The FastDay Forum

On fasting days I go to bed early ,just to get the day over I suppose, it is 8 45 and I am tucked up already. What do others do?

Yes, I'm often tempted to have a bath and an early night when I'm fasting too!

No, I tend to stay up till my usual time. Normally between 10 and 11.

I like to - but Child of Our Time's on - so I'm multi-tasking (TV and internet) and thinking about breakfast!! lol

[carorees]

Not usually. Once I've had my 500 cal dinner, it feels like a normal evening!

Definitely an early night for me! I spread my 400 kcals over 3 meals a day so I only have a small amount for dinner. Once evening rolls around I'm tucked up nice early otherwise I know I'd get hungry and I hate trying to sleep with a gnawing belly.

[janeg]

I'm not a night owl and usually in bed relatively early. When I started fasting I was so wiped out all day they bed by 8 was a regular. Now I have good energy levels during the day, but can still be really tired and struggling to stay up,, so hit the pit by 9. Other times I'm ok. Find it a bit bizarre how unpredictable it it!

I normally do anyway not just fast days, I read or watch a bit of telly until I nod off, there's a lot of truth in the old saying "one hour before midnight is worth two after"

We usually go to bed reasonably early every night. By the time the kids are in bed by 8pm im shattered, fast day or not, i tidy up the kids toys and do the dishes then maybe watch tv for a bit and we're usually in bed by 10pm. I sometimes go to bed right after the kids do. My 20 month old wee boy wakes up at 5:30 every morning and wakes everyone else up to, and so the madness continues for another day......

I admire people like you Demi. I find it hard fasting and I dont wake until 8 am. I cant imagine what it must be like to be woken up at 5.30 and fasting all day. I dont think I could have done the 5/2 when my children were small. Shame on me

I don't go to bed at all on fast days as I do two night shifts a week and tie my fast days in with them. I have nothing through the day, I go to work at 6pm, have my 500 calorie meal at about 7.30pm and then come home at 9am for a lovely big breakfast and then bed!

As I get up at 5.00am during the week I'm in bed by 10.00pm but on weekday fast days maybe half an hour or so earlier.

Yes I am glad to get off to bed but as I am retired I also don't start the day as early as usual, that also gets rid of a few more fasting hours

Yes I tend to slope off round 10 - but it takes me a good half hour to hunker down. I do sleep like a log on fast nights compared to non-fast nights though.

I tend to head to bed early anyway, and haven't noticed going to bed earlier on fast days. I also seem to sleep better on fast day nights, and wonder whether it's because instead of drinking regular tea with milk (full of caffeine) all day, I stick to green tea.