ARRRRRRGH!!!! INSOMNIA!!!!!

OK, this is starting to be a problem for me. From Thanksgiving until Christmas I did not lose any weight. I had hit a plateau. That really bothered me, not losing any weight. Making sure that I was getting in enough protein has always been an issue with me. I finally got to the point where I kept a notebook on the kitchen counter and wrote down everything that I was eating. (you can also keep track of your food at fitday.com) So I decided to bump up my the amount of protein that I was consuming. I started drinking my hot cocoa. (see additional post or the links on the left) With the extra protein cocoa I was consuming between 120-130 grams of protein a day. WHOA! This is alot I know, but I felt that I needed to do something. With the extra protein came extra energy and throughout the day I was not using up all of this extra energy. With the extra energy, and me not using it, I began to be unable to go to sleep at night. I mean, I was up until 1,2 maybe 3am every morning and then I would finally drift off to sleep and be back up around 7am. Have you ever tried to lay in bed and make yourself sleep? I would do this upon waking up and literally make myself miserable because I would want to sleep and my body would be saying let's go, let's go, let's go. I would get up, go on with my day and repeat the same thing that night. Night after night after night after night. ARRRRRRGH!!!! I finally called my dr this morning and asked what I could do about it. I told them that I had tried taking Benadryl and although it would knock me out quickly, it did not keep me asleep. Joyce asked me what I was doing to work off the energy and I heehawed around, making excuses basically, and she finally told me to get out and start walking. Even if there is a bench and I can sit down and enjoy the scenery, get out and walk. Apparently this is a common reaction to the increased amount of protein in your system. Your body just doesn't know what to do with it and if you don't increase your physical activities then you could suffer from the same problem that I have. So, here I go, out for a walk and if I am lucky I will go to sleep when I get home.