple 167 g 83.5
Subtotal: 288 calories, 6g protein, 66g carbs, <1g fat. 9/88/3
Dinner:
Boiled potato with skin 261 g 187.9
Italian beef stew (7 June)- total weight 1982.9 495.72 g 178.6
Subtotal: 368 calories, 25g protein, 61g carbs, 3g fat. 27/66/7
After dinner/ dessert:
Airwaves menthol and eucalyptus gum (piece 1g) 2 g 3.1
Water, tap, drinking 434 g 0.0
Nectarines, raw 106 g 46.6
Green and Black Butterscotch chocolate 8 g 42.3
Gala apple 116 g 58.0
Tesco value sultanas 30 g 90.0
Sugars, brown 19 g 72.2
Sainsbury's be good to yourself natural probiotic yoghurt 77 g 42.4
Subtotal: 354 calories, 7g protein, 76g carbs, 3g fat. 8/84/8
Plus a night tea.
Total: 1619 calories (93%), 78g protein (79%), 309g carbs (117%), 13g fat (32%). 3031.9ml water consumption, 907.3mg sodium (60%). Final split 19/74/8 (which is sort of a sucky day)
decisionmaker
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VEGEMITE!!! YEAH! A little hit from home...
Glad to see you are trying to fix your sleeping problems. Poor chicken. Hope you're feeling a bit better tomorrow! There must be something in the air...
Glad to see you are trying to fix your sleeping problems. Poor chicken. Hope you're feeling a bit better tomorrow! There must be something in the air...
When my parents come they bring me a proper sized jar. I can get the little ones here (220g- my parents bring me 900g jars) but it's hard to scoop out the bottom. And I love all the pro-Australia stuff on it that they leave off the ones they sell in England That Vegemite was a ploy to help perk me up without caffeine. Didn't work, sadly.
Night one of sleeping tablets. Slept like a log (except having to get up to go to the loo- I'd much rather wake than not in that scenario though) from just after 11 until just before 9. Longest sleep I've had in forever, and I think it was quite deep, too. I'm doing this in conjunction with other healthy sleep patterns in the hope it'll rub off and when I stop taking them (I'm only planning to take 5 doses in a row, save the others in case I'm desperate in future) my sleep patterns will return to something approaching normal. I'm quite groggy this morning but only a little more so than normal, so I can more than cope with that. I made sure my coffee machine was ready to go last night to make up for it, and as soon as I finish typing this (I can stop my other medication related fast now, I think) I'm going to go and make breakfast and some strong coffee. (Which will be gone by midday as I'm going to continue that habit, as much as it bugs me. Was 3pm which wasn't so bad, midday's a pain in the arse)
That Vegemite was a ploy to help perk me up without caffeine. Didn't work, sadly.Night one of sleeping tablets. Slept like a log (except having to get up to go to the loo- I'd much rather wake than not in that scenario though) from just after 11 until just before 9. Longest sleep I've had in forever, and I think it was quite deep, too. I'm doing this in conjunction with other healthy sleep patterns in the hope it'll rub off and when I stop taking them (I'm only planning to take 5 doses in a row, save the others in case I'm desperate in future) my sleep patterns will return to something approaching normal. I'm quite groggy this morning but only a little more so than normal, so I can more than cope with that. I made sure my coffee machine was ready to go last night to make up for it, and as soon as I finish typing this (I can stop my other medication related fast now, I think) I'm going to go and make breakfast and some strong coffee. (Which will be gone by midday as I'm going to continue that habit, as much as it bugs me. Was 3pm which wasn't so bad, midday's a pain in the arse)