😴This article link below says ...”The expectation that sleep should be solid. That you should get eight hours of sleep, and when you go to bed, you close your eyes and boom, you sleep. But that's not normal for everyone.
😴So I'm waking up in the middle of the night? It's okay. Sometimes once or twice, especially if it's short, to go to the toilet. It's okay.
😴What's not okay is when you worry about it, like, 'oh my gosh, why am I awake? There's something wrong with me’. So now you’ve started this habit of worrying about sleep. And then it can perpetuate itself into being phobic about sleep.
😴Instead, telling ourselves that sleep is often disrupted, that we’re OK, that it’s just the natural sleep cycle we all have, can be reassuring enough to send us back to sleep.”
😴The rest of the article about stress, diet, fitness & sleep in 2021 can be found at https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/motivate-me/300185334/sleep-diet-fitness-and-stress-the-small-changes-you-can-make-for-a-better-2021
😴Sleep can hinder the goal of weight loss & it’s one of many other factors that need consideration but do you take it into account?
😞Regular poor sleep also puts you at risk of serious medical conditions, including obesity, heart disease and diabetes – and it shortens your life expectancy.
So it’s worth working on factors to help you sleep before bedtime:
🤔No phone or computer time
🤔Staying away from caffeinated drinks
🤔Finding something restful such as reading
🤔Start a sleep ritual
🤔Make sure you bedroom is a comfortable temperature & the bed is comfortable
🤔Some vitamins or food choices can help too read more in this article about aids to a good sleep https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/ways-to-fall-asleep
🥰 See if you can improve your sleep this weekend & I hope your using the grateful month planner I posted on Wednesday - today be grateful for a friend you have in your life 🥰
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