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September 6, 2005
Stress, Exhaustion and Hunger
Well, we've noticed it before, but stress, sleep-deprivation, and general exhaustion can lead to hunger! I've been getting too little sleep with my crazy work schedule, and between that and being away from my usual food sources, I feel nutritionally messed up! I was so hungry today for lunch! I ate my greasy eggwhite veggie omlette at 7:30 am at the Denny's, then my afternoon shift change wasn't till 2 so I ate just an 80 calorie half cup serving of cottage cheese between, and by the time I arrived at the Ruby Tuesday's at 2 I was so hungry! I ate a ton of salad... a large scoop of their cottage cheese which I really should not eat cause I'm sure it's full fat, then at few giant helpings of veggies, including too many hot peppers so that even I felt a touch sick. Then I ate a large plate of fruit: mandarin oranges, pears, pineapple, and dried cranberries. I'm sure it added up to a lot of calories, and since I ate at 2 and ate so much, I'm not hungry now. I'm home at six, with about two hours worth of work to do from home tonight, and some housework. I am learning that cleaning a three bedroom house with a dining room, living room and kitchen is where two people live (in addition to two cats who shed constantly) is a lot more work than cleaning a one bedroom apartment. News flash! Luckily, when MR is here, he takes care of the recycling.
I should be able to get to bed early tonight, which will be wonderful since I have been getting to bed well after ten every night and getting up at 5. Last night my cat Philomena began howling at 3 am, proving once and for all that my cats are only "good kitties" as long as they are performing for MR. As soon as he goes, the howling at 3 am begins. I think she was hungry... she gets on a weird cycle depending on when she gets her subcutaneous fluids... but I didn't want to reward the middle of the night howling with tuna fish or canned food, so I drew her attention to her dry food, which she ate and went back to sleep. She very much enjoyed taking over MR's entire side of the bed in his absence.
The list of things to do is enormous... back to it.
Posted by april at September 6, 2005 6:04 PM