𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀? ⁣ ⁣ Yes,

Regan Patterson

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Regan Patterson Certified Fitness Nutritionist and Certified Personal Trainer

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𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀? ⁣

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Yes, nutrition matters.⁣
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Yes, movement matters.⁣
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But SLEEP matters, and it’s often overlooked when it comes to fat loss.⁣
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So how does it affect the body?⁣
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Lack of sleep affects the hormones.⁣
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So when your sleep quality sucks, the hormone leptin decreases. Leptin helps us identify when we are full.⁣
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Also, the hormone ghrelin increases. Ghrelin is the hormone that tells us we are hungry. ⁣
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A combo of leptin decreasing and ghrelin increasing can cause us to overeat!⁣
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Hyperpalatable foods become more enticing!🍪🍔🍕🍟🍦⁣
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Next is stress levels. 😣⁣
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It can negatively affect stress and when we are stressed, our desire to take care of ourselves in our lifestyle choices goes down. ⁣
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And even if you do decide to workout with lack of sleep, that’s adding stress on top of stress 👎🏼⁣
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I’d rather my clients skip their workout with lack of sleep then put their body through EXTRA stress!⁣
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Our bodies do not function optimally under stress, so ditch the workout if your sleep sucked!⁣
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And it can also cause poor performance and possibly injury when working out with poor sleep quality.⁣
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𝘛𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱? ⁣
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👉🏼Start by going to bed 15-30 min earlier. ⁣
👉🏼No caffeine after 12 pm.⁣
👉🏼Have a bedtime routine - like reading or meditating.⁣
👉🏼Workout in the morning instead of the evenings. ⁣
👉🏼No screen time an hour before bed.⁣
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I know it can be hard for people to get a solid 8 hours every night (especially us parents!)⁣
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But any improvement to your sleep quality will help!⁣
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You can be hitting your macros, and crushing your workouts…⁣
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But if your sleep quality is lacking, then it can stall your results!⁣
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𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘇𝘇𝘇’𝘀!! 😴😴😴