<p>i lost 10 lbs over the last 2 years just by…
first of all i dont believe it wen ppl say sleeping only makes u fatter. it depends
i have a uncle and an aunt who sleep most their days and rarely eat, no exercise. they are VERY SKINNY. they used to be chubby by the way so itz not cuz they’re born to be skinny
as for me, i also like to sleep a lot. the more i sleep, the less i want to eat.
i don’t eat a lot of main food (i’m asian so main food is rice), but i like to eat a lot of junk food.
So by sleeping a lot, i’m losing weight =)</p>
<p>sleeping actually makes you thinner because you produce a hormone that speeds up ur metabolism and helps you lose weight… at least thats what i heard</p>
<p>Thank you for this! I’ve been looking for reasons to justify the enormous amount of sleep I’ve been getting this summer break.</p>
<p>iono if itz cuz my body is strange but whenever i exercise i seem to only gain more muscle but not lose any fat, so it makes me feel “bigger”. wen i sleep a lot i feel skinnier.</p>
<p>that’s probably b/c you eat way more when you exercise. so even tho you do gain muscle mass and that’s supposed to help you burn fat faster, your eating more end up canceling out that effect.</p>
<p>I’m an insomniac but pretty thin. It’s all genetics actually. That’s really the main part of it–unless your eating lifestyle is just horrible. And considering the increasing bouts of obesity, that is true for a lot of people.</p>
<p>i have a diet for you
its called run your ass off
it works</p>
<p>well</p>
<p>the more i exercise the more i eat n so i get fatter >.<</p>
<p>no kidding, I loose weight when I have deep sleep.</p>
<p>also, the body often reads sleep deprivation as a stress signal, so it produces cortisol, a stress hormone, which has been shown to cause the fat deposit around your belly</p>
<p>hmm thats interesting…I knew the stress and sleep deprivation would end up being a bad thing <em>looks at belly that has increased in size through the last two years of IB</em></p>
<p>I’m an actress and am around other actresses and dancers all the time, so I’ve seen about a million different diet methods. I’m lucky to have a fast metabolism and haven’t had to worry about it yet, but the practical method everybody I know who diets seems to come back to is to eat a fairly big breakfast and lunch and a very small supper of like a bowl of Ramen or Miso soup with a piece of bread followed with a protein shake before bedtime. Try to keep the fat and sugar intake down in the bigger meals, but don’t be too obsessive about it. Obviously, you also have to get plenty of exercise and drink lots of water.</p>
<p>Just remember that most people will never be thin and their bodies won’t go below a certain level of body fat without being totally starved. You just have to work with the frame you’ve been given and what your genes allow for BMI. As for sleep, it is important because that’s when your body grows muscle which naturally helps metabolize fat. So, it’s important to do some kind of resistance training. Taurostorus is right about sleep deprivation, stress signals, and cortisol, too. Cortisol causes the body to metabolize muscle mass instead of fat. Yoga is good for this because relaxes the body from stress signals that cause it to release cortisol, so it’s worth a try if you can stand it.</p>
<p>Here’s a revolutionary new diet: Eat a tapeworm cyst, that way you can eat all you want and the tapeworm will take most of it so you will lose weight! Other roundworms have even less side effects.</p>
<p>Note: poster not responsible for any health effects associated with tapeworm or any other nimatode diseases.</p>
<p>LMAO Dima! oo;;; Maybe I should try to sleep more. :]</p>
<p>Is the sarcasm suppose to be funny?</p>
<p>grapeful, just trying to make fun of how desperate people in this country are to get thin</p>
<p>There actually have been stories of people trying to get tapeworm to lose weight - now that is scary.</p>
<p>so how do you go about losing the fat brought on by Cortisol?</p>
<p>It sounds a lot like my situation. I’ve been eating better recently (I used to work at a bakery and eat a lot there until it closed) and had a fair amount of exercise (tennis and downhill ski teams) but I seem to have gained more of a belly without registering much of a real weight gain. It makes sense that my body might be metabolising muscle instead of fat becasue of this (I also have felt weaker but thats probobly just the sleep issue). This whole cortisol thing makes sense to me because I have been under a fair amount of stress and a fair amount of sleep deprivation this year…</p>
<p>So, how would one go about counteracting the effects of this? (I dont really need to worry about it continueing with summer and all)</p>
<p>well, it’s good switch up your exercise routine with some yoga or pilates to get you to relax. if you’re a guy you might have something against these (silly, since weren’t all the yoga masters indian guys?). i (a girl) personally don’t have the patience for yoga but i really like doing pilates. it involves more movement but it still engages your mind. i personally also find it helpful to relax by taking, seriously, just about three minutes a day to take deep breaths and be aware of my surroundings… sorta like pseudo-meditation. what you should strive to do the most, though, is to get more sleep! see if you can manage your time more efficiently so that you can fit in more sleep time.</p>
<p>anyway, i think there’s also a drug called “relacore” that specifically fights the cortisol effect or w/e, but i think there’s an age limit recommendation for it and i’m personally not into drugs, lol.</p>
<p>some yoga positions are very hard, not just breath and breath out. Try to do the pretzel position(j/k). Be very careful, yoga can hurt you if you don’t do it right. Don’t try the head stand, it might damage your neck which holds a lot of things going to your head.</p>
<p>im a 6’3 195 lb male taht is very active (4yr varsity bball/ftball atheete)…5 weeks ago i weighed about 210 lbs and was 20% body fat…i am fairly strong (245 bench) cuz i lift weights and i look athletic till the shirt comes off 
lol so to diet all i did was completely cut out soda eat smaller portions and run 3 miles at any pace everyday…i could play a whole varsity bball game and not get tired but i couldn’t run 3 miles under 30 5 weeks ago! my abs are startin to show through now and i am down to about 15% body fat…my suggestion would be to run run run (long distances for at least 30 min) and jus eat smaller portions and don’t drink soda!</p>