Sleep quality changes during weight loss — what changed since Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did.
What changes if the standard account of Sleep quality changes during weight is wrong? I ask because I have been treating it as settled and I noticed this week that I could not say why.
Working through the consequences rather than the evidence, since others here are better placed on the evidence.
Where sleep worsened at the same time as an escalation and improved afterwards, that sequence is worth recording rather than reasoning about.
Worth separating two things that post #16 runs together.
Sleep hygiene: basics (cool dark room, consistent sleep time, no screens before bed) matter more during energy deficit because stress and sleep need are higher.
Answering the question post #30 raises rather than the one it answers.
Sleep hygiene: basics (cool dark room, consistent sleep time, no screens before bed) matter more during energy deficit because stress and sleep need are higher.
A weak preference rather than a position.
Energy and sleep needs: rapid weight loss increases real metabolic stress. Sleep needs might increase even though appetite for food has decreased. Prioritising sleep is prudent during active weight loss.
Genuinely open to being wrong about this one.
The published data on sleep outcomes in this class is thinner than the volume of discussion, which is worth saying plainly.
That is where I would start, not where I would stop.
Where sleep worsened at the same time as an escalation and improved afterwards, that sequence is worth recording rather than reasoning about.
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