#2592, Monday, January 25, '21: Better sleep

Post 2592

- 10 years and 25 days since I started this blog -

January, 2019: Boy Blues Bar,  Chiang Mai, Thailand

Daily Comment

The pandemic drags on and so do I.

No complaints, I still make my own choices, and I could be doing things differently. But that isn't really what I want, or I would be.

I have made great strides in being well-rested to do all the nothing I do every day.

The FitBit has been a great tool for addressing my chronic sleep issues. 

Another helpful tool is the Echo Studio ("Alexa, play Pure White Noise"), which addresses a problem I didn't previously know I had by masking other noise when I am trying to go to or return to sleep - even my tinnitis. I bought it as an early birthday present, and while it is supposed to be the most high-fidelity Echo, it's audio still doesn't please me (the main reason i haven't bought one earlier). 

The biggest problem I have with sleep is that I wake up at least twice a night and can't fall back asleep.

I've corrected this problem with breathing exercises and pot, and now I'm sleeping more than seven hours a night. When I first got the FitBit, that number was less than five.

I'm grateful for a good night's sleep, and for the means to learn and change.

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                    203.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (1/22/21):         203.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                     + 0.5 lbs.

Diet Comment

I did not have a great weekend as far as weight control goes. I found myself 'boredom eating' in front of the TV - Sunday I ate (literally) twenty dollars worth of snack food. Healthy snack food, but still, excessive.

Food Log

Breakfast
3:40pm: Oatmeal+: Rolled oats, hemp seeds, walnuts, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, oat milk, kefir, chia seeds, stevia.

Lunch
Skipped. 

Dinner
9:40pm: Carrots and mayonnaise, manchego cheese and macadamia nuts.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 2;   Coffee: 24 oz.;  Water: 84+ oz.; 

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