Does sleeping really really late make you gain weight?

[mzsyriangirl]

Hi,

About 1.5 years ago I did lose weight and have become more 'smaller' in away; just recently = I was fasting for Pascha I felt like I did lose more weight during that period of time. Then this month especially from Iast week I feel like I have gained weight... Honestly, I don't really eat at all maybe like 2 meals a day if I'm lucky, I do excercise when I have the time. With all my eating habits I have pretty much kept it the same and maybe less for a long time now. However, my problem is I sleep very late like 6am - 8am sometimes. Most people say that the more you stay up the more you eat. I really don't do that...I some times get around 5 hours sleep and occassionally will sleep for 6-7 hours if I sleep in till the afternoon. I started doing this for a few months now. The only reason I stay up is my fiance moved back to Egypt and the time difference is really bad so I got to stay up in order to communicate with him and partly because I can't even sleep early anymore. Anyways, after questioning where did my weight gain come from I'm starting to wonder if its due to my sleeping habits or maybe just the stress my exams are giving me. I don't know.

So, my question is does sleeping late really make you gain? and if it is, does getting back to normal sleeping times solve this random weight gain?

[martyfellow]

If you're eating normally, yes, sleeping late will cause you to gain weight. You probably aren't getting much exercise, and probably snacking a little too much without taking it into account, because of the lack of sleep.

You need to keep a regular eating and sleeping schedule to stay slim.!

[beastman88]

stress can be attributed to weight gain, but the main cause is excessive calorie intake. you may not think you eat a lot but you probably are. better to spread out your eating over the day. I generally try to eat small meals through out the day.

[mzsyriangirl]

Hmmm I don't think so I barely eat up to 1200 calories in a day. I really care, count and calculate all my calorie intake. Maybe I just need more intensity in my excercise then. Meh.

[beastman88]

most likely you're in denial. can't gain weight eating so little in the day. also muscle weighs more than fat. if you eat anymore than your bmr especially if you don't exercise chances are you'll gain weight

[beastman88]

denial isn't just a river in egypt :P

[mzsyriangirl]

Heh good one :P

Maybe so, but still I don't think so (: I've ate far less before and still gained a few grams here and there.

[Anonymous]

No, that wouldn't make you gain weight.

Overeating, eating really unhealthy foods all the time, and not getting enough exercise. Those are the things that make you gain weight. That and maybe medications and/or diseases/disorders.

[Anonymous]

it causes stress which causes weight gain, a few nights won't hurt too much though. Also I find that when I sleep late and wake up late in the day I am less motivated to get out and do something like exercise.. but that is just me.

[cavmanier]

When you sleep doesn't really matter. Not sleeping enough, normally less than 5 hours, is linked to weight gain. Stress can be linked to weight gain too.

[WizeGuy2350]

Based on what I have read, that's my understanding as well.

[lauramor]

I heard that when you sleep you need a lot of glucose so that f you sleep eight hours it will help you lose some weight

[dommage]

yeah because you burn calories when you sleep