5 Reasons Why Sleep Is Important for Fat Loss

2. Sleeping early avoids late-night snacks.

 

Snacking late at night keeps our metabolism running when it should be resting, causing calories to be stored as fat. It may not help us sleep well at night either. However, eating a low-calorie snack may not cause any harm.

What to do:

Eat dinner two hours before bedtime.
Eat enough during the day to avoid food cravings at night.
If you feel very hungry after dinner, don't eat sugary foods. Instead, eat some fruit, low-fat yogurt, or something.

 

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3. Sleep can improve physical activity.

 

To have the energy to exercise, you need to be completely relaxed, and when you're resting, your body develops growth hormone, which causes the muscles in your body to grow. Growth hormone is usually activated during sleep, and if you don't sleep, it will be suppressed, resulting in less chance of burning fat. It is also dangerous to exercise when we are tired, especially when lifting weights. In the event of an injury, growth hormone helps speed up the healing process, so it's important to get plenty of rest.

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4. Sleep can decrease the desire for sugar.

 

It may not surprise you if you're hungry for sweets after a long day at work. Insomnia and food cravings are, in fact, friend foes, which is because sleep contributes to the imbalance of appetite-regulating hormones that leads to weight gain.

What to do:

Sleep for energy instead of eating sugar for energy.
Add 1 hour to your usual sleep schedule, as this can help you make healthier food choices.

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5. Getting more sleep can help you avoid weight gain.

 

Sleeping for a short period of time, such as 6-7 hours a night, is linked to weight gain. More specifically, it can result in a wider waist and more abdominal fat. This not only occurs in adults, but also in children, especially in middle childhood (6-8 years).

What to do:

Get 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night.
How many hours of sleep do you get at night? What changes do you want to make to lose weight?