Question

Does anyone else find that a lack of sleep seems to slow weight loss? I’m back at work full time with a newborn at home. So many nights I’m going off 4 hours of sleep if I’m lucky. I’ve noticed that the weeks where I got more sleep I seem to have a bigger loss.  

Answer 1

Yes for sure. You need 7-8 hours of sleep a night to help with losing weight. It's tough with a newborn, so it's out of your control. Just keep at it, drink your water, eat the sheet, etc. Even slower loss is better than NO loss or than gaining.  

Answer 2

Definitely! Sleep regulates hormones and lack of sleep increases cortisol which is a fat storing hormone making it more difficult to lose. Congrats on the new baby.  

Answer 3

Then I doomed! I'm luck to get 3 or 4 hours seep a nite. It's been that way for years