Pre-sleep habits can play a significant role in weight loss by influencing your metabolism, hormone levels, and even impact your next day’s appetite. Having a pre-sleep routine is important for having a restful and sound sleep because sleep deprivation has been linked to weight gain, most of it on and around the belly. Experts say sleeping for less than 5 hours can increase the appetite by a great degree the next day, where you can consume up to 300 calories extra than normal. Researchers have also found that people who get only 4 hours of shut-eye had a 9% increase in belly fat than people who managed to sleep soundly for 9 hours. In short, when the body gets less hours of sleep, it tends to redirect fat to the waist. Now that we have established that a goodnight’s sleep is important for weight loss, there could be several pre-sleep habits that you might unknowingly engage in, which could be hindering your weight loss efforts.
Here are some pre-sleep habits that are not letting you lose weight:
1. Having a Heavy, Spicy Dinner:
The pre-sleep routine starts with having an early dinner, preferably before 7 pm. But do avoid heavy, high-carb, high-calorie, spicy meals close to bedtime because they can cause digestive discomfort such as bloating, indigestion, and acid reflux. These discomforts can make it difficult to fall asleep or stay asleep throughout the night. High-carb meals can cause spike and in blood sugar followed by crash, it can trigger hunger and crav...