The body contains water, which can vary up to like 2-4 lbs depending on different people.
So you are not really ‘losing weight’ when you sleep. Weight doesn’t disappear overnight like that.
What DOES happen in your sleep, is your body is using energy. Your body is always using energy, when you are sleeping, sitting or eating. However this energy is never enough to ‘lose weight’ on it’s own. You need to exercise to lose weight.
Many people find that they weigh more in the morning due to water weight.
Overnight, there are two processes that cause you to lose water gradually. The first is respiration. Each time you exhale, you lose a little bit of water (exhale onto a cool piece of glass and you can see this moisture). The second is transpiration through the skin, also known as sweating. Over the course of a night, both of these processes eliminate quite a bit of water.
Then there is the tradition of using the restroom prior to the morning weigh-in. That process can eliminate up to 1 pound (0.5 kilograms) of water.
September 8th, 2011 - 11:57
The body contains water, which can vary up to like 2-4 lbs depending on different people.
So you are not really ‘losing weight’ when you sleep. Weight doesn’t disappear overnight like that.
What DOES happen in your sleep, is your body is using energy. Your body is always using energy, when you are sleeping, sitting or eating. However this energy is never enough to ‘lose weight’ on it’s own. You need to exercise to lose weight.
Many people find that they weigh more in the morning due to water weight.
September 8th, 2011 - 11:57
Overnight, there are two processes that cause you to lose water gradually. The first is respiration. Each time you exhale, you lose a little bit of water (exhale onto a cool piece of glass and you can see this moisture). The second is transpiration through the skin, also known as sweating. Over the course of a night, both of these processes eliminate quite a bit of water.
Then there is the tradition of using the restroom prior to the morning weigh-in. That process can eliminate up to 1 pound (0.5 kilograms) of water.