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Now just the other day I read an articles online that outlined the results of an experiment that had been performed by a world renowned University.

They showed results from a simple test that revealed how people who eat less protein are likely to put on more weight. In this experiment they took 20 people in a controlled environment and fed each of them a particular diet with varying amounts of protein every day.

The resluts showed that those with less protein in their diet remained hungrier throughout the day and therefor needed to eat more food later on. They actually consumed more calories every day then the people who had a higher protein diet.

In other words those that ate more protein felt fuller for longer and over the course of 24 hours they actually ate less and consumed less calories.

So translate this to everyday life and everyday people and the results help us to understand what we should and shouldn’t be eating. However I have to say that you shouldnt all of a sudden start piling red meat into your diet – you have to be balanced and to get things just right you have to follow the advice of an expert.

If gaining expert insight into what you eat isn’t for you then it’s quite simple – eat a well balanced diet. So thats lots of fresh fruit, raw and cooked vegetables, lean white meat, fresh oily fish, some red meat in moderation and of course plenty of clean fresh water.

Doing this ensure your getting the right carbs, fibre, protein, vitamins and all round nutrition.

Hi and welcome to my sleep and weight loss post.

Now we all know how important the correct nutrition and the correct amount of exercise is to losing weight. We all understand that we need to avoid sugary foods, sugary drinks, decreae carbohydrate intake and ensure we are consuming enough fibre on a regular basis.

But getting the right amount of sleep is also important when it comes to weight loss.

This is all down to hormone production and to be precise the human growth hormone or HGH for short. This is the hormone that ensures muscle is built and maintained and fat is burned for fuel. It is produced whilst you sleep or during periods of prolonged intense exercise. If you’re not getting enough sleep or you are being disturbed too many times during your regular sleep pattern, then they amount of HGH your body produces is greatly reduced.

Getting enough sleep ensures your hormones remain balanced and aid you during your weight loss efforts.

There are also some less scientific but equally important factors to take into consideration when thinking about sleep. Think about it, when you haven’t had enough sleep you become tired, sluggish and you’re simply not as mobile – therefore you’re going to burn less calories. Many people also become very agitated or irritated if they have not had enough sleep, this can in turn cause stress and one common way we treat stress is by eating too much.

Of course you need to discover exactly how much sleep you personally need, but the medical world still recommends between 7 to 8 hours of unbroken sleep for an adult. Make sure you get into a routine, wind down before bedtime and ensure you get a good night’s rest every night in order to feel lively, energetic and to have your HGH level perfectly balanced.