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Hi there- I am currently a group exercise instructor.  Is  it possible that he’s not getting enough calories?

When you are hungry ( even sub- consciously), you get anxious . Anxiety causes insomnia. I too suffered from insomnia and anxiousness. I never felt hungry. In fact, eating was a chore. When I was up- it was usually from anywhere from 2 to 3 hours a night.

One day, I  tried an experiment. On the day that I couldn’t sleep and I was really anxious (around 12:30 a.m.), I drank a little bit of milk.  Within 15 minutes, I fell asleep. However, I woke up 2 hours later. I ate a non- salted peanut butter  on wheat bread  sandwich. This time I fell asleep within 20 minutes and I was able to sleep 3 hours. Needless to say it was still a rough night (Everyday I wake up around  5:30-6:00 am.) I upped my calories and that seemed to help. I forced myself to eat six meals a day and increased my calories intake. Even on the days I don’t feel like eating, I eat every 2 hours and I set a timer. Because let’s face it, if you don’t feel like eating chances are you’re not going to eat. Because I wake up like around 5:30 or 6 a.m, my last small meal is like around 7:30-8:00pm. However, everyone is different. He may need to eat 8 small meals instead of 6.

I would up the calories by 200. Maybe a piece of fruit  or small sandwich. Give it a week to see if it makes slight difference. If it does, then you have your answer.

If it doesn’t , there’s always relaxing music . lol ?

Good luck and I hope all things go well!

V-

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