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Originally Posted by AndrewOlson  Congrats! Doesn't it feel great to be up early?
One of the hardest parts of building a new habit of waking up early is consistency. If you get 2-3 days into it and miss one, it makes it so much harder to wake earlier the next day. Use the idea of "overwhelming force" (i.e. doing anything/everything possible to get yourself out of bed on time) for the first 7-14 days and you won't have any trouble at all.
As far as the sleepiness in the morning goes, that will continue for a few days until it's a habit. Weaning yourself off coffee can help as well. I did that a few months ago and it was a GREAT decision. I feel so much better all day long, get to sleep earlier and wake with much less grogginess. |
Thanks, Andrew. I really am very excited about this positive change! I actually slept through my alarm, but managed to get myself up anyway, in a big panic too, cause I thought it was after 6. My challenge is having to comfort my son to sleep before getting up. It makes me want to fall asleep again. But oh well, I can usually mentally stimulate myself enough and get myself excited about getting up, so I don't fall asleep. I'll definitely be thinking about overwhelming force these next two weeks!