So some background first, I'm pretty active but I had swings in my daily energy levels from sleep variation. I have a pretty consistent daily routine. I started tracking resting heart rate and it was steady enough in the high 50s, I looked at what Brian Johnson was doing with regard to sleep and decided to give his "don't eat within 4hrs of sleep" idea a go.
I preferred how I felt but there wasn't much in it other than flattening out my RHR I guess, was more consistent in mid-low 50s, teamed this with 15mins Zone 2 running each day and ~10,000 steps. Seemed to plateau.
Then I saw something about overnight hunger causing blood sugar lows, cortisol spikes translating to waking up and needing to pee but only actually peeing a small amount... That post (sorry didn't save it) recommended a bedtime snack. So I had a chunk of cheddar cheese before bed. RHR that night dropped 5 points to 47 - lowest ever.
3 nights into it now and same every night - mid-high 40s - waking up feeling genuinely refreshed, daily run is easier and energy levels all day are top tier.
Highly recommend giving it a go, overnight transformation for me.
