The Ultimate Challenge for Women

[nancy324]

The Sleep Challenge: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/sleep-challenge-2010-wome_b_409973.html

 

[Gayle]

Good article!

On the same topic, I've got this book on my "to read" list - Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival
http://www.amazon.com/Lights-Out-Sleep-Sugar-Survival/dp/0671038680

 

[lhicks1354]

Interesting

Thanks. Both very interesting articles.

 

[nancy324]

I've always believed in sleeping my way to the top. Or at least sleeping my way into a size small top.

 

[DirtDiva]

Sleep is divine! I can lose chunks of fat it seems if I sleep extra long on the weekends. Makes me feel guilty, but there's nothing like it.

 

[nancy324]

Sleep is divine! I can lose chunks of fat it seems if I sleep extra long on the weekends. Makes me feel guilty, but there's nothing like it.

I've noticed that too. The more sleep I get, the less I weigh, although I don't know if that means I'm losing fat. What do you feel guilty about?

 

[DirtDiva]

What do you feel guilty about?

Staying in bed when everyone is up and about. Makes me feel like a slug and missing out (especially if its sunny). But its one of the things I love about the weekend, especially in the winter.

 

[nancy324]

Staying in bed when everyone is up and about. Makes me feel like a slug and missing out (especially if its sunny). But its one of the things I love about the weekend, especially in the winter.

It's good for your health and helps you control your weight. So, feel guilty no more!

 

[caseysmomgo]

Thanks for the links. Getting more sleep is something I definitely need to work on. In fact, thanks to this I went to bed an hour earlier last night!

For those of you who take naps, do you think naps are a good substitute for or addition to a good night's sleep? I love a good nap, but I suppose if I just went to bed earlier and slept longer/better it would be more beneficial than sleeping less at night and then making up for it by taking a nap...?

 

[Gayle]

I've noticed that too. The more sleep I get, the less I weigh, although I don't know if that means I'm losing fat. What do you feel guilty about?

I think it plays into that whole Cortisol thing...the more/better sleep you get, the less stressed your body is, then your Cortisol levels get lower and you don't hold onto excess weight so much.

YAY SLEEP!!!!

 

[Beavs]

I loooove to sleep. Unfortunately I am a night person so getting to bed early is tough. Ideally, if I could go to bed at midnight and wake up about 10:30 I'd be fantabulous but the world doesn't work that way.

 

[nancy324]

I loooove to sleep. Unfortunately I am a night person so getting to bed early is tough. Ideally, if I could go to bed at midnight and wake up about 10:30 I'd be fantabulous but the world doesn't work that way.

Me too Beavs! I sure wish the world worked that way.

Gayle, you're probably right.

 

[Beavs]

Last night I curled up in bed with a book and was able to zonk at 9:00! A nice relaxing nine hours of sleep curled up with a fuzzy kitty cat.