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Are You Gaining Fat But Losing Sleep? Here is Why!
August 17th, 2009
Being overweight or obese can lead to a myriad of health problems. Everything from diabetes, heart problems, and bone problems can often be linked back to obesity. Sometimes surgery is needed because the obesity is so serious. Millions of people around the world are overweight, and the United States is one of the leading nations to currently have the largest overweight population.
But there are some things we may not know about obesity that new findings have revealed. Recent studies have been able to link obesity to insomnia, and vice versa. If you do not get proper sleep, you may be susceptible to weight gain. The reason many people don’t get enough sleep is stress, lack of proper diet or exercise, and prescription medications that may keep them awake.
It is important to get a good night of sleep each and every night. This is important for children and adults. Many adults get less than five hours of sleep per night, Not only does sleeping properly improve mood and brain function, but it also helps people to stay thinner. The reason for this is not completely known, but recent studies have found that lack of sleep causes an increase in something called cortisol, a stress related hormone.
Cortisol can prevent the body from burning fat and calories, and can be the cause of weight gain. It also causes insulin resistance, which is another contributor to weight gain. Too much cortisol in the system can increase belly fat and other fatty areas of the body. By getting enough sleep at night, people can help to prevent the over abundance of cortisol in their body.
There are diet pills in the market that are designed to help decrease cortisol, but most doctors agree that nothing compares to a good night of sleep each and every night. This is the best way to keep the cortisol production at bay.
Other studies have also recently shown that lack of sleep creates chemicals in the brain that increase hunger. When you are hungrier during the day, you’re obviously more inclined to eat more, and often eat less healthy. Overeating combined with a poor diet will most certainly cause people to gain weight. This can be a vicious cycle for those who suffer from insomnia or other sleep disorders.
Lack of sleep makes dieting even more difficult. People who get more sleep per night tend to have a more stable mood, better coordination, and are often more productive at work. While getting a good night’s sleep is not a guarantee of weight loss, not getting enough can hinder your weight loss goals.
The side effects from obesity can make sleeping even more difficult, so as part of any weight loss program, it’s a good idea to include making sleep a priority.
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Why You Should Go Public About Losing Weight
June 30th, 2009
Start a Weight Loss Program.
When you have taken the decision to start a weight loss program of your choice, you may be tempted to keep it to yourself. This is a common enough desire, especially when you actually need to lose weight for health reasons rather than wanting to shed a few pounds to look good for a forthcoming event. However, is keeping this to yourself really the best policy? We look at why it is often a better idea to involve family members and even friends in your attempts at weight loss.
At first, the very idea of telling anyone that you are overweight and need to lose weight might seem an embarrassing and guilt laden process. That’s quite normal, as after all, no one wants to admit they have not been looking after themselves properly to the extent that they now have to take action to correct it. It’s tantamount to admitting failure and that is something most of us prefer to keep to ourselves.
Think about it from a different angle. When you involve people who are close to you in your weight loss strategy, you suddenly surround yourself with support. When you are supported by people who are looking out for you in any venture, you improve your chances of success drastically.
Therefore, by going public with your intended plan to lose weight, you have valuable support from people who will not only give you encouragement, but will be there to pick you up if you fall. By that I mean that if you have a bad day and are tempted to give up, a friendly face and an encouraging word might be enough to keep you positive and motivated.
By involving other people in your proposal, you make yourself accountable for your actions because your friends or family will know what you’re doing. This makes it that much harder to give up, because you don’t want to disappoint anybody and therefore will be more inclined to want to show them that you are determined to succeed. This in itself is a great motivator.
In addition to this, you get to find out who has already been through the process and they can steer you through the obstacles that they encountered, making it even easier for you to achieve your weight loss goal. This has a knock on effect of inspiring some of those friends or family members to join you in doing the same thing. Now you not only have their support, but you can work together to mutually overcome all the things that get in the way of the vast majority of people who are attempting to lose weight.
So you can see that by going public about losing weight, you not only enlist the support of the people that you confide in, but you may also end up with some weight loss buddies who will provide mutual motivation to see it through to its success. This is in stark contrast to trying to go it alone and running the risk of failure for the want of having a simple word or two of encouragement just when you need it most.
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