Winter Weight Gain: Exposing A Hidden Culprit 
November 22nd, 2008 -- Posted in Did You Know?, Holiday WeightLoss Tips, WeightLoss Issues, WeightLoss Struggle, WeightLoss Tips | No Comments »
While there are obvious reasons for gaining weight during the winter (like the abundance of food and treats as well as lack of exercise) there is also one big hidden reason: depression.
It’s not unusual to suffer seasonal depression during the winter. Not only will depression cause you to reach for more fattening foods, it can also leave you lethargic and unwilling to get exercise. This combination will obviously result in packing on the pounds which often times furthers depression.
To stop from falling into this nasty cycle, take steps to keep your mood elevated as you go into winter and then keep it up through the season. One of the biggest causes of seasonal depression is lack of sunlight.
Be sure to keep your home and office well lit when you’re indoors. If this isn’t enough, take a few 20 minute periods every day to sit in from of a high watt bulb. This will help boost your mood in a natural way.
While bad diet and lack of exercise are often a result of depression, they can also be part of the cause of the depression. If you start feeling depressed, focus on maintaining your healthy habits. They will help boost your mood and keep you from falling into a bad cycle of depression, unhealthy eating, lack of exercise, and weight gain.
Did you know that losing weight is easier for men than it is for women? Apparently there are biological reasons why we have it tougher than men when it comes to WeightLoss. That’s so not fair!