How can you lose weight while sleeping?

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Many seek to lose weight permanently and continuously, and they usually face
challenges that sometimes reach the point of impossibility. But what if you could lose weight simply while sleeping?

Specialists emphasize that following daily habits during the day and at night is able to burn calories while sleeping and lose weight to a large extent.

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Sleep disturbance and obesity​

There is a direct relationship between sleep disorders and weight gain and possibly obesity as well. According to the Mayoclinic, there is an association between sleep restriction and negative changes in metabolism.

In adults, it appears that sleeping 4 hours, compared to 10 hours a night, increases hunger and appetite, especially for foods rich in calories that contain a high percentage of carbohydrates, as the duration of sleep affects the hormones that regulate hunger.

There may be another factor associated with weight gain, which is that lack of sleep or disturbed sleep leads to fatigue, which leads to less physical activity and thus not burning calories and maintaining weight.

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Lack of or disturbed sleep leads to fatigue, which results in less physical activity and thus not burning calories (Getty Images)

water and sleep​

Many people prefer to measure their body weight in the morning, perhaps because it is lighter compared to the rest of the day.

They are amazed at the weight loss while sleeping, but specialists confirm that it is really possible to lose weight overnight.


According to Healthline, more than 80% of weight loss during sleep may be due to water loss, but that does not mean that you do not also burn calories.

While you sleep, your body must fuel the complex metabolic processes that keep you alive and well, and also lose water through breathing and perspiration. However, how much weight you lose while you sleep varies depending on your body composition and metabolic rate.

Habits to lose weight at night​

Specialists recommend following daily habits that increase the rate of metabolism during sleep and contribute to burning calories and simply losing weight, including:

  • Get enough sleep​

The first step to losing weight while you sleep is getting enough sleep. "Sleep itself can help with weight loss," says Dr. Richard K. Bogan, a professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and a sleep researcher. "Sleep is essential to the body's normal hormone and immune system function."

"Sleep deprivation or sleepiness is a hungry brain. Lack of sleep leads to weight gain," he adds in an article on the "Today" website.

Have a consistent sleep schedule, Bogan suggests, especially since the average adult needs approximately 7 1/2 to 9 hours of sleep.

  • Make your bedroom cool​

Cold temperatures attack and burn the fat stored in the abdomen.

Make your bedroom cool by turning on the cold air conditioning and turning it off just before bed. This helps stimulate your body to burn belly fat.

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Exposure to light at night not only hinders your ability to get a good night's sleep, but may also lead to weight gain (Pixels)
  • Sleep in a completely dark room​

Exposure to light at night not only hinders your ability to get a good night's sleep, it may also lead to weight gain.

According to a study entitled "The Relationship between Obesity and Exposure to Light at Night", published in the American Journal of Epidemiology; People who slept in the darkest room were 21% less likely to be obese than those who slept in the brightest room.

  • Put your electronic devices outside the bedroom​

The more electronic devices you use in the bedroom, the higher the obesity rate.

A study in the journal Pediatric Obesity found that people who are exposed to the nighttime glare of a TV or computer do not get enough rest and suffer from poor lifestyle habits and weight gain, especially children .

The study indicated that children who had access to one electronic device were 1.47 times more likely to be overweight compared to children who did not have devices in the bedroom.

  • Do strength training​

The best thing to lose weight while you sleep is strength training. According to Today, strength training continues to burn calories long after the workout has finished.

You can do simple strength training exercises at home before bed, using free weights such as dumbbells, resistance bands, or your own body weight. This causes the body to maintain calorie burning mode all night long, even after sleeping.

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Strength exercises continue to burn calories after the exercise has ended for a long time (Pixels)
  • Have a light dinner​

Eating a light dinner also contributes to burning calories at night instead of keeping them if you eat a heavy meal.

"If we eat carbohydrates, the blood sugar level rises, and the body secretes insulin to take the sugar we just ate and transfer it to our cells for use," says Sharon Zarabi, director of the Obesity Program at Lenox Hill Hospital in the United States of America.


And she adds in an article published on "Thehealthy", if you do not use that energy because you go directly to sleep, then the body will store those calories in the form of fat.

The insulin spike also triggers a whole chain of events that raise blood sugar, promote fat storage and break down, and interfere with the circadian clock for proper sleep.

Sharon Zarabi suggests cutting out carbs at night with high-fiber foods and vegetables, which will help with digestion, rather than giving the body more work to do when it's getting ready for bed
 
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