A - Z Challenge Last Day - ZZZzzzz!!!

Are you getting enough sleep?  I know ZZZzzz isn't a real word, but I decided to use it anyway.  This is my blog.  I do what I want!

Did you know that if you don't get enough sleep it affects your weight loss?  It seems like if you are up moving around longer, you would lose more weight.  The problem is you get tireder, and tired people reach for comfort foods.  You are also tired so you don't want to cook.  And you don't feel like exercising.  Our bodies need to recuperate to work properly.  If you don't get enough sleep you can't handle stress as well.  Stress likes food.  That is not good for your health.  You will also have a hard time being active.

That said, how do you make your body sleep when it doesn't seem to want to?  I personally do not like to take any form of sleep medication.

I have been having a hard time getting my sleep for a while now.  I went through the menopausal issue of waking up in the middle of the night and laying awake.  That lasted for a while.  I would have to go to work on 3-4 hours sleep every day.

Now my problem is when everyone else in the house is going to bed, I don't feel sleepy.  So I stay up until about 2 am.  Then I am awake at around 6 am.  Every time I sit down during the day I fall asleep for a little while.  I need to get normal sleep patterns.  Any suggestions??

Sleep is a part of a healthy lifestyle.  I would like to get my sleep regulated along with my diet.  

One of my friends on Google+, Charles Vigneron suggested I get the book The Promise of Sleep by Dr. Dement.  I haven't had time to look for it yet, but I plan too.

We have had a couple of days of sunshine in a row now, so I am off to do some gardening, which really means back-breaking labor at this point.