Can naps hinder your weight loss?

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  • bethlaf
    bethlaf Posts: 954 Member
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    I definitely agree with what Acg67 said. Do you drink enough water? Try to have 8oz before bed and immediately when you wake up, from any length of sleeping.

    Maybe your body is already at a comfortable weight. You'll have to make some significant changes to break that plateau.

    I drink 12-13 glasses a day, so 96-103oz a day. I get at least 8 hours of sleep at night but for as long as I can remember I've always been tired in the afternoon and always taken naps. I have had my blood work done (back in february after an illness) and they said everything was fine, no thyroid problems, no diabetes, nothing.

    Have you had a sleep study? A bit of obstructive sleep apnea could explain the afternoon tiredness and even difficulty losing weight (to a certain extent).
    this is the first thing i thought of when i heard about the need for a nap too!!
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
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    Just curious. I usually take a nap, at least 30 minutes but usually about an hour long, about an hour after lunch. I've been eating well and trying to lose weight for about a month and have lost a single pound. I do get enough sleep at night but I usually get tired in the afternoon. I have eliminated soda (I still have one usually once a week) from my diet and I do not have any thyroid problems or diabetes.

    As long as you don't anything right before your nap, you're fine. If you do, it's much like eating at night and your body will store it all as fat while you sleep due to the insulin fairy

    the insulin fairy effect is completely negated if you *kitten* post-meal, but pre-nap.
    sweet dreams!

    And you have time to *kitten* before a nap! Life isnt even fair...how do you fit lunch/*kitten*/nap into your work schedule?

    You aren't napping right if you don't find the time.
  • obrientp
    obrientp Posts: 546 Member
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    I sure hope not! Naps are wonderful!
  • innocenceportrayed
    innocenceportrayed Posts: 569 Member
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    How do I find time?

    1. I don't have kids
    2. I set my own work schedule
    3. I live alone.

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