Polyphasic Sleep - Day 3

It was a pretty uneventful day. By now, I was expecting to start acting like a zombie, but I've been feeling great and alert all day.

I started slow, watching some episodes on the computer, then I went to a place where they sell fruits and vegetables, by foot, and brought two big bags back home. I left for the grocery store, still by foot, bringing again two big bags. The morning has seen a lot of walking, and I was finally back home at 12:30. It was a bit later than I had hoped, but I wasn't feeling tired.

This is starting to make me nervous. By all logic, I should be extremely tired. I have had a total of about three hours of sleep since thursday morning (this is saturday). I still take too much time to fall asleep - I could guess at an average of 15 to 20 minutes. I hope this will shorten to 2-5 minutes soon.

The afternoon was uneventful. I still was not tired, and went about my business, finding things to do to pass the time. I still don't want to take the car. I may feel fine, but if I suddenly feel awful while away, I don't want to risk falling asleep behind the wheel.

I watched a scary movie right before my 22:00 nap. It was Paranormal Activity 2, and while I enjoyed it, in retrospect, it was possibly a wrong choice of movie - it took me about 20 minutes to fall asleep.

I still woke up fine, as always. I almost constantly feel that feeling behind the eyes, like when you're past your normal bed time by 3-4 hours. This hasn't been bothering me or preventing me from doing anything, but the feeling is there, and is just nagging.

It could be anything, but I think my body is storing energy. I'll need at least a few days of data, but so far, I gained one kilogram yesterday, and another one today. This is terribly irritating, because I feel hungry all the time, and I have to stop myself from emptying the fridge. I'm awake 4-5 hours more in a day, so my calorie intake should be between 3500-4000 kcal. The additional food I eat, compared to what I eat in a normal day, is not that much. If it's not the additional meal and snacks (all very healthy food, by the way), I have no idea what else it could be caused by.

Right now, it's 23:47. I wish I would be more tired - that would give me a sign that I need a nap right now, but I feel fine. If it's the same as yesterday, I may become a temporary zombie from 02:00 to 04:00.

I started programming during the night. Since this was a very good way to keep my brain excited, I figure it will help me not to fall asleep at the desk. Of course, I'll have to find something else if I'm starting to nod.

One thing I really miss: when it's the weekend and you can stay in bed if you want. That's a pleasant feeling that you don't really appreciate until you can't have it anymore. It's very similar to the feeling you have when you wake up four hours before your alarm.

Finally, I was a bit more tired at around 03:00, but nothing important.