Is 7 hours enough sleep for someone trying to lose weight?

Question

I have been looking into this and it seems some places say you need the 8 while others say 7 is healthier.

Some personal info:

- I am a 30 year old male, 6foot1 and weigh just over 300 pounds.
- with my body type getting to 265-270 would be ideal.
- My sleep patterns have always been erratic, until recently I would get 4-10 hours depending on the day.
- I am a late night second-winder. Around 10pm if I am doing something that provides any type of stimulation (personal finance, programming, writing, playing games) I lose the urge to sleep and sometimes will keep going until 3-4am. This seems to run in my family.
-When I am asleep I am a very deep sleeper that requires quite a bit of prodding to wake.


Thanks for any assistance.

Answer 1

I'm only 19, but I am about 50lbs overweight. It used to be 70lbs...i've lost 20lbs (It took about 5 months, but it happened!)..

My grandma was always bugging me telling me "You need to get enough sleep when your losing weight!".... For adults (that includes myself) they say that you should get about 8-10 hours of sleep. I was hitting a tough spot, and couldnt lose any more weight. I decided to give it a shot and try sleeping a bit longer and...believe it or not...i started losing weight again. (Along with healthy eating and exercise)..

I guess the reason you need so much sleep is b/c when your exercising mroe than you usually would throughout the day (when your activity is increased at all), your body needs time to repair, and the muscle needs to be built and whatnot...and a lot of the process that your body goes through happen while you sleep. ... Also, if your body is well rested, its going to do a great job at burning all those calories/fats/processing the food that you do eat..etc... If your body is tired, it'll basically slack off(to put it in easy terms)

Also, getting into a good sleep pattern is very important. Try to keep your 'bed time' and 'wake time' the same..whatever times those might be .. your internal clock will eventually become used to it, and you'll feel amazing.(Even if you feel that you already get enough sleep, even though your sleep patterns are iregular...you really will feel better if you regulate things a bit)

Good luck with this! Anytime you wanna chat just send a message. I know that losing weight can be SO discouraging and difficult sometimes.

Answer 2

The amount of sleep each of us needs varies and as such there is no correct period.Also the amount of sleep each of us needs varies from time to time.Some people function perfectly normally on just 3 or 4 hours per night.Sleep requirements change with age.
There is no correlation between sleeping and slimming except that eating a meal shortly before you go to bed will lead to weight gain as slower metabolism will provide for slower absorption.
With the height you quote,I am sorry to say that you are significantly overweight and your correct weight should be nearer to 200 lbs or 14 stone.
Far from worrying about your sleep duration you do need to address food/calorie intake and correlate this with exercise.
Sorry-not being rude and Good Luck

Answer 3

7 to 8 hours is healthy. Anything more or less than that is no good. But I'm talking about a good 7 - 8 hours of sleep, not tossing and turning and TRYING to sleep.

Answer 4

I honestly do not thing sleep has nothing to do with it, when i had my son i stayed home for 3 months and slept a lot and could not lose any weight, now that i am working i get waaaay less sleep and i have lost over 10 pounds.

Answer 5

read capotes breakfast at tiffanys from start to finish

Answer 6

You need 8-10 hours for optimum matabolic fuctioning.

Answer 7

Add extra 10 or 15 mins to your cardio routine

Answer 8

Eat early in the day to lose moew weight

Answer 9

get an online weight loss buddy to lose more weight

Answer 10

Eat evry three to four hours to avoid temptations