Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: Re: [fast5] Awake in the wee hours...

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Re: [fast5] Awake in the wee hours...

I should add that right now, my window is the middle 5 hours of my
day... about noon to 5p. Maybe having a later window will solve the
problem.

On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 5:55 am, Ellen Ussery wrote:
> Try experimenting with the level of fat in your meals. That may do
> the trick. I would say experiment with various ways of eating. More
> whole grain and legumes, or more low carb and high fat.
>
> I would also get a glucometer and see how your blood sugar is
> running. What is your fasting blood sugar, what is it when you wake
> up in the night. That will tell you a great deal about your own
> metabolism and save you enormous amount of time just following this
> theory or that theory. Nothing works for everyone all the time.
> We are each an experiment of one.
>
> Another possibility is that you have some problem with your adrenals.
>
> Ellen
>
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 7:16 AM, <churyl@tmail.com> wrote:
>
>> This is the fourth time since beginning Fast-5 that I wake up in the
>> wee
>>
>> hours from serious mind-blowing hunger, and can't get back to sleep.
>>
>> I could probably stand to eat more than I am during my 5 hour window,
>> but I'm just not hungry for more. Should I force-feed myself? Maybe I
>> should eat something high fat at the end of my window to get me through
>> the night?
>>
>> Any ideas on why? Suggestions?
>>
>> Warmly,
>> Churyl
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