Are You a Woman over 40? Do You Want to Lose Weight in Your Sleep?

Too many women over 40 are stressed out and do not get enough sleep. If you want to lose weight permanently, is sleep important for that?

Often statistics are an interesting read. Scientists observe more and more more links between the quantity of sleep a person gets and his danger to being overweight. Anything below 7 hours sleeping time per day increases the danger of being overweight. At 6 hours per day the risk is 23% higher.

This might be hard to understand- after all, when we sleep our metabolism slows down so we burn fewer calories. But, firstly, it's not that much: Just 50 calories per hour. Additionally, to keep us from waking up because we are hungry nature has invented an appetite lowering process. In order to sleep many hours continously the body releases Leptin. Leptin makes your appetite less. So while you are sleeping you have less appetite and you are not tempted to eat.

If you don't get enough sleep and you are tired your body releases Ghrelin. Ghrelin makes you hungry. And, not only that you are more starved, when you sleep less you have more time to eat too. Since you are easier challenged emotionally when stressed out, the temptation to get some "comfort food" increases.

While we are sleeping the body restores itself. Somatropin and other fat burning hormones are secreted. They assist building muscles and make your skin firmer. Rest is beneficial for your beauty!

What can you do to assist these hormones so they can repair your body efficiently?

* Eat plenty of protein, and eat light in the evening.
* Don't eat too late- give your body a chance to decrease the blood sugar and insulin level.
* Opposite to common belief, alcohol does not cause you to sleep deeper. It's exactly the opposite: The deep sleep phases are reduced. Cut the alcohol before bedtime.
* Regular physical exercise and fresh air will cause you sleeping deeper

If you want to lose weight over 40 sleep is an important element. If you aim for long-term weight loss, you need to get sufficient sleep. The natural fat-burning mechanisms are slowing down in women over 40, so it is especially important to get enough sleep.

Particularly if you would like to reduce abdomen fat you need to bring down the Cortisol levels in your blood. For that you need to get sufficient resting time and sleep. Generally, getting sufficient breaks will not just make you more productive. It will help you with the emotional challenges of weight loss also. Sleep and rest are an powerful, however frequently forgotten part in successful weight loss plans.

It is a sound idea to have a small, 10 minute break every hour- particularly if you are doing your work sitting. Get up and stretch a bit- this will get your metabolic processes up so you feel more energized and helps you burning fat too. Every 2-3 hours get a larger break. And don't use your lunch break to eat too much- you'll feel sluggish and less energized. Better have a small lunch and in the afternoon a little, healthy snack.

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Perry Permann

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