Back Baby! early rising??

Howdy!

Things have been good as of late, and my respect for those who gain their fitness from riding inside has sky-rocketed. Why? So this was comeback week for me. Sunday, I got to ride inside for 1 hour, and was counting the seconds. Tuesday I had big plans to ride outside, but it was freezing, so I opted to ride inside again. Made it 1 hour, and wondered why I do this? Did some Yoga that night, which was refreshing. The mediation part at the end is really good for me, and at least I know for 4-6 minutes a few times a week, nothing matters. It rocks!!
Wed, was able to ride outside for 1.5 hours, and then Thurs had plans to ride with my buddy John Martin, when the sky bottomed out. Back to the rollers. Again the longest hour of my life.
Wed, I got some acupuncture, and massage, as well as trying gyrotonics and Pilates, which were good! All this time, insulin requirements are dropping. It really is cool to see the effect exercise has on my metabolism. Going from 15 units of Lantus early in the week, down to 12 last night.

I saw my chiro on Thursday, and he straightened me out, which anyone who has ridden with me over the past few years will attest to the miracle that it is... I have been pretty crooked for some time, and I believe it is due to the blood flow discrepancy that has now been fixed, but it has been tricky to re-train the body to think straight.

Friday and Saturday were both 3 hour rides, and I have begun to feel good on the bike again. Let's just say I am very motivated to do everything humanly possible to be the best I can be.

This time getting back into training, I have been staying one step ahead of the game with my Lantus drop. Sticking with 5 units in the am and have gone from 10 at night down to 7 last night. I have been determined not to go hypo. So it has meant some rises in the night, and small corrections in the middle of the night. I plan to do 4 hours today, and will most likely stick with 7, as I went up to 155 by 4am, did .5 unit of Apidra and had a nice slow drop to 105 where I am sitting now. Just did the Lantus, and in will snack on some fruit, until about 9am. At 9 I will eat 2 packets of Oatmeal to get the trend going up, and then hit the road at 9:30. I am hoping that I won't have to eat as much on the rides as the past few days. Yesterday I had to eat 1000 calories on a 3 hour ride. My Blood sugar was between 80-110 the entire time, but I would have preferred 110-130, or even 130-150 with less food. This is normal as the body is learning to fuel during exercise. I think by this time next week, I will be able to do the same ride with only 500 calories.

Last thing before my ramble ends... Can someone explain to me what has happened? I used to enjoy sleep, and could sleep until 8,9 in the morning no problem. This week, Mon-Fri I have woken up between 5-6 every day. Granted I am going to bed earlier than normal, but this is making me wonder....ha Not to say it has been a bad thing. I am up, and can get 50 emails out of the way, and am caught up by 8am every day. Then I spend the day staying on top of them as possible before the inevitable fall behind...

Thanks for reading, and any thoughts on these new sleep habits would be much appreciated.
Have a great day!

Phil
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