Weight Loss And Sleep: 9 Tips To Sleep The Pounds And Fat Away

Getting an adequate amount of sleep every night is often overlooked when it comes to successful weight loss. Resting your body will allow your muscles to grow and will keep your metabolic rate running smoothly.....and this translates to burning off calories!

Here are 9 tips I use to get better sleep ever since I started on my weight loss journey, and have helped me produce phenomenal results:

1. Invest in good high quality bedding products. This would include pillows, sheets, blankets, etc. If you are sleeping on pillows, etc. that are not comfortable, causing body aches (neck & back are most common), you obviously will not get a good night's rest.

2. Make sure you have a consistent sleeping schedule. If you find it will work out best for your situations that you go to bed a 10p.m. and can awake at 6a.m., make sure you stick to that schedule. Your body will also adapt to this schedule after awhile making it a little easier to get to bed.

3. Do not take and/or drink ANY kind of caffeine close to your bed time. Reasons are pretty obvious. :)

4. Do not drink alcohol close to your bed time. I know prime time NFL football games are on in the evening (Go Eagles!), but, you have to put your health in the top spot on your list of priorities....as hard as that is for me! j/k :)

5. Dinner time should not be too close to your bed time. Eating too close to when you go to bed, especially foods high in protein, carbs, sugar, and caffeine will have a negative impact on your metabolism during rest.

6. Try reading or listening to soft music (jazz, classical, smooth, etc.) before you go to bed instead of watching T.V. This will allow for a much more deep sleep.

7. Your bedroom is not the T.V. room, turn off the T.V. and get some shut eye!

8. Make sure the temperature in your bedroom is at a comfortable level. Also, make sure your sleep attire is appropriate based on the temperature in your bedroom.

9. Do not exercise too close to your bedtime. The adrenaline running through your body will keep you from resting properly.

BONUS TIP: Try meditation and deep breathing exercises before you go to bed. This is something that will also help in giving you a comfortable, deep, relaxing sleep.

If you make improving your sleeping habits a high priority, your body and mind will repay you with great rewards. You will begin to discover that you can think more clearer, make decisions easier, have more energy through out the day, and you will be able to lose weight quicker, safer, and more effectively.

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