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The first 10 steps to losing weight
9. Get more sleep
Losing weight may be as simple as putting your head down on your pillow. Research shows that when you sleep less, you tend to weigh more.
“The solution [to weight loss] is not as simple as ‘eat less, move more, sleep more,'” observes researcher Dr. Jean-Phillippe Chaput of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute. “However, an accumulating body of evidence suggests that sleeping habits should not be overlooked when prescribing a weight-reduction program to a patient with obesity. Sleep should be included as part of the lifestyle package that traditionally has focused on diet and physical activity.”
Chaput’s analysis of people’s sleep habits shows that total sleep time and sleep quality predicts how much weight you can lose. Unless you sleep enough to feel rested, your weight-loss hopes may be dashed.
