cold weather have a negative effect on diet?

Yes, because I then want Hot Chocolate.... like now...

I noticed! Its freezing cold and wet and all I want to do is to eat. I just try to be more active (good for a bit of vitamin D and helps to counteract SAD).

Hell yes - I am always fatter in the winter, slimmer in the summer lol!!!

We all want the hearty filling foods, the naughty carbs, Sweets, Chocs, crisps, savouries when its freezing outside.......God when its snows, I am a nightmare............ I WANT EVERYTHING LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

Who wants to eat salads in the winter?

I defintely feel like eating larger meals/different types of food when winter approaches, I think it has less to do with the cold though and more to do with how dark it gets so early. I'm happy to wrap up and still get out if its just cold but it gets really dark really early by the time I get home from work its already pitch black and I therefore stay indoors. By staying indoors more I am guilty some evenings of mindless munching in front of the tv. I find the answer is to try and not let myself sit around doing nothing for a whole night as the busier I am the less inclined I am to eat through boredom so I just find something to keep me busy whether that is exercising indoors, doing any house/cleaning stuff that needs doing (something always needs doing!) or just using the miserable weather as an excuse for an extra long soak in the bath! I've also started taking my trainers to work a few times a week recently so that I can go for a brisk walk during my lunch break. That way even if I don't workout in the evening, at least as a very minimum I'm getting out most afternoons to stretch my legs. I also tend to eat a lot more soup because its yummy and filling and that keeps my cals in check because its difficult for me to overeat with soup as it is so satisfying,

yes I find I want to eat more in the winter. I've resolved this time to make large batches of soup to have on hand - hoping this will help provide me some warm comfort food while maintaining the deficit I need.

I find the opposite. In the summer I'm out so much that I end up eating fast food more than I'd like. In the winter I stay home and cook more. And I love soups in the winter, which can be pretty healthy.

No i dont really notice a difference. If i want something i usually have it no matter the weather.

I don't find it hard to eat healthily in the winter - soups and stews packed with winter veg are yummy! But I do find portion control harder. I seem to be constantly hungry when it's cold outside.

I don't really notice the difference....except its harder to change into gym clothes. I have a lot of xmas party's to attend, so putting the weight back on isn't an option!

I think there is some truth to it, to the extent that winter weather can force you indoors, and that tends to result in eating more because of boredom and/or the proximity of food. I think the holidays also offer more opportunities for free-for-all eating. Although summer is full of Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and just-because-it's-summer barbecues and parties, it's typically only a weekend thing, and I think people tend to do more drinking than eating.

During the fall/winter, the focus is most definitely on food, and it's an all-the-time thing. Starting this week and lasting through New Year's, I guarantee there will be some kind of food in our break room at work every single day. Attorneys and bankers and auditors and other people we do business with will send gift baskets. Lots of companies in our building have come-and-go donut/muffin/cookie/candy buffets set up. My co-workers will bring in homemade stuff. Our office manager makes sure there is always a tin of those Danish butter cookies around. And that's before even considering all the parties, some of which you're obligated to attend.

Clothing is also an issue. There is more of a sense of urgency to look good in the summer because you're wearing less clothing. In the winter, you can hide under layers of wool and fleece, and no one will expect to see you in any state of undress in public.

But in the end, it still comes down to priorities and decision-making. I try to keep to my "diet" (meaning my calorie and macro goals) and my training schedule as closely as possible because it's much easier, for me, to just maintain good habits all year long than it is to try to re-establish good habits every year.

Cold weather=gumbo, chicken and dumplings, chili, stew, hot cocoa, pot pies.

Holiday season=pecan pralines, cherry nut bread, pmpkin cream cheese loaf, banana nut bread, fudge, divinity, peppermint bark, and pie -all homemade.

I embrace the weight i gain this time of year, bevause it means my family is full of some damn fine cooks!

I love veg. soups....comforting hot food.

I find that the lack of daylight in winter affects me the most. I find it really hard to crawl outta bed at 5:30 am to workout when it is as dark as midnight. And I'm less likely to go out for a walk at 6 pm because it is so dark, it feels like night. I need sunlight!!!