Nurse on nights, finally saying hi

Sep 23

Hi everyone, 34F, live outside Columbus and work nights in a hospital, so my body has no idea what day it is half the time. Been reading this forum on my lunch breaks for maybe a year and finally made an account instead of just lurking. The wake-up call last spring was bloodwork that came back ugly and knees that started complaining about the stairs at work. Down about 30 lbs since then, mostly from not eating like a raccoon at 2am anymore, which was honestly most of my problem. I go to the gym twice a week and mostly walk on the treadmill and people-watch, so I'm here to figure out what else is worth doing. Nice to meet you all.

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Sep 23

Nice work on the ApoB drop. That number tends to lag till the late eating stops anyway, and HRV seems to finally budge around week 20.

Sep 24

Wait, no alcohol at all? That was the only thing that budged my HRV. Dropped it and saw +6 ms in a month.

Sep 25

How are you measuring HRV? Wrist vs chest strap changed my numbers more than any training block.

Sep 25

Chest strap here. Wrist reads low after lifting.

Sep 25

Your sleep sounds decent. One wake-up could still blunt HRV if it’s at 3am. Ever try a consistent wake time?

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Sep 26

Consistent wake time helped me more than tracking sleep. My HRV is noisy anyway.

Sep 26

The ApoB move is impressive. For me, HRV didn’t shift until I backed off intensity. I was doing 5 hard sessions a week and sleeping 7 hrs; once I cut to 3 hard sessions and added an easy zone 2 day, my baseline went from 42 to 51 over 8 weeks. Weight loss was slower but recovery markers looked better. The flat HRV could also be your measurement window—I use a 7-day average and ignore daily swings. Are you doing all strength, or any cardio? That might explain the flat HRV.

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Sep 26

I added zone 2 and my HRV dropped for two weeks before climbing. Could be cumulative fatigue.

Sep 27

Did your hs-CRP change line up with the weight loss or the diet change? Mine tracked sleep more than food.

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Sep 27

Sleep more than food for me too. Bad night = CRP up next day, every time.

Sep 27

What’s your resting HR trend? Sometimes it moves before HRV and tells a cleaner story.