Winter loser vs Summer Loser

BeThin · 07-17-2008, 05:39 AM

I find that I do so much better staying on track and losing weight From about September until Spring.

I get up every morning and exercise, I eat better, I have less things going on.

I am currently 10 lbs heavier than I was the first day of spring. I figured it would be easier to loose in the summer, more outside activities.

Does anyone else find it easier to keep to the program in the winter vs summer?

lisabinil · 07-17-2008, 05:42 AM

I lose better in the winter and it feels better to exercise when its cold-warms me up.

BillSears · 07-17-2008, 06:20 AM

I'm the exact opposite. I gain in the winter and lose in the summer. It's so much easier to be out and about when it's warm outside. In the winter all I want to do is eat and hibernate. I'm usually 10 pounds heavier in the winter then in the summer.

cathlaur · 07-17-2008, 06:29 AM

It is sooooooooo much easier to lose the weight from September to April. The pool is closed , less parties BBQ's, drinks, vacations etc. Come Sept 2nd I know that I will lose more weight from then to Dec 1st than I am now.

I also find I eat more variety once we use the oven again and I have more time to cook and try things out.

Katie

TAMYRAJEAN · 07-18-2008, 04:39 AM

I totally agree. I always find it easier to lose in the winter. To many things going on in the summer to side line me. And to many temptations to over eat that are fresh in the garden. Fresh sweet corn is about @42g of carbs....yikes!

And fresh from the vine tomatoes I can only

that I do not scarf down the entire bowl of cherry tomatoes. That is truely better than any candy dish!

dointhis4me · 07-18-2008, 04:45 AM

Its so much easier for me and I feel so much more motivated in the Spring/Summer

PAULAR42166 · 07-18-2008, 05:39 AM

I do so much better in the winter!!! Can turn the oven on more !!! Kids arent here to distract me in the mornings , I have more free time for me !!!
Paula

brenski · 07-18-2008, 06:13 AM

I HATE!!! the heat. It just drains my energy. July and August are the worst.
But once that first cool fall day comes around I feel like I can breath again. That when i get motivated.

BufoDieter · 07-18-2008, 06:31 AM

I never thought about it until you brought it up, but, yeah! I do lose better in the winter.

OurLuvsFromAbove · 07-18-2008, 06:35 AM

I have not really noticed a difference in either.. but the winter for me its easier to fall off the wagon because of all the holidays

afuentes · 07-18-2008, 10:30 AM

Lose more in Spring and Summer.

wifezilla · 07-18-2008, 10:31 AM

I always gain in the Winter. I think it might have something to do with vitamin D levels in my case.

MarblesLongGone · 07-18-2008, 10:32 AM

I LOVE winter, but all of the studies that I've read talk about the number of pounds that the average American puts on between October and February....

I lose in the warmer weather, and maintain in the winter.

BeThin · 07-18-2008, 10:34 AM

I can keep my routine in the winter better than the summer.... NO parties, Less stress....

Even durning the holidays I loose.... I don't bake a bunch of junk, so there fore we just don't eat a bunch of junk.

I really wanted to hit my goal weight this year before my big 40th, but I will be there by next summer.

Gladsome · 07-18-2008, 10:41 AM

I am a Spring, Summer loser!!!

FloridaShell · 07-18-2008, 04:49 PM

I gain in the winter, but not this winter. Things WILL be different.

Prozak · 07-18-2008, 05:08 PM

I eat more in the winter so I lose more.

Summer heat makes me not hungry and/or too busy to eat enough.

MNLisaB · 07-18-2008, 06:38 PM

I hang on to the lbs come October, will lose again come May. It's so blasted cold here or at least 6 months, the body wants the insulation.

07-17-2008, 05:39 AM	#1
BeThin Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: WV Posts: 925 Gallery: BeThin Stats: 190/165/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 2008	Winter loser vs Summer Loser I find that I do so much better staying on track and losing weight From about September until Spring. I get up every morning and exercise, I eat better, I have less things going on. I am currently 10 lbs heavier than I was the first day of spring. I figured it would be easier to loose in the summer, more outside activities. Does anyone else find it easier to keep to the program in the winter vs summer?

07-17-2008, 06:29 AM	#4
cathlaur Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 3,870 Gallery: cathlaur Stats: 220/203.5/175 5"10 WOE: Atkins. Start Date: Oct 2002 Restarted May 9, 2008	OH BOY It is sooooooooo much easier to lose the weight from September to April. The pool is closed , less parties BBQ's, drinks, vacations etc. Come Sept 2nd I know that I will lose more weight from then to Dec 1st than I am now. I also find I eat more variety once we use the oven again and I have more time to cook and try things out. Katie

07-18-2008, 06:38 PM	#18
MNLisaB Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: MN, by way of NYC Posts: 414 Gallery: MNLisaB Stats: 222/155/140?? WOE: low carb, portion control Start Date: 9/1/06	must be the climate here I hang on to the lbs come October, will lose again come May. It's so blasted cold here or at least 6 months, the body wants the insulation.

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07-17-2008, 05:42 AM	#2
lisabinil Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: suburbs of Chicago Posts: 8,069 Gallery: lisabinil Stats: 214/185/180 287 in 00 WOE: higher carb Atkins Start Date: SBD 3/5/07,Atkins 4/18/07	I lose better in the winter and it feels better to exercise when its cold-warms me up.

07-17-2008, 06:20 AM	#3
BillSears Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 4,746 Gallery: BillSears Stats: 215/189(low) 211(restart)/201/185 WOE: Back on Low Carb, maybe I'll figure out what works Start Date: 6/02/08- original-7/18/02	I'm the exact opposite. I gain in the winter and lose in the summer. It's so much easier to be out and about when it's warm outside. In the winter all I want to do is eat and hibernate. I'm usually 10 pounds heavier in the winter then in the summer.

07-18-2008, 04:39 AM	#5
TAMYRAJEAN Junior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 49 Gallery: TAMYRAJEAN Stats: 282/240/141 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 2007	I totally agree. I always find it easier to lose in the winter. To many things going on in the summer to side line me. And to many temptations to over eat that are fresh in the garden. Fresh sweet corn is about @42g of carbs....yikes! And fresh from the vine tomatoes I can only that I do not scarf down the entire bowl of cherry tomatoes. That is truely better than any candy dish!

07-18-2008, 04:45 AM	#6
dointhis4me MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 1,758 Gallery: dointhis4me Stats: (was 246+ in 3/07) lc start wt- 239+/172/146 WOE: Atkins-ish Start Date: 4/4/07-5'6" and 30 y.o.	Its so much easier for me and I feel so much more motivated in the Spring/Summer

07-18-2008, 05:39 AM	#7
PAULAR42166 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 120 Gallery: PAULAR42166 Stats: 254/201.3/150 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Sept 2007	I do so much better in the winter!!! Can turn the oven on more !!! Kids arent here to distract me in the mornings , I have more free time for me !!! Paula

07-18-2008, 06:13 AM	#8
brenski Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Central New Jersey Posts: 150 Gallery: brenski Stats: 225/225/135 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 2/25/07	I HATE!!! the heat. It just drains my energy. July and August are the worst. But once that first cool fall day comes around I feel like I can breath again. That when i get motivated.

07-18-2008, 06:31 AM	#9
BufoDieter Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Dakota Posts: 759 Gallery: BufoDieter Stats: 5' 8" 221/197.6/150? (size 8) WOE: I ♥ Dr. Atkins Start Date: Original: 8/2001... Restart: 6/2007	I never thought about it until you brought it up, but, yeah! I do lose better in the winter.

07-18-2008, 06:35 AM	#10
OurLuvsFromAbove MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brooklyn Ny Posts: 2,415 Blog Entries: 4 Gallery: OurLuvsFromAbove Stats: 182/148.8/140 (restart) use to be 227) WOE: Low Carb and Eggcreaming it up! Start Date: Restart March 2008	I have not really noticed a difference in either.. but the winter for me its easier to fall off the wagon because of all the holidays

07-18-2008, 10:30 AM	#11
afuentes MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sparkling Desert Posts: 1,833 Gallery: afuentes Stats: 190/175/? - I will get there! :) WOE: low carb Start Date: 2007	Lose more in Spring and Summer.

07-18-2008, 10:31 AM	#12
wifezilla Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 4,596 Gallery: wifezilla Stats: 250/210/190 WOE: Read em all. Doing it my way. Start Date: May 2007	I always gain in the Winter. I think it might have something to do with vitamin D levels in my case.

07-18-2008, 10:32 AM	#13
MarblesLongGone MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hamilton, OH Posts: 2,362 Blog Entries: 2 Gallery: MarblesLongGone Stats: 248.5/206.0/190 6'0" WOE: Atkins / Carb Addicts / Schwarzbein / SB / Paleo / Start Date: April 1, 2008 (back on the wagon)	I LOVE winter, but all of the studies that I've read talk about the number of pounds that the average American puts on between October and February.... I lose in the warmer weather, and maintain in the winter.

07-18-2008, 10:34 AM	#14
BeThin Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: WV Posts: 925 Gallery: BeThin Stats: 190/165/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 2008	I can keep my routine in the winter better than the summer.... NO parties, Less stress.... Even durning the holidays I loose.... I don't bake a bunch of junk, so there fore we just don't eat a bunch of junk. I really wanted to hit my goal weight this year before my big 40th, but I will be there by next summer.

07-18-2008, 10:41 AM	#15
Gladsome Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 215 Gallery: Gladsome Stats: 198/167/155 5'5" WOE: Atkins Start Date: 4/3/08	I am a Spring, Summer loser!!!

07-18-2008, 04:49 PM	#16
FloridaShell MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 1,688 Gallery: FloridaShell Stats: 163/133/125 WOE: My own way of l/cing Start Date: 1/2/08	I gain in the winter, but not this winter. Things WILL be different.

07-18-2008, 05:08 PM	#17
Prozak MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada eh! Posts: 1,447 Gallery: Prozak Stats: 210/161 [pregnancy].... Now 210/169/130 WOE: Barry Groves - Gary Taubes (High Fat - VLCarb) Start Date: 07/04 - Kept it off 3 years...... Restart 03/18/08	I eat more in the winter so I lose more. Summer heat makes me not hungry and/or too busy to eat enough.