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Robin of Spiritwood

Robin of Spiritwood
I'm stuck doing day and night rotations for 3 more days, it's been running like this for 10 days now. Staff shortage, Influenza outbreak, People on holidays.
Staggering around, trying not to binge eat. I'm squeezing in fasted lifting every other day, somehow. That is just giving me pain now.
One knee is swollen- can't heal without sleep. No squats till then.
It's exhausting, and when they give me time off in the night, I can't sleep because I have DPSD.

I'm going to have to put in for some mornings off. Or die. Seriously. I just need to sleep from 3 am to 10 am.
Working on cases is OK- I can go till things get quiet. But once I'm home, it's just dysphoria.
I'm taking meds to sleep, and that's not good.
 

jasonbarron

jasonbarron
Robin of Spiritwood said:
I'm stuck doing day and night rotations for 3 more days, it's been running like this for 10 days now. Staff shortage, Influenza outbreak, People on holidays.
Staggering around, trying not to binge eat. I'm squeezing in fasted lifting every other day, somehow. That is just giving me pain now.
One knee is swollen- can't heal without sleep. No squats till then.
It's exhausting, and when they give me time off in the night, I can't sleep because I have DPSD.

I'm going to have to put in for some mornings off. Or die. Seriously. I just need to sleep from 3 am to 10 am.
Working on cases is OK- I can go till things get quiet. But once I'm home, it's just dysphoria.
I'm taking meds to sleep, and that's not good.
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Man, that sounds like hell. Got to take care of yourself, too.
 

Robin of Spiritwood

Robin of Spiritwood
Just finished the last 12-15 hr shift, so tomorrow morning is the first chance to sleep in 2 weeks, but the wife hired house painters... from 7 am....

😴😲😵😱 This will go on for ... days? IDK.

Vasco Sapien said:
Fascinating read, i didnt know about this... it describes me perfectly. (will investigate more)
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I hope you have a job that matches your cycle. Most of the time mine does.
 

6xes

6
I wonder why God almighty instituted a day of rest!!??
Did it have far reaching wisdom?? Was it to benefit mankind?? Does rest do good for the body?? Is there a God Almighty??
Matthew 11:28-30
 

Robin of Spiritwood

Robin of Spiritwood
Ha, it rained, painters failed to show, and slept for 14 hours in one shot!

The reduction of sleep causes loss of muscle and increase in body fat, so to offset the effect, i tried to eat less and lift more.
breakingmuscle.com

Lack of Sleep Is Killing Your Body Composition - Breaking Muscle

If you’ve been pursuing an aesthetic physique for any measure of time you’ve likely heard how important it is to dial in your training and diet. Although these are critical aspects, one topic that doesn’t receive the attention it deserves is proper recovery—specifically when it comes to sleep...
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It was relatively successful, made a small gain in composition despite the sleep. But the struggle was harsh, and I really would rather never do so again. I'm too wasted to train, so today is going to be a 2-week rest day.
 

Patrick_68000

Patrick_68000

Robin of Spiritwood

Robin of Spiritwood
After 2 days of mostly sleep and higher protein intake, I feel back to normal, but there was a significant shift in my body mass in a favorable direction. Lost about an inch off the waist, had to get a new belt. Scale reads about the same. Wife likes it.

Went to archery practice today, nice to have some time off. Back to weight training from tomorrow, last hard push before Christmas break.
 

Chaparral

Chaparral
Robin, may I ask - how long have you been a physician? Most of my relatives live this existence, it's especially hard on the emergency room docs. They are chronically sleep deprived. Most leave the state/country on vacation so they are out of range and can't be called back in when they get a break. Several drink, or are hyper intense cardioathletes. Do you have access to a pool for laps? Low joint stress and with a bone conducting mp3 player you can zone out nicely.
 

Robin of Spiritwood

Robin of Spiritwood
Commander Danicus said:
Robin, may I ask - how long have you been a physician? Most of my relatives live this existence, it's especially hard on the emergency room docs. They are chronically sleep deprived. Most leave the state/country on vacation so they are out of range and can't be called back in when they get a break. Several drink, or are hyper intense cardioathletes. Do you have access to a pool for laps? Low joint stress and with a bone conducting mp3 player you can zone out nicely.
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Doing this since '89. That pool idea sounds good.

I got called back today repeatedly, just ignored the phone. I'm working tomorrow, so meh, they can get me then.
 
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