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highvoltage · 12-08-2008, 12:27 AM

I started a 30 day trial of getting up at 06:00 every day, and now I'm on my 7th day. So far I've been successful and haven't slept in at all, but several times I've woken up before my alarm clock goes off. Like, half an hour to an hour before it goes off (around 05:00-05:30).

My question is this: Should I just get up at that time, even though it's nearly an hour before my scheduled wake-up time?

If it were 05:45-05:59, there wouldn't be any question in my mind to just get up. But since I'm trying to reprogram my circadian clock (from about a noon wake-up time to 0600), would getting up an hour earlier than my planned wake-up time do more harm than good? I think I've shocked my body pretty good by moving my wakeup time 5-6 hours back in one fell swoop, so my sleep isn't totally restful yet, which is why I think I sometimes wake up so early, and other times not. What say you?

12-08-2008, 12:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
highvoltage Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 33	Question for the early risers out there I started a 30 day trial of getting up at 06:00 every day, and now I'm on my 7th day. So far I've been successful and haven't slept in at all, but several times I've woken up before my alarm clock goes off. Like, half an hour to an hour before it goes off (around 05:00-05:30). My question is this: Should I just get up at that time, even though it's nearly an hour before my scheduled wake-up time? If it were 05:45-05:59, there wouldn't be any question in my mind to just get up. But since I'm trying to reprogram my circadian clock (from about a noon wake-up time to 0600), would getting up an hour earlier than my planned wake-up time do more harm than good? I think I've shocked my body pretty good by moving my wakeup time 5-6 hours back in one fell swoop, so my sleep isn't totally restful yet, which is why I think I sometimes wake up so early, and other times not. What say you?