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Everything said, "half tank", "accumulated fatigue", "eat when you get off the bike" and "food diary" are making a lot of sense to me. I have no idea what my output and input are. I have no idea how fast I go, but I generally do my commute in approximately 35 minutes. I try to slow down but it's impossible.
I had been eating fruit, plain yogurt and honey within a half hour of arriving at work, and when I did that and was consistent with water, I felt a lot better. I've got back into it but haven't been using honey, have been substituting a Go Ahead "oatie bar" b/c I keep forgetting to buy honey.
I've also been drinking too much coffee; I strongly suspect it is linked to all this, b/c I didn't drink that much three months ago. I'll have one cup before heading out, then at least two during the day, sometimes three or four. I'm adding two scoops of a chai drink mix b/c it tastes lovely, some milk, but no extra sugar. If I have tea, it's milk no sugar. Need to get that food diary thing back onto my phone.
My sleep has always been fractured, I fall asleep quickly but wake up frequently, and is more so now because twice a week my husband has to get up at 5:30 in the morning, when I get up at 6:40. I've mostly cut out alcohol, allowing myself one drink per week until the end of October, but I may drink a few more on Halloween. I think I'm going to continue this except allowing one drink per outing during the week, up to three pints/glasses of wine per week. More allowed at weekends.