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| Weight Loss in the Summer |  ladydeathbird |
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| #1 | beena1 |
May 21 2008 02:48 |
| I also live in AZ! I always lose weight in the summer. When it starts getting really hot I usually lose my appetite and only want cool things like fruit and salad. This year I am determined not to gain the weight back! lol | ||
| #2 | mrsdagle |
May 21 2008 03:11 |
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As long as I can go outside, I lose weight every summer. Problem is before this spring, I would take all summer to lose the weight then by Oct start putting it back on!!! I live here in Tucson and have gotten a headstart. Next week we start swimming 3x/week. |
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| #3 | tyrdrop |
May 21 2008 04:38 |
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Hey! I grew up in AZ (college now in Iowa). I always felt like summer was the time to lose weight. I also never felt that hungry, probably because I was always slurping down water. (dehydrate easily in that 115 heat, huh?) Anyway, I did read something at one point that said the heat does suppress the appetite, but I'm not sure if its because your body has to spend less energy to heat up? No idea... |
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| #4 |  davidthefat |
May 21 2008 04:51 |
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you got to really hydrate your self in the summer (i live in souther cali, so i know) and you got to workout heavy, not like most women i see... go for 8-15 reps, and you wont get big, you are female thats lacking the testostrone and going high reps cause inflammation to your muscles... so its just better to go heavy, and watch you micro and macros... |
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| #5 | pgeorgian |
May 21 2008 05:26 |
| yep, as soon as it warms up, my appetite wanes. we've only had three warm days here, but it's already happening. | ||
| #6 | rnjt |
May 21 2008 21:47 |
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in dublin ireland and winters are not fun here. its cold & dark, don't want to do anything. but the summer time, nights are long & bright, so i walk everywhere & go to the park. especially when its not raining, its like a treat & we all go wild here in the sun (when its here) fyi - im originally from los angeles, so big adjustment for me. |
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| #7 | damsell300 |
May 22 2008 15:10 |
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Most people who live in areas with seasonal climate changes lose weight in the summer for two common reasons... 1. In the summer, people spend more time outdoors and are generally more active (because they know that once winter comes back they'll be stuck inside again). 2. In the warmer months, most people (women especially) show more skin (tank tops, shorts, etc) or are in a bathing suit on a regular basis. This makes them more body conscious and helps them stick to a diet with more resolve. |
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| #8 | pgeorgian |
May 22 2008 15:51 |
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damsell, don't minimize the physiological effects of short days/long nights and cold. we're designed by evolution to conserve energy in winter and to find a safe place to hide when it's dark. where i am, in the middle of winter, we get about eight hours of daylight and temperatures can be in the -20s for weeks at a stretch. right now, even though we're still a month away from the longest day of the year, it's daylight from 4:30am until almost 10pm. you're crazy if you think the effect of that change is purely psychological.
edited to add that i see you're from florida. have you always lived there? |
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| #9 | mrsdagle |
May 22 2008 15:57 |
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I grew up in Northern CA where we had cold winters but from Spring to Fall, we were very active. A lot of thin people there. Here in Tucson you can exercise outdoors year round, almost. We have cold days but not nearly the kind that keep people locked in. A lot of thin people here too. I briefly lived in the Midwest where the winters were long and bitter, the summers were really humid. I felt the summers were like blizzards where there were just days you couldn't go outside safely. A lot of fat people there, I blended right in. |
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| #10 | travija |
May 22 2008 23:50 |
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well here in southern florida its HOT and I am mos def NOT HUNGRY right now. but that doesn't mean I have any problems reaching my calorie intake :) my dog however eats very little in the summer unless I feed him inside with the a/c... |
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