Does getting more sleep make a difference to weight loss?

Hey, it saved me the trouble of googling it. Good to know! :flowerforyou:

I sleep 4-5 hours a day during the work week, 8/9 hours a night on weekends. I'm doing very well with the weight loss.

I am reading "The Perfect 10 Diet" which addresses how our food and behaviour affect our hormones. While sleeping our bodies replenish several important hormones that help control our weight and and metabolism.

I am reading "The Perfect 10 Diet" which addresses how our food and behaviour affect our hormones. While sleeping our bodies replenish several important hormones that help control our weight and and metabolism.

This is what I was going to say. I have sleep apnea so with all the research I've done I'm a huge advocate of getting enough GOOD sleep. Your body does a lot of catching up when you sleep including those that issyfit mentioned

It helps me because it's hard to eat when I'm unconscious. :happy:

When ou get less than 5 or 6 hours of sleep, you become as insulin resistant as a diabetic, as far as your hormones go studies show. In other words, all the good work you've done that day eating-wise was a waste of time. Sleep is vitally important for fat loss. You have to tell yourself as you sit up late chatting to friends or surfing the Net or watching TV that this chat/surf/viewing is more important to you than losing fat. Sweet dreams!

I'm gonna log off and get ready for bed!! :yawn:

I know that when I'm chronically sleep deprived, I crave more carbs and I get hungrier, so staying under my calorie goal is harder. But assuming that I AM staying under my calorie goal even though I'm sleep deprived, is there any scientific evidence that people who sleep more lose weight more easily?

I've read somewhere. can't remember where, but too little sleep(6 hrs or less) , on avg ppl gain weight, too much sleep (9 or more hours), ppl gain weight, it said 7-8 hrs is the perfect amount. I lean more towards 7 hrs personally, but everyone is different.

Yes sleep aids in weight loss.The group I'm in had a sleep challenge a few weeks ago. Here is some info posted on our board....
Lack of sleep can cause....
Your body to make more ghrelin, the hormone that says “GO, eat more” and ...
Your body to make less leptin, the hormone that says “STOP,” and tells your body it is full, and ...
Your body to make more cortisol, which can increase your appetite.

Sleep isn’t merely a time when your body and brain shut off. While you rest, your brain stays busy, overseeing a wide variety of biological maintenance tasks that keep you running in top condition and prepare you for the day ahead. Without enough hours of restorative sleep (which dieters especially need because we are breaking down fat stores and building muscle), you’re like a car in need of an oil change. You won’t be able to work, learn, create, lose weight and communicate at a level even close to your true potential. Regularly skimp on “service” and you’re headed for a major mental and physical breakdown.

Has this ever happened to you? You’re feeling sleepy at work, you may be tempted to reach for a cup of coffee (or several cups) and a doughnut for a quick shot of energy. Later you may skip the gym because you are exhausted and pick up takeout on your way home to your family -- no time to cook or just plain don't feel like it. When you finally find yourself back in your bed, you are too wound up to sleep.