Coping When You Can't Sleep
by Frutaplantastock Venus UndergraduateYou walk into work, confused and dulled, excusing yourself to the colleagues you bump into with tales of all the sleep you didn't
get last night. In today's world of overwhelming responsibilities and
lack of personal time, sleep is often put on the back burner. And your
body pays the price.
A night of no sleep (or even too little sleep), can leave you confused
and exhausted all day. In this disoriented state, trying to face the
already-difficult challenge of sticking to your weight-loss plan hardly
seems worth the energy.
The price of staying awake
Of course, if insomnia is a repeat occurrence for you, visit your doctor
— it could be a sign of a number of conditions, including depression.
But the occasional night of "not enough" requires some attention on your
part, too.
"Lack of sleep is a stress on the body," says Karen Miller-Kovach, MS,
RD, Chief Scientific Officer for Weight Watchers International. "When
you don't get enough sleep, your body is in an after-stress reaction
mode, and you go to eat." And this is the worst part: "You tend not to
make good choices because your body is reacting to the stress with
something called disinhibition."
In other words, because you're tired, you lose the motivation that you
usually have to make good choices. "Your body sets itself up in sleep
deprivation mode, psychologically and behaviorally," continues
Miller-Kovach. "It's a very vulnerable time."
And that's not even counting the physiological response. When you don't
get enough sleep, your body reacts in a "fight or flight" way. There's a
release of sugar as fuel so your body can run away from this terrible
thing that's happening to it. That sugar is then converted into fat.
Research also suggests that even temporary sleep deprivation can affect
the body's ability to break down carbohydrates.
Plus, a lack of rest may destroy your resolve to fit some exercise into
your lunch hour — those extra minutes of exercise that keep you on the
road to successful weight loss. Well-rested equals more energized. Lack
of sleep? A surefire precursor to scoffing at the idea of an
invigorating power walk with your buddies after work.
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