Julie Bove wrote:
....
> I always wondered why some people gained weight in the winter. Do they eat
> different food? Have less activity? When I lived in areas with a lot of
> snow, the shoveling provided a lot of activity. Otherwise I just exercise in
> the house. I dance and use my weights. Since it's not hot in the house, I
> can do more of that than I could in warmer months. Or maybe people eat less
> during warmer months?

for me it is much less exercise, we both like to
shovel snow and have never had a snow-blower, but
some years we don't get much snow. i hate exercise
for the sake of exercise so i have to reduce
calories all winter until spring returns and i can
get outside more.

walking the roads here in the winter is too often
a hazard otherwise we do that when we can or if
we're out we'll walk around the store, but it's
really not the same as what i do in the summer for
exercise (gardening as much as possible).

as an example, in the winter 1200 calories a day
is usually enough. in the summer i can quadruple
that.

when i used to practice Tai Chi i did better but
i haven't been able to get back to it as much as i
keep saying i'd like to... i also used to do basic
callistenics just to keep some tone/muscle strength
but once i get out of the habit it takes me a long
time to get back to it.


songbird