14 DAYS AND 14WAYS TO A NEW YOU 2014
Sleep, do you get enough of it? Probably not! Something happens when kids come along, in fact it happens during pregnancy the last few months/weeks you can’t sleep, then when the nugget pops out there is even less sleep to be had.
YOU NEED A REGULAR BEDTIME
You body was supposed to be controlled by its inner clock, not by what shows are on which night. By staying up late or getting up too early or just not getting enough sleep you are depriving yourself of a basic human need. You need to turn that tele off and try to reprogram your body clock by going to bed at a similar time each night.
YOU NEED TO GET UP THE SAME TIME DAILY
By getting up the same time each day you are also reprogramming your body clock. A trick is to not sleep in on a Sat & Sun as that takes away sleep that night, which means you toss and turn then get a crappy sleep and feel like cr*p Monday. To help your body heal, repair, grow, replenish and dream you need to maximise your chances of 8 hours sleep each day and a good way to start this is with routine.
SLEEP DEBT IS VERY DRAINING
If you are a Mum or work shift work you are carrying a sleep debt and it is in fact really bad for you health. You end up with a messed up hormonal cycle, your metabolism becomes sluggish, so you release more of the stress hormone which triggers your body to STORE MORE FAT! It’s a disaster. Staying up late to watch all the American CSI shows is doing more damage than just leaving you tired, it’s fluffing up your whole system.
LACK OF SLEEP CAUSES YOU MAKE BAD CHOICES
You have a cra*p sleep so the next day is made up of cr*p to get you through it. It starts with coffee, then another coffee, then lollies for sugar, then more coffee which comes with a muffin, then the 3pm crash and crave where you reach for more sugar like chocolate and a can of coke. All justified by I didn’t get much sleep I need caffeine and sugar. See how it snowballs.
PAY BACK YOUR SLEEP DEBT
Start slowly by going to bed and hopefully sleep 15 minutes earlier, then half an hour earlier. You will notice a difference but you will have to work at it and make it a new habit. You will be rewarded with your internal programing settling down and getting back on track. Your skin will look better as it is repaired while you sleep and your bags will vanish.
HOMEWORK: Go to bed 15 mins earlier tonight, working up to 30 minutes earlier. Or turn the TV off 15 mins earlier in order to fall asleep earlier. Your body will thank you for it.
Renee
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