2. Enough sleep to not need an alarm? I've heard that and tried it, but I sleep so erraticly anymore it's all but impossible. Even if I 'sleep in' I usually wake up due to the cats or just not being comfortable in bed anymore.
If you would have told me 3 1/2 yrs ago that I would be running over 3 miles every morning I would have fell over laughing. I was 47 then and all my numbers had been good to that point. Then I got a blood sugar test up just over normal. Since my dad had his first bypass at 51 I realized it was time to do something. Started with 10 minutes of walking and went up from there. I now look forward to the morning exercise & wake up easily. Before it was a struggle to get up every morning. BTW I’ve also lost 55 lb.
It can be done! Start slow & don’t overdue it. Watch the calories on the treadmill meter. Then when you think about eating sometheing you shouldn’t, think about how long it will take to burn it off.
Sleeping erratically probably doesn’t help at all. My experience is that getting into a regular sleep pattern goes a long way toward getting your body into a good daily routine.