Are You Getting Too Much Sleep?

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jamie78
jamie78 Posts: 514 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Are you one of those people who likes to brag that you get by on very little sleep? Or do you love to sleep the day away? I've told you before that too little sleep can mess up your weigh-loss efforts, but did you also know that sleeping too much can also negatively affect your metabolism as well?

If you sleep 10 hours a night, you might face some of the same hormonal risks as those who sleep too little. A recent Canadian study found that people who sleep fewer than seven hours or more than nine hours weigh an average of four more pounds (and had wider waists) than people who sleep eight hours every night. Researchers believe that having too much or too little sleep interferes with your ability to control your appetite, because it simultaneously increases hunger hormone ghrelin while it decreases satisfaction hormone leptin.

Want to be sure you are getting all the benefits of a good night sleep? Get your rest! Shoot for a consistent eight hours of sleep and stick with the same bed time and wake-up time each day — even on the weekends!
From LOSING IT! With Jillian Michaels

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  • CassieLEO
    CassieLEO Posts: 757 Member
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    OMG, I WISH that was my problem LMAO!!! I get WAY too little sleep :(
  • catysthename
    catysthename Posts: 278 Member
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    This was very helpful!! I sleep way too much..But i also need a pick me up like a b12 shot or more iron so i won't sleep my life away!
  • britia1
    britia1 Posts: 21
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    Thanks for the info! I've had a wierd thing happening to me lately with my sleep. I like to go to bed at 10:00 and wake up at 5:30. Before I started going to the gym and exercising I used to always be tired. Sometimes I would come home from work and take a nap. Now, I am not tired, but I am waking up before my alarm at 4:30. How wierd is that? I even get up and do stuff because I have energy.
  • jamie78
    jamie78 Posts: 514 Member
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    I only get like 4 hours a day :(
  • Fieldsy
    Fieldsy Posts: 1,105 Member
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    I wish I could get 8 hrs of sleep a day
  • lguy29
    lguy29 Posts: 131
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    Thank you for the info! I always make it an effort to get my 8 or 9 hours of sleep, but sometimes on weekends I'll oversleep. Maybe if I sleep the recommended amount I'll see a difference :)

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