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please help!!! i have been spoiled rotten to have 5 weeks off so far from having my surgery on dec. 8.I have always been a "night owl" and usually sleep til 8-9am..i have custody of my 18 month old granddaughter , and i have been lucky to make it out the door every day by 10 -10:30 to take her to her babysitter . i go back to work on the 21st and need to be there by 8 am!!! I feel there is NEVER enough hours in the day and am worried to death about getting up in time to get myself AND the baby ready ...not to mention EAT as well!!!!Any pointers i can do in this next week to prepare myself to get on track again ??? I am sooooo dreading this , but have no choice !! i stay sleepy all the time ...weather i go to bed at 8pm or 12 am!!!any pointers are appreciated !!!!!!! :)

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sleep is really important for weight loss. You need to plan and work your schedule backwards for the 8am start to work out what time you need to get up and then what time you need to go to bed from there to get 7 or 8 hours. Mentally if you know what your 'bed time' is once your in your routine it will be easier to get to sleep at that time.

I work shift work so I'm used to dealing with sleep issues. I sometimes resort to over the counter / herbal sleeping tablets. Some of them are really effective.

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Strong coffee lol and wake up early early in case you run into any snags...babies tend to throw suprises at us lol

Make sure you're taking your B12 and multi Vitamin religiously

Try and set a scheduled sleep time so your body sets it's internal clock.

Things should adjust fairly quickly! :)

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