Falling Asleep -
Do you have trouble falling asleep? I usually don't, but when I am making a lot of changes then my body starts to react and I have trouble sleeping...either I am too wired from working out earlier or I am hungry so my stomach is growling or I am sore from my workouts and everything is tight and hurts.
Whatever the problem might be, a big part of health and weight loss is your ability to rest and de-stress!!! Stress hormones cause your body to go into flight or fight mode and your body stores fat because it thinks it is going to need it in the future or maybe there will be a lack of food coming for an extended time. So it holds onto everything. Knowing how important sleep is to my inner health and ability to 'deal'. I have now started some new tricks at night and in the morning.
Night Time Routine
- I make tea with honey...it helps quiet my stomach and it is soothing
- I light an aromatherapy candle in my bathroom while I wash my face and brush my teeth
- I dim the lights in the bathroom and bedroom as I get ready for bed so it isn't so glaring and bright...plus candle light is relaxing
- I put scented lotion on my hands and shoulders, because I love the smell to fall asleep to and experts say that pleasant smells improve mood;)
- I do 5-10 yoga stretches so that my joints aren't so tight when I sleep (I am getting so old...#annoying)
- Dawn light - (the Dawn Light slowly dims at night and brightens in the morning for a time that you set it)
*** I am obsessed with the Dawn Light we got. It makes such a difference in the winter time. It starts to brighten slowly 30 min before your alarm goes off so that when the alarm starts it is already kinda bright in the room, and the bright is like sunshine not harsh lights. It also dims at night on a timer so that as you fall asleep it gets darker...I like that part too along with the timer on the TV;)
Better sleep.
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