Experts say that lack of sleep can hinder the speed of weight loss, incomplete sleep and fatigue of the body leading to weight gain.
Are you preparing your body to lose a few kilos during the summer? If your answer is ‘yes’, then this health report may be of benefit to you.
Experts say that gaining weight is unpredictable, while losing weight takes a lot of hard work and millions of people are involved in this journey.
Summer is considered to be the best season for weight loss, when people who want to lose weight prepare themselves mentally to keep fit and work hard more than ever before.
Medical experts say that apart from diet and exercise, there are many other factors that contribute to weight gain and/or loss.
One of these factors is sleep, proper sleep is essential for your mental and physical health while poor sleep contributes to belly fat and weight gain along with stress.
Medical experts say that lack of sleep can slow down your weight loss and make you gain a few kilos.
Doctor and nutritionist Nami Agarwal says your sleep could be to blame for not losing weight despite hard work, exercise and a better diet.
According to Nami Agarwal, lack of sleep affects your body weight in 3 ways.
Storing stubborn fat:
According to nutritionist Nami Agarwal, when you’re deprived of restful, restful sleep, your body starts storing fat for energy instead of burning it, resulting in fewer calories burned in a day.
Cortisol (stress hormone) Higher levels of:
Lack of sleep can increase the level of cortisol (stress hormone) in the body, high cortisol levels can hinder weight loss efforts, it can lead you to eat more calories than necessary.
Impaired metabolism:
Metabolism is the rate at which your body burns calories.
A healthy (fast) metabolism means better weight loss.
Lack of sleep can slow down your metabolic rate and make it harder for you to lose weight.
Therefore, making sleep a priority during your weight loss journey is critical.
