Comments on: Are Sleep and Weight Connected? http://www.fat2fitradio.com/2008/04/are-sleep-and-weight-connected/ Weight Loss & Fitness Podcast with Russ Turley & Jeff Ainslie Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:45:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cindy Stewart http://www.fat2fitradio.com/2008/04/are-sleep-and-weight-connected/comment-page-1/#comment-1690 Cindy Stewart Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:15:21 +0000 http://www.fat2fitradio.com/archives/155#comment-1690 I can tell you first hand that not getting enough sleep is a problem. Three months ago I changed shifts at work. I start work at 3:30a.m. and get off at 2:00 p.m., working 4 10 hour days, if I don't work overtime until 4:00 p.m. I get about 4 to 5 hours sleep a night. It is really hard to go to sleep at 7:30 p.m. that would give me 8 hours. I have noticed that I have been wanting to eat more and have gain some weight. I am tired all the time and I know that I need more sleep. There has been no time to exercise and I am too tired when I get home. I try to eat healthy but when you are tired you will power goes out the window. My daughter told me about you show and I am trying to catch up from the beginning. I enjoy listening. Keep up the good work. You have at least one listener is Colorado. I will try and spread the word. I can tell you first hand that not getting enough sleep is a problem. Three months ago I changed shifts at work. I start work at 3:30a.m. and get off at 2:00 p.m., working 4 10 hour days, if I don’t work overtime until 4:00 p.m. I get about 4 to 5 hours sleep a night. It is really hard to go to sleep at 7:30 p.m. that would give me 8 hours. I have noticed that I have been wanting to eat more and have gain some weight. I am tired all the time and I know that I need more sleep. There has been no time to exercise and I am too tired when I get home. I try to eat healthy but when you are tired you will power goes out the window. My daughter told me about you show and I am trying to catch up from the beginning. I enjoy listening. Keep up the good work. You have at least one listener is Colorado. I will try and spread the word.

]]> By: Russ Turley http://www.fat2fitradio.com/2008/04/are-sleep-and-weight-connected/comment-page-1/#comment-1380 Russ Turley Sat, 24 May 2008 01:50:59 +0000 http://www.fat2fitradio.com/archives/155#comment-1380 Yep, it looks like getting 7 to 8 hours of sleep is optimal. More than 8 is almost as bad as 5 or 6, but I think you're right on there being more factors than just sleep. All the participants still gained weight during the study. Yep, it looks like getting 7 to 8 hours of sleep is optimal. More than 8 is almost as bad as 5 or 6, but I think you’re right on there being more factors than just sleep. All the participants still gained weight during the study.

]]> By: Amy http://www.fat2fitradio.com/2008/04/are-sleep-and-weight-connected/comment-page-1/#comment-1376 Amy Fri, 23 May 2008 00:29:07 +0000 http://www.fat2fitradio.com/archives/155#comment-1376 What seems odd about this graph to me is that it isn't just a matter of more sleep equating to a lesser weight - notice how people who slept nine hours weighed MORE than those who sleep seven or eight. It may point to a there being a particular optimum amount of sleep, with more or less being not as healthy - OR it could be that sleep habits are a reflection of other lifestyle choices. Either way, the data doesn't exactly support the neat-and-tidy conclusions of the article (at least the was it was presented here). What seems odd about this graph to me is that it isn’t just a matter of more sleep equating to a lesser weight – notice how people who slept nine hours weighed MORE than those who sleep seven or eight.

It may point to a there being a particular optimum amount of sleep, with more or less being not as healthy – OR it could be that sleep habits are a reflection of other lifestyle choices. Either way, the data doesn’t exactly support the neat-and-tidy conclusions of the article (at least the was it was presented here).

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