Are you feeling hungry all the time and having trouble sticking to that diet? You may need to look at your sleep patterns. Obviously, we all know why we need to sleep at least 7-8 hours. You will feel better throughout the day, more productive, you body recovers from the day before, and you will have more success losing weight. A study at the University of Chicago showed that those who slept less than 7 hours had an increase in the hormone ghrelin and a decrease in the hormone leptin. Ghrelin is the hormone that makes you feel hungry and leptin is the hormone that makes you feel full. If you are messing up these hormones you are going to feel hungry all day. Even when you eat a good nutritious meal, you will not feel satisfied and be more likely to overeat.
Bottom line you need your sleep. Not only will it help with your cravings but if you are working out your body will fully repair itself fast for your next workout. Otherwise you will never completely recover and will continue to damage your muscle.
Just another reason to make sure you are getting enough sleep every day.
Mike
www.sandiegopremiertraining.com
1 comment:
Very true, Mike. I also feel very tired and sleep much better when I work out. So, the two go hand in hand (for me, at least).
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