Do you put on weight in the winter?

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Do you struggle to keep weight off during the cold months? Every year during Christmas time I always gain about 7 to 10 pounds sometimes more because I tend to eat a lot. The weight I gain during the holidays always stays on me until April or May when it starts getting warm outside. It seems like no matter what I do or try winter weight gain is inevitable for me. When I indulge in a lot of food during warmer months I can easily lose the weight within a week. The food that I eat around Christmas usually takes months for me to lose. I will say that I don't go outside as much during winter and I get hungry more. I do have a gym membership but that doesn't even help me lose my winter weight. It only helps me maintain it so I don't gain more. It's very frustrating because I'm usually happy with my weight during the warm months. I wish I could maintain that weight all year long. I'm just wondering if everyone has this problem during colder months.

I've actually lost weight so far this winter season. That's because I eat somewhat healthy stuff, jog for a couple miles and do work outside. I weighed in at 210 last year and now down to 180.......progress not perfection!

that is pretty good work Guitarman would that such would work for me, but alas it doesn't. I do core exercises daily [mainly for my recovering back] and walk vigorously up and down the hills where I live, and mind my diet, but so far I seem barely able to keep BMI 25, especially in wintertime when my natural impulse is to just crawl in bed and sleep.

When depressed I eat more and gain weight

Where I live, winter is not too cold

Summer is not too hot

I bought tight fitting new clothes so I've not gained any weight this winter.

If it's cold where you live, then it's normal to eat more in winter. You get pretty cold otherwise, I find.

I mainly eat more chocolate and consume more caffeine.

Almost everyone does, even if we don't eat much more. People tend to be less active during the lower light days of Winter, and thus burn fewer calories. And many people eat more while being social and out of boredom during the colder months.

We've evolved to do this for survival. Put on a few lbs, stay warmer, have energy reserves to burn until crops come up again in the Spring etc.

Even myself.. I'm quite active and strong, but I eat a bit more and a bit unhealthier through the Winter and have probably put on somewhere around 10lbs. But no big deal, the Sun starts to shine and I work longer days, hike the 480 stairs at the beach more often (although I've been there almost every day all Winter lol even though we had the coldest February on record since 1937), go for more runs, work a second job on the weekends, work side jobs, do more pushups and so on. I have a slight tummy from drinking beer and eating food all Winter, but if I get outside and go for my 7-9km run 2-3 times a week I'll slim right back down to near 6 pack territory in maybe a couple months.

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^^while i can't say i keep up with that estimable level, i can say that i did not slack off in the cold months, i wouldn't live in the great green and white northwest if i couldn't handle a bit of cold stuff without going into hibernation.

I get a workout from shoveling snow. Doesn't mean I enjoy the shoveling, though.

Unfortunately yes. However, now that I am back in school, I will visit my school's gym more often given my class meets three times per week instead of the typical two times.