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I love to sleep.
I love the research studies giving statistical significance to the benefits of sleep.
I love having my Herbalife tea when I have to be done sleeping.
I love hitting snooze...
I don't love losing a quality hour because I am hitting snooze every 5 minutes, 12 times in a row before Little Man finally does the trick of wailing me out of delirium and into the day...
Have you ever thought about that wasted time?
Honestly, if we need more sleep and can anticipate that it will be a "snooze" morning, then we should just set our alarms for later and not miss out on quality shut-eye.
I used to be a great morning person.
When I was working day shift as a nurse, I was getting up no later than 5 every workday, having my hot beverage and reading in bed, taking deliberate steps to start my day well... And I loved it.
I would even get up early on vacation just to enjoy that "secret" time when no one else is moving around yet.
Then a year of working nights and I completely lost my morning mojo.
I've let it stay that way.
Now there is nothing wrong with being a night person.
The problem for most moms who are night people is that we are awakened accidentally every day by our kiddos, and don't really take the initiative to start our day "on purpose".
I feel like that means I'm missing out on some wonderful benefit of the day,
some special sense of "I can do this"...
Maybe that's what "not snoozing" does - it proves to myself that I can start the day with a self-controlled decision, which gives me hope that I can also overcome the doughnut craving and choose a yummy shake, or make the choice to squeeze in 10 minutes of exercise instead of giving in to Little Man's whining...
Anyway, that's what it did for me this morning.
Yes, I gave up "snoozing".
I did set my alarm 30 minutes later than I normally would have.
I did still waste those first few minutes by scrolling Facebook (as if anything incredibly meaningful had happened by 6:30 in the morning!!), but I never claimed to be perfect.
And I did get to enjoy my Formula 1 shake and tea before Little Man woke up, which gave me a rewarding sense of achievement by only 7:08, when I normally have achieved nothing by that time...
I do have high hopes for how those precious 30-40 minutes will be used tomorrow morning, but am trying to be realistic. Just refusing to hit snooze for 2 mornings in a row will be discipline enough on it's own, I think.
So here's to day 1, taken just before the meaningless Facebook scrolling began this morning -
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I love having my Herbalife tea when I have to be done sleeping.
I love hitting snooze...
I don't love losing a quality hour because I am hitting snooze every 5 minutes, 12 times in a row before Little Man finally does the trick of wailing me out of delirium and into the day...
Have you ever thought about that wasted time?
Honestly, if we need more sleep and can anticipate that it will be a "snooze" morning, then we should just set our alarms for later and not miss out on quality shut-eye.
I used to be a great morning person.
When I was working day shift as a nurse, I was getting up no later than 5 every workday, having my hot beverage and reading in bed, taking deliberate steps to start my day well... And I loved it.
I would even get up early on vacation just to enjoy that "secret" time when no one else is moving around yet.
Then a year of working nights and I completely lost my morning mojo.
I've let it stay that way.
Now there is nothing wrong with being a night person.
The problem for most moms who are night people is that we are awakened accidentally every day by our kiddos, and don't really take the initiative to start our day "on purpose".
I feel like that means I'm missing out on some wonderful benefit of the day,
some special sense of "I can do this"...
Maybe that's what "not snoozing" does - it proves to myself that I can start the day with a self-controlled decision, which gives me hope that I can also overcome the doughnut craving and choose a yummy shake, or make the choice to squeeze in 10 minutes of exercise instead of giving in to Little Man's whining...
Anyway, that's what it did for me this morning.
Yes, I gave up "snoozing".
I did set my alarm 30 minutes later than I normally would have.
I did still waste those first few minutes by scrolling Facebook (as if anything incredibly meaningful had happened by 6:30 in the morning!!), but I never claimed to be perfect.
And I did get to enjoy my Formula 1 shake and tea before Little Man woke up, which gave me a rewarding sense of achievement by only 7:08, when I normally have achieved nothing by that time...
I do have high hopes for how those precious 30-40 minutes will be used tomorrow morning, but am trying to be realistic. Just refusing to hit snooze for 2 mornings in a row will be discipline enough on it's own, I think.
So here's to day 1, taken just before the meaningless Facebook scrolling began this morning -
Who else is up for a "no snooze" challenge?
Join the movement of moms, just by waking up!
Follow me on Instagram @happyfitnessmama, document your own healthy no snooze victories, and tag them #movementofmoms so that we can be encouraged to wake up too!
Disclaimer - Research shows that those people having a Formula 1 meal replacement shake twice daily as part of a healthy eating and exercise plan can reasonably expect to lose 1/2 to 1 lb a week. And the average annual compensation provided by Herbalife to its distributors at the Supervisor position with a downline is approximately $5,800. I have chosen to consistently follow my Herbalife nutrition plan and work hard at running my business, which is the reason for my personal results.
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