The ZZZZZZZZ's on sleep and losing weight...

It might sounds funny and unreal, but you burn calories more efficiently when you get enough sleep. With Daylight Savings time coming up this weekend, you should take this opportunity and get a hold of your sleeping pattern....

How it works

Enough sleep is a very important piece of the puzzle in your goal to reaching your target weight. Research shows that sleep-deprived adults and children are more likely to be overweight. There is actually a direct statistic between hours of sleep missed and the degree of overweight.

Not sleeping enough triggers hormones that regulate your appetite. The appetite-stimulating hormone, called ghrelin, will increase when your awake long enough and the hormone, Leptin, that triggers "fullness" is decreased. When your not sleeping enough the hormonal changes make you crave more carbohydrates, like bread and ice cream. In NON-ROCKED SCIENCE language: Your body processes glucose less efficiently, and so your body wants more! (sugarrrr...and that's comes in various forms!)

Ever heard of Cortisol? Cortisol is a hormone released during STRESS. Well, cortisol levels rise when you don't sleep enough, and high levels of cortisol causes fat to store in the lower abs! Yes - that dreaded belly fat.

SO! RESET your biological "TIC-TIC...TIC-TIC"



People who are careful about eating and exercise, often don’t realize the harm they create by missing sleep.
Fast Fact: The average American sleeps 6.9 hours a night, but adults need at least eight hours and teens need at least nine.

To get back on track with a good routine is:
* Make a point of going to bed and getting up earlier. Instead of "springing" ahead with your bedtime, try sticking to your winter schedule when the clocks change.
* Start to wind-down 30 to 45 minutes before bedtime, put on some relaxing music, or read a book (maybe a boring one that won't keep you up all night!),
* Avoid coffee or Soda's (caffeinated products) starting early evening.
* Exercise everyday - (that should whine you down....)
* and last... keep your bedroom quiet, dark and cool. Put on the fan, or crack a window...

Get caught up on sleep and see if you aren’t quite so hungry or craving less sweets! Look out for the belly fat to melt away!




Soooo.... What keeps you from your sleep?
Your thoughts are welcome!


In this together.
Tania Maria