Lately, I've been feeling some things change. Ever since the triathlon (and probably even before), I can never seem to get enough sleep.
I always wake up tired, even if I get 8 or so hours of sleep. Then, by the middle of the day, it's time for a nap.
When I wake up, I'm stiff and sore, like I'm pasted to the bed. My fingers are swollen and cramped, and usually my hands and arms have fallen asleep. It takes all the effort I can muster just to get out of bed in the morning.
Lately, on top of that, I've been having stronger-than-usual cravings for foods that aren't good for me and soda. While training for the triathlon I all but stopped craving soda altogether. As soon as it ended, I couldn't help myself. I can't believe how sudden it was.
I've taken a pregnancy test, which turned up negative, so that's not really a possibility as an explanation. Relieving, on one hand, but also it is frustrating that I have no real obvious thing to explain this and so it's hard to determine what to do about it.
Any suggestions?
