The Question: On average, how much sleep do you get nightly, and do you think it’s enough?

My 2 Cents: I get laughed at because I try to get in bed by 9:30pm each night.

Since I get up at 4:30am each weekday, I think my bedtime is reasonable. I attempt to get seven hours of sleep each night. I can usually manage this, but sometimes I fall short; very short. When I miss my full seven hours of sleep, I can feel it the next day. Ugh.

Many of us don’t realize the importance of an adequate amount of sleep. Our bodies use our sleeping hours to regenerate much of what we break down during our waking hours. When we compromise on our sleep, we’re compromising on our health. Sleep deprivation can cause us to be overweight, more stressed, less productive and much more. Check out an article I found on WebMD that correlates the desire to snack with not getting enough sleep.

Over the last few years, I’ve learned to treat sleep as a rule not an exception. There’s nothing that important going on in my life that I should neglect my well-being, especially when you consider that it is our well-being that allows us to pursue those things which we believe are important.

Consider visiting the following links for more information:

• Drowsy Drivers
• Sleep Debt | Sleep Deprivation
• How Much Sleep Do You Need?
• National Sleep Foundation

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Take a few moments to check out the tweets from Twitter on this subject:

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PROTECTED TWEETER About 8 hours. Not enough b’cause I am still tired during the day. Ready for a nap around 1pm daily

electricgamer 5.5 its not enough

MydniteAngel Sleep?? That still exists? I’m not familiar with that concept. I close my eyes for abt 4 hrs a nite, does that count?

IamRah 5 hrs. No it’s not enough…

Tazzee 7hrs a night. Made a goal for the new year. Prior btw 4-6. I think 7 is adequate.

KittybTM around 6. Yes, because i’ll just lay around awake if I can be in bed longer.

IMAQTNVME I only get about 4 hours of sleep tops and I know it is not enough but it is the only way that I can get work done it is crazy

chela816 I get about 4-5 hours, but 6 would probably be better. More than that and I’m completely useless for the day.

_Nitra_ Funny you should ask, lately I get 2-4.5 hrs. of sleep. Definitely not enough!

cindybidar Six hours, most definitely not enough. zzzz….

SHEEmusic I get between 5-7, but on the weekend…more like 3-5. Its enough, I suppose.

Pettra88 6 hrs…it’s enough

walkerdl 5-6, & not enough @ all

tclarkusa On avg. 7-8 hrs. Oh, trust me more than enough.

BLKMGK I get between 7 and 8 hours sleep most nights. Yes, its enough!

md20737 4-5 hours NOT ENOUGH

KarlaShavon Usually 7 hours, and I feel good in the a.m.

atane I get by on 5 to 6 hours a night. Enough for me.

womprat99 Average 6-7 hours, and not usually enough.

ThelmaBaker these days 8-10 hours

PROTECTED TWEETER sleep is very important to me! Lol on average I’d say I get about 7 hrs. I feel like I need at least 8 tho

shargrove 8-9 hours; I believe it’s enough because I don’t use/need an alarm clock- unless I’m traveling in a different time zone

Quintessence_T i sleep no less than 8 hrs. (its a MUST)

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