Anyone Feel Worse When They Sleep Late?

[bklynceliac]

I've been finding that regardless of my diet and activities, my stomach seems to be much more tempermental on mornings where I sleep past 9am. Any chance this happens to anyone else? There is a chance other factors are contributing, as my various medicine and meal schedules get thrown off by starting my day later, but for the most part it seems to be only when I sleep late. Is this common? Anyone have any explanations?

[Guest cassidy]

Is it that you are sleeping longer when you wake up past 9am? I know that I have to eat frequently. If I don't eat often then I get very hungry and it hurts to eat when I finally do. It takes my body a while to recover when I get to the point of being starving. So, if by sleeping in you are sleeping longer, could that be the case?

If that is not it, then I have no clue other than to say trust your body. It may not make sense, but if you are seeing a pattern, then I would set the alarm for 8:45 and give your body what it needs. I think our bodies are pretty good at sending us signals and even if it isn't convenient it is usually the best thing for us to listen to them.

[RiceGuy]

I have found it helpful to work with my body's natural cycles, rather than try to force it into one which happens to suit my idea of a convenient schedule. I also know that eating too late messes my system up for awhile, and it can be somewhat painful.

[bklynceliac]

Yes, I sleep late on the weekend and was doing so over the holiday, getting more sleep that I needed, but at the same time found without fail that each time I slept in, my stomach was a mess all day. I am definitely considering waking at 8 am everyday and going through the exact same medication and food schedule to make things easier for my body - even though sleeping late is one my favorite things to do.

[Michi8]

Yes, I sleep late on the weekend and was doing so over the holiday, getting more sleep that I needed, but at the same time found without fail that each time I slept in, my stomach was a mess all day. I am definitely considering waking at 8 am everyday and going through the exact same medication and food schedule to make things easier for my body - even though sleeping late is one my favorite things to do.

If you need to catch up on sleep, then try getting to bed earlier and waking up at your regular schedule. Of course, I'm not the best example...I am a total night owl...love to stay up late and sleep in late (and pay the price with being tired all the time.)

Michelle

[eleep]

I've been known to wake up at my usual time, eat something and then turn around and get right back into bed for a few hours if I still need to get some sleep. This seems to work much better for me than disrupting my usual schedule and it also tends to make it easier for me to re-adjust to my regular schedule.

eleep