What nobody tells you about losing weight

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  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    kristamas wrote: »
    I didn't expect the huge role that SLEEP would play in my weightloss. If I go a few days without enough sleep, it suddenly gets so hard to control cravings, I start feeling like a failure, I want to give up on the whole thing and I feel like I haven't made any progress. Then I finally get a good night's rest and it isn't so hard anymore to stick to my plan. Seems like I should have put it together a long time ago. Get enough sleep!!! Staying up late for that extra 'me' time is just. Not. Worth. It.

    So true.

    todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/060112p48.shtml
    .....Appetite Regulation
    In other research, sleep quantity and quality have been shown to play a role in regulating the hormone ghrelin, known as the hunger hormone that controls appetite. Discovered in 1999, this amino acid peptide is the only known peripherally produced and centrally acting hormone that influences the desire for food.....

    https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22402738
    These results suggest that sleep quality and quantity may contribute to weight loss in intervention-based studies designed to promote weight control in overweight/obese adult women.

    https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3632337/
    Sleep curtailment has become a common behavior and an increasing number of adults report sleep complaints in modern society. Laboratory studies and multiple epidemiological studies have linked short-sleep duration and poor-sleep quality to obesity risk.

    journalsleep.org/articles/281017.pdf
    The results from this study suggest that sleep deprivation could
    play a significant role in the etiology of obesity in some individuals.


  • terryt1992
    terryt1992 Posts: 94 Member
    @kristamas I really need to get my sleeping under control. I run into the issue where the only time I have to hit the gym is around 11:30 pm and im usually out of there at 1 to 1:30 then I have to shower and stuff so in bed around 2 but I have to be up at 7 am for work. I have not figured out a way to fit a regular sleep schedule into my daily routine.
  • rjes11388
    rjes11388 Posts: 6 Member
    I'm really happy this I'm startit exists.
    In the past I lost 40 pounds. Unfortunately, I ate all the weight back +16 pounds.
    I'm here to get back on track.
    I've lost 5 lbs, I already feel lighter, and somehow breath better. Even with that little weight off breathing has been easier for me.
    This post is truly inspirational for me, thank you for sharing.

    I am really happy to be reading these posts as well. I'm starting Weight Watcher's tomorrow. Excited to start, but nervous as well. I have to... NEED to be successful this time! Has anyone here lost weight and kept it off on WW?

    I lost 40 lbs on WW! It was years ago (thinks 11/12) and I have kept it off. Gained 15 back and now trying to lose 20. I never quite hit my goal weight before.
  • kristamas
    kristamas Posts: 30 Member
    kristamas wrote: »
    I didn't expect the huge role that SLEEP would play in my weightloss. If I go a few days without enough sleep, it suddenly gets so hard to control cravings, I start feeling like a failure, I want to give up on the whole thing and I feel like I haven't made any progress. Then I finally get a good night's rest and it isn't so hard anymore to stick to my plan. Seems like I should have put it together a long time ago. Get enough sleep!!! Staying up late for that extra 'me' time is just. Not. Worth. It.

    So true.

    todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/060112p48.shtml
    .....Appetite Regulation
    In other research, sleep quantity and quality have been shown to play a role in regulating the hormone ghrelin, known as the hunger hormone that controls appetite. Discovered in 1999, this amino acid peptide is the only known peripherally produced and centrally acting hormone that influences the desire for food.....

    https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22402738
    These results suggest that sleep quality and quantity may contribute to weight loss in intervention-based studies designed to promote weight control in overweight/obese adult women.

    https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3632337/
    Sleep curtailment has become a common behavior and an increasing number of adults report sleep complaints in modern society. Laboratory studies and multiple epidemiological studies have linked short-sleep duration and poor-sleep quality to obesity risk.

    journalsleep.org/articles/281017.pdf
    The results from this study suggest that sleep deprivation could
    play a significant role in the etiology of obesity in some individuals.


    Wow that's fascinating. I had no idea there was so much research on it. Thanks for the links! Going to bed now!
  • amnandpn
    amnandpn Posts: 1 Member
    kgb6days wrote: »
    How cold you get without a thick pad of insulation

    This is so true, I used to go out in the middle of winter in a t-shirt and hoody, now I have a strappy top, a thermal top, a jumper, a coat, a scarf, a hat and gloves that come u
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