And so it goes...

Yep, still not feeling good however many weeks later.

But I think I may have pinpointed the problem.  It's called the Dawn Effect.  The TL:DR is that your body dumps glucose into the system to help you wake up and get moving.  Usually between 4 and 5 am.  Right about when we're having breakfast. Including toast and jam.

Carbs are evil.

I used to get really bad Somogyi rebounds, but apparently that has changed.  The way you deal with a Somogyi issue is to eat right before you go to bed and right when you get up, which is what I have been doing, and which is likely making it worse.

This is a result of simple age.  Ironically, also getting healthy.  I'm more sensitive to Cortisol and have more Growth Hormones going as well.  Go me.

I might also just be at the point of needing some medication, which I'm willing to try again, if only to shake off this constant exhaustion.  It sucks it that badly.  But there's also exercise and cutting out all the simple carbs, or at least the early morning ones.

And I just bought bagels too.  And bread.  Sigh.

Now I get to figure out how to jigger my day to get away from most carbs.  Although the bread is high protein/high fiber so it might be okay.  And lighter dinners, which as a mostly-vegetarian is not that hard.  (Kitty is a vegetarian.  I like to eat meat once a week to keep the amino acids in check.  When we eat out I eat meat, but I don't cook it at home anymore.)

Also, fried stuff is bad.  Highly fatty rich stuff is bad.  I don't eat a lot of those, but when I do I pay for it the next day.  Horribly.

The hard part of all of this is finding ways to self-sooth that don't involved carbs and fats.  Because that is all I learned growing up.  I need to do better for myself.  Much better for myself.

It's the first of the month-ish.  Goals coming up.