tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post6862979770769784800..comments2023-12-11T08:19:00.272-05:00Comments on DoctorMama: Running for the Schedule- and Sleep-ChallengedDoctorMamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-60636449693492979952009-10-14T06:10:09.384-04:002009-10-14T06:10:09.384-04:00Advice for schedule- and sleep challenged runners:...Advice for schedule- and sleep challenged runners: Just run.<br /><br />I have small children, my own business, and never get enough sleep. I also have a wonky schedule. The only way to start was to JUST GO. No matter what time, as soon as there was someone to watch the baby and I had a break in my work day. No client on the phone? Babysitter with child? I had to get myself out the door Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930427420786164103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-10027601248303725672009-08-13T15:52:00.508-04:002009-08-13T15:52:00.508-04:00Hey, in case there are any moms out there with new...Hey, in case there are any moms out there with new babies who don't sleep or let their mamas sleep, lemme tell ya, there is a limit to the combo of sleep deprivation + running. I found it. I tried to go jogging at an incredibly slow pace around three months pp (my son still had colic then) and nearly passed out on the road. I just wanted to lay still and not move until the swirlies went away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-47926807132366582432009-08-08T22:25:56.629-04:002009-08-08T22:25:56.629-04:00ABM -- although BMIs are an exceedingly rough pred...ABM -- although BMIs are an exceedingly rough predictor of anything, you do fall in the range of being likely to ovulate less on account of your thinness. (And I'm not picking on you. I've had others wonder whether I've had an eating disorder, and it's quite insulting.) Then a sudden burst of strenuous exercise could interrupt the tenuous hold you have on ovulation to begin with. DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-20294346971248123142009-08-06T23:59:09.639-04:002009-08-06T23:59:09.639-04:00"Anonymous Bleeding Maggot" (eww!) says:..."Anonymous Bleeding Maggot" (eww!) says:<br /><br />I have a BMI of anywhere from about 17.5 to 18.5, depending on the day and how tall the doctor thinks I am. I don't think I am underweight because a) I am built this way; b) my weight is fairly stable and c) I don't "do" anything to manipulate my weight. It is what it is and I don't worry about it. (Except when myAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-77232325719418879602009-08-05T19:48:19.292-04:002009-08-05T19:48:19.292-04:00Anonymous Bleeding Maggot -- be more specific abou...Anonymous Bleeding Maggot -- be more specific about "borderline underweight."DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-51048252641122832972009-08-04T16:37:17.194-04:002009-08-04T16:37:17.194-04:00Wait, running trumps sleep deprivation ALWAYS???? ...Wait, running trumps sleep deprivation ALWAYS???? Not sure I agree 100% on that one.... surely there must be some limit.<br /><br />True enough though. Life is just better with an exercised body.OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-46027910344291746032009-08-03T17:48:52.807-04:002009-08-03T17:48:52.807-04:00"Maggot, you are NEVER going to not run at al..."Maggot, you are NEVER going to not run at all." That is inspirational. And scary. And hot.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10023959769203103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-26143106390553797272009-07-28T21:23:44.433-04:002009-07-28T21:23:44.433-04:00I ran more as a resident than I do as a doc. I...I ran more as a resident than I do as a doc. I'm an after work runner, for the reasons you mention, but found running before night shifts more manageable than after when all I wanted to do was sleep.KMKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17071634814516082053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-90774693615165739292009-07-27T11:50:29.638-04:002009-07-27T11:50:29.638-04:00This isn't a question about sleep deprivation,...This isn't a question about sleep deprivation, and in fact is more about exercise in general, but I started running because of you so I am blaming you. =)<br /><br />Here's the question: Lately, exercise seems to make my menstrual cycle go wonky. It first happened a couple months ago, when I started exercising every other day for a couple weeks; I had just finished a period, and then a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-75126424762875178902009-07-27T10:46:35.391-04:002009-07-27T10:46:35.391-04:00BREVARD DISTANCE RUNNERS CAMP, BABY!!BREVARD DISTANCE RUNNERS CAMP, BABY!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-76033801643194011432009-07-27T09:55:46.041-04:002009-07-27T09:55:46.041-04:00Multiple methods of getting a run in is awesome. ...Multiple methods of getting a run in is awesome. I can run around the neighborhood's cul-de-sacs, at the abandoned airfield down the street (tres awesome - sometimes teenage deer will follow me around) OR at the 24-hour gym one town over. Multiple methods = harder to come up with convincing excuses for shirking ("It's too late/rainy/far away/boring/etc!").<br /><br />(... saysJulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12872671729370608554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-50599141238180499302009-07-27T09:48:30.685-04:002009-07-27T09:48:30.685-04:00I am such a maggotty maggot. Just discovered your ...I am such a maggotty maggot. Just discovered your blog, I am an OBGYN in South Africa and am trying to take some inspiration from your running tips, thanks. Tonight, we start again!Charlie's Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236931791630998836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-40323193643453284812009-07-27T00:59:06.342-04:002009-07-27T00:59:06.342-04:00for anyone interested in running, i just read the ...for anyone interested in running, i just read the new book <b>Born To Run by Christopher McDougal</b>. It is an excellent read, and will inspire anyone who is a seasoned runner, new runner, wannabe runner, or feels guilty cause they hate running. including all your maggots. ♥Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019311467241458492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-18330361116215616632009-07-26T21:11:27.828-04:002009-07-26T21:11:27.828-04:00i am a running resident! on a q4 schedule right n...i am a running resident! on a q4 schedule right now but still getting in 5-6 workouts/week :) i prefer early mornings, but i agree with dr. mama that you can ALWAYS fit it in if you are organized about it -- with the caveat that i have no idea if i'd be able to do it if i had kids, too.sarah (SHU)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09785177204149427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-43529636527728423202009-07-26T16:54:33.548-04:002009-07-26T16:54:33.548-04:00I am utterly sleep deprived- adopted two withdrawi...I am utterly sleep deprived- adopted two withdrawing, born to an addict babies back to back staring the end of 2006 while running a thriving business. <br /><br />In our kids- especially the youngest- withdrawal meant not much sleeping and despite all our efforts she is totally nocturnal post withdrawal. Ok you get the picture- working mom a 15 month old and almost three year old. I work six or Romancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902489253812580658noreply@blogger.com