Did you know if you search for “how to become a morning person” that it yields 101,000,000 results? Clearly, my husband and I are far from being the only ones that aren’t morning people! For me, I usually opt to hit the snooze button or tell myself “just five more minutes”, especially during the cooler months when I want nothing more than the comfort of my warm, comfortable bed. Hardly anything would be accomplished if this was done every day! Through trial and error, my husband and I are getting better at becoming morning people. Here are some of the things that help us jump-start our mornings:
Get a Good Night’s Rest
It has been said again and again, but it will be said once more – the most effective and most obvious ways of feeling better in the morning is getting a good night’s rest. Sleep deprivation can suppress your system, making us susceptible to illness. This is why a good night’s rest is essential for one’s well-being. It also helps a person function better when they’re well-rested. It gives them the mental clarity and balance they need to power through the next day.
Cool Shower
I’ll admit that I’m not a fan of cool showers, but I’ll take one every now and then whenever I feel half-tempted to crawl back in bed. A cool shower is beneficial in other ways as well, from improving the skin and reducing stress to increasing mental alertness and relieving muscle tension.
Eat a Well-Balanced Breakfast Every Day
No matter how groggy my husband feels on some mornings, skipping breakfast is never an option for him. Eating a well-balanced breakfast every day ensures that he has the fuel he needs for those long days ahead of him. My husband always talked about how much he enjoyed Jimmy Dean Sausage Biscuits to go along with some eggs and orange juice as growing up. This brings the new Jimmy Dean 9. oz Breakfast Bowls into play!
The Jimmy Dean Breakfast Bowls has served as a quick breakfast as well as a lunchtime favorite for my husband over the last few years. Imagine his excitement when he discovered three new flavors for the Jimmy Dean 9 oz. Breakfast Bowls on our recent Meijer shopping trip!
The Jimmy Dean 9 oz. Breakfast Bowls are packaged in a convenient 9 oz. package, ensuring that you can have a delicious and fulfilling breakfast! There is the Burrito Breakfast Bowl, which is loaded with the works. It has a harmonious combination of eggs, onions, green and red peppers, black beans, roasted corn, seasoned red potatoes, salsa verde, chorizo, and cheddar cheese – all with only 410 calories per bowl, which will keep your stomach from having those embarrassing growls before lunchtime at the office.
One flavor that he can’t stop raving about is no other than the Ranchero Steak & Eggs Bowl. It will satiate the appetite of any meat lover! He really enjoys the incorporation of the chipotle salsa to go along with the steak. It really adds that extra zing to complete the meal and has only 310 calories.
The most favored choice at Meijer seems to be the Loaded Potato Breakfast Bowl. This bowl is well seasoned with tantalizing ingredients like red potatoes, eggs, white three-cheese sauce, sausage, cheddar cheese, and the ever-popular bacon and chives. 430 calories in all! These breakfast bowls will save money and time without you worrying about adding any extra pounds! My husband can fuel up on the energy he needs to help tackle a long workday ahead while reminiscing about the old-fashioned country cooking that he enjoyed as a young boy!
Work It Out
The last thing that is probably on your half-tired mind is working out, but it’s the perfect way to wake up your body from its sluggish state. Releasing those endorphins can be beneficial in numerous ways, including ramping up productivity. All it takes is at least 5 minutes!
Those breakfast bowls look great! Perfect way to start the day!
I’m not sure I’ll ever become a real, true morning person, but knowing I have some hot coffee and a tasty breakfast in like five minutes certainly gets me moving a little faster.
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I love this! I’ve been having a harder time with my morning routine since my son is getting up so early for school now. I am the worst at skipping breakfast, but if I had those breakfast bowls I know that problem would go away! 🙂
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I’m a pescatarian so these don’t appeal to me. I know some of my friends would like these. Nothing is more convenient than a microwaveable meal!
Working out every morning PEPS me up for the whole day! It really is the CHARM that kicks me in the butt. I am a total morning person because I KNOW how good it makes me feel!
Lately, I’ve been working on getting up earlier in the mornings, before my boys wake up, and getting a workout and shower in before we get the day started. It’s made a huge difference in the day for all of us!
The breakfast bowls are SO good! I have had them and will buy them again! I am by no means a morning person although your tips are excellent and do work for me when I employ them. I am lucky to be able to work the hours I want and be a night person which is what I am by nature.
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I’m definitely not a morning person. But it does help to fuel up in the morning so I don’t feel drained. Love the idea of an easy, but hearty, breakfast like this!
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These are all great tips on becoming a morning person. I work night shift at a hospital so my days and nights are all kinds of screwed up! LOL!
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I think waking up early is has made me more productive and it wasn’t easy getting used to the whole thing, it needs a good routine and enough sleep at night too! These are really great tips for anyone who has trouble getting up in the morning.
All great tips! Rest and breakfast is ESSENTIAL!
This would certainly help someone become a morning person I would think!
I haven’t tried microwaveable food yet but it’s a nice option especially when you are busy. That looks good though.
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I am not a morning person. But these few days, I am forced to be one. haha. I would love to eat that kind of breakfast, normally I will just coffee and wait for lunch for a full meal.
Great tips and a good nights sleep does you the world of good followed by a good breakfast!
I need these!! I hate mornings and especially cooking in the mornings. Which is why I don’t usually do breakfast.
Its very important to ensure that you have a healthy breakfast, especially if you are tired. It gets you the strength to get through the day!
I’m not a morning person either. I really need to work on going to bed earlier. These breakfast bowls look yummy.
OMG I so needed this blog post, I am so not a morning person at all, love your tips. Those breakfast bowls look amazing.