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Last week was a difficult one, my long week of nightshifts ( more intense than usual too) and the one full day off I had (Thursday) spent in a blur of cooking, cleaning, bill paying, etc.. All this added up to me starting this week sleeping my Monday away, not something I usually do on the day after my last shift, normally I get in from work around 11am ( it was gone midday this week) and just get on with doing the mundane tasks of running a house, heading to bed at around 9pm. As I say, this Monday I didn't even stop to make myself a cuppa and bite to eat, I just crashed, waking up at 4am this morning!! Which means I slept for 15 hours straight, I usually struggle to sleep 2 hours without waking, then nodding back off.. Wellbeing and energy levels at 0.

So by 8am today I had already done all the washing, mowed the lawn and walked the dogs ( I took all 3 at once as nobody was about at 04.30 and I could let them off the leads and charge around the fields without fear of bumping into other dogs, they loved it and I must admit I found the silence and dawning of a new day uplifting) At 08.00 I made myself a slice of wholemeal toast with mushroom pate and had a Tropicana morning boost 'fruit and cereal smoothie'.. Though I had not eaten for more than 24hours, I did not want to 'raid the kitchen' and was surprisingly full after my breakfast. My second boost of wellbeing for the day. I am now about to tackle the hedge that is looking more like a forest ( everytime I have had the time to do it, the rain has thwarted me), if you don't hear from me in the next 24hours, send out a search party..........😂 Wellbeing and energy levels are now restored and at the top of the scale 😊

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You obviously needed the sleep Shellie! Getting enough sleep is an underrated aspect of weight loss, too often we eat to restore energy levels when it's really sleep we need. Hope you have an excellent day off :)

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Wow - a great productive morning! Great you didn't raid the kitchen, I know nightshifts in the past have had me reaching for food constantly the day after.

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