How to stay on track over Winter
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crazyjerseygirl wrote: »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!
small insults aside, I'm a huge fan of slow cooker meals in winter as well!0 -
I guess that's pretty much the way it would have to be once you stopped basing it on the earth's rotation. I'll have to strike them off my list of retirement locales, despite the great white sharks.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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DeguelloTex wrote: »
I guess that's pretty much the way it would have to be once you stopped basing it on the earth's rotation. I'll have to strike them off my list of retirement locales, despite the great white sharks.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.
Because of the dates the seasons officially begin?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.
So that puts Christmas on June 5th right?0 -
ncboiler89 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.
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.
So that puts Christmas on June 5th right?
No ...
But ...
Funnily enough, just yesterday an ice cream truck parked itself outside my house and sat there playing Christmas tunes while trying to attract neighbourhood kids.
Two odd things about that ...
1) An ice cream truck in the middle of winter??
2) An ice cream truck playing Christmas tunes in June??
(And as a Canadian who moved to Australia a while back, I still have trouble getting my head around Christmas in the summer.)
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Yes. That kind of willy-nilly abandonment of astronomical events just isn't tolerable. I could get past the Christmas during the summer thing, otherwise I'd have to rule out the entire Southern Hemisphere, but this is just a bridge too far.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
I guess that's pretty much the way it would have to be once you stopped basing it on the earth's rotation. I'll have to strike them off my list of retirement locales, despite the great white sharks.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.
Because of the dates the seasons officially begin?
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For the record I live in New Zealand, and Winter "officially" starts on June 1st. We had a sudden very cold snap a couple of weeks before Winter "officially" started. I've had a few people suggest getting a slow cooker, I just might do that!
And to the person who suggested moving house because of my unsafe neighbourhood - bit drastic don't you think? Auckland has some of the most expensive house prices in the world, and a shortage of available housing so it's not exactly an easy thing to sell up and buy a new house in a better (and more expensive) area!0 -
A South African resident here - I started on MFP about 2 months ago, just as it started to get cold and the last week has been really freezing. Soup has been my savior - Woolies Ready to Eat fresh soups. I fit biscuits in too. Eggs are great winter food too, if you enjoy them.
I am not giving myself a hard time about my lack of exercise in the chilly weather as I never eat back my exercise calories any way. If my willpower is going to be in short supply, I would rather use it for controlling my calorie intake than for making myself get on my bike. Better results that way. I know my urge to be active will return again when it gets warmer.0 -
NinjaChinchillaNZ wrote: »For the record I live in New Zealand, and Winter "officially" starts on June 1st. We had a sudden very cold snap a couple of weeks before Winter "officially" started. I've had a few people suggest getting a slow cooker, I just might do that!
And to the person who suggested moving house because of my unsafe neighbourhood - bit drastic don't you think? Auckland has some of the most expensive house prices in the world, and a shortage of available housing so it's not exactly an easy thing to sell up and buy a new house in a better (and more expensive) area!
I think we had the same cold snap over here in Tasmania. It was a couple weeks before winter officially started, and someone flipped a switch and it was cold.
I always have to laugh at the "just move" suggestions.
Do you have La Zuppa soups over there? I've just recently discovered them, and they are wonderful. A little high in sodium perhaps, but I'm OK with that ... but they're low cal, tasty, and filling.
And we're in the process of setting up a workout area in our basement (a few Tasmanian homes have those things! ) and I've spent some time lately riding my bicycle on the trainer down there. Much nicer than rugging up and braving the cold, and wind, and rain outside.
If you can, set your treadmill up in front of the TV and watch some of your favourite shows while walking/running.
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Just think, if you keep working throughout winter, how good you will look when summer comes. rather than taking your layers of wool off and going 'oh no i have turned into sludge'0
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It's summer here now (Uk) I've still got my cardi on0
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cook big hearty vegetable stews and eat with rice and cheese
cook big hearty soups
cook big hearty chicken / beef / lamb dishes
it's about calorie control
and stop making excuses cos you can do it0 -
Ok, I'm going to get a slow cooker this weekend so I can make soups and other warming meals at home. I don't eat beef, chicken or pork so that limits the selection of ready made soups at the supermarket. I'm looking forward to it already!0
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The meteorological seasons start on the first of the month in which that season starts and the astronomical seasons start on the actual date of the equinox or solstice.
Meteorological Versus Astronomical Summer—What’s the Difference?
I'll think warm thoughts for all the Southern Hemisphere people while I burn up here in this humid inferno.0 -
Yeah, I had no idea that anyone used non-astronomical events to define seasons. It seems to me that those are astronomically based. It seems crazy to me, but given the things governments come up with, I guess it shouldn't.
Barring the random ice storm, exercising in the winter is often more pleasant here, anyway. The main difference seems to be whether I can't work my iPhone because my fingers are too stiff from the cold or too sweaty from the heat.0 -
I didn't exercise outside in winter. I just did workout videos off of You Tube and dvd's.
Soup is generally easy to make and reheats well. Slow cookers are great. Make awesome pizza at home.
There are restaurants within sight and walking distance of my house. We only eat out once a week though. It is a pretty firm rule.
Plan meals and stick with your plan.
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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. 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.
LOL. I just knew you were nitpicking again0
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