Here’s an odd little piece of serendipity. Or is it reticular activation?

I posted the blog below on my SparkPeople page. It’s about Sleep.

Then, I was in my car…and heard a song…and I liked the beat. So I used Shazam (one of my favorite iPhone apps) to tell me the name of the song, and it turned out to be Sleep Lessons. Interesting.

In any case, here’s the blog about Sleep.

My #1 Goal this year, above everything else (including strength training) is to get a handle on the SLEEPING thing.

Here’s what I know to be true:
If I sleep enough, I drink enough water.
If I drink enough water, I work out.
If I work out, I eat better.
If I work out, I also sleep better.

It’s a cycle.

I’ve been focusing on sleep recently. There’s a great WNYC Radio Lab podcast about it.
bit.ly/wnycsleep

Janet Gershen-Siegel, wrote this for the Examiner:
bit.ly/exsleep

There’s an iPhone App called Sleep Cycle that I started using a few days ago to help wake me up more refreshed. (you should SEE my deep sleep cycle!)
bit.ly/iphonesleep

Here’s a gadget I’m hoping to have a chance to review for my Gadget Girl column (does anyone have one of these?)
bit.ly/ggsleep

My baseline goal is 12:30am. That’s what I can commit to (ridiculously easy goal? Turns out it’s not!) I WAS 2-4am, so this is already a big improvement. Each week, I’m going to shorten that time by 15 minutes with the goal of 11pm.

I went to bed at 12:30am every night since the New Year. The goal is to get 7 hours of sleep. I woke up READY for my day at 5:30 this morning! I went to a breakfast meeting, and saw an inspiring speaker who rode his bike from Austin to Calgary (Canada) – 2300 miles, him and his brother, to raise money for some non-profits they support.

Go Bobby!

But still. While that was TOTALLY worth it, I WANT that 7 hours of sleep, but my brain will NOT shut off! I’m not insomniac. I can’t even wind down to lay down in the FIRST place. Once I do? Boom, boom, out go the lights!

Here’s how you can help me and anyone else who reads this:
What articles, resources, sites, tools, etc. do you use or know about related to sleep.
What tricks, tips, suggestions do you have for me?
What sleep struggles have you had?
What role do you feel sleep plays in your weight loss program?

Now, it’s off to the Y, NOT for a nap, but for a class called Pure Strength. (shhhh….I am NOT strength training!)

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