Is Summer the easiest time to loose weight?

It's pretty common. When it's cold we all want those heavy comfort foods....roast dinners, stews, pies etc.. when it's warm and hot out we want watermelon and ricecakes and strawberries.

It's also common for appetite to decrease when it's hot outside.

THEN we have to factor in how much more we end up walking, gardening and generally pootling about during the summer vs sitting under a blanket on the sofa in front of the TV during the colder months.

I mean, did anybody else notice how many runners popped out of the woodwork the first warm day of the year? Because I'm telling you now... there aren't that many runners out on the wintery days.

Get a headstart. Push yourself HARD during the summer months so that you're fit, motivated and ready to stick it out through the winter months.

Summer has a lot more temptations for me.

I've noticed when its warmer out that I don't think about eating, I do drink loads of water though and crave fruit... when I do eat I get full easier! weird but true so that means less calories consumed
I also have more get up and go as well when it nice weather. Think we all just feel more motivated when the sun shines

It's much easier in winter (currently in Sydney). I lose the most amount of weight from Autumn to Spring. At least you're mentally prepared for Summer. When Summer time comes, it'll be too late to lose weight

I lose it easier in winter... thank goodness it is winter here now..... cause I try to stay warm so I workout more.

I hate hate hate summer & working out. It makes me more tired. Harder to cool down after.

This is the same for me. I find colder weather more motivating to keep moving to stay warm. Sunny weather makes me feel lethargic. I also find it harder to sleep because I am too warm.

I think the greatest hinderance to summer weight loss is all those afternoons outside drinking alcohol!

Summer is a breeze the EASIEST TIME TO GET THAT SIX PACK...so get that beach body now! and then it will be easier when winter comes to maintain and only gain a few!

Here in the US, the holiday season from Thanksgiving to New Years comes right in the middle of bulky sweater season and traditional large meals seem to include a lot of sugar and fat. Elegant confections are everywhere all through the season! If you like candy bars, you can rewind the start of the season to Halloween, when it is hard not to eat a few when passing them out (they are so small, they don't count, right? ) and people buy too much and leave the excess in office break rooms. Summer means swimming pools where people can see the shape you are in and the "treats" are things like watermelon and cold fruit salads. Yeah, there are cook outs, but the increased activity and the smaller menus help me.

It's easier for me as its harder to hide up a heavy body when it's really hot outside, do yes, it's easier in the summer ( for me...anyway...)

Very easy to shed pounds during the summer. Jump on the bike, go for a quick run, walk the dogs; I'm always active when it's nice out & the days are long. Much harder to trudge over to the gym when it's freezing out & all I really want to do is have another bowl of chili!

I always lose more in summer, love just going for walks when its warm and tend to eat salads and light foods and it keeps me satisfied.

Obviously there's still more drinking and bbqs in summer which I love doing too but I hosted one last night and I'd lost this morning! Must have been all the preparing and running around after guests!


I was at a bit of a plateau, then the weather got better and I lost 2-3 lbs in about a month! Before I had a 1 lb loss per month if I was lucky!

For me no. I don't know what it is, but when I am on the beach, or just coming off the beach, I am ravenous! For what ever reason, food tastes better to me in the summer, and I tend to over eat. I am outside more, and burn more energy, but it doesn't make up the difference. I am going to be more aware of my choices this year though.

For me I think spring summer and fall are all WAY easier than winter. Winter it is cold the days are shorter and all the holidays are here. Christmas and Thanksgiving. Summer time does consist of cookouts and alcohol yes however, these generally mean I am eating a hotdog some chicken and corn on the cob (a lot better than pumpkin pie mashed potatoes and green bean casserole) and then I am running around swimming and working off the vast majority of it! Also, I am definitely less hungry in the heat and more thirsty which means it is very easy to get my water in. I LOVE summer!!!

For the most part, it is. We tend to be more active when it's nice out and we're eating more seasonal (and therefore fresh) foods which are good for us. Of course there are exceptions because it can also be a more social time of year so there may be lots of food temptations at parties/BBQs and drinking. But even that can be controlled with some planning and prep.

My personal theroy - the opposite is true in the winter - most of us aren't very active because it's cold, icy and snowy out and our bodies crave carby stuff because that's also seasonal (harvested root veggies) and our bodies want to store up some fat to keep us warm and see us through the bleak season. Think about how native cultures survived the seasons without all the things we have today. In the warmer months you hunt, plant and harvest/gather. In the cold months you're living off food stores and you stay in where it's safe and warm.

My husband has summer stomach too. His appetite decreases quite a bit this time of year and when it's really hot out he has absolutely no interest in eating. I'm still hungry but I just want to eat BBQ'd meat and veggies.

I would say it's equally tough to lose in summer or winter. It gets darker in winter early so instead of snacking I could probably go to bed LOL. Summertime at our house means BBQs, marshmallow roasting and drinking also so that doesn't help things. I think overall I prefer to lose over the summer but that's because I started running in March and - well - blah! I think I'm spoiled now heheehe.