Day 3 - Schedule Change to Modified Everyman 4.5

Well this morning I really lazied it up and slept in until 6:30am.  Sooo - I don't want to give up on Everyman just yet, and I think I'm going to just go with a modified version for the next day or two and see how that works.  I seem to be almost naturally falling into a version of the schedule called  Everyman 4.5 which basically adds one more hour to the total sleep you get.  So I'm planning on adjusting my nap schedule today and eliminating one altogether so that I have two naps during the day and a longer core at night.

Last night I was very foggy, I could feel the effects of sleep deprivation during the evening after I wasn't able to fall asleep during my second and third naps.  I did make one more video last night and I hesitated to even upload it because I was so groggy.  I'm going to include it here in day three to justify my modification a little more.

So, yeah that's a tired dude right there.  This is what my original schedule looked like.

I started out with the top times in day 1 - after finding that I couldn't possibly get to sleep in 20 mins I adjusted to 30 mins which really didn't help much.  The first day I almost got the right core time of 3 hours, day two I overslept and of course as I previously said, I really overslept this morning on day 3.

9:15am - Just got back from a 2.5 mile walk.  Feeling good and awake.

It took me some time to figure out a good modified schedule that would fit in with my regular daily activities but I think I've got it.  I'm eliminating one of the naps.  This will give me 2 power naps in the middle of the day and 4 hours core sleep for a total of 5 hours.

It may also be worth noting here that I am currently 32 days into a diet.  I've also started walking 4-6 times a week.  Currently I'm walking 2.5 miles a day and I've lost 19 pounds in the last month or so.  This I'm sure is affecting me somewhat.  So anyway - Day 3, hopefully I'll be able to nap more effectively today and I'll be able to get used to this schedule as a lead in for going back toward the standard Everyman schedule.

1:10pm - Just got up from first nap of the day - I think I actually slept this time for a little while.  I feel good and refreshed!

4:35pm.  Second nap down and not sure if I actually slept or not.  Feeling ok - we will see how this last big awake works out.

11:35pm - I'm holding out on the long stretch to my core sleep cycle but I'm pretty tired.  I have a headache, I just took some Ibuprofen.   Less than an hour and a half to go for day 3.  Oh yeah, I heard Dr. Oz say something a couple days ago about using a spray bottle with water and rosemary misted into your face to give you an energy boost.  Trying it, and I guess it does kinda wake you up a little - I think it is just the water being misted in your face though.  But he was using fresh rosemary - all we had was some dried stuff in the herb rack.  Maybe fresh works better?