Sleep and weightloss

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merekins
merekins Posts: 228 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Have you found sleep an important part of your weight loss? I know CICO but have you found that too much or too little sleep has affected your choices, motivation, whatever?

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  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,182 Member
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    Love and marriage,
    Horse and carriage,
    Sleep and weightlossage.

    Or something like that.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 27,950 Member
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    Sleep deprivation messes with your hunger hormones and thus makes it harder to stay in a calorie deficit.

    My stress and munchie levels are ever so much more manageable when I get adequate sleep and regular exercise. On the rare occasions when I don't get enough sleep and am battling low-leptin / high-ghrelin fueled cravings, sometimes I give in and sometimes I use cognitive behavioral techniques to resist.

    http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/sleep-obesity1.htm
    http://www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-deprived-test-3057-143.html
    http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/getting/overcoming/tips
  • kpk54
    kpk54 Posts: 4,474 Member
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    Yep. If I don't sleep well I don't make good food decisions.
  • mgobluetx12
    mgobluetx12 Posts: 1,326 Member
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    Same here. When I'm very tired, I reach for food to comfort me. Not good.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
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    I am a pretty sleep deprived mom. As long as I get enough sleep (at least 5h of broken up sleep) to get me through my day and workouts I'm good. Poor sleep hadn't affected my choices or motivation at all.
  • spiffychick85
    spiffychick85 Posts: 311 Member
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    sardelsa wrote: »
    I am a pretty sleep deprived mom. As long as I get enough sleep (at least 5h of broken up sleep) to get me through my day and workouts I'm good. Poor sleep hadn't affected my choices or motivation at all.

    Me too. Sleep deprived mom...as long as I manage 5 or 6 broken hours of sleep I feel on top of the world :D

    I do feel like I have more energy for workouts if I can snag a bit more though :)
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
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    yep if I dont get enough sleep I want to eat everything in the house.
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
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    Sleep comes first. I have no business exercising or trying to maintain a calorie deficit on inadequate sleep. The leptin and ghrelin effects are real. And real strong. I've never noticed ill effects of too much sleep.

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