Sleep To Lose Weight

Do you know it is important to get enough sleep to lose weight?  Getting enough sleep actually helps with weight loss and maintenance.  When your body doesn’t get the seven to eight hours of sleep it needs each night to rejuvenate, it finds other ways to compensate for neurons not secreting normal amounts of serotonin or dopamine usually secreted during sleep.  The body satisfies this need by craving sugary foods that will give immediate release of serotonin and dopamine in the body.  Lack of sleep throws off your entire system increasing levels of NPY (neuropeptide – a hormone that decreases metabolism and increase appetite).

So…get a good night’s sleep to help your body replenish itself, regulate hunger hormones, and aid in weight loss and maintenance.

Believe In Yourself,
Cathy