Does your body really want to gain weight during the long winter season. Maybe? An article in Glamour magazine has stated that your body wants to the gain the extra weight.
Why? Well You tend to be overstressed due the everything from the holiday demands. The longer you have high levels of the stress hormone cortisol, the more it can excert the increase in appetite and stubborn belly fat. To release the stress is to get eight hours of sleep and regular workouts will help levels steady.
Another reason is that you tend to have more cravings. Levels of serotonin, a brain chemical that regulates appetite and mood, may drop in winter and that can trigger cravings especially carbs. Studies say that a full spectrum lightbulb, believe it or not, since the darkness of winter may be the reason serotonin levels drops. To make up for the shorter winter days, turn one on for couple of hours during the evening to trick your body into thinking there are longer daylight hours. Its worth a try!!!
And one more obvious reason is that its just plain cold outside. The temperature may do funky things to your levels of the hormone leptin, a weight regulator, one small study found. The result? Your body mistakenly thinks you're starving and produces appetite-stimulating hormones, ,so you eat more. To reduce this stimulation, snack on protein-rich foods like almonds, or have a cup of fiber-rich oatmeal for breakfast to keep leptin on the level.
Take care of your bodies during the winter season. Watch what you eat and exercise daily.
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