Effective Weight Loss With Sleep

By Dave Lee


The secret to an effective weight loss plan is to exercise regularly, incorporate healthier foods into your diet, increase in water intake, and most importantly getting enough sleep. How long and how much sleep you get everyday should not be jeopardized due to its great influence and effect on your body's process to achieve a healthier lifestyle.

The relation of sleep to weight loss is commonly underestimated because some people believe that sleep will only cause them to gain weight because of the lack of movement, this however is not true because even during sleep your body still continues to burn calories. The effect of lack of sleep can greatly alter your body and cause you to not think, feel, and function correctly.

Energy Killer

Sleep is the best way to refresh your body and give you more energy. Without sleep you will feel tired all throughout the day triggering your to feel mentally and physically drained to perform any activities; most especially intensive exercises at the gym. Lack of energy will only prompt you to uncontrollably reach for unhealthy food that you think will refuel your body not realizing that you are only doing more harm than good. The most effective way to boost your power is by getting enough sleep every single night.

Metabolism

Sleep allows the restoration of your metabolism by letting the body recuperate from the day's tiring physical activities. Failure to give the tissues in your body to rest and be repaired can sooner or later lead to the loss of muscles. Without lean muscle mass, your body will stop burning calories at a high rate and therefore result in a slow metabolism. A sluggish metabolism prevents you from reaching your weight loss goal.

Hunger Management

Insufficient sleep also affects the hormones in your body which can often lead to obesity. Leptin and ghrelin are two appetite-related hormones in your body that influence your appetite; leptin controls your appetite, while ghrelin stimulates it. With a suitable amount of sleep, the hormone leptin is increased helping you to manage what you eat, while ghrelin, is reduced thus making you eat less. This goes to show that sleep definitely plays a major role in managing your eating habits for weight loss and bettering your health.

Without a good night's rest you are hindering your body to successfully achieve its weight loss goal. Sleep not only energizes the body, allows you to have better control over your hunger, and improves your metabolism, but it significantly helps you to lose weight. Who would've thought that something simple as sleeping in more can be good for your overall health.




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