So, One of my last days of full sleep.I figure I should give you guys some starting statistics.
I am currently 16 years old
I have taken Two weeks off of work to set aside for the adaption
School is out for the summer
I wear contacts during the day and glasses at night.
Currently taking 1 - 2 allergy pills in the evening.
I am in perfect health
I have been sleeping around eight to ten hours since school got out.
I am an excessively active person. Usually 4 to 5 times per week
There are somethings that need to be addressed.
I have done some researching.
I think I will have to lay off the intense physical activity for the first week, but we will see.
I know from previous experience with all nighters, that when you stay up like this your body temperature. I have learned that this is due to the fact that you are moving as much, you dont have as much food in your system to burn, and your metabolism actually slows down. (Hence why you are not supposed to eat before bed ^^)
I plan to have three alarms. The first being on my cell phone, at exactly half an hour. This is so that if I am out, I will be able to wake up with it. The second will be set 5 minutes after, in case I sleep through my cell. It will be an alarm on my computer to play slipknot. The third will be my alarm clock. It will be set ten minutes after.
A few little things a have found are:
Dawn Simulations; which is an alarm that brightens the room
and Caffeine Naps: Taking a nap directly after ingesting caffeine. The caffeine takes affect 20 - 30 minutes after, just when i should be waking up anyway.I may experiment with it, but i do want to wait until after I am adapted.
The other thing is naps :( I dont want to take them, but from what I have read, It is easier to take an extra nap every few days to ease into it.
Also, I have read that after becoming adapted, you can move your naps by +/- 30 mins. This would be very helpful for work.
All in all, I am very excited to try this. I am a little scared, to be honest. I have read alot of failures, but i do want to make the best attempt possible, and push myself. I know that I can attain this goal, as long as I try.
Forever and Always
Stryker McClain
I am currently 16 years old
I have taken Two weeks off of work to set aside for the adaption
School is out for the summer
I wear contacts during the day and glasses at night.
Currently taking 1 - 2 allergy pills in the evening.
I am in perfect health
I have been sleeping around eight to ten hours since school got out.
I am an excessively active person. Usually 4 to 5 times per week
There are somethings that need to be addressed.
I have done some researching.
I think I will have to lay off the intense physical activity for the first week, but we will see.
I know from previous experience with all nighters, that when you stay up like this your body temperature. I have learned that this is due to the fact that you are moving as much, you dont have as much food in your system to burn, and your metabolism actually slows down. (Hence why you are not supposed to eat before bed ^^)
I plan to have three alarms. The first being on my cell phone, at exactly half an hour. This is so that if I am out, I will be able to wake up with it. The second will be set 5 minutes after, in case I sleep through my cell. It will be an alarm on my computer to play slipknot. The third will be my alarm clock. It will be set ten minutes after.
A few little things a have found are:
Dawn Simulations; which is an alarm that brightens the room
and Caffeine Naps: Taking a nap directly after ingesting caffeine. The caffeine takes affect 20 - 30 minutes after, just when i should be waking up anyway.I may experiment with it, but i do want to wait until after I am adapted.
The other thing is naps :( I dont want to take them, but from what I have read, It is easier to take an extra nap every few days to ease into it.
Also, I have read that after becoming adapted, you can move your naps by +/- 30 mins. This would be very helpful for work.
All in all, I am very excited to try this. I am a little scared, to be honest. I have read alot of failures, but i do want to make the best attempt possible, and push myself. I know that I can attain this goal, as long as I try.
Forever and Always
Stryker McClain
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