I’m not much of a morning person. My husband usually gets up with the kids, and I often find myself waking up and heading straight to my computer to start my work. However, I really want to change that by waking up early and fitting in a simple workout every morning. Does anyone have any great tips to help me get started?
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From what I've read, it is common with ADHD to struggle to get up in the morning because we tend to struggle to fall asleep at night. I also think that I don't sleep well until the early morning hours. I get up just befor 5h30. I must be at work at 7h15. My hub also takes care of the kids in the mornings and help them to get ready. I have tried getting up earlier, even with good sleep hygiene, but still fail. Any tips, tricks or hacks will be appreciated.
Thanks so much for your share, it feels so good feeling not alone. All of these goals I want to accomplish. It's easier to list it out then to actually follow thru.
Hello creativemindforme,What I have found most helpful is to remind myself before I go to sleep what my intention is for the morning and then visualize it.
"I will get up and go to the gym" on repeat as I visualize all the steps - getting out of bed, putting on my workout clothes, grabbing my keys, driving to the gym.
I visualize and say it to myself over and over like 15 times. I pick my clothes the night before and set them out. My goal is to do as little thinking about as possible in the morning.
When you visualize you trick your brain and it thinks you are actually doing it. So when you go to start your brain is like "oh right I remember doing this, we can do it again"
The second thing is to start small. Start with just getting up a bit earlier, enjoy the extra time that gives you. I do the same steps worth the small steps "I am getting up at 6:15" over and over right before I fall asleep.
It's hard for ADHDers to chip away at things, starting small is chipping away. Remind yourself it's OK to just do a little, it's OK to gradually get there.
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