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Originally Posted by The Smiling Spirit  So, you posted on the 7-5. How did switching to biphasic go? You didn't post any updates, so I'm assuming it didn't work out as you'd wanted.... I tried polyphasic a few times and a biphasic once. Poly never worked for me for more than 3-4 days before I had a MAJOR oversleep and lost my mojo. Biphasic worked well, but it's summer vacation for my little ones now and I can't go nap for a couple hours during the day. They'd kill eachother LOL. I hope to go back to biphasic in the fall when school resumes. I REALLY enjoy having the quiet of the night to myself.
Whether it worked well or not, I'd love to hear what happened for you. |
Ah... First of all, I appologize for not having updated here until now. I honestly didn't think that anyone was watching this thread anymore.
My first few days of biphasic went great. I slipped up a couple of times, but managed to ensure that the combination of my two naps equalled 6 hours a day. The exercise first thing helped alot, and adding more fruit into my diet seems to have helped as well.
Unfortunately, I did fall off the wagon around day 4. I woke up from a nap, and didn't have much to do, so boredom got the best of me and I just went back to sleep. This act just spiraled into very bad sleeping habits again (many hours/day). However, Seeing as how it is Sunday now - 1 week after my first attempt - It seems like a good time to try and get back in the saddle.
I learned a few lessons from my first experience and I will try to add some new strategies into my plan to help this attempt work better.
Lessons Learned:
-Exercise first thing in the morning is a great kickstart to my day
-A healthy diet including lots of fruit provides energy
-Quality sleep is a MUST, therefor all measures should be taken to ensure that there are no rude awakenings (i.e. unplug phones, turn off lights, etc.)
-Properly plan each sleep period to ensure that there is enough time to fall asleep and complete the desired number of FULL sleep cycles.
-Sedentary activities (reading, studying, writing, etc.) are tiring and should be supplemented by physical activities
-Environment has a large influence over energy levels (i.e. music playing, lighting conditions, room temperature, etc.)
-Conciously attempting to fall asleep helps alot. I read someone's post about relaxing one part of the body at the time from toes to head, and counting breaths... both helped tremendously
New strategies:
-set music to start playing at a loud volume when alarm goes off. This should help energize me and keep me from snoozing back to sleep.
-keep a daily log of sleep times and lengths. This will help me see progress and record lessons for myself and others
-Find worthwhile projects to keep myself occupied. Boredom kills.
So here it goes... I will start again tonight (either with a nap in the evening, or with core sleep later, depending on energy levels).