What's your action plan for the Winter months?
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cushman5279 wrote: »I've heard from a lot of people in my circle talking about how they fell off the diet and exercise wagon over the summer due to vacations, BBQ's, parties, beach days and general summer-time laziness. From my perspective it's much easier to maintain and/or reach new goals in the summer... lean grilled meats, an abundance of fresh summer fruits and veggies, more outdoor activities, longer/warmer days. For me, heading into the Winter is a challenge. Shorter and colder days which means many activities are restricted to an inside space, it gets darker earlier which makes me feel like hibernating! lol! And of course the warm comfort foods and holidays.
Which season is easier/harder for you and why?
If you feel the Winter-time blues and struggle through the colder months, do you have a strategic plan for staying on the wagon? If so, what's your plan?
Happily ... winter's over and spring is here.
Neither season is really easier or harder for me.
In winter, it means eating a bit less and exercising indoors + getting outside at lunch and on the weekends.
In summer, it means eating a bit more, because there is more exercise + lots of exercise outside.
As for eating, I've never really changed my diet according to season. I might eat a bit more of a certain fruit when it comes into season, but that's about it. Salad is good at any time of year.
This past winter I've been:
-- walking as part of my commute
-- walking at lunch
-- climbing a multitude of stairs in my office building (approx. 125 flights a week)
-- riding my trainer (trainer = a device you attach your bicycle to so that it remains in one spot) at home in our home gym
-- riding my bicycle outside on the weekends and/or
-- hiking on the weekends
And I've been participating in some of the challenges that go on in the Fitness forum here. If you go there, and scroll back through about 5 pages, you'll see all the ones on for September right now (sometimes they do slip back a few pages).
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Winter is easier for me to lose weight and exercise because I drink more and love soups in the colder weather...
I find this helps me keep my calorie intake on the lower side. As for exercising- I have fewer excuses to cancel gym sessions because there isn't that much going on like in summer.0 -
kshama2001 wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »My plan is to bulk during over the winter because holidays and I don't like being out in cold weather.
What does "cold" mean to a Texan?
In Houston about 40F 0 -
Keep eating less and moving more0
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I'm not sure whether you understand that the Rio Grande Valley -- which is relatively South Florida-like -- and the Gulf coast -- where it does stay relatively warm -- are 13 hours of driving and 900, yes, 900 miles south of Dalhart, Texas. Apparently not. El Paso is closer to San Diego than to Houston. It's just patently silly to talk about winter weather in Texas as being some homogenous thing. It's not.cushman5279 wrote: »I've heard from a lot of people in my circle talking about how they fell off the diet and exercise wagon over the summer due to vacations, BBQ's, parties, beach days and general summer-time laziness. From my perspective it's much easier to maintain and/or reach new goals in the summer... lean grilled meats, an abundance of fresh summer fruits and veggies, more outdoor activities, longer/warmer days. For me, heading into the Winter is a challenge. Shorter and colder days which means many activities are restricted to an inside space, it gets darker earlier which makes me feel like hibernating! lol! And of course the warm comfort foods and holidays.
Which season is easier/harder for you and why?
If you feel the Winter-time blues and struggle through the colder months, do you have a strategic plan for staying on the wagon? If so, what's your plan?
Summer is harderkshama2001 wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »My plan is to bulk during over the winter because holidays and I don't like being out in cold weather.
What does "cold" mean to a Texan?
Yeah I really can't take that seriously at all.
Texas winters aren't nearly as mild as they used to be. Last winter was really cold with plenty of freezing temperature days.
It was probably cold compared to what you're used to. But according to this,
"Texas and Oklahoma averaged between 2 to 4 degrees F (1.11 to 2.22 degrees C) below normal" in January 2014.
All I'm going to say is
Pretty, right
Those people are COLD
http://globalnews.ca/news/1039255/homeless-man-found-frozen/
That's exactly how my winters look like. Lol it's so ugly...But to be honest I'm getting sick of summer, I'm over it. I need that cold fresh air now.
Yeah, I remember that. In a few years, you are probably going to disagree with your past self and join the hate winter train, which I am crossing my fingers will one day take me to California. Or any of these places - http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/top-10-us-states-with-best-weather.php . (ahem, it seems Texas is third on this list)
The thing is, though, not all 27 million of us live in Brownsville. And anyone who tells you that the winter weather in the Texas panhandle is nice is brain damaged.0 -
Makes no difference to me. With the Summer we had, I didn't exactly spend a lot of time outside anyway. Last year I was going out for a walk after dinner, this year it's still too hot and humid to do that, and the sun is setting already at 7pm now... so I just basically didn't get to do it at all.
I just go to the gym or workout at home, both of which I can do in whatever weather. I guess in Winter I get good shoveling workouts though...0 -
I love cold weather so winter is the best...I tend to go running a little more often in winter because summer heat and humidity makes it more difficult.0
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My plan - keep going to the gym. Try not to slide around and crash in the snow. Some days are brutal and maybe I ought to pay closer attention to the forecast before leaving. They just do such a good job keeping the roads cleared of snow and adding salt that I sometimes forget that it gets bad enough that they can't keep up. Or the white outs from innocent enough loose white powder snow being blown across the highway. Fun stuff0
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My plan is to work out as much as possible so I can eat as much as possible. I'll also probably eat at a greater deficit the days before and after each holiday to make up for the inevitable cheating. I love the fall/winter holidays.0
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MoiAussi93 wrote: »I love cold weather so winter is the best...I tend to go running a little more often in winter because summer heat and humidity makes it more difficult.
I feel like a toughie running in the winter. You know it's cold when your nostril hairs or eye lashes freeze while on a run. Kind of a "I am woman, hear me roar" sort of experience. Well, except after a thaw and refreeze, then you are just asking for a broken wrist.0 -
I am blessed to live in SoCal, so no real "winter." (I grew up in the mid-west and the east coast.) I lift a few days a week and if I can't run outside due to a downpour (fingers crossed--c'mon El Nino!), I hit the gym and do cardio there. So easy to stay outside even after dark, it's not been an issue for me since I moved here.
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
I'm not sure whether you understand that the Rio Grande Valley -- which is relatively South Florida-like -- and the Gulf coast -- where it does stay relatively warm -- are 13 hours of driving and 900, yes, 900 miles south of Dalhart, Texas. Apparently not. El Paso is closer to San Diego than to Houston. It's just patently silly to talk about winter weather in Texas as being some homogenous thing. It's not.cushman5279 wrote: »I've heard from a lot of people in my circle talking about how they fell off the diet and exercise wagon over the summer due to vacations, BBQ's, parties, beach days and general summer-time laziness. From my perspective it's much easier to maintain and/or reach new goals in the summer... lean grilled meats, an abundance of fresh summer fruits and veggies, more outdoor activities, longer/warmer days. For me, heading into the Winter is a challenge. Shorter and colder days which means many activities are restricted to an inside space, it gets darker earlier which makes me feel like hibernating! lol! And of course the warm comfort foods and holidays.
Which season is easier/harder for you and why?
If you feel the Winter-time blues and struggle through the colder months, do you have a strategic plan for staying on the wagon? If so, what's your plan?
Summer is harderkshama2001 wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »My plan is to bulk during over the winter because holidays and I don't like being out in cold weather.
What does "cold" mean to a Texan?
Yeah I really can't take that seriously at all.
Texas winters aren't nearly as mild as they used to be. Last winter was really cold with plenty of freezing temperature days.
It was probably cold compared to what you're used to. But according to this,
"Texas and Oklahoma averaged between 2 to 4 degrees F (1.11 to 2.22 degrees C) below normal" in January 2014.
All I'm going to say is
Pretty, right
Those people are COLD
http://globalnews.ca/news/1039255/homeless-man-found-frozen/
That's exactly how my winters look like. Lol it's so ugly...But to be honest I'm getting sick of summer, I'm over it. I need that cold fresh air now.
Yeah, I remember that. In a few years, you are probably going to disagree with your past self and join the hate winter train, which I am crossing my fingers will one day take me to California. Or any of these places - http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/top-10-us-states-with-best-weather.php . (ahem, it seems Texas is third on this list)
The thing is, though, not all 27 million of us live in Brownsville. And anyone who tells you that the winter weather in the Texas panhandle is nice is brain damaged.
Thank you! It's a little offensive to have some people acting like we're morons for saying it gets cold here. I live here, I think I recognize snow falling from the sky and furthermore, why would I lie? :huh:0 -
I actually lose more weight in the winter. Living in Florida can make the summer just unbearable for doing any outdoor activities. I just feel more upbeat and active in the winter. My problem is always right after the holidays. Praying for a different outcome this year! x0
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
I'm not sure whether you understand that the Rio Grande Valley -- which is relatively South Florida-like -- and the Gulf coast -- where it does stay relatively warm -- are 13 hours of driving and 900, yes, 900 miles south of Dalhart, Texas. Apparently not. El Paso is closer to San Diego than to Houston. It's just patently silly to talk about winter weather in Texas as being some homogenous thing. It's not.cushman5279 wrote: »I've heard from a lot of people in my circle talking about how they fell off the diet and exercise wagon over the summer due to vacations, BBQ's, parties, beach days and general summer-time laziness. From my perspective it's much easier to maintain and/or reach new goals in the summer... lean grilled meats, an abundance of fresh summer fruits and veggies, more outdoor activities, longer/warmer days. For me, heading into the Winter is a challenge. Shorter and colder days which means many activities are restricted to an inside space, it gets darker earlier which makes me feel like hibernating! lol! And of course the warm comfort foods and holidays.
Which season is easier/harder for you and why?
If you feel the Winter-time blues and struggle through the colder months, do you have a strategic plan for staying on the wagon? If so, what's your plan?
Summer is harderkshama2001 wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »My plan is to bulk during over the winter because holidays and I don't like being out in cold weather.
What does "cold" mean to a Texan?
Yeah I really can't take that seriously at all.
Texas winters aren't nearly as mild as they used to be. Last winter was really cold with plenty of freezing temperature days.
It was probably cold compared to what you're used to. But according to this,
"Texas and Oklahoma averaged between 2 to 4 degrees F (1.11 to 2.22 degrees C) below normal" in January 2014.
All I'm going to say is
Pretty, right
Those people are COLD
http://globalnews.ca/news/1039255/homeless-man-found-frozen/
That's exactly how my winters look like. Lol it's so ugly...But to be honest I'm getting sick of summer, I'm over it. I need that cold fresh air now.
Yeah, I remember that. In a few years, you are probably going to disagree with your past self and join the hate winter train, which I am crossing my fingers will one day take me to California. Or any of these places - http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/top-10-us-states-with-best-weather.php . (ahem, it seems Texas is third on this list)
The thing is, though, not all 27 million of us live in Brownsville. And anyone who tells you that the winter weather in the Texas panhandle is nice is brain damaged.
Ok, it gets kind of cold in some parts of Texas sometimes.
Wikipedia: The worst cold snap to occur statewide occurred during the last half of December in 1983. Four stations recorded their longest continuous readings at or below 32 °F (0 °C) on record. At Austin, the temperature remained at or below freezing for 139 hours. At Abilene, the period at or below freezing totaled 202 hours. Lubbock saw temperatures at or below freezing for 207 hours. The Dallas-Fort Worth airport measured temperatures at or below freezing for a total of 296 consecutive hours. Snow which fell on December 14 and December 15 across northern Texas stayed on the ground until New Year's Day of 1984.[12]
^^ if that's your worst, I'm still not crying for yall.0 -
I just need to remember to put on gloves.
Seriously, I LOVED running in the cold last winter. It's a lot better than running in Texas summers.
As for the holidays, I'm just going to enjoy the food. Thanksgiving, Christmas day and eve, and my birthday are all worth overreating (new years was never a big thing in my family).0 -
I didn't ask you to cry for us. I said I don't like being out in the cold. See the difference?DeguelloTex wrote: »
I'm not sure whether you understand that the Rio Grande Valley -- which is relatively South Florida-like -- and the Gulf coast -- where it does stay relatively warm -- are 13 hours of driving and 900, yes, 900 miles south of Dalhart, Texas. Apparently not. El Paso is closer to San Diego than to Houston. It's just patently silly to talk about winter weather in Texas as being some homogenous thing. It's not.cushman5279 wrote: »I've heard from a lot of people in my circle talking about how they fell off the diet and exercise wagon over the summer due to vacations, BBQ's, parties, beach days and general summer-time laziness. From my perspective it's much easier to maintain and/or reach new goals in the summer... lean grilled meats, an abundance of fresh summer fruits and veggies, more outdoor activities, longer/warmer days. For me, heading into the Winter is a challenge. Shorter and colder days which means many activities are restricted to an inside space, it gets darker earlier which makes me feel like hibernating! lol! And of course the warm comfort foods and holidays.
Which season is easier/harder for you and why?
If you feel the Winter-time blues and struggle through the colder months, do you have a strategic plan for staying on the wagon? If so, what's your plan?
Summer is harderkshama2001 wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »My plan is to bulk during over the winter because holidays and I don't like being out in cold weather.
What does "cold" mean to a Texan?
Yeah I really can't take that seriously at all.
Texas winters aren't nearly as mild as they used to be. Last winter was really cold with plenty of freezing temperature days.
It was probably cold compared to what you're used to. But according to this,
"Texas and Oklahoma averaged between 2 to 4 degrees F (1.11 to 2.22 degrees C) below normal" in January 2014.
All I'm going to say is
Pretty, right
Those people are COLD
http://globalnews.ca/news/1039255/homeless-man-found-frozen/
That's exactly how my winters look like. Lol it's so ugly...But to be honest I'm getting sick of summer, I'm over it. I need that cold fresh air now.
Yeah, I remember that. In a few years, you are probably going to disagree with your past self and join the hate winter train, which I am crossing my fingers will one day take me to California. Or any of these places - http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/top-10-us-states-with-best-weather.php . (ahem, it seems Texas is third on this list)
The thing is, though, not all 27 million of us live in Brownsville. And anyone who tells you that the winter weather in the Texas panhandle is nice is brain damaged.
Ok, it gets kind of cold in some parts of Texas sometimes.
Wikipedia: The worst cold snap to occur statewide occurred during the last half of December in 1983. Four stations recorded their longest continuous readings at or below 32 °F (0 °C) on record. At Austin, the temperature remained at or below freezing for 139 hours. At Abilene, the period at or below freezing totaled 202 hours. Lubbock saw temperatures at or below freezing for 207 hours. The Dallas-Fort Worth airport measured temperatures at or below freezing for a total of 296 consecutive hours. Snow which fell on December 14 and December 15 across northern Texas stayed on the ground until New Year's Day of 1984.[12]
^^ if that's your worst, I'm still not crying for yall.
And if constant hours below freezing is your criteria for whether it's too cold comfortably to exercise outside, what we're talking about ain't the same ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same sport.
If you think 1 Celsius with a 25 mph wind from the north is good running weather, regardless of however much colder it might be somewhere else in the world at that particular moment, then good for you. I don't.
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
I didn't ask you to cry for us. I said I don't like being out in the cold. See the difference?DeguelloTex wrote: »
I'm not sure whether you understand that the Rio Grande Valley -- which is relatively South Florida-like -- and the Gulf coast -- where it does stay relatively warm -- are 13 hours of driving and 900, yes, 900 miles south of Dalhart, Texas. Apparently not. El Paso is closer to San Diego than to Houston. It's just patently silly to talk about winter weather in Texas as being some homogenous thing. It's not.cushman5279 wrote: »I've heard from a lot of people in my circle talking about how they fell off the diet and exercise wagon over the summer due to vacations, BBQ's, parties, beach days and general summer-time laziness. From my perspective it's much easier to maintain and/or reach new goals in the summer... lean grilled meats, an abundance of fresh summer fruits and veggies, more outdoor activities, longer/warmer days. For me, heading into the Winter is a challenge. Shorter and colder days which means many activities are restricted to an inside space, it gets darker earlier which makes me feel like hibernating! lol! And of course the warm comfort foods and holidays.
Which season is easier/harder for you and why?
If you feel the Winter-time blues and struggle through the colder months, do you have a strategic plan for staying on the wagon? If so, what's your plan?
Summer is harderkshama2001 wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »My plan is to bulk during over the winter because holidays and I don't like being out in cold weather.
What does "cold" mean to a Texan?
Yeah I really can't take that seriously at all.
Texas winters aren't nearly as mild as they used to be. Last winter was really cold with plenty of freezing temperature days.
It was probably cold compared to what you're used to. But according to this,
"Texas and Oklahoma averaged between 2 to 4 degrees F (1.11 to 2.22 degrees C) below normal" in January 2014.
All I'm going to say is
Pretty, right
Those people are COLD
http://globalnews.ca/news/1039255/homeless-man-found-frozen/
That's exactly how my winters look like. Lol it's so ugly...But to be honest I'm getting sick of summer, I'm over it. I need that cold fresh air now.
Yeah, I remember that. In a few years, you are probably going to disagree with your past self and join the hate winter train, which I am crossing my fingers will one day take me to California. Or any of these places - http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/top-10-us-states-with-best-weather.php . (ahem, it seems Texas is third on this list)
The thing is, though, not all 27 million of us live in Brownsville. And anyone who tells you that the winter weather in the Texas panhandle is nice is brain damaged.
Ok, it gets kind of cold in some parts of Texas sometimes.
Wikipedia: The worst cold snap to occur statewide occurred during the last half of December in 1983. Four stations recorded their longest continuous readings at or below 32 °F (0 °C) on record. At Austin, the temperature remained at or below freezing for 139 hours. At Abilene, the period at or below freezing totaled 202 hours. Lubbock saw temperatures at or below freezing for 207 hours. The Dallas-Fort Worth airport measured temperatures at or below freezing for a total of 296 consecutive hours. Snow which fell on December 14 and December 15 across northern Texas stayed on the ground until New Year's Day of 1984.[12]
^^ if that's your worst, I'm still not crying for yall.
And if constant hours below freezing is your criteria for whether it's too cold comfortably to exercise outside, what we're talking about ain't the same ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same sport.
If you think 1 Celsius with a 25 mph wind from the north is good running weather, regardless of however much colder it might be somewhere else in the world at that particular moment, then good for you. I don't.
I have no idea why we're still talking about this - it's too cold for you to run, you said so, no one challenged that. I (and I guess some other people, not just me?) just thought it was funny to hear a Texan complain about cold. Because I grew up with winters averaging -20 C (-4F) to -40 C (-40F). Like for months at a time. At least a few times a year, most years, it would go down to -50 C (-58F). So, completely agree, it's definitely not in the same ballpark. If you say your winters are cold for you, I hear you, feeling cold sucks, but I'm also thinking, you could probably put on a sweater or a little jacket and be ok.0 -
I'm not worried about the changing seasons. I'll probably do less bike riding and more working out in the gym as it gets colder.0
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I sign up for races so I have something to train for.
Although I too prefer running in cooler temperatures rather than hot (and as a born and bred Brit, too hot for me is 20+ Celsius, so I know I'm a wimp), I tend to go to the gym more autumn-spring because it gets dark early and I am so clumsy I know I will slip if it's too icy out.0 -
Everyone is comparing outdoor weather and i'm over here worried about the pie and the treats and the pie and homemade fudge and I think there might be pie......0
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
I didn't ask you to cry for us. I said I don't like being out in the cold. See the difference?DeguelloTex wrote: »
I'm not sure whether you understand that the Rio Grande Valley -- which is relatively South Florida-like -- and the Gulf coast -- where it does stay relatively warm -- are 13 hours of driving and 900, yes, 900 miles south of Dalhart, Texas. Apparently not. El Paso is closer to San Diego than to Houston. It's just patently silly to talk about winter weather in Texas as being some homogenous thing. It's not.cushman5279 wrote: »I've heard from a lot of people in my circle talking about how they fell off the diet and exercise wagon over the summer due to vacations, BBQ's, parties, beach days and general summer-time laziness. From my perspective it's much easier to maintain and/or reach new goals in the summer... lean grilled meats, an abundance of fresh summer fruits and veggies, more outdoor activities, longer/warmer days. For me, heading into the Winter is a challenge. Shorter and colder days which means many activities are restricted to an inside space, it gets darker earlier which makes me feel like hibernating! lol! And of course the warm comfort foods and holidays.
Which season is easier/harder for you and why?
If you feel the Winter-time blues and struggle through the colder months, do you have a strategic plan for staying on the wagon? If so, what's your plan?
Summer is harderkshama2001 wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »My plan is to bulk during over the winter because holidays and I don't like being out in cold weather.
What does "cold" mean to a Texan?
Yeah I really can't take that seriously at all.
Texas winters aren't nearly as mild as they used to be. Last winter was really cold with plenty of freezing temperature days.
It was probably cold compared to what you're used to. But according to this,
"Texas and Oklahoma averaged between 2 to 4 degrees F (1.11 to 2.22 degrees C) below normal" in January 2014.
All I'm going to say is
Pretty, right
Those people are COLD
http://globalnews.ca/news/1039255/homeless-man-found-frozen/
That's exactly how my winters look like. Lol it's so ugly...But to be honest I'm getting sick of summer, I'm over it. I need that cold fresh air now.
Yeah, I remember that. In a few years, you are probably going to disagree with your past self and join the hate winter train, which I am crossing my fingers will one day take me to California. Or any of these places - http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/top-10-us-states-with-best-weather.php . (ahem, it seems Texas is third on this list)
The thing is, though, not all 27 million of us live in Brownsville. And anyone who tells you that the winter weather in the Texas panhandle is nice is brain damaged.
Ok, it gets kind of cold in some parts of Texas sometimes.
Wikipedia: The worst cold snap to occur statewide occurred during the last half of December in 1983. Four stations recorded their longest continuous readings at or below 32 °F (0 °C) on record. At Austin, the temperature remained at or below freezing for 139 hours. At Abilene, the period at or below freezing totaled 202 hours. Lubbock saw temperatures at or below freezing for 207 hours. The Dallas-Fort Worth airport measured temperatures at or below freezing for a total of 296 consecutive hours. Snow which fell on December 14 and December 15 across northern Texas stayed on the ground until New Year's Day of 1984.[12]
^^ if that's your worst, I'm still not crying for yall.
And if constant hours below freezing is your criteria for whether it's too cold comfortably to exercise outside, what we're talking about ain't the same ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same sport.
If you think 1 Celsius with a 25 mph wind from the north is good running weather, regardless of however much colder it might be somewhere else in the world at that particular moment, then good for you. I don't.
We're teasing you. We know cold is relative. Also hot. South Florida, Okinawa, and Costa Rica were way too hot for me, when they are actually rather temperate.
My opinion is that there is no bad weather, only bad gear, and I will happily engage in many outdoor activities in the winter, including winter camping in a tent, but once the temperature is in the 90s, or in the 80s with high humidity, I have absolutely no interest doing anything outside but swimming.
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my action plan is to get out my winter riding gear and continue to ride and to continue hitting the weight room. i make a lot of stews and whatnot in the winter...most stews aren't particularly high calorie...comforting and delicious, yes...but most stews are pretty easy on the calories.
i don't stress the holidays...they are but a couple of days and maybe some extra indulgence leading up to and afterwards. I don't pig out for 2-3 months of the "holiday season" though. i also don't feel the need to pig out on everyone's cookies and whatnot at work...i have zero issue just having a cookie here and there.0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »
I didn't ask you to cry for us. I said I don't like being out in the cold. See the difference?DeguelloTex wrote: »
I'm not sure whether you understand that the Rio Grande Valley -- which is relatively South Florida-like -- and the Gulf coast -- where it does stay relatively warm -- are 13 hours of driving and 900, yes, 900 miles south of Dalhart, Texas. Apparently not. El Paso is closer to San Diego than to Houston. It's just patently silly to talk about winter weather in Texas as being some homogenous thing. It's not.cushman5279 wrote: »I've heard from a lot of people in my circle talking about how they fell off the diet and exercise wagon over the summer due to vacations, BBQ's, parties, beach days and general summer-time laziness. From my perspective it's much easier to maintain and/or reach new goals in the summer... lean grilled meats, an abundance of fresh summer fruits and veggies, more outdoor activities, longer/warmer days. For me, heading into the Winter is a challenge. Shorter and colder days which means many activities are restricted to an inside space, it gets darker earlier which makes me feel like hibernating! lol! And of course the warm comfort foods and holidays.
Which season is easier/harder for you and why?
If you feel the Winter-time blues and struggle through the colder months, do you have a strategic plan for staying on the wagon? If so, what's your plan?
Summer is harderkshama2001 wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »My plan is to bulk during over the winter because holidays and I don't like being out in cold weather.
What does "cold" mean to a Texan?
Yeah I really can't take that seriously at all.
Texas winters aren't nearly as mild as they used to be. Last winter was really cold with plenty of freezing temperature days.
It was probably cold compared to what you're used to. But according to this,
"Texas and Oklahoma averaged between 2 to 4 degrees F (1.11 to 2.22 degrees C) below normal" in January 2014.
All I'm going to say is
Pretty, right
Those people are COLD
http://globalnews.ca/news/1039255/homeless-man-found-frozen/
That's exactly how my winters look like. Lol it's so ugly...But to be honest I'm getting sick of summer, I'm over it. I need that cold fresh air now.
Yeah, I remember that. In a few years, you are probably going to disagree with your past self and join the hate winter train, which I am crossing my fingers will one day take me to California. Or any of these places - http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/top-10-us-states-with-best-weather.php . (ahem, it seems Texas is third on this list)
The thing is, though, not all 27 million of us live in Brownsville. And anyone who tells you that the winter weather in the Texas panhandle is nice is brain damaged.
Ok, it gets kind of cold in some parts of Texas sometimes.
Wikipedia: The worst cold snap to occur statewide occurred during the last half of December in 1983. Four stations recorded their longest continuous readings at or below 32 °F (0 °C) on record. At Austin, the temperature remained at or below freezing for 139 hours. At Abilene, the period at or below freezing totaled 202 hours. Lubbock saw temperatures at or below freezing for 207 hours. The Dallas-Fort Worth airport measured temperatures at or below freezing for a total of 296 consecutive hours. Snow which fell on December 14 and December 15 across northern Texas stayed on the ground until New Year's Day of 1984.[12]
^^ if that's your worst, I'm still not crying for yall.
And if constant hours below freezing is your criteria for whether it's too cold comfortably to exercise outside, what we're talking about ain't the same ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same sport.
If you think 1 Celsius with a 25 mph wind from the north is good running weather, regardless of however much colder it might be somewhere else in the world at that particular moment, then good for you. I don't.
I have no idea why we're still talking about this - it's too cold for you to run, you said so, no one challenged that. I (and I guess some other people, not just me?) just thought it was funny to hear a Texan complain about cold. Because I grew up with winters averaging -20 C (-4F) to -40 C (-40F). Like for months at a time. At least a few times a year, most years, it would go down to -50 C (-58F). So, completely agree, it's definitely not in the same ballpark. If you say your winters are cold for you, I hear you, feeling cold sucks, but I'm also thinking, you could probably put on a sweater or a little jacket and be ok.
I'm trying to figure out who would be comfortable in the freezing temps in a sweater, but OK.0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »
I didn't ask you to cry for us. I said I don't like being out in the cold. See the difference?DeguelloTex wrote: »
I'm not sure whether you understand that the Rio Grande Valley -- which is relatively South Florida-like -- and the Gulf coast -- where it does stay relatively warm -- are 13 hours of driving and 900, yes, 900 miles south of Dalhart, Texas. Apparently not. El Paso is closer to San Diego than to Houston. It's just patently silly to talk about winter weather in Texas as being some homogenous thing. It's not.cushman5279 wrote: »I've heard from a lot of people in my circle talking about how they fell off the diet and exercise wagon over the summer due to vacations, BBQ's, parties, beach days and general summer-time laziness. From my perspective it's much easier to maintain and/or reach new goals in the summer... lean grilled meats, an abundance of fresh summer fruits and veggies, more outdoor activities, longer/warmer days. For me, heading into the Winter is a challenge. Shorter and colder days which means many activities are restricted to an inside space, it gets darker earlier which makes me feel like hibernating! lol! And of course the warm comfort foods and holidays.
Which season is easier/harder for you and why?
If you feel the Winter-time blues and struggle through the colder months, do you have a strategic plan for staying on the wagon? If so, what's your plan?
Summer is harderkshama2001 wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »My plan is to bulk during over the winter because holidays and I don't like being out in cold weather.
What does "cold" mean to a Texan?
Yeah I really can't take that seriously at all.
Texas winters aren't nearly as mild as they used to be. Last winter was really cold with plenty of freezing temperature days.
It was probably cold compared to what you're used to. But according to this,
"Texas and Oklahoma averaged between 2 to 4 degrees F (1.11 to 2.22 degrees C) below normal" in January 2014.
All I'm going to say is
Pretty, right
Those people are COLD
http://globalnews.ca/news/1039255/homeless-man-found-frozen/
That's exactly how my winters look like. Lol it's so ugly...But to be honest I'm getting sick of summer, I'm over it. I need that cold fresh air now.
Yeah, I remember that. In a few years, you are probably going to disagree with your past self and join the hate winter train, which I am crossing my fingers will one day take me to California. Or any of these places - http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/top-10-us-states-with-best-weather.php . (ahem, it seems Texas is third on this list)
The thing is, though, not all 27 million of us live in Brownsville. And anyone who tells you that the winter weather in the Texas panhandle is nice is brain damaged.
Ok, it gets kind of cold in some parts of Texas sometimes.
Wikipedia: The worst cold snap to occur statewide occurred during the last half of December in 1983. Four stations recorded their longest continuous readings at or below 32 °F (0 °C) on record. At Austin, the temperature remained at or below freezing for 139 hours. At Abilene, the period at or below freezing totaled 202 hours. Lubbock saw temperatures at or below freezing for 207 hours. The Dallas-Fort Worth airport measured temperatures at or below freezing for a total of 296 consecutive hours. Snow which fell on December 14 and December 15 across northern Texas stayed on the ground until New Year's Day of 1984.[12]
^^ if that's your worst, I'm still not crying for yall.
And if constant hours below freezing is your criteria for whether it's too cold comfortably to exercise outside, what we're talking about ain't the same ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same sport.
If you think 1 Celsius with a 25 mph wind from the north is good running weather, regardless of however much colder it might be somewhere else in the world at that particular moment, then good for you. I don't.
I have no idea why we're still talking about this - it's too cold for you to run, you said so, no one challenged that. I (and I guess some other people, not just me?) just thought it was funny to hear a Texan complain about cold. Because I grew up with winters averaging -20 C (-4F) to -40 C (-40F). Like for months at a time. At least a few times a year, most years, it would go down to -50 C (-58F). So, completely agree, it's definitely not in the same ballpark. If you say your winters are cold for you, I hear you, feeling cold sucks, but I'm also thinking, you could probably put on a sweater or a little jacket and be ok.
I'm trying to figure out who would be comfortable in the freezing temps in a sweater, but OK.
Or a little jacket
Really though, I get that not everyone wants to run in cold weather (I don't run at all so that's me right out), but lots of people do run or bike in 1 degree C up here.0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »
I didn't ask you to cry for us. I said I don't like being out in the cold. See the difference?DeguelloTex wrote: »
I'm not sure whether you understand that the Rio Grande Valley -- which is relatively South Florida-like -- and the Gulf coast -- where it does stay relatively warm -- are 13 hours of driving and 900, yes, 900 miles south of Dalhart, Texas. Apparently not. El Paso is closer to San Diego than to Houston. It's just patently silly to talk about winter weather in Texas as being some homogenous thing. It's not.cushman5279 wrote: »I've heard from a lot of people in my circle talking about how they fell off the diet and exercise wagon over the summer due to vacations, BBQ's, parties, beach days and general summer-time laziness. From my perspective it's much easier to maintain and/or reach new goals in the summer... lean grilled meats, an abundance of fresh summer fruits and veggies, more outdoor activities, longer/warmer days. For me, heading into the Winter is a challenge. Shorter and colder days which means many activities are restricted to an inside space, it gets darker earlier which makes me feel like hibernating! lol! And of course the warm comfort foods and holidays.
Which season is easier/harder for you and why?
If you feel the Winter-time blues and struggle through the colder months, do you have a strategic plan for staying on the wagon? If so, what's your plan?
Summer is harderkshama2001 wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »My plan is to bulk during over the winter because holidays and I don't like being out in cold weather.
What does "cold" mean to a Texan?
Yeah I really can't take that seriously at all.
Texas winters aren't nearly as mild as they used to be. Last winter was really cold with plenty of freezing temperature days.
It was probably cold compared to what you're used to. But according to this,
"Texas and Oklahoma averaged between 2 to 4 degrees F (1.11 to 2.22 degrees C) below normal" in January 2014.
All I'm going to say is
Pretty, right
Those people are COLD
http://globalnews.ca/news/1039255/homeless-man-found-frozen/
That's exactly how my winters look like. Lol it's so ugly...But to be honest I'm getting sick of summer, I'm over it. I need that cold fresh air now.
Yeah, I remember that. In a few years, you are probably going to disagree with your past self and join the hate winter train, which I am crossing my fingers will one day take me to California. Or any of these places - http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/top-10-us-states-with-best-weather.php . (ahem, it seems Texas is third on this list)
The thing is, though, not all 27 million of us live in Brownsville. And anyone who tells you that the winter weather in the Texas panhandle is nice is brain damaged.
Ok, it gets kind of cold in some parts of Texas sometimes.
Wikipedia: The worst cold snap to occur statewide occurred during the last half of December in 1983. Four stations recorded their longest continuous readings at or below 32 °F (0 °C) on record. At Austin, the temperature remained at or below freezing for 139 hours. At Abilene, the period at or below freezing totaled 202 hours. Lubbock saw temperatures at or below freezing for 207 hours. The Dallas-Fort Worth airport measured temperatures at or below freezing for a total of 296 consecutive hours. Snow which fell on December 14 and December 15 across northern Texas stayed on the ground until New Year's Day of 1984.[12]
^^ if that's your worst, I'm still not crying for yall.
And if constant hours below freezing is your criteria for whether it's too cold comfortably to exercise outside, what we're talking about ain't the same ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same sport.
If you think 1 Celsius with a 25 mph wind from the north is good running weather, regardless of however much colder it might be somewhere else in the world at that particular moment, then good for you. I don't.
I have no idea why we're still talking about this - it's too cold for you to run, you said so, no one challenged that. I (and I guess some other people, not just me?) just thought it was funny to hear a Texan complain about cold. Because I grew up with winters averaging -20 C (-4F) to -40 C (-40F). Like for months at a time. At least a few times a year, most years, it would go down to -50 C (-58F). So, completely agree, it's definitely not in the same ballpark. If you say your winters are cold for you, I hear you, feeling cold sucks, but I'm also thinking, you could probably put on a sweater or a little jacket and be ok.
I'm trying to figure out who would be comfortable in the freezing temps in a sweater, but OK.
Or a little jacket
Really though, I get that not everyone wants to run in cold weather (I don't run at all so that's me right out), but lots of people do run or bike in 1 degree C up here.
I never said that I don't want to run in it, though. I said I actually prefer it to our intense summers but ever since then people have been telling me it doesn't get cold here. I fail to see how the fact that it's colder somewhere else makes it not cold here. But there's no point in arguing it, I guess.0 -
I've been running on the treadmill instead of outside cause it's too dark at 5am. I've gotten wimpy in my older age because I used to run early in the dark when I was younger.
I'm thankful for my gym membership because my routine won't change much at all.
Foodwise, I eat a lot more pizza and popcorn during football season. Holidays aren't too bad since I don't live near family - it's just not a big deal food wise. I cook a special dinner, but it's not outrageous 0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »
I didn't ask you to cry for us. I said I don't like being out in the cold. See the difference?DeguelloTex wrote: »
I'm not sure whether you understand that the Rio Grande Valley -- which is relatively South Florida-like -- and the Gulf coast -- where it does stay relatively warm -- are 13 hours of driving and 900, yes, 900 miles south of Dalhart, Texas. Apparently not. El Paso is closer to San Diego than to Houston. It's just patently silly to talk about winter weather in Texas as being some homogenous thing. It's not.cushman5279 wrote: »I've heard from a lot of people in my circle talking about how they fell off the diet and exercise wagon over the summer due to vacations, BBQ's, parties, beach days and general summer-time laziness. From my perspective it's much easier to maintain and/or reach new goals in the summer... lean grilled meats, an abundance of fresh summer fruits and veggies, more outdoor activities, longer/warmer days. For me, heading into the Winter is a challenge. Shorter and colder days which means many activities are restricted to an inside space, it gets darker earlier which makes me feel like hibernating! lol! And of course the warm comfort foods and holidays.
Which season is easier/harder for you and why?
If you feel the Winter-time blues and struggle through the colder months, do you have a strategic plan for staying on the wagon? If so, what's your plan?
Summer is harderkshama2001 wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »My plan is to bulk during over the winter because holidays and I don't like being out in cold weather.
What does "cold" mean to a Texan?
Yeah I really can't take that seriously at all.
Texas winters aren't nearly as mild as they used to be. Last winter was really cold with plenty of freezing temperature days.
It was probably cold compared to what you're used to. But according to this,
"Texas and Oklahoma averaged between 2 to 4 degrees F (1.11 to 2.22 degrees C) below normal" in January 2014.
All I'm going to say is
Pretty, right
Those people are COLD
http://globalnews.ca/news/1039255/homeless-man-found-frozen/
That's exactly how my winters look like. Lol it's so ugly...But to be honest I'm getting sick of summer, I'm over it. I need that cold fresh air now.
Yeah, I remember that. In a few years, you are probably going to disagree with your past self and join the hate winter train, which I am crossing my fingers will one day take me to California. Or any of these places - http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/top-10-us-states-with-best-weather.php . (ahem, it seems Texas is third on this list)
The thing is, though, not all 27 million of us live in Brownsville. And anyone who tells you that the winter weather in the Texas panhandle is nice is brain damaged.
Ok, it gets kind of cold in some parts of Texas sometimes.
Wikipedia: The worst cold snap to occur statewide occurred during the last half of December in 1983. Four stations recorded their longest continuous readings at or below 32 °F (0 °C) on record. At Austin, the temperature remained at or below freezing for 139 hours. At Abilene, the period at or below freezing totaled 202 hours. Lubbock saw temperatures at or below freezing for 207 hours. The Dallas-Fort Worth airport measured temperatures at or below freezing for a total of 296 consecutive hours. Snow which fell on December 14 and December 15 across northern Texas stayed on the ground until New Year's Day of 1984.[12]
^^ if that's your worst, I'm still not crying for yall.
And if constant hours below freezing is your criteria for whether it's too cold comfortably to exercise outside, what we're talking about ain't the same ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same sport.
If you think 1 Celsius with a 25 mph wind from the north is good running weather, regardless of however much colder it might be somewhere else in the world at that particular moment, then good for you. I don't.
I have no idea why we're still talking about this - it's too cold for you to run, you said so, no one challenged that. I (and I guess some other people, not just me?) just thought it was funny to hear a Texan complain about cold. Because I grew up with winters averaging -20 C (-4F) to -40 C (-40F). Like for months at a time. At least a few times a year, most years, it would go down to -50 C (-58F). So, completely agree, it's definitely not in the same ballpark. If you say your winters are cold for you, I hear you, feeling cold sucks, but I'm also thinking, you could probably put on a sweater or a little jacket and be ok.
I understand Deguello, because i have a similar problem. I grew up in a town where the temperature rarely goes below 10 C. Therefore, that is also the limit of my "comfort zone". Nowadays, that I live half of my time in a much colder country, and I see those runners working out also at -20 C, I perfectly understand that I could do the same, but I still haven't had the courage Who knows, maybe this year...
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I hope I can bulk over the winter. If I can't, eat at maintenance and lift. I've never done cardio outside, or inside for that matter, so there shouldn't be much difference.0
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Still gonna have chili. And soups. You got the internet which means you've got ENDLESS recipes to experiment with at your fingertips. Best thing about soups are that they're bulk meals so if you don't want to cook every night, you don't have to, which fits in with my "NOPE" attitude of retreating from my blanket fort.0
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Gianfranco_R wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
I didn't ask you to cry for us. I said I don't like being out in the cold. See the difference?DeguelloTex wrote: »
I'm not sure whether you understand that the Rio Grande Valley -- which is relatively South Florida-like -- and the Gulf coast -- where it does stay relatively warm -- are 13 hours of driving and 900, yes, 900 miles south of Dalhart, Texas. Apparently not. El Paso is closer to San Diego than to Houston. It's just patently silly to talk about winter weather in Texas as being some homogenous thing. It's not.cushman5279 wrote: »I've heard from a lot of people in my circle talking about how they fell off the diet and exercise wagon over the summer due to vacations, BBQ's, parties, beach days and general summer-time laziness. From my perspective it's much easier to maintain and/or reach new goals in the summer... lean grilled meats, an abundance of fresh summer fruits and veggies, more outdoor activities, longer/warmer days. For me, heading into the Winter is a challenge. Shorter and colder days which means many activities are restricted to an inside space, it gets darker earlier which makes me feel like hibernating! lol! And of course the warm comfort foods and holidays.
Which season is easier/harder for you and why?
If you feel the Winter-time blues and struggle through the colder months, do you have a strategic plan for staying on the wagon? If so, what's your plan?
Summer is harderkshama2001 wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »My plan is to bulk during over the winter because holidays and I don't like being out in cold weather.
What does "cold" mean to a Texan?
Yeah I really can't take that seriously at all.
Texas winters aren't nearly as mild as they used to be. Last winter was really cold with plenty of freezing temperature days.
It was probably cold compared to what you're used to. But according to this,
"Texas and Oklahoma averaged between 2 to 4 degrees F (1.11 to 2.22 degrees C) below normal" in January 2014.
All I'm going to say is
Pretty, right
Those people are COLD
http://globalnews.ca/news/1039255/homeless-man-found-frozen/
That's exactly how my winters look like. Lol it's so ugly...But to be honest I'm getting sick of summer, I'm over it. I need that cold fresh air now.
Yeah, I remember that. In a few years, you are probably going to disagree with your past self and join the hate winter train, which I am crossing my fingers will one day take me to California. Or any of these places - http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/top-10-us-states-with-best-weather.php . (ahem, it seems Texas is third on this list)
The thing is, though, not all 27 million of us live in Brownsville. And anyone who tells you that the winter weather in the Texas panhandle is nice is brain damaged.
Ok, it gets kind of cold in some parts of Texas sometimes.
Wikipedia: The worst cold snap to occur statewide occurred during the last half of December in 1983. Four stations recorded their longest continuous readings at or below 32 °F (0 °C) on record. At Austin, the temperature remained at or below freezing for 139 hours. At Abilene, the period at or below freezing totaled 202 hours. Lubbock saw temperatures at or below freezing for 207 hours. The Dallas-Fort Worth airport measured temperatures at or below freezing for a total of 296 consecutive hours. Snow which fell on December 14 and December 15 across northern Texas stayed on the ground until New Year's Day of 1984.[12]
^^ if that's your worst, I'm still not crying for yall.
And if constant hours below freezing is your criteria for whether it's too cold comfortably to exercise outside, what we're talking about ain't the same ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same sport.
If you think 1 Celsius with a 25 mph wind from the north is good running weather, regardless of however much colder it might be somewhere else in the world at that particular moment, then good for you. I don't.
I have no idea why we're still talking about this - it's too cold for you to run, you said so, no one challenged that. I (and I guess some other people, not just me?) just thought it was funny to hear a Texan complain about cold. Because I grew up with winters averaging -20 C (-4F) to -40 C (-40F). Like for months at a time. At least a few times a year, most years, it would go down to -50 C (-58F). So, completely agree, it's definitely not in the same ballpark. If you say your winters are cold for you, I hear you, feeling cold sucks, but I'm also thinking, you could probably put on a sweater or a little jacket and be ok.
I understand Deguello, because i have a similar problem. I grew up in a town where the temperature rarely goes below 10 C. Therefore, that is also the limit of my "comfort zone". Nowadays, that I live half of my time in a much colder country, and I see those runners working out also at -20 C, I perfectly understand that I could do the same, but I still haven't had the courage Who knows, maybe this year...
My fear of running outside in the winter isn't the cold, but rather the ice. The risk of injury just goes up a 100 fold in my mind
THose Canada pics really cracked me up :laugh:0
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