Winter Weight Gain | Easy Tips to Stay in Shape

Winter season is synonymous with the holiday season marked with an influx of parties and gatherings. Even last year in 2020, most of us celebrated the festivities but in a little different style — drinking and eating at home with our family & close-knit friends.

So, the chances of your weighing scale tipping in a less desirable direction are very high. If yes, you didn’t face it alone!

Winter weight gain varies from person to person, but many people tend to gain 3-5 kilos during the grey season. As a result, all your efforts to maintain your target weight can go for a toss.

To avoid gaining this unwanted weight, you should know why it happens.

1. Reduced physical activity

During winters, it gets tough to stick to an exercise routine. Instead of going for a walk or a jog, you might prefer to curl up inside your bed with your favourite book or watch a web series.

2. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Lack of sunlight in this season makes things gloomy for a few people. They develop clinical depression or SAD, which can cause poor food choices, reduced energy levels, lack of interest to work out, overeating and a more sedentary lifestyle.

3. Irresistible but unhealthy comfort foods

Who doesn’t like heavier and warmer foods like stuffed aloo paratha topped with butter, sarson ka saag or gajar halwa, hot chocolate and what not during winters?But, these gustatory pleasures can jeopardise your fitness goals. Instead, try healthy mouth-watering recipes from the Fitterfly Wellness App to appease your cravings. Download now for free!

4. Inadequate water intake

Staying hydrated in the winters is a real challenge. Your body might not be able to distinguish between thirst and hunger. It may so happen that you reach out to food when you’re simply thirsty.

However, you can prevent this seasonal weight gain by making a few smart lifestyle choices

At Fitterfly, we have launched a scientific and tech-empowered Weight Loss Program – Reset23 to help you lose weight healthily.

Here are tips from our Reset23 Coach that will help you stay in shape as you enjoy the cold weather.

1. Swap regular water with lukewarm water

Staying hydrated is very important to maintain a healthy weight. Lukewarm water stimulates better circulation, breaks body fat deposits, helps in digestion, makes you feel fuller for longer. You can add cinnamon powder or ajwain to it as both are known to reduce appetite.

2. Opt for indoor physical activities

You can do skipping, walking, stair climbing, and dancing while staying indoors. Additionally, you can also try some fun workout videos at Fitterfly Wellness App for free from the comforts of your home.Ideally, you should do moderate-intensity cardio workout for at least 30 minutes per day for at least five days a week.

3. Curb your temptations

It is hard to ignore creamy soup or gajar-ka-halwa this season, but all of these can sabotage your weight loss goals. Try smaller bowls or add less cream or opt for clear soups with spices instead of cream-laden soups. Remember every calorie adds grams to your weight and centimetres to your waist.

4. Step out to get some afternoon sun

Spending a little time outdoors on sunny days can help you get rid of the winter blues, and it will lift your spirits. A happy mood will help you in making the right eating choices. It will also give you much needed Vitamin D from sunlight which is known to prevent depression.

5. Opt for early & light dinners

Eating light and early dinner both helps in weight loss by increasing the number of fasting hours. Ideally, you should finish your dinner latest by 7 pm.

6. Add winter fibre to your meal

Make sure you add those delicious carrots, turnip and radish to your lunch and dinner to enhance fibre in your diet which will make you feel full and prevent weight gain as well. Fibre promotes weight-loss, prevents diabetes and lowers blood pressure.

7. Relax & de-stress

Increased stress causes a spike in the hormone cortisol. A rise in cortisol levels leads to overindulgence and makes it difficult to lose weight.To relax, you can try yoga & meditation. You can now let go off your stresses and worries with the help of Fitterfly Wellness App through guided audios and videos.

Crash dieting, generic diet plans, and heavy gyming are temporary solutions to lose weight. These can do more harm than good. Allow experts to take care of your weight-loss goals in 2021 in a sustainable scientific way.

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