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Here are some proven steps to
help you lose weight gained over the winter.
Did you know winter weight gain may be the biggest enemy you have
in your battle to keep your weight down? You may be one of those that really pack the pounds on
during the winter.
Have you ever asked yourself why it happens to you? Well actually
there are several things that can cause this unsightly weight gain. However, you can take steps to
help lessen the chance of putting the extra pounds on.
One of the biggest contributing factors can be winter boredom.
Chances are you decrease your activities during the winter months; especially the outdoor ones.
This can be due to the shorter daylight hours.
Recent studies have shown that when physical activities are
reduced you tend to get bored. The same studies indicate boredom causes many people to eat more
than they normally would. And if you are like so many others you will tend to snack on comfort
food.
Unfortunately much of today’s comfort food is not good for our
overall health much less our waist line. If you must snack out of boredom you should be extremely
careful to make sure your snacks are healthy. It would be a good idea to keep veggies, fruits and
nuts around. The lower the calorie counts the less chances you will have winter weight
gain.
Some scientist place the blame of cold season weight gain on our
ancestral blood lines. These same scientists think some of your pre-historic relatives may
have had to pack on the fat just to stay alive during the cold months. In turn this same need
created a desire for food that would add the extra fat quickly and easily. Today we call that
loading up on the calories.
Furthermore these scientists also believe your relatives piled on
the extra calories for fear of the food spoiling. And of course the food spoilage would cause
shortages before the coldest part of the winter was over. The need for extra foods was to
add the fat, just like some animals do for survival.
But you don’t have to let winter fat control you. Put a chain
around the refrigerator why don't you. Seriously you can over come this inherited need (if that is
what it is) by remembering you live in a warm friendly environment and the grocery store is just
around the corner. Thus you don’t have to eat everything in sight just to stay warm and
survive.
But let’s face it; you know darn well you tend not to exercise as
much during the winter. It’s much easier to come home in the evening and throw yourself down in the
recliner and catch some TV time. Well friend, you just compounded your winter weight gain by a
factor of 2 or more.
No matter what else you do you have to get some exercise. If the
weather is too bad to go outside and walk, use the stairs in your office building. Go to the gym
for lunch instead of to the cafeteria. Do what ever you to do to keep your metabolism up to burn
those extra calories.
As you can see there are many things that can cause you to jump up
2 pants sizes during the winter months. However, if you take some of the steps mentioned above it
will help control your winter weight gain and make it easier to lose when the warmer months roll
around.
Always consult your
physician before starting this or any weight loss
program.
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