Napping- Does it slow your metabolism?

capriciousmoon

I always lose more weight when I take naps. Getting enough sleep helps you lose more weight, staying awake too much causes you to eat more to keep awake and be active.

Jennyisbusy

If I am truly tired I can take a cat nap 30ish minutes and then have a productive rest of the day. If I just fight it I tend to slug through and don't get a great burn for the whole day. ( I use a body mediafit)

If I can't squeeze a nap in I do some exercise like walking to get my blood flowing and that helps too.

Jennyisbusy

If you are tired all the time, you aren't getting enough sleep. It takes about 2 months of regular exercise to start increasing your metabolism to where your body doesn't think it's just a temporary condition.

That's interesting, I had not heard that before.

elizabethymartin

Bobby_Clerici wrote: »

Of course it does - no doubt.
And lack of proper rest is detrimental to health, so take your afternoon nap as I do most days.
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bendyourkneekatie

If one can nap, nap!

When my 2 year old was a baby, getting a nap in was what kept me from eating my tiredness, and I lost the baby weight no problem. When I had my second child, my first was 17 months and still napping, but their naps never aligned, so I ate my tiredness and it took so much more conscious effort (read mfp) to lose the baby weight.

Naps are magic. *sigh*

ninerbuff

Naps don't cause weight gain. Over consumption does. I've napped every day since my DD was born. Not long, maybe 30 minutes or so. Rest is good for the body.
As for metabolic slow down, one burns less calories at rest than if physically active. But the percentage of body fat burned per calorie is higher at rest than if one was physically exercising. Don't use that as an excuse to do no physical exercise. Exercising burns calories and helps with calorie deficit which is needed for weight/fat loss.

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jennifer_417

You're making this way too complicated. Eat whatever you want in your calorie deficit. You'll lose weight.