How long is the maximum you have slept?

[EdsonFitbit]

Hello Fitbitters! I was wondering how long was the maximum Fitbit users have slept. In my case is 12 hours. That day I was so tired that I didn't know about myself until I realized I had spent half day in bed. I found koalas and sloths are the most somnolent animals, they sleep for about 16 to 18 hours a day. That is what I call a good life. 

In the opposite, dolphins and sharks rarely sleep. They seem to just slow down their energies for short periods during the day.

 

[SolangeE]

Wow! @Alliewink. You beat my record haha! 

Hey, @ashleeeaves! Hope you get well soon! 

[Nomad92]

The longest I have slept was probably about 15 hours.

But this must have been after a lot of physical activity, partying and slepless nights.

[DavideFitbit]

@Nomad92, whenever I don't have a chance to sleep at all I feel terrible, I've tried that a few times and I always end up laying in bed for hours. There's nothing better than going to sleep for a long time after you've exhausted all of your energies, it does feel like a very restoring sleep. 

[Nomad92]

It's the same for everyone.

I mean, the chance is that you just keep walking and trying to stay active doing something, the other option is to stay in bed of course.

I personally think, if you don't have to cut down on sleep, don't do it. If it is necessary because you have to look after a crying baby at night, or if you have to overwork or just be at the military and getting drilled by your instructor. It's alright. But nothing positive or good.

Some people think, forcing yourself to NOT sleep is making you stronger and more disciplined, but I think this is not the case. At least not on a regular base.

[SolangeE]

Hey, @Nomad92! I completely agree with you. I sleep at least 6 hours everyday, whenever I have the chance to sleep 8 I do too. I just sacrify my sleep for homework, or a very special party from time to time. 🙂

[Nomad92]

Well, You usually have two options.

1. Lack of sleep but more time at the day.

2. More sleep, but being more effective and concentrated.

3. Doesn't happen too often, but I heard it exists. Go to bed early and wake up early.

I think the problem most people are having is to go to bed at the right time, I know it from myself. When I finish my work, I want to enjoy the evening as long as possible, and sometimes regret that I didn't went to bed earlier.

[CarlosMo]

@EdsonFitbit jumm. The maximum I have slept is around 12 hours, after a party of course .

[EdsonFitbit]

@CarlosMo Yeah, it's necessary resting for a while after a party.

[SolangeE]

Hey, @Nomad92! Welcome aboard! You are totally right! I have come to make it happen because if not I feel too tired the whole day and want to kill myself. 

But sometimes it happens as well, that sometimes you just want to spend some time before bed doing the things you like to do that's not work or school related. 

[KatH]

Back when my hashimoto's (autoimmune thyroditis) was undiagnosed and I wasn't on thyroid hormone replacement, I'd sleep probably 16 hours a night. Oh man that was a terrible time in my life. Soooooo sleepy. I'm still chronicly fatigued but nowhere near that amount.

[SolangeE]

Hey there, @KatH! It is nice to see you around. Thanks for sharing your experience. Sounds like you are a tough one! 😉 I'm glad to hear that you are doing better. 

[marfar]

Just like healthy food, sleep should include a few important hours. That is approximately between 10 pm - 1 am in part of the world where we live! If we lost these important hours, when it releases a hormone important for health, melatonin, other hours does not really matter ...! Melatonin is an antioxidant important for physical and mental balance. Warning! In those hours, the release of melatonin in the room where we sleep need to be as dark!

[SolangeE]

Hello, @marfar! Thanks for joining in and sharing your knowledge with us! I have noticed that when I sleep at my friend's house and her room at night is completely dark, I wake up feeling better than when I sleep at my own room. This is super important to accomplish a good sleep, I will need to go buy new blackout curtains haha. 

See you around. 

[marfar]

Well, I understand that my English is not too good! In fact, I think you can sleep in the hay during the summer haha! The issue is whether the friend let you sleep between 10 pm and 1 am... Because if sleep at 2 am, you lose meeting with melatonin! Leaving the joke aside, please watch this speech! And recommend it to friends!To be healthy and joyful! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_tjKYvEziI

[garybartlett]

@KatH  I'm recovering from cancer but able to exercise.  Between the drugs and the long walks, I consider anything less than 9 hours of sleep to be a failure () Ten or 11 hours is more like it.  Going to bed when I'm really tired from exercise is my favourite time of day and I think delicious is the right word to describe the feeling.

[SolangeE]

Hey, @marfar, @garybartlett! It is nice to see you around. haha sorry for the confusion, your English is good.  Where I live we always get the sun during the day and the moon at night, so I have not experienced having to sleep during the day because the sun is up 24/7 for a long period, just after a long party on Saturday haha. It would be cool though. 

So from 10pm -1am is the sacred moment with melatonin?

Thanks for sharing that video, I will watch it tonight when I get home! 

@garybartlett, It is always inspiring and joyful to meet cancer warriors like you.  To tell you a secret if I had more time, I would sleep between 10-11 hours too. And I totally understand your delicious feeling after a good workout and going to bed, to me it is even better when I swim and go to the jacuzzi before bed. It is like the cherry topping on a cheesecake pie. 

See you around beautiful people! 

[marfar]

Well, many people accuse genes, genetic inheritance from parents and a biologist Bruce H. Lipton, who studied cell lifetime, says a great thing for all of us! The health of our cells is controlled by the environment! Not genetics !!! So melatonin, endorphins, resveratrol and other antioxidants and also clean air, lack of stress, fasting (in moderation!), meditation, prayer, is the environment that keeps us healthy! Bruce H. Lipton's book is called Biology of Belief. Have health and life with joy!

[marfar]

And I can not are reminiscent of Candace B. Pert, who wrote the book ,,Molecules of Emotion "! She says ,,only food source of the brain is glucose, which is directed by the brain of blood. ... If our emotions are blocked because denial, repression or trauma, blood flow can narrow chronically depriving frontal cortex and other organs of vital nourishment". (!) Read on! These people change our way of thinking! And do not forget! Eat, forgive, love, sleep, walk briskly! Sincerely, Marian.

[ba123456]

 5 hours

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[ValerieAnne]

Longest (over the last 30 days, I don't know how to show more than that): 12 hrs, 48 minutes

Shortest:                                                                                                       02 hrs, 13 minutes