Winter typically comes with weight gain.
First of all, the days of celebration begin and with them more meals in freedom.
We go out much less, we become more sedentary, and the cold leads us to retain more liquids.
As a result, winter can bring us an average of three pounds of overweight.
There are those who take a kilo, those who take four.

So what to do? Should we surrender to the idea of ​​gaining weight? Or can we even lose weight in the winter?
Here are the 6 things we can do to guarantee weight loss even during the cold months if we are on a diet or not to gain weight until spring and then get to drastic measures at the turn of the summer.

HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT IN WINTER IN 6 STEPS

1. Don’t skip the gym and workouts .

   People sign up for the gym in September or January, but then they quit, skip appointments, and finally just let it go. Better to try alternatives: for example ten-minute HIIT sessions for two or three times a day, or a home purchase but ideal for the winter such as the treadmill or the elliptical, with which we can also practice in front of the TV and in the spare time.

2. If you want to try something to do outside the home, let yourself be “tempted” by different and stimulating activities.
   

   For example kick boxing, yoga, martial arts or dance instead of the usual gym.

3. In the winter, choose to do something different with friends.

   Go to exhibitions, have weekends in the mountains or in the hills with walks in the woods, have a spa, go skating, go to the cinema. Things to choose instead of tasting, staying at home making cookies, eating, watching TV and drinking wine. Let’s be clear: I don’t want to tell you not to do all these beautiful things that also make winter special. Just don’t turn them into an excuse to be sedentary. There are many trips and experiences that you can also do outside and which in summer are not the best.

4. A little bit of protein goes all over the place.

   No sugary snacks. Balance each meal with a good protein source – you’ll lower your glycemic index and make it easier to burn those calories with the cold. Greek yogurt, quark, skyr, egg white and oat pancakes, meat, fish, eggs, tofu, tempeh, seitan, dairy products. Look for something to always pair with carbohydrates.

5. Fight water retention and dehydration.

   Cold swells, meaning it increases water retention and worse dehydrates you. Combat water retention with tea: for example white tea, green tea and oolong tea, without sugar. Or deflating herbal teas: birch, fennel seeds, lemon balm.

6. Use the cold to burn calories.
   

   How? Eating low glycemic index carbohydrates (whole grains, legumes, walnuts, hazelnuts) instead of refined and sweet foods, and without bundling up or turning up the heat too much when you are at home. Lastly, whenever you have an “eating” appointment, try to do a pay day immediately after. For example, Dr. Migliaccio’s fast diet.