Night Owl/Morning Owl ?
 

Why, oh why, do I have to 'drag' my weary body out of bed every morning .. repeater alarm screaming at me every 8 seconds. This has been going on for the past 35 years. Supposed to feel refreshed after a decent's night sleep, 'aint ya' ? Come the weekends, always the last to get kicked out of anywhere.
My once newsagent told me as soon as his feet hit the ground he was awake ... bows with admiration. Any advice suggestions gratefully received on how to achieve this status.

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I get up at ~5:15 each morning. I'm the same as teh newsagent, up and at 'em. As long as you don't try burning it at both ends your body should adjust quite easily. ( e.g. I go to bed ~10 - 10:30). Try thinking positively about getting up rather than it being teh last thing you want to do. Have an idea of what you need to do when you are up(make lunches/brews/feed teh cat etc) so that you already have a set of tasks lined up.

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I’ll pick up at 7.30 am on Sunday morning for a nice stole up a little mountain in the lakes; you’ll never feel the same about dragging yourself out of bed. :)

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All good advice .. thank you, however, haven't much choice of what I have to do when I get up .. have shower, make-up, hair dry, etc., get to work on time, and when I have grandaughter, well that has to be regimentated, but all done through this sort of haze.
Don't burn candle at both ends either ('cept this site is keeping me up at moment !! )
Think I will try to think more positive more like ... I am NOT going to feel like cotton wood swelling up in my head when alarm goes off at six in the morning .. what ya' think ?,

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:) Have you though of seeing the nice man in the big white coat?

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Oh Gawd, not the Butcher again..doesn't do owt for me .. looks like Fred Elliot.

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Should try getting a sleeping pattern when on a three shift pattern especially if on holiday.

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Nice strong cup of tea wakes me up, then that busy in the mornings I come round pretty quickly.

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Whoah thats me to a tee aswell!!! :rolleyes:

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If you are going to take Kate's stole to the Lakes for an airing, could you also pick up my beaver wrap, as it smells a little musty, and could do with freshening up.;)

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You can get your fat little beaver on a lead and come an all. You’re looking a bit chubby these days. Don’t worry about the high mountain passes, I’m man enough not to be afraid to hold you hand and lead you along a safe bit. If you get tired I’ll even carry your beaver….:)

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My beaver died in 1932, and has little glass eyes.:(

Could still do with an airing though.:)

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Good you can drag it behind you, its only six miles or so over 3 or 4 little peaks, you'll like that......:)

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am crap at coming round in the morning,was better when i could drink. lol

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Willow/Red
Your problem is likely to do with the type of food you are having for lunch. Anything high in fast carbs will have this effect as it raises your blood sugar which your body has to deal with. This in turn makes you tired. When your body has restored its balance you feel OK again. Whilst a lot of people were brainwashed the Atkins diet was bad the science behind it is well proven. Even without going the whole hog of doing that diet if you get chance to read the book it will help explain what effect different types of foods have on your metabolism. There is also the GI diet which is sort of like the atkins only it allows some slow acting carbs as well.

Ian

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I get up early 5 mornings a week 6.15am ish, to make Phil his butties and breakfast while he's getting ready for work. I always mean to go back to bed when he's left, but it very rarely happens. I haven't worked for a month now, so I like to have a couple of hours snooze in the afternoon, but I'm always ready for going to bed by about 9.30-10.00pm.

I start work again next week, how am I gonna cope with working 9 hour days?

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The same as the rest of us :)

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Cheers for the support.;)

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nah I'm just weird. It's the same difference even if I have no lunch at all.

Mind you, Busman always reckons he falls asleep after eating which is why he doesn't eat when he's working.

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Your quite welcome!:p

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Wont take you long to get back into the swing of it. :)

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Most lunches I have are salads as I am trying to avoid bread. I think I have just got into a bad habit of going to bed too late and my body has adjusted to it. Have never ever been a morning person even during the times of going to bed at a respectable hour! But I would love to be a person who gets up with no effort 1st thing in the morning but I fear it will never happen.....

Of course until I am really old and have no need to get up early then you can guarantee I will probably be getting up at 6am every morning!!!!!:rolleyes:

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Age hasnt anything to do with it you are still young. Me I hate the daytime but at night I am fully complesmentass compared to daytime. It takes me until lunch time to come to my senses.

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its alright for you! but i have no sense to come to.:D

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I feel and look about 80 at 6am and as for sense not sure I have much of that either. :)

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Thank you for all the amusing answers .. being positive didn't work though, felt worse, but coming around now. Don't do carbs. much so that out ... like to keep slim.
Daft thing was, tried to get grandaughter up this a.m... Enter bedroom at 6.30 after shower, have breakfast, bottom of stairs 6.45 to remind her, she comes down 6.55, eyelids on her chin, and claims I have got her up too early !! (Always have this routine you understand), says usually 7 when she arrives in kitchen and announces going back to bed for 5 mins !!!! And did !! Have to start again. Not just me then.

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Must run in the family. :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

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I have never been a morning person.
I hate going to bed early.
If I do I just end up tossing and turning and have a dreadfull nights sleep.
I have tried all sorts,but nothing seems to work.

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I never go to bed before 2am, otherwise I too would be tossing and turning all night.

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Take it thats an early night then.:)

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I find I sleep best at around 6am.
I try to have breakfast before I go to sleep.
Find I sleep better.
Mmm strange or what?

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I go home of back shift as I will tonight and around 2 -230 I will make my tea. After which I will play robin hood on the comp and go to bed around 5ish soit aint that strange. Steak pud chips mushy peas is on the menu.

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Definately a night owl, I always have been since being young. I hate mornings, once I'm in bed I love being there and dread getting up unless the sun is shining and it's warm. I just wish my kids regarded 10am on a sunday morning as still the middle of the night, like I do!

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With winter just around the corner then you are going to find it hard to get out of bed in a morning.


:D :D :D :D

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Get hairy and hibernate I think :)

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Sounds a bit drastic fly out to the med for 4 months.

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These wings are for decoration only Spuggy or I'd be outta here ;)