Living the Lifestyle - Tuesday 5/17/22
Flintwinch
Posts: 1,691 Member
We meet here to explore, share, celebrate and (sometimes) agonize over how we do (or don't) incorporate weight loss guidelines into our daily lives. "It's a lifestyle, not a diet" is easily and often said, but sometimes not so simply put into practice.
This is a thread for everyone. If you're new to GoaD, or to weight loss, your questions and comments are always welcome. If you're maintaining, or a long-term loser, your thoughts on the topic may be just what someone else needs to hear. If you're reading this, join in the discussion!
Each weekday, a new topic is offered up for discussion.
Monday - crewahl (Charlie)
Tuesday – Flintwinch (Tim)
Wednesday - misterhub (Greg)
Thursday -imastar2 (Derrick)
Friday - Wildcard
Today's Topic: How does sleep affect your eating?
This is a thread for everyone. If you're new to GoaD, or to weight loss, your questions and comments are always welcome. If you're maintaining, or a long-term loser, your thoughts on the topic may be just what someone else needs to hear. If you're reading this, join in the discussion!
Each weekday, a new topic is offered up for discussion.
Monday - crewahl (Charlie)
Tuesday – Flintwinch (Tim)
Wednesday - misterhub (Greg)
Thursday -imastar2 (Derrick)
Friday - Wildcard
Today's Topic: How does sleep affect your eating?
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Sleep has a big effect on my eating. For starters, if I get a poor night's sleep, I eat more, eat less thoughtfully, and eat more unhealthy the next day. Period. With a good night's sleep--sufficient quantity and quality (my standard is about seven hours of good quality sleep)--it's relatively easy to regulate my eating patterns the next day. What is sometimes problematic is that my eating filters are not as effective in the late evening (I go to bed late) and it is easier to eat too much, too unhealthy and too late.
I have worked for a long time on becoming a better sleeper and have, for the most part, succeeded. The only sleep aid I use regularly is low-dose melatonin (300 mcg). Stopping liquid intake a couple hours before I go to bed helps me avoid middle-of-the-night awakenings to make my bladder gladder. Overall, I think that being a good sleeper in my geezerhood has helped me tremendously to stay the course with weight management.
Tim (Old Fogie: 'Be there or be square' Only I can do both.)0 -
I like the tag line, Tim.
I don’t know that I see a correlation between my sleep and my food choices, other than the obvious - when I’m sleeping, I’m not eating. I do use the AutoSleep app on my Apple Watch to track sleep, and probably 90% or more I hit all goals - total sleep > 7.5 hours, quality sleep, deep sleep, and heart rate dip. The one I’m most likely to miss is heart rate, since an occasional bad dream will cause some spikes.
I try not to drink within an hour of bed, I try to follow a pattern in terms of bedtime, and I use the Night Shift feature to reduce blue light exposure after 7-8 pm or so. I also make note of when I go to sleep, and if I wake up after eight hours I get up rather than try for more sleep. I think that helps me sleep the next night.
But I haven’t explicitly noted any linkage between sleep and diet. In terms of monitoring sleep, I’m more interested in maintaining brain health.0 -
Interestingly, one of my recent Noom lessons dealt with this particular subject. They cited a couple of studies that indicate a lack of sleep does increase the amount someone will eat the next day. Part of it is boredom; but, mostly, it's because our decision-making capabilities are muted due to the lack of sleep.
I generally get 6-8 hours sleep. That is my normal. Below six hours, I have reduced energy, and I do make some dumber choices on occasion. Not always. But, on occasion.0 -
Seems like I eat more when I don’t get a good night’s sleep.0
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Interesting that this evening, I’m seeing a blog post here about exactly this issue when I first sign in.0
