Sleep and Weight Loss

As promised here is an installment in the series about things that hinder weight loss. This is focusing on sleep. The main reason is that I just got the new Glamour and they have a sleep diet in it and that peaked my interest.

Experts have been talking a lot lately about how sleep affects your weight. There has been more talk about how not getting enough sleep can lead to gaining weight, but it is now being found that getting the right amount of sleep every night can actually make you lose weight.

This sleep diet in Glamour says that you can change nothing else about your habits except how you sleep and lose weight – up to 10 pounds in 2 weeks!

The idea behind this is that sleep is very important to the body. It helps your body’s natural processes work correctly and gives them time to ramp up for the next day.

It is suggested that you get 7.5 hours of sleep every night. You should go to bed and get up around the same time every day, even weekends.

I would be curious if this works, but I am not big on getting up at 7 am on the weekends, so I am not going to try it. The whole idea, though, is interesting. I do wonder if as long as you get 7.5 hours of sleep if it really matters when you go to bed or get up. I think that is more of a way to help you ensure you get that amount of sleep. Hmmm…

I knew sleep was important, but didn’t have a clue it could be this important. Think about this the next time you slack on your sleep. You may just be adding to weight loss hassles.