Late Night Munching...Sleepless Night

Have any of you had a restless night before?  Do you struggle to get a good night’s sleep?  There might a simple “cure” or answer to why. 

A few weeks ago I had a weak moment.  I got home from practice one night and Jarrod wasn’t home yet so I turned on the TV.  After sitting there for a few minutes I decided I wanted something to snack on.  Unfortunately, we had chips in the house, so that is of course what I grabbed.  There were not very many left so I just took the whole bag and sat on the couch with it.  Before long, I was there with an empty bag of chips (This is one reason why I try to keep junk food out of the house: no temptation).  Then after that salty snack I decided that I needed something sweet.  So what did I do…I grabbed 2 pieces of chocolate and ate them.  At the time I was definitely disappointed in myself, but I have been trying not to be too hard on myself because that usually makes things worse.  So later that night, Jarrod got home, we brushed our teeth and went to bed.

I woke up the next morning feeling very tired and groggy and had not gotten a good night’s sleep.  I didn’t really think too much of it.  I am usually a good sleeper so I was a little perturbed.  Later that day at work I was journaling my food from the previous night and it all of a sudden clicked…I probably slept like crap because I ate like crap before I had gone to bed.  It all started to make a lot of sense. 

Now, I have no science to back this up, I did not do some study, all I know is that I did not eat well before bed and that directly affected me not sleeping well.  Isn’t it crazy that eating healthy and living a healthy lifestyle really does affect all aspects of your life, not just your weight?

Do you have trouble sleeping at night?  What have you tried to get a better night sleep?

I recommend writing down what you are eating, especially at dinner time and thereafter and see if you find a correlation between to two.  I would love to hear your results and compare notes!