The last week of the six week sleep intervention has come to a close and overall it was a great success. Alex thoroughly enjoyed the meals at the end and we have came to a close with a program which she can continue to use to improve her sleep further from the 6 weeks given for the intervention. Throughout this week we have continued with an intervention similar to last week, (week 5) since it was her favourite intervention during the 6 weeks. It is hard to distinguish if she is sleeping because of stress or the intervention so we cannot provide a clear test but Alex has felt less stressed than normal because of the customised diet.
Client feedback =
Did you enjoy the last week of this intervention? “Yes.. i thoroughly enjoyed the intervention”
How did you feel your performance in sport went this week? “This week i felt a little fatigued in my sporting performance, however that is not due to lack of sleep but purely because i was thinking about my school work and was distracted”
Overall, did you enjoy this intervention? “yes… you have taught me the right foods to help me get the right amount of sleep. I also found the tracking of my sleep fairly helpful as i could reflect upon it and hopefully get better sleep the next night, and i think sometimes i will continue to use that”
How did you feel waking up in the morning “specifically when i used the sleep log when i was waking up it gradually woke me up as it played soft music which i really liked, and somehow i feel that influences me waking up in the morning. like my eyes didn’t feel heavy or anything”
Did you still use the sleep log? “On one or two occasions i did”
Did you find that any meals sat to heavy in your stomach or that you didn’t eat enough before bed? “No as i ate specifically at a time so that my food had digested enough before bed. Also i didn’t feel that any of the meal kept me hungry through the night”
what did you like about this week being your final week? “I enjoyed having my meals planned out for me each week and will continue eating healthy so i can continue improving my sleep”
Recipes-
https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/recipedetail/7884/15-minute-sesame-chicken
https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/recipedetail/7915/noodle-omelettes
https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/classic-macaroni-cheese/c8859898-29d2-4228-9734-ac3cfcf58bbe
https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/lemon-thyme-roast-chicken/bff473bc-4433-4b32-88ba-0161fcdd63be
Katherine's lifestyle intervention blog 