Fact of the day:

samanthalynne21
samanthalynne21 Posts: 140 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm currently in school to become a certified personal trainer. And one thing I didn't realize was HOW important sleep and rest is!

Healthy eating and exercise go hand in hand when it comes to losing weight. Did you know that how well rested your body is can determine whether you lose weight or not? Lack of sleep can increase plateau. So make sure your getting enough sleep!! There is a way to to test how much sleep you need!

Sleep is just as important as a healthy diet.

If your having trouble, you can easily figure out how much sleep you need. For 10 days log what time you go to bed and what time you wake up. And find what amount of hours you need to not feel groggy or too tired. Mine is 7 hours..6 is too little and 9 is way to much! Lol

:-)

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  • martinh78
    martinh78 Posts: 601
    Good tip, thanks.
  • ChatSournois
    ChatSournois Posts: 34
    Great advice!
  • tmiqueen
    tmiqueen Posts: 254 Member
    This is SO true! Even though I ate right and exercised, but only got 4-5 hours of sleep a night, the scale wouldn't budge. Slept 7-8 hours a night after that and all of a sudden my weight started melting off again and I hadn't changed my diet or exercise routine at all!
  • wadesha
    wadesha Posts: 351 Member
    wow thanks for that info.
  • martinh78
    martinh78 Posts: 601
    Got 11 hours last night and feel GREAT :o)

    I have a feeling that might be hard to maintain during the working week though...
  • crrh62
    crrh62 Posts: 1
    Never knew that before thanks
  • HappyLuna
    HappyLuna Posts: 112
    I need 7.5-8 hrs to feel ok. I can live with 7 but 6.5 and under I am horrible! And just can't function! Lol I love my sleep. I find it really helps my exercise and performace if I am well rested. Thanks for the info. Its nice to be reminded I really need to make sure I am asleep by 10-10.30pm :smile:
  • Spedden
    Spedden Posts: 207
    Thanks for posting! That's one aspect of a healthy lifestyle that's so easy to overlook!
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    Remember, it doesnt matter WHEN you sleep, as long as you make it consistent. from 11pm - 6am every day, great! 4am - 11 am just as good. Just try to get into a pattern, and stick with it.
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