since I have been on tamoxifen, I have decidely become an afternoon napper. It seems to make little difference whether I have ridden, worked out at the gym or just spent the morning weaving. come 1;30 -2:00 PM my head grows weary and my eyes grow dim. I tuck myself for a 2 hour snooze and then walk the dogs which wakes me up enough to cook dinner and pull myself together for the evening.

I suspect its a combination of the continuous 2 am hot flashes and tamoxifen andtraining hard plus a little mental laziness. I tell the SAG guy that it is because I spent 20 years getting up at 5 AM to get three kids ready for the school bus at 7 am, not to mention the continual stress of conscientiously parenting three smart kids to a responsible adulthood.

I swear every time I ride or I go into the gym promising myself to be gentle it backfires and before I know it I have done an extra 20 miles or and extra hour at high cardio rate.

That's my excuse and I am sticking to it.

marni