Waking up late = lowered motivation?

meluhneekay
meluhneekay Posts: 82
in Motivation and Support
Just curious as to whether anyone else experiences this. I usually wake up between 6:00-7:00 am. When I wake up at my normal, early time, I feel ready and motivated to work out. Excited even. But last night I was kept up late thanks to my family having car issues and having to shuffle everyone from A to B, and so I went to bed later and woke up later today. I woke up at 10 am, and it was soooo hard to pull myself out of bed, let alone even entertain the idea of going for my regularly scheduled walk. I just didn't feel ready to face the day, I guess. This always happens to me when I sleep later than usual. I still got the same amount of hours in, so it's not a "not enough sleep" issue, but for some reason I still have this drop in motivation and it's frustrating because I can't figure out why. I would say that it could be related to stress, because yeah last night was stressful, but this happens even when my late nights aren't attributed to stress, like just staying up late to watch a movie or something. I'm perplexed. Maybe a circadian rhythm thing? I don't know. Anyone else?

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  • BigT555
    BigT555 Posts: 2,067 Member
    its the fact that youre going to bed/waking up at times out of the ordinary for you. if someone who usually stayed up late and sleeps in ended up going to bed early and waking up early, they would probably end up with a similar feeling. i find when i dont get to bed at my usual hour im better off to just bite the bullet on my sleep and get up at my usual time, the lack of sleep is overridden by my habitual early morning
  • meluhneekay
    meluhneekay Posts: 82
    its the fact that youre going to bed/waking up at times out of the ordinary for you. if someone who usually stayed up late and sleeps in ended up going to bed early and waking up early, they would probably end up with a similar feeling. i find when i dont get to bed at my usual hour im better off to just bite the bullet on my sleep and get up at my usual time, the lack of sleep is overridden by my habitual early morning

    I always figured forcing myself to wake up at my usual time after a late night would make me feel like crap, but I suppose I could try it next time. It would probably be more helpful in the long run, considering that I usually end up correcting my sleep pattern with OTC sleep aids (I worry that consistent use will cause me to become dependent). If I force myself up, I'll surely be ready for bed at my regular time, especially if I only sleep 5 hours. Thanks for chiming in.

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