Why spend hours dieting or in the gym when you could lose those pounds while you relax? While it’s not exactly possible to lose weight overnight, there are different tips and tricks you can use in your own life to burn more fat while you sleep. Phone screens, bedtime, and other daily habits may be the reason your body is stubbornly holding on to weight. Here you will find all the ways you can make your body more efficient at losing weight.
1. Sleep more
It seems impossible that sleep is the fastest route to losing weight, but lack of sleep actually causes the body to produce less satiety hormones, while producing more ghrelin, a hormone that promotes hunger. Being tired is equivalent to being hungry, so rest.
2. Sleep in colder temperatures
Sleeping in a hot room reduces the ability to metabolize fat. When you lower your thermostat (66 degrees Fahrenheit is ideal), you increase your ability to metabolize fat and also increase the amount of calorie-burning fat in your body by a whopping 42%. It will also improve insulin sensitivity, reducing the risk of diabetes. Sleep naked to enhance these benefits!
3. Get curtains
If street light comes in through the window, you may want to invest in blinds or curtains. After the sun goes down, our bodies naturally produce melatonin, but both indoor lights and dim street lights can slow the onset of melatonin being produced in our bodies. Tossing and turning in the light may be what’s keeping you from losing weight.
4. Do intermittent fasting at night
This restricted eating schedule keeps your body healthy. It allows cell repair, but can be extreme for those who are used to eating throughout the day. During fasting, human growth hormone increases, allowing the muscles to synthesize it. Start by creating a period without eating overnight that lasts about 12 hours.
5. No phones
Phones and laptop screens emit blue light, which keeps our systems wide awake, signaling that it’s daytime. Switch your phones to “night shift” or set a curfew for electronic devices. Failure to do so will increase hunger and insulin resistance.
