early risers

[nuggsy]

i am an early riser usually but the past 2 mornings ive woke at 6 n thats me up, anyone else got a funny body clock ?

[nepia]

Used to be out of bed for 4.15am, on the pushbike for 4.40am to start work at 6. Didn't need the alarm clock after a few weeks of it. I live happily on 6 hours or less. Been up half an hour now and that's on my day off!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

In winter, felling work dictates my clock - basically cutting from first light 'til dusk. My Wifes shift pattern of either 6:30am start or 13:30 means that in general, my body clock wakes me up at 6ish, sometimes earlier - very rarely can I lie in even if I want to. If I wake any time after 5am that's it, mind starts whirring - gotta get up. Trouble is I need 8-9 hours a night sleep meaning early bedtimes - I wish!

[nepia]

Trouble is I need 8-9 hours a night sleep meaning early bedtimes - I wish!

 

 

It's an age thing - the oder you get the less you need. That would put you in your early twenties then...!

[atree]

wake up between 10.30-11.30am ....only cos i cant do anything

[evo0001]

i'v got 4 kids youngest 8 months guaranteed up by 5.30 every morning wish i could have the opportunity to sleep in!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Trouble is I need 8-9 hours a night sleep meaning early bedtimes - I wish!

 

 

It's an age thing - the oder you get the less you need. That would put you in your early twenties then...!

 

Wrong! Mid thirties. Haven't needed less sleep as I've got older, rather the opposite. Can't take less kip like I used to. Having suffered insomnia before and having a nurse wife who is very proactive in health research, the current research shows that sleep is divided into 90 minute segments. Thus everyone should be getting a minimum of 7.5 hours a night. Thus if that's not enough, it needs to be 9. Hours before midnight is an old grannies tale but rapidly proving to be true as is routine...

[nuggsy]

im only 23 but when i was 17 i could go out drinking after work which i started at 7.30am then come home at 4 maybe 5 am the next morn then get bk up to goto work for 8.30 on a saterday and be fine, now i cant make it much past 10 pm before needing my bed lol

[Littletree]

I do well with very early mornings but cannot burn the candle both ends as I have got older I deffinatly need more sleep .

 

Eastwater:001_smile:

[nepia]

Having suffered insomnia before and having a nurse wife...

 

 

Blimey, there's a lot of it about. Struggled on 4-5 hours as a teenager and married to nursey now. Got a few years on you though - hitting the half century next May.

Now, for my early evening ziz...