Hi Kaz

As everyone has already said, sleep has a definite impact on weight-loss. I have obstructive sleep apnoea (largely brought on by weight gain in pregnancy) on top of night wakings and it does take its toll, I know!

I can't really help with the night wake-ups, but I can share with your what has helped me with losing weight and maintaining energy levels and cravings.

So due to the impact of the weight on my health, I went to a dietician (I have 11kgs to lose before I am in a health weight range). I explained the situation and told her how tired I was and how I craved carbs all day long. She said that one way to firstly, lose weight and secondly, to curb daytime tiredness is to limit your carbs each day to about 3 or 4 (i.e. 3 slices of bread and 1 cup of milk would be your carbs for the day). It basically helps your insulin levels from fluctuating. Unstable insulin levels make you crave carbs, eat them, suffer a blood-sugar crash and start all over again - exactly what was happening to me!

I was scepticle and really didn't believe in restricting a food group, but it worked!! I no longer have those cravings and the tiredness is nothing like it used to be. Perhaps something like this will help you a bit and make your days easier?

I just wish someone had told me about this 11 months ago when the sleep deprivation and carb guzzling / weight-gain was out of control So I just thought I would share, incase it helps.