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February 07, 2008
Tune-in to your internal clock
Challenge Yourself for: 24 Hours
Sleeping is part of your body’s 24-hour biological cycle, also known as your circadian rhythm. When you get enough sleep, your body has time to do regular maintenance work. That’s why after a good night’s sleep you usually wake up feeling renewed, energized, and refreshed. Tonight, challenge yourself to pay attention to how your body winds down at the end of the day. Then, make it a point to go to bed early enough so that you get a full eight hours sleep. (Tip: Try to go to bed at the same time every night - even on weekends; this helps your body stick to a regular schedule.)
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I’ve been slipping,but I plan on remedying that again so I can feel better.
I went to bed a little later than I had planned on but I still got most of the 8 hrs. Just shy a few minutes. I felt the difference.
This is a good challenge because I go to bed too late for my health problems. I need to get back in a good sleep pattern.
This is a hard challenge for me. I work on Tues/Thurs 6am-5:00pm Friday 6am-2:00pm and Saturday 7am-5:30PM.
So out of habit I tend to stay up later on the nights I do not have to get up early.
I have become so tired and fatigued (due to the long & early hours I work on the days I do work)
The only thing that saves me on Fri/Sat is that I work from home so I do not have to get up as early (I just roll out of bed and work in PJs!)
I think if I force myself to a regular bedtime schedule even when I do not have to get up early it will do my body a lot of good. On the days I am off, I am so EXAUSTED and sleep in so late. This may help resolve my sleep issue.
I tend to awaken early every day due to my job. I am getting used to going to bed much earlier. However, I have joined a gym and do not get home until about 10:00pm 3 days a week. I hope I am not exhausting myself, but am learning! I am also trying to learn the better ways to destress myself, which is easier said than done. I have begun a task to lose about 75 pounds, with diet and exercise. I turn 39 this year and am a type 1 diabetic, so all that weighs heavily on me. Hopefully, my new strategy will help with much of my stress!
After reading the following article, I’ve been steadily waking earlier each morning instead of staying up late at night to do things around the house. I found that I feel more refreshed in the morning even though I woke up at 5:45 today! http://zenhabits.net/2007/05/10-benefits-of-rising-early-and-how-to-do-it/