How to stay on track over Winter
NinjaChinchillaNZ
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Help! I was doing really well until Winter hit, and now I just can't seem to stay on track with either eating or exercise. I have gained nearly 2kg over 3 weeks as I have been starving hungry all the time, and just want to eat take away foods and other junk. I have also found it impossible to get on the treadmill as my energy levels have been a bit low and I just want to be warm and hibernate. I was eating much the same as I always have when the hunger hit, around the same time as it started getting really cold. I am short, so my calorie limit is already at 1200, so I don't really have a lot of wiggle room to eat more to satisfy that and still lose weight. What can I do to help stay on track with my eating?
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Move to the northern hemisphere.0
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Exercise will make you warmer. That is what I told myself during winter.
Try some new exercise if you have always done the treadmill.
Are you getting enough proteins, fats, fiber, various vitamins and minerals? Maybe you are lacking something and that is why you are eating more and your energy level is low. Change up the types of foods you are eating.
Plan meals.
Change your calorie goal for awhile so you have more calories. Accept slower weight loss for a more comfortable calorie goal you can stick too.0 -
The hormones melatonin, serotonin, and vit D are less in the winter.
Add more exercise.0 -
It's winter here now ... and one thing that helps me is to get outside and go for walks in whatever brief rays of sunshine we get down here.0
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I find winter the best time to knuckle down. Lots of soup. Filling & not that many calories. As for exercise, it can be hard to get motivated, but, once you get out there, you will feel better for it. Yesterday it was 40km winds & a bit chilly, I still managed a 2 hour walk You can do it. 0
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Thanks for all the helpful comments. Today was a good day, I managed to stay within my calorie limit and did 50 minutes on the treadmill. Now I just have to do that every day for the next 6 weeks! If I'm low in anything it's probably Vitamin D as I don't go outside that much. My neighbourhood isn't very safe to walk around alone, hence I have a treadmill. I guess I need to put more effort into making hot meals that are more satisfying, it's too easy to order a pizza when it's cold and dark and there's a Domino's at the top of the road!0
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Where the heck is it winter?0
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DeguelloTex wrote: »Where the heck is it winter?
Seriously? Australia for one. And the rest of the southern hemisphere. lol.0 -
You might want to look at your calendar again. lol.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »Where the heck is it winter?
Seriously? Australia for one. And the rest of the southern hemisphere. lol.
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I love winter foods! I just made a huge pot of Turkey and Black Bean chilli, 330 cals a generous serve. Soups are great, bakes, casserole - all can be very tasty, comfort-foody and calorie friendly! Exercise is harder, I admit.0
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DeguelloTex wrote: »Where the heck is it winter?
LOL, the Southern Hemisphere?0 -
You might want to sue the Texas public school system.DeguelloTex wrote: »
You might want to look at your calendar again. lol.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »Where the heck is it winter?
Seriously? Australia for one. And the rest of the southern hemisphere. lol.
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
You might want to look at your calendar again. lol.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »Where the heck is it winter?
Seriously? Australia for one. And the rest of the southern hemisphere. lol.
It's been my limited experience that Australians consider the beginning of winter to be June 1st.0 -
ncboiler89 wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
You might want to look at your calendar again. lol.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »Where the heck is it winter?
Seriously? Australia for one. And the rest of the southern hemisphere. lol.
It's been my limited experience that Australians consider the beginning of winter to be June 1st.
http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-weather-and-the-seasons
In Australia, Winter is considered to start on 1 June.0 -
The solstice is 6/21. I didn't know Australia uses a different definition of winter than the rest of the world, but the entire Southern Hemisphere certainly doesn't. It's fall in Ecuador, for example, as one would expect.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
You might want to sue the Texas public school system.DeguelloTex wrote: »
You might want to look at your calendar again. lol.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »Where the heck is it winter?
Seriously? Australia for one. And the rest of the southern hemisphere. lol.
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Australia is June 1. Do you only feel cold etc. when it's *technically* winter or when it's colder out?DeguelloTex wrote: »
The solstice is 6/21. I didn't know Australia uses a different definition of winter than the rest of the world, but the entire Southern Hemisphere certainly doesn't.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
You might want to sue the Texas public school system.DeguelloTex wrote: »
You might want to look at your calendar again. lol.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »Where the heck is it winter?
Seriously? Australia for one. And the rest of the southern hemisphere. lol.
http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-weather-and-the-seasons0 -
It'll be 95 here today. That doesn't make it summer. But it is interesting to know that Australia doesn't base its definitions on solstices. I wonder about equinoxes.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
Australia is June 1. Otherwise, ok, in a couple of weeks it will be *technically* winter. Do you only feel cold etc. when it's *technically* winter or when it's colder out?DeguelloTex wrote: »
The solstice is 6/21. I didn't know Australia uses a different definition of winter than the rest of the world, but the entire Southern Hemisphere certainly doesn't.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
You might want to sue the Texas public school system.DeguelloTex wrote: »
You might want to look at your calendar again. lol.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »Where the heck is it winter?
Seriously? Australia for one. And the rest of the southern hemisphere. lol.
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
The solstice is 6/21. I didn't know Australia uses a different definition of winter than the rest of the world, but the entire Southern Hemisphere certainly doesn't.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
You might want to sue the Texas public school system.DeguelloTex wrote: »
You might want to look at your calendar again. lol.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »Where the heck is it winter?
Seriously? Australia for one. And the rest of the southern hemisphere. lol.
Australia and New Zealand both consider winter to start 1 June. For what it's worth, they may be northern hemisphere but the UK also considers seasons to start on the 1st of the month and not solstice dates.0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »
It'll be 95 here today. That doesn't make it summer. But it is interesting to know that Australia doesn't base its definitions on solstices. I wonder about equinoxes.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
Australia is June 1. Otherwise, ok, in a couple of weeks it will be *technically* winter. Do you only feel cold etc. when it's *technically* winter or when it's colder out?DeguelloTex wrote: »
The solstice is 6/21. I didn't know Australia uses a different definition of winter than the rest of the world, but the entire Southern Hemisphere certainly doesn't.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
You might want to sue the Texas public school system.DeguelloTex wrote: »
You might want to look at your calendar again. lol.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »Where the heck is it winter?
Seriously? Australia for one. And the rest of the southern hemisphere. lol.
Lol. okay. Nice google save, btw.0 -
Equating winter and colder weather with weight gain isn't really based on the science of calories and metabolism. It seems like your reasoning is all emotional. The battle is all in your head. The fact is that fat is burned to keep the body warm. If you go outdoors in cold weather you will burn more calories staying warm than in Warner months..especially if you exercise.
You indicated your neighborhood is not safe. That seems like something you will need to change. Can you go out to safer neighborhoods and walk around them while you look for a new home or apartment?0 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
The solstice is 6/21. I didn't know Australia uses a different definition of winter than the rest of the world, but the entire Southern Hemisphere certainly doesn't.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
You might want to sue the Texas public school system.DeguelloTex wrote: »
You might want to look at your calendar again. lol.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »Where the heck is it winter?
Seriously? Australia for one. And the rest of the southern hemisphere. lol.
Australia and New Zealand both consider winter to start 1 June. For what it's worth, they may be northern hemisphere but the UK also considers seasons to start on the 1st of the month and not solstice dates.
Apparently South Africa also considers seasons to start on the 1st of the relevant month. Looks like there's a fairly even divide world-wide.0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »
It'll be 95 here today. That doesn't make it summer. But it is interesting to know that Australia doesn't base its definitions on solstices. I wonder about equinoxes.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
Australia is June 1. Otherwise, ok, in a couple of weeks it will be *technically* winter. Do you only feel cold etc. when it's *technically* winter or when it's colder out?DeguelloTex wrote: »
The solstice is 6/21. I didn't know Australia uses a different definition of winter than the rest of the world, but the entire Southern Hemisphere certainly doesn't.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
You might want to sue the Texas public school system.DeguelloTex wrote: »
You might want to look at your calendar again. lol.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »Where the heck is it winter?
Seriously? Australia for one. And the rest of the southern hemisphere. lol.
I've worked in Australia a couple of times and there was a girl that on June 1st came to work in a winter coat, winter hat and gloves. You would have thought it was freezing outside but it was far from it. When I asked someone what was going on I was told, "Today is the first da of winter". Uh....so. I thought it was pretty lol.0 -
I don't need a Google save to know when the equinoxes are. That's precisely why I asked the question: the equinox isn't here yet.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
It'll be 95 here today. That doesn't make it summer. But it is interesting to know that Australia doesn't base its definitions on solstices. I wonder about equinoxes.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
Australia is June 1. Otherwise, ok, in a couple of weeks it will be *technically* winter. Do you only feel cold etc. when it's *technically* winter or when it's colder out?DeguelloTex wrote: »
The solstice is 6/21. I didn't know Australia uses a different definition of winter than the rest of the world, but the entire Southern Hemisphere certainly doesn't.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
You might want to sue the Texas public school system.DeguelloTex wrote: »
You might want to look at your calendar again. lol.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »Where the heck is it winter?
Seriously? Australia for one. And the rest of the southern hemisphere. lol.
Lol. okay. Nice google save, btw.0 -
I literally had no idea that they did this. I wonder if they do other weird things, like drive on the left side of the road.Alatariel75 wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
The solstice is 6/21. I didn't know Australia uses a different definition of winter than the rest of the world, but the entire Southern Hemisphere certainly doesn't.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
You might want to sue the Texas public school system.DeguelloTex wrote: »
You might want to look at your calendar again. lol.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »Where the heck is it winter?
Seriously? Australia for one. And the rest of the southern hemisphere. lol.
Australia and New Zealand both consider winter to start 1 June. For what it's worth, they may be northern hemisphere but the UK also considers seasons to start on the 1st of the month and not solstice dates.
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
I literally had no idea that they did this. I wonder if they do other weird things, like drive on the left side of the road.Alatariel75 wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
The solstice is 6/21. I didn't know Australia uses a different definition of winter than the rest of the world, but the entire Southern Hemisphere certainly doesn't.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
You might want to sue the Texas public school system.DeguelloTex wrote: »
You might want to look at your calendar again. lol.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »Where the heck is it winter?
Seriously? Australia for one. And the rest of the southern hemisphere. lol.
Australia and New Zealand both consider winter to start 1 June. For what it's worth, they may be northern hemisphere but the UK also considers seasons to start on the 1st of the month and not solstice dates.
Well, duh, it's called the coriolis effect. Same reason water goes down the drain the opposite way?
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Maybe they should define pi as 3, for simplicity.Alatariel75 wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
I literally had no idea that they did this. I wonder if they do other weird things, like drive on the left side of the road.Alatariel75 wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
The solstice is 6/21. I didn't know Australia uses a different definition of winter than the rest of the world, but the entire Southern Hemisphere certainly doesn't.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
You might want to sue the Texas public school system.DeguelloTex wrote: »
You might want to look at your calendar again. lol.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »Where the heck is it winter?
Seriously? Australia for one. And the rest of the southern hemisphere. lol.
Australia and New Zealand both consider winter to start 1 June. For what it's worth, they may be northern hemisphere but the UK also considers seasons to start on the 1st of the month and not solstice dates.
Well, duh, it's called the coriolis effect. Same reason water goes down the drain the opposite way?
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Winter best time to put the graft in in time for next summer! That's the way I think about it 0
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Alatariel75 wrote: »
Well, duh, it's called the coriolis effect. Same reason water goes down the drain the opposite way?
Sadly that's not true. It was one of the first things I tried when I moved from the US to South Africa. It goes the same way. The Simpsons lied to me.
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Ok, pedantic arguments about the weather aside:
I was a fan of the slow cooker for winter, I lived off meaty stews! I rarely exercised though, but I had MFP set to sedentary then (moved to lightly active in the spring!) I sat and knit and ate and it all kinda evened out. On one hand I wasn't exercising, on the other I NEVER ate out, so I had total control on intake.
Ymmv of course, good luck and keep toasty my southern friend!0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »
It'll be 95 here today. That doesn't make it summer. But it is interesting to know that Australia doesn't base its definitions on solstices. I wonder about equinoxes.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
Australia is June 1. Otherwise, ok, in a couple of weeks it will be *technically* winter. Do you only feel cold etc. when it's *technically* winter or when it's colder out?DeguelloTex wrote: »
The solstice is 6/21. I didn't know Australia uses a different definition of winter than the rest of the world, but the entire Southern Hemisphere certainly doesn't.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
You might want to sue the Texas public school system.DeguelloTex wrote: »
You might want to look at your calendar again. lol.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »Where the heck is it winter?
Seriously? Australia for one. And the rest of the southern hemisphere. lol.
June 1 is the first day of winter.
September 1 is the first day of spring.
December 1 is the first day of summer.
March 1 is the first day of autumn.
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