In Short, Yes sleep helps lose weight, it will help you lose weight, Big Time. In 2015, a study funded by Diabetes UK and UK National Institute of Health Research concluded that losing out on just 30 minutes of sleep per night can cause people to experience weight gain. Additionally, a more shocking, and unexpected consequence was the potential metabolic changes, such as insulin resistance.
Insulin resistance allows sugar to build up in the blood, instead of being absorbed by the cells. This can result in the person developing Prediabetes, or even Type 2 Diabetes eventually. After 12 months, for every 30 minutes of weekday sleep deficit, the risk of obesity increased by 17%, and the risk of insulin resistance increased by a staggering 39%.
When you’re sleeping your whole body, including the brain, has a chance to generally rejuvenate itself. Unfortunately, sleep deprivation causes a spike in the stress hormone, cortisol, which in turn increases your appetite. Additionally, when you’re feeling stressed, your body craves more carbohydrates.
Willpower restores itself during Sleep
Many believe that willpower is like a hormone, and its reserves dwindle as the day goes on. And only sleep can replenish it. Research shows that people trying to stop smoking or to lose weight as an example normally cave in during the evening around 8.00pm. This is when their level of the willpower hormone has been expended.
Lack of sleep increases cravings for carb rich foods
Evidence supports the fact that lack of sleep causes people to consume more food, and crave predominantly energy-dense, high-carbohydrate snacks. All carbohydrates are broken down into glucose, which is then absorbed into the bloodstream, raising your blood sugar. So yes you can in a way lose weight while you sleep.
Try not to eat late at night
It’s a fact that insufficient or fragmented sleep causes people to overeat. Also, studies have shown that overeating can affect the quality of sleep. The digestive system slows down during sleep, so if you eat late at night, your body uses a lot of energy for several hours afterwards to digest that food, which makes it harder for you to relax and fall asleep.
Five Tips to lose weight whilst you sleep –
1. Alcohol
Alcohol disrupts your quality of sleep in a number of ways. Excessive alcohol results in you not achieving REM sleep, which is vital. It is why you can go to bed after a heavy drinking session, wake in the morning after maybe 10 hours and feel just as tired as when you went to bed. Alcohol and a perfect nights sleep do not mix at any level.
2. Netflix
Binge watching TV into the early hours does not really help with your sleeping. Late night viewing can awaken and sharpen your senses rather than slow them down. It is better to maybe lay in bed and read a book, with the lightening set low.
3. Late Night Snacking
Snacking in the evenings is never a good idea, especially if you are trying to lose weight. Why not try to resist eating anything after 8.00pm until your breakfast. This unintentional ‘Fast’ of around twelve hours will deliver two benefits, it will aid your weight loss directly, and ensure that you achieve a much more restful and beneficial level of sleep. Leave the Pizza until tomorrow!
4. Sleep, Sex, Rest and Relaxation
Your Bedroom should be a sanctuary, your special place reserved exclusively for Sleep, Sex, Rest and Relaxation. Low level lighting is best. This will be detected by the Pineal gland which senses low light releasing melatonin (it makes you sleepy). Also make sure the bedroom is at a comfortable, cool temperature.
5. Regular sleep pattern
You should establish a regular sleep pattern, going to bed at a set time each evening. You should strive to get close as close as possible to the recommended eight hours sleep per night. Research has shown that the best quality sleep takes place between 10.00pm and 4.00am. This of course is in line with research around the circadian rhythm.
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