Afternoon nap and weightgain

hey friends

I have the biggest doubt of all...I do dieting and follow a restricted diet and do yoga daily.But the question is I have two kids who nap in the afternoon and sometimes I too fall asleep in the process of putting them to sleep. and after I wake up i feel guilty that I might gain weight ..might sound silly but it happens to me..so please clear my doubt...

by sudhira

Hi sudira,
same here.But dont worry ..this had been my routine for years..even b4 i had a kid i used to nap in the noon.But i havent gained weight.But make sure that u dont sleep with a full stomach.

hey supriya thankz for the reply....

Hi Sudhira,

Afternoon nap does promote weight gain, in my opinion. Earlier, out of boredom I used to doze off while reading something -- so evening times I used to feel irritable/ guilty and night also won't get sleep before 11 pm. Some rest after lunch, about 30mins. is fine I guess but not more because then full routine gets upset. Body becomes sluggish, metabolism is reduced and one does tend to get lazy.

There is a saying in tamil : "Pagalil thookkam, panni pol oruvam " which means sleeping in day time gives body shape of pig !! But this doesn't suit my co-sister at all ------ she has a compulsory nap of 45mins. before lunch and at least 2 1/2 hrs. after lunch .
Still she has 'beedi body' .....guess body constitution also matters a lot .....

Cheers..