Sleep Tracking

One of my favorite features of the Fitbit is its ability to track my movement while I sleep. Admittedly, it was difficult to not be aware of my Fitbit on my wrist and try and control my movement when I first got it, but now I don't even think about it. What I have discovered is that my sleep pattern is often in this pattern: restless, sleep a few hours, get up and pee, sleep a few hours, restless right before my alarm, awake. For the most part, I am well rested after spending around 7 hours with this pattern.

I have discovered that when I am stressed my sleep pattern is much more restless, leading to a bad night's sleep. This really isn't surprising. What is surprising is just how restless I am. This has led me to try and be a bit more conscious of my nighttime pre-sleep rituals when I'm under stress. It hasn't completely eliminated all the restlessness, but it has made a difference.

My next task is to get my body in bed sooner and work towards a full 8 hours. Yeah right, it's baseball season!

Funny, I don’t remember getting up in the middle of the night 😴 pic.twitter.com/B2VwjUMPZm
— Nancy Stanley (@nukediver) April 25, 2015