The outcome of my sleep challenge

So I'm an insomniac and a night owl. No matter how tired I am during the day my mind and sometimes my body comes alive (or something). I've read numerous articles  ( & still read) that adequate sleep is necessary for successful weight loss.  My post on sleep emphasized how important adequate sleep truly is.   

On an average I get about 5-6 hours during the week sometimes less and 8 hours or more on weekends.  I used to pride myself on my ability to stay up, get up early and work as if I had gotten the requisite hours of rest.  Can't believe I'm about to say this but I'm getting older so I can't "bleach" like I used to.

So I've decided to challenge myself for a week where this sleeping thing is concerned.  My sleep challenge started October 20, 2013 and ended October 26, 2013.   Here goes my week:

Night 1
The first night I managed to go to bed at a decent hour.  I went to bed to ten but I fell asleep somewhere between 10 and 10.30 pm.  I woke up for a bathroom break and I eventually got up at 7 am.  I felt seriously well rested.  I'm glad I got eight hours of rest.  It made me mellow, calm for the rest of the day

Night 2
Hmmmm. Night 2 did not go as planned as at 12.44 am I was still wide awake typing away on this post. Lol.  Anyway, I got myself ready for bed, lights off, laptop off, teeth brushed.  Sleep here I come.  I honestly think I would have been in bed already but I don't have work tomorrow. Yay!!

Night 3
So ummmm yes. Night 3 pretty much went the same as Night 2.  I went to bed earlier though :).

So Night 4, 5, 6 and 7 were all misses. I think that being on vacation did not help matters at all.  I was able to stay up late and wake up late which enabled me to get eight hours or more of sleep. Yay!
I am now back at work and missing those days.

I am still trying to go to bed earlier and I have revised my sleep time by cutting down a little at a time instead of such a drastic step.  I have decided to try this sleep challenge again.  I want to make sleep a regular habit and an important part of my get fit/get healthy programme.

Keep y'all posted.