You hear it beeping in the distance. It’s faint at first and the sound gets louder and louder. You wake up. It’s 7 am on a Wednesday, not even Friday yet and you have to bulldoze through your morning routine to make it to work by 9 am. You’re under-caffeinated and grumpy. You force yourself out of your warm bed and into the cold wilderness.
We’ve all been there. Not wanting to get out of our warm bed in the morning and when we do we drag through our morning routine. But it doesn’t have to be. You can make your mornings more enjoyable and energetic with simple changes. By establishing a few small habits, you can improve your mood and elevate your energy levels for the day.
Here are my favorite tips for making waking up easier:
1. Snack Before Going to Sleep
I learned this with my brief fling with gestational diabetes. Snacking right before bedtime can help regulate blood sugar at night. Low blood sugar is one of the reasons why you feel sluggish in the morning. To wake up feeling energized, I’ll eat a simple carbohydrate paired with a protein before going to bed. Some ideas could be: low-fat yogurt with some granola sprinkled on top, a banana with a handful of nuts, or peanut butter on a rice cake. But careful not to overdo it. Eating too much right before bedtime can make it…
