I'm usually awake by 5:40 am each morning, with the exception of Thursdays, when I get up at 6:45 am. This early morning routine makes my training schedule work for me. If I get my training done first thing in the morning, I'm much more consistent with it and rarely miss a workout because nothing else is really pulling at my time, except for sleep, at that early morning hour. Plus, early morning is when both Wes and Mindy workout and since they are my peeps it's what works for us all.
But, I'm tired. Real, real tired. I usually am in bed by 10 pm, but I often can't fall asleep until 10:45 pm or later. So, that doesn't really add up to a full eight hours every night. And, as the days go on my sleep needs start to build and by Friday I am exhausted and start to fall asleep on the couch on and off from 2 pm on.
I try to make up for my sleep needs not being met on Sunday afternoons when I usually take a good three hour nap. But, I'm fairly certain one long nap a week isn't really making much of a difference.
Does anyone else struggle with this issue? Have you found anything that helps (ie nutrition, meditation, drugs j/k)?
Thursday
Cycling:
spin class
1:00:00- with Katie G. who kicks my bootay every single time.
Friday
Swimming:
1250 yards
31:02
-wore Wes's goggles for this workout to see if they made a difference with my eye issues, and they were crazy funky goggles. Made for a weird workout.
I did read an article lately about a study that showed missed sleep can't be 'made up for'. So I think you're right about the nap not necessarily helping. Have you thought of a natural sleep aid to get to sleep faster? Melatonin really helped Chantel and Jude, who both had times they couldn't sleep well. I get up at 5:35am and try to be in bed by 9:30pm--my family is pretty self sufficient though, so I can go to sleep even if they are still awake. Luckily right now I am asleep in 5 minutes flat-or so K says.
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