How too much stress and not enough sleep effect your weight loss efforts.
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How too much stress and not enough sleep effect your weight loss efforts
Stress, Sleep, and Weight Loss
Many people don’t realize stress and sleep
play a role
Maybe a bigger role than you think
So HOW and WHY?
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/can-stress-cause-weight-gain
Hormones
Adrenaline
Instant energy, doesn’t last long
CRH
Decreases appetite…doesn’t last long
Cortisol
It’s job is to help the body replenish after stress
Stress
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/can-stress-cause-weight-gain
Cortisol Continued…
Hangs around a long time
Good for physical danger… bad for other stressors
Leads to visceral fat storage
Storage around the organs in the abdomen, “bad fat”
Fuel needed during fight or flight response is
carbs, so you crave simple carbs
Stress
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/can-stress-cause-weight-gain
Emotionally
Anxiety
Discomfort
Food is comforting
Mindless Eating
Boredom
Distracted
Stress
http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/excessive-sleepiness-10/lack-of-sleep-weight-gain
Mentally
You reach for food to keep awake
Often caffeine
Or sugary/ carby foods- rarely healthy choices
Unable to sleep at night- too wound up
Sleepy the next day… and the cycle continues
Sleep
http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/excessive-sleepiness-10/lack-of-sleep-weight-gain
Physically
Lack of sleep= metabolism to not function
properly
Need about 7.5 hours of sleep
More won’t make you drop weight
If you are currently getting less, you can start to
lose when you get 7.5
Sleep
http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/excessive-sleepiness-10/lack-of-sleep-weight-gain
Hormonally
Leptin
Tells you you’re full
Ghrelin
Tells you to eat
Lack of sleep releases more ghrelin and less
leptin
Also, your metabolism isn’t functioning
properly from lack of sleep
Sleep
You are too stressed and can’t get enough sleep… so there is nothing you can do about
it right?
NO
Excuses?
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/can-stress-cause-weight-gain?page=4
Stress
Exercise! Decreases stress
Do something you enjoy doing so it doesn’t cause
stress
Balanced diet
Relaxation time
Meditation
Avoid caffeine
Take vitamins
What can you do about it?
http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/excessive-sleepiness-10/lack-of-sleep-weight-gain?page=2
Sleep
Get good quality sleep
Avoid caffeine
Exercise- but not right before bed
Avoid big meals before sleeping
Getting enough GOOD sleep and still feeling
tired? Talk to a specialist
What can you do about it?
Any Questions?
The End