- This check-in is for June 2nd – 8th.
- My focus is shifting to something I haven’t been paying enough attention to lately: how much sleep I’m getting. More specifically, how much deep sleep I’m getting. I discovered I’m only getting about half the amount of deep sleep I need. It’s the same with my REM sleep. This could be an explanation for why I tend to take long naps during the weekend; my body is trying to catch up.
- What I don’t understand about this is that I practice good sleep hygiene. I go to bed and get up at about the same time every day. I keep the bedroom dark, cool, and electronics free. I shut off or put away all of my electronics more than an hour before I go to bed. I don’t eat anything three hours before bed. I use melatonin, and I usually drink a cup of chamomile or Sleepy Time tea a couple hours before I go to sleep. I’m not sure what else to try.
- If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
- Steps: 23,707/70,000
- Miles: 9.73/35
- Total Miles: 218.71
- Active Minutes: 50/210
- Days I Drank 64 ounces of Water: 7/7
- Virtual 5Ks: 0/10
- Total Money Donated: $2.22/$10.00
Love the new look! The blog is lovely.
The older I get, the less quality sleep I get. I really noticed a problem during daylight hours this week since I got horrible sleep. I hope you find something that works.
Sleep is something I struggle with as well…and I don’t even have kids! I tend to go to bed around the same time and get up around the same time every day – even on the weekends – mostly because of the dogs, but I think that works to my favor. I don’t even need an alarm clock at this point! If I go too many nights of not getting good sleep, I take benedryl just to reset…and that doesn’t always work, but I’m hesitant to take anything else. Oh well. I hope you find something that works for you!