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in my experience, sleep is the first problem to be solved. If a person can't get good quality and quantity of sleep nothing else helps. First sleep then meditat

in my experience, sleep is the first problem to be solved. If a person can't get good quality and quantity of sleep nothing else helps. First sleep then meditation to tame the chronic stress response. nothing else - fasting, diet, exercise etc helps before sleep. btw alcohol and caffeine screws the quality of sleep.

mistermann 7y ago
Can poor sleep interfere with weight loss?
- m3kw9 7y ago
  Yes, one is you will ha e less will power to resist sugar
  - collyw 7y ago
    Interestingly, I cut out sugar really strictly a few months back, including no fruit. A side effect is that I didn't nee caffeine to kick start me at work in the mornings.
- padiyar83 7y ago
  Lack of sleep increases insulin resistance[1]. Insulin resistance can negatively influence weight loss AFAIK. [1] https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100505091632.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100505091632.h...
- lemming 7y ago
  Yes, see Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker: The upshot of all this work can be summarized as follows: short sleep (of the type that many adults in first-world countries commonly and routinely report) will increase hunger and appetite, compromise impulse control within the brain, increase food consumption (especially of high-calorie foods), decrease feelings of food satisfaction after eating, and prevent effective weight loss when dieting.
- ChrisCinelli 7y ago
  Interesting. I alternate periods of good diet to periods of less healthy diet. I have been sleeping less than 6h a day fir for most of my adult life. 6h of sleep for me are ideal. But when I do regular relaxations (20 min) I can easily sleep 4.5h with no problems. I had periods in the past when I sleep less 3 hours for 5 days and end up "recovering" with a 9h sleep during the weekend. I was not at my best though. I never noticed any particular patterns between my weight and my sleep. In the last month though lack of sleep and more carbs seem to start generating joint pains (hopefully it is just temporary).
ma2rten 7y ago
Exercise and meditation can help with sleep, so I guess those two should come first?

mistermann 7y ago

Can poor sleep interfere with weight loss?

m3kw9 7y ago
Yes, one is you will ha e less will power to resist sugar
- collyw 7y ago
  Interestingly, I cut out sugar really strictly a few months back, including no fruit. A side effect is that I didn't nee caffeine to kick start me at work in the mornings.
padiyar83 7y ago
Lack of sleep increases insulin resistance[1]. Insulin resistance can negatively influence weight loss AFAIK. [1] https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100505091632.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100505091632.h...
lemming 7y ago
Yes, see Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker: The upshot of all this work can be summarized as follows: short sleep (of the type that many adults in first-world countries commonly and routinely report) will increase hunger and appetite, compromise impulse control within the brain, increase food consumption (especially of high-calorie foods), decrease feelings of food satisfaction after eating, and prevent effective weight loss when dieting.
ChrisCinelli 7y ago
Interesting. I alternate periods of good diet to periods of less healthy diet. I have been sleeping less than 6h a day fir for most of my adult life. 6h of sleep for me are ideal. But when I do regular relaxations (20 min) I can easily sleep 4.5h with no problems. I had periods in the past when I sleep less 3 hours for 5 days and end up "recovering" with a 9h sleep during the weekend. I was not at my best though. I never noticed any particular patterns between my weight and my sleep. In the last month though lack of sleep and more carbs seem to start generating joint pains (hopefully it is just temporary).

ma2rten 7y ago

Exercise and meditation can help with sleep, so I guess those two should come first?