Ep. 287 - Sleep & Weight Loss Connection | Why Poor Sleep Blocks Fat Burning | 7+ Hours Sleep = 33% Better Weight Loss Results | Sleep Deprivation Can Increase Visceral Fat | Leptin & Ghrelin Hormone Reset | Join Our Next Fasting Challenge!

Fasting For Life

Scott Watier

Nutrition, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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***JOIN THE NEXT MASTER YOUR FASTING CHALLENGE THAT STARTS June 25th, 2025!*** We’ll GUIDE you on how to FAST to LOSE FAT for good, and use ‘fast cycling’ to achieve uncommon results! REGISTER HERE! Click the link for DATES, DETAILS, and FAQs! This episode reveals the truth about how bad sleep is secretly sabotaging your weight loss, even when you're doing everything else right. Dr. Scott and Tommy break down why you might be struggling to lose weight despite your best efforts, and it all comes down to one thing most people ignore: sleep. When you don't get enough quality sleep, your body basically fights against you - making it way harder to burn fat and much easier to store it, especially around your belly. You'll discover why people who get 7+ hours of good sleep have a huge advantage when it comes to losing weight, and how even one terrible night of sleep can mess with your body's ability to handle food properly. The hosts explain how lack of sleep messes with your hunger signals, making you way hungrier the next day while your metabolism slows down - it's like your body is working against you. But here's the good news: Dr. Scott and Tommy share simple, practical tips you can use tonight to fix your sleep. They'll tell you how to set up your bedroom for better rest, when to stop drinking coffee, why eating late ruins your sleep, and how to create an evening routine that helps both your sleep and your weight loss goals. If you've been stuck at a weight loss plateau despite doing intermittent fasting and everything else "right," your sleep might be the missing piece. This episode gives you the exact steps to turn sleep into your secret weight loss weapon. ⁠⁠Take the NEW FASTING PERSONA QUIZ! - The Key to Unlocking Sustainable Weight Loss With Fasting!⁠⁠⁠ Resources and Downloads: ⁠⁠⁠SIGN UP FOR THE DROP OF THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠GRAB THE OPTIMAL RANGES FOR LAB WORK HERE! - NEW RESOURCE! ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠FREE RESOURCE - DOWNLOAD THE NEW BLUEPRINT TO FASTING FOR FAT LOSS!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠SLEEP GUIDE DIRECT DOWNLOAD⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠DOWNLOAD THE FASTING TRANSFORMATION JOURNAL HERE!⁠⁠⁠ Partner Links: Get your⁠⁠⁠ FREE BOX OF LMNT⁠⁠⁠ hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase⁠⁠⁠ here!⁠⁠⁠ Get ⁠⁠⁠30% off a Keto-Mojo⁠⁠⁠ blood glucose and ketone monitor (discount shown at checkout)! ⁠⁠⁠Click here!⁠⁠⁠ Our Community: Let’s continue the conversation. Click the link below to JOIN the ⁠⁠⁠Fasting For Life Community⁠⁠⁠, a group of like-minded, new, and experienced fasters! The first two rules of fasting need not apply! If you enjoy the podcast, please tap the stars below and consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it helps bring you the best original content each week. We also enjoy reading them!

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Dr. Scott Wadier.
0:03.0	And I'm Tommy Welling, and you're listening to the Fasting for Life podcast.
0:07.0	This podcast is about using fasting as a tool to regain your health, achieve ultimate wellness, and live the life you truly deserve.
0:15.0	Each episode is a short conversation on a single topic with immediate actionable steps.
0:20.0	We cover everything
0:21.2	from fat loss and health and wellness to the science of lifestyle design. We started fasting
0:25.9	for life because of how fasting has transformed our lives and we hope to share the tools
0:30.0	that we have learned along the way.
0:44.1	Hey everyone, welcome to the Fasting for Life podcast. My name is Dr. Scott Water, and I'm here, as always, I'm a good friend and colleague, Tommy Welling. Good afternoon to you, sir.
0:47.5	Hey, Scott, how are you?
0:49.1	Fantastic, my friend, excited for today's conversation. This is going to be an actionable one, And it's also one that is near and dear to my heart and my fasting lifestyle journey.
1:01.0	So we're going to talk about the relationship between sleep and weight loss.
1:06.0	In our opinion, one of the most underserved things when it comes to adopting a fasting lifestyle, trying to
1:13.3	lose weight, get healthy, especially in today's fast-paced, distracted world that we live in today.
1:20.3	So we're going to deep dive into sleep and weight loss. We'll talk about the physiology. We'll talk
1:24.2	about some action steps on how you can prioritize your sleep and why it is so vitally important for a healthy weight loss and maintenance journey.
1:32.2	So if you're new to the podcast, welcome in. Thanks for giving us a shot.
1:35.8	If you want to know more about myself, more about Tommy and our journey with fasting, head back to episode zero, episode one.
1:41.4	Give it a listen. Let me give you a little insight into how fasting transformed
1:45.1	our lives, but more importantly, why we do what we do week in and week out with the podcast,
1:49.6	going on 280 episodes plus now, year five, still can't believe we're doing it. So grateful
1:55.6	for each and every one of you that listen in as long-term listeners, we are on this fasting
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