Re: Winter blues, anyone?

[Guest guest]

I have an awful time with the winter blues. I have noticed that since I started swimming at the health club, and it was an effort to start doing, the seasonal effective stuff has almost gone completely.

Seth

"When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice."Native American Saying

By nature I am a Summer/hot weather person!! I love the summer so very much and the sunshine, so it takes extra positive self-talk to appreciate the winter months to the best of my ability.

I had a winter like you describe, not this past winter but the one before this. And I think the reason this winter seemed a bit better than the previous one is I was aware of how I hate winter and I planned to have as positive an attitude about the winter as I could. I attempted to stop thoughts of hating the winter season and reminded myself winter comes every year and what sense did it make to hate a season I was not in control of? It's too many months of my life to hate each year! It was rough, but I did things like layered and walked outdoors despite the cold and cloudy days. I think the fresh air was uplifting despite the cold. I actually did cheer up because I found I was pretty warm wearing four layers :.) In Dec. I used Christmas as an incentive to feeling positive. I think Jan was pretty depressing, but Feb is when I started walking and it uplifted my spirits. I am fortunate to live near the ocean so I walked on the boardwalk. I told myself to be patient because Spring will come again. I told myself to look for something to appreciate about winter as best I could. I played in the snow like a kid after the blizzard; walked on the boardwalk with the snow up to my knees. It was fun. I think the problem lots of people have with winter is lack of fresh air! If I could control the weather, it would most certainly be a continuous summer of 85 to 95 degrees! I haven't found many days that are too hot for me; when everyone is complaining of the heat, I'm loving it!

And today, I'm happy to say, got up to 50 degrees; getting better!

I am anticipating swimming in the ocean again :.) I'll probably be putting my wetsuit on around mid-April and jumping in.

Laurie

From: mckella11 <mckella11>To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sat, March 6, 2010 9:24:46 PMSubject: Winter blues, anyone?

Does anyone else get really bad winter blues like I do? I'm just sick of waking up and feeling disappointed that the weather sucks, and the cold and darkness makes me munchy and lethargic. The pants I bought in October are getting tight. I'm already on a mild anti-depressant in the winter months, but I still can't shake that constant sadness that hangs around when it's dark and cold. The weather was nice most of this week, but the past few days have been nasty and I've eaten more than I've wanted and my emotional eating has been creeping back up. Any advice? McKella

[Guest guest]

I have an awful time with the winter blues. I have noticed that since I started swimming at the health club, and it was an effort to start doing, the seasonal effective stuff has almost gone completely.

Seth

"When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice."Native American Saying

By nature I am a Summer/hot weather person!! I love the summer so very much and the sunshine, so it takes extra positive self-talk to appreciate the winter months to the best of my ability.

I had a winter like you describe, not this past winter but the one before this. And I think the reason this winter seemed a bit better than the previous one is I was aware of how I hate winter and I planned to have as positive an attitude about the winter as I could. I attempted to stop thoughts of hating the winter season and reminded myself winter comes every year and what sense did it make to hate a season I was not in control of? It's too many months of my life to hate each year! It was rough, but I did things like layered and walked outdoors despite the cold and cloudy days. I think the fresh air was uplifting despite the cold. I actually did cheer up because I found I was pretty warm wearing four layers :.) In Dec. I used Christmas as an incentive to feeling positive. I think Jan was pretty depressing, but Feb is when I started walking and it uplifted my spirits. I am fortunate to live near the ocean so I walked on the boardwalk. I told myself to be patient because Spring will come again. I told myself to look for something to appreciate about winter as best I could. I played in the snow like a kid after the blizzard; walked on the boardwalk with the snow up to my knees. It was fun. I think the problem lots of people have with winter is lack of fresh air! If I could control the weather, it would most certainly be a continuous summer of 85 to 95 degrees! I haven't found many days that are too hot for me; when everyone is complaining of the heat, I'm loving it!

And today, I'm happy to say, got up to 50 degrees; getting better!

I am anticipating swimming in the ocean again :.) I'll probably be putting my wetsuit on around mid-April and jumping in.

Laurie

From: mckella11 <mckella11>To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sat, March 6, 2010 9:24:46 PMSubject: Winter blues, anyone?

Does anyone else get really bad winter blues like I do? I'm just sick of waking up and feeling disappointed that the weather sucks, and the cold and darkness makes me munchy and lethargic. The pants I bought in October are getting tight. I'm already on a mild anti-depressant in the winter months, but I still can't shake that constant sadness that hangs around when it's dark and cold. The weather was nice most of this week, but the past few days have been nasty and I've eaten more than I've wanted and my emotional eating has been creeping back up. Any advice? McKella

[Guest guest]

I have an awful time with the winter blues. I have noticed that since I started swimming at the health club, and it was an effort to start doing, the seasonal effective stuff has almost gone completely.

Seth

"When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice."Native American Saying

By nature I am a Summer/hot weather person!! I love the summer so very much and the sunshine, so it takes extra positive self-talk to appreciate the winter months to the best of my ability.

I had a winter like you describe, not this past winter but the one before this. And I think the reason this winter seemed a bit better than the previous one is I was aware of how I hate winter and I planned to have as positive an attitude about the winter as I could. I attempted to stop thoughts of hating the winter season and reminded myself winter comes every year and what sense did it make to hate a season I was not in control of? It's too many months of my life to hate each year! It was rough, but I did things like layered and walked outdoors despite the cold and cloudy days. I think the fresh air was uplifting despite the cold. I actually did cheer up because I found I was pretty warm wearing four layers :.) In Dec. I used Christmas as an incentive to feeling positive. I think Jan was pretty depressing, but Feb is when I started walking and it uplifted my spirits. I am fortunate to live near the ocean so I walked on the boardwalk. I told myself to be patient because Spring will come again. I told myself to look for something to appreciate about winter as best I could. I played in the snow like a kid after the blizzard; walked on the boardwalk with the snow up to my knees. It was fun. I think the problem lots of people have with winter is lack of fresh air! If I could control the weather, it would most certainly be a continuous summer of 85 to 95 degrees! I haven't found many days that are too hot for me; when everyone is complaining of the heat, I'm loving it!

And today, I'm happy to say, got up to 50 degrees; getting better!

I am anticipating swimming in the ocean again :.) I'll probably be putting my wetsuit on around mid-April and jumping in.

Laurie

From: mckella11 <mckella11>To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sat, March 6, 2010 9:24:46 PMSubject: Winter blues, anyone?

Does anyone else get really bad winter blues like I do? I'm just sick of waking up and feeling disappointed that the weather sucks, and the cold and darkness makes me munchy and lethargic. The pants I bought in October are getting tight. I'm already on a mild anti-depressant in the winter months, but I still can't shake that constant sadness that hangs around when it's dark and cold. The weather was nice most of this week, but the past few days have been nasty and I've eaten more than I've wanted and my emotional eating has been creeping back up. Any advice? McKella

[Guest guest]

Hi McKella- I'm new here but I struggle with the winter blues also-used to be called Seasonal Affective Disorder. Besides antidepressants which definitely help, plenty of Vitamin D light therapy can help. I have a small light from a company called Verilux that has helped. They have all kinds there are other styles companies. I hate winter- October through March is awful but these things along with god meds eases it. Hope that helps.GingerSent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:24:46 -0000To: <IntuitiveEating_Support >Subject: Winter blues, anyone? Does anyone else get really bad winter blues like I do? I'm just sick of waking up and feeling disappointed that the weather sucks, and the cold and darkness makes me munchy and lethargic. The pants I bought in October are getting tight. I'm already on a mild anti-depressant in the winter months, but I still can't shake that constant sadness that hangs around when it's dark and cold. The weather was nice most of this week, but the past few days have been nasty and I've eaten more than I've wanted and my emotional eating has been creeping back up. Any advice? McKella

[Guest guest]

Hi McKella- I'm new here but I struggle with the winter blues also-used to be called Seasonal Affective Disorder. Besides antidepressants which definitely help, plenty of Vitamin D light therapy can help. I have a small light from a company called Verilux that has helped. They have all kinds there are other styles companies. I hate winter- October through March is awful but these things along with god meds eases it. Hope that helps.GingerSent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:24:46 -0000To: <IntuitiveEating_Support >Subject: Winter blues, anyone? Does anyone else get really bad winter blues like I do? I'm just sick of waking up and feeling disappointed that the weather sucks, and the cold and darkness makes me munchy and lethargic. The pants I bought in October are getting tight. I'm already on a mild anti-depressant in the winter months, but I still can't shake that constant sadness that hangs around when it's dark and cold. The weather was nice most of this week, but the past few days have been nasty and I've eaten more than I've wanted and my emotional eating has been creeping back up. Any advice? McKella

[Guest guest]

Hi McKella- I'm new here but I struggle with the winter blues also-used to be called Seasonal Affective Disorder. Besides antidepressants which definitely help, plenty of Vitamin D light therapy can help. I have a small light from a company called Verilux that has helped. They have all kinds there are other styles companies. I hate winter- October through March is awful but these things along with god meds eases it. Hope that helps.GingerSent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:24:46 -0000To: <IntuitiveEating_Support >Subject: Winter blues, anyone? Does anyone else get really bad winter blues like I do? I'm just sick of waking up and feeling disappointed that the weather sucks, and the cold and darkness makes me munchy and lethargic. The pants I bought in October are getting tight. I'm already on a mild anti-depressant in the winter months, but I still can't shake that constant sadness that hangs around when it's dark and cold. The weather was nice most of this week, but the past few days have been nasty and I've eaten more than I've wanted and my emotional eating has been creeping back up. Any advice? McKella

[Guest guest]

By nature I am a Summer/hot weather person!! I love the summer so very much and the sunshine, so it takes extra positive self-talk to appreciate the winter months to the best of my ability.

I had a winter like you describe, not this past winter but the one before this. And I think the reason this winter seemed a bit better than the previous one is I was aware of how I hate winter and I planned to have as positive an attitude about the winter as I could. I attempted to stop thoughts of hating the winter season and reminded myself winter comes every year and what sense did it make to hate a season I was not in control of? It's too many months of my life to hate each year! It was rough, but I did things like layered and walked outdoors despite the cold and cloudy days. I think the fresh air was uplifting despite the cold. I actually did cheer up because I found I was pretty warm wearing four layers :.) In Dec. I used Christmas as an incentive to feeling positive. I think Jan was pretty depressing, but Feb is when I started walking and it uplifted my spirits. I am

fortunate to live near the ocean so I walked on the boardwalk. I told myself to be patient because Spring will come again. I told myself to look for something to appreciate about winter as best I could. I played in the snow like a kid after the blizzard; walked on the boardwalk with the snow up to my knees. It was fun. I think the problem lots of people have with winter is lack of fresh air! If I could control the weather, it would most certainly be a continuous summer of 85 to 95 degrees! I haven't found many days that are too hot for me; when everyone is complaining of the heat, I'm loving it!

And today, I'm happy to say, got up to 50 degrees; getting better!

I am anticipating swimming in the ocean again :.) I'll probably be putting my wetsuit on around mid-April and jumping in.

Laurie

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sat, March 6, 2010 9:24:46 PMSubject: Winter blues, anyone?

Does anyone else get really bad winter blues like I do? I'm just sick of waking up and feeling disappointed that the weather sucks, and the cold and darkness makes me munchy and lethargic. The pants I bought in October are getting tight. I'm already on a mild anti-depressant in the winter months, but I still can't shake that constant sadness that hangs around when it's dark and cold. The weather was nice most of this week, but the past few days have been nasty and I've eaten more than I've wanted and my emotional eating has been creeping back up. Any advice? McKella

[Guest guest]

By nature I am a Summer/hot weather person!! I love the summer so very much and the sunshine, so it takes extra positive self-talk to appreciate the winter months to the best of my ability.

I had a winter like you describe, not this past winter but the one before this. And I think the reason this winter seemed a bit better than the previous one is I was aware of how I hate winter and I planned to have as positive an attitude about the winter as I could. I attempted to stop thoughts of hating the winter season and reminded myself winter comes every year and what sense did it make to hate a season I was not in control of? It's too many months of my life to hate each year! It was rough, but I did things like layered and walked outdoors despite the cold and cloudy days. I think the fresh air was uplifting despite the cold. I actually did cheer up because I found I was pretty warm wearing four layers :.) In Dec. I used Christmas as an incentive to feeling positive. I think Jan was pretty depressing, but Feb is when I started walking and it uplifted my spirits. I am

fortunate to live near the ocean so I walked on the boardwalk. I told myself to be patient because Spring will come again. I told myself to look for something to appreciate about winter as best I could. I played in the snow like a kid after the blizzard; walked on the boardwalk with the snow up to my knees. It was fun. I think the problem lots of people have with winter is lack of fresh air! If I could control the weather, it would most certainly be a continuous summer of 85 to 95 degrees! I haven't found many days that are too hot for me; when everyone is complaining of the heat, I'm loving it!

And today, I'm happy to say, got up to 50 degrees; getting better!

I am anticipating swimming in the ocean again :.) I'll probably be putting my wetsuit on around mid-April and jumping in.

Laurie

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sat, March 6, 2010 9:24:46 PMSubject: Winter blues, anyone?

Does anyone else get really bad winter blues like I do? I'm just sick of waking up and feeling disappointed that the weather sucks, and the cold and darkness makes me munchy and lethargic. The pants I bought in October are getting tight. I'm already on a mild anti-depressant in the winter months, but I still can't shake that constant sadness that hangs around when it's dark and cold. The weather was nice most of this week, but the past few days have been nasty and I've eaten more than I've wanted and my emotional eating has been creeping back up. Any advice? McKella

[Guest guest]

By nature I am a Summer/hot weather person!! I love the summer so very much and the sunshine, so it takes extra positive self-talk to appreciate the winter months to the best of my ability.

I had a winter like you describe, not this past winter but the one before this. And I think the reason this winter seemed a bit better than the previous one is I was aware of how I hate winter and I planned to have as positive an attitude about the winter as I could. I attempted to stop thoughts of hating the winter season and reminded myself winter comes every year and what sense did it make to hate a season I was not in control of? It's too many months of my life to hate each year! It was rough, but I did things like layered and walked outdoors despite the cold and cloudy days. I think the fresh air was uplifting despite the cold. I actually did cheer up because I found I was pretty warm wearing four layers :.) In Dec. I used Christmas as an incentive to feeling positive. I think Jan was pretty depressing, but Feb is when I started walking and it uplifted my spirits. I am

fortunate to live near the ocean so I walked on the boardwalk. I told myself to be patient because Spring will come again. I told myself to look for something to appreciate about winter as best I could. I played in the snow like a kid after the blizzard; walked on the boardwalk with the snow up to my knees. It was fun. I think the problem lots of people have with winter is lack of fresh air! If I could control the weather, it would most certainly be a continuous summer of 85 to 95 degrees! I haven't found many days that are too hot for me; when everyone is complaining of the heat, I'm loving it!

And today, I'm happy to say, got up to 50 degrees; getting better!

I am anticipating swimming in the ocean again :.) I'll probably be putting my wetsuit on around mid-April and jumping in.

Laurie

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sat, March 6, 2010 9:24:46 PMSubject: Winter blues, anyone?

Does anyone else get really bad winter blues like I do? I'm just sick of waking up and feeling disappointed that the weather sucks, and the cold and darkness makes me munchy and lethargic. The pants I bought in October are getting tight. I'm already on a mild anti-depressant in the winter months, but I still can't shake that constant sadness that hangs around when it's dark and cold. The weather was nice most of this week, but the past few days have been nasty and I've eaten more than I've wanted and my emotional eating has been creeping back up. Any advice? McKella

[Guest guest]

If it stays gloomy and cloudy for very long in the winter I do get

gloomy myself, and it's such a joy to see a sunny day. The funny thing

is I don't really like hot weather (and fortunately live where it isn't

very hot). Here summer mornings are often foggy and overcast, which I

love because I know most of the time it will burn off by noon or so,

and it keeps the temperatures down. In the early 80s I lived in Vegas

and I absolutely hated looking out the window every morning and seeing

blue sky. I missed the fog like crazy, but I grew up across the bridge

from San Francisco, so I guess fog is in my blood.

Sohni

mckella11 wrote:

Does anyone else get really bad winter blues like I do? I'm just

sick of waking up and feeling disappointed that the weather sucks, and

the cold and darkness makes me munchy and lethargic. The pants I bought

in October are getting tight. I'm already on a mild anti-depressant in

the winter months, but I still can't shake that constant sadness that

hangs around when it's dark and cold. The weather was nice most of this

week, but the past few days have been nasty and I've eaten more than

I've wanted and my emotional eating has been creeping back up. Any

advice?

McKella

[Guest guest]

If it stays gloomy and cloudy for very long in the winter I do get

gloomy myself, and it's such a joy to see a sunny day. The funny thing

is I don't really like hot weather (and fortunately live where it isn't

very hot). Here summer mornings are often foggy and overcast, which I

love because I know most of the time it will burn off by noon or so,

and it keeps the temperatures down. In the early 80s I lived in Vegas

and I absolutely hated looking out the window every morning and seeing

blue sky. I missed the fog like crazy, but I grew up across the bridge

from San Francisco, so I guess fog is in my blood.

Sohni

mckella11 wrote:

Does anyone else get really bad winter blues like I do? I'm just

sick of waking up and feeling disappointed that the weather sucks, and

the cold and darkness makes me munchy and lethargic. The pants I bought

in October are getting tight. I'm already on a mild anti-depressant in

the winter months, but I still can't shake that constant sadness that

hangs around when it's dark and cold. The weather was nice most of this

week, but the past few days have been nasty and I've eaten more than

I've wanted and my emotional eating has been creeping back up. Any

advice?

McKella

[Guest guest]

If it stays gloomy and cloudy for very long in the winter I do get

gloomy myself, and it's such a joy to see a sunny day. The funny thing

is I don't really like hot weather (and fortunately live where it isn't

very hot). Here summer mornings are often foggy and overcast, which I

love because I know most of the time it will burn off by noon or so,

and it keeps the temperatures down. In the early 80s I lived in Vegas

and I absolutely hated looking out the window every morning and seeing

blue sky. I missed the fog like crazy, but I grew up across the bridge

from San Francisco, so I guess fog is in my blood.

Sohni

mckella11 wrote:

Does anyone else get really bad winter blues like I do? I'm just

sick of waking up and feeling disappointed that the weather sucks, and

the cold and darkness makes me munchy and lethargic. The pants I bought

in October are getting tight. I'm already on a mild anti-depressant in

the winter months, but I still can't shake that constant sadness that

hangs around when it's dark and cold. The weather was nice most of this

week, but the past few days have been nasty and I've eaten more than

I've wanted and my emotional eating has been creeping back up. Any

advice?

McKella

[Guest guest]

Hi,I love the idea of bright colors in the house; I haven't done that yet but I really will soon as I've saved some decorating money :.) I wanted to share an artist's website because the paintings seem to really cheer me up and make me smile; and he sells prints if you don't want to pay for paintings. I'm not advertising for him, lol; I just really feel cheered up by his work. When I redecorate my livingroom, I'd like a couple of his paintings or prints.

www.stephenevans.com.au

Laurie

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sun, March 7, 2010 7:00:15 AMSubject: Winter blues, anyone?

Hi, McKella, sorry to hear you're feeling a bit down, but I can certainly empathize since I have SAD too! Are you able to do some aerobic activity? That always seems to lift the spirits and the mood which I discovered yesterday after an exercise break. I was reading somewhere that a little interior redecorating may be helpful in brightening your mood, like getting some brightly colored pillows (bright yellow, red, etc.) for your sofa. Aromatherapy (I think lavender helps with depression) may help too as may some light therapy. But hang in there, most of the winter is behind us and spring is just around the corner!!! Take care of yourself.

All the best,

Jeanne

[Guest guest]

Hi,I love the idea of bright colors in the house; I haven't done that yet but I really will soon as I've saved some decorating money :.) I wanted to share an artist's website because the paintings seem to really cheer me up and make me smile; and he sells prints if you don't want to pay for paintings. I'm not advertising for him, lol; I just really feel cheered up by his work. When I redecorate my livingroom, I'd like a couple of his paintings or prints.

www.stephenevans.com.au

Laurie

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sun, March 7, 2010 7:00:15 AMSubject: Winter blues, anyone?

Hi, McKella, sorry to hear you're feeling a bit down, but I can certainly empathize since I have SAD too! Are you able to do some aerobic activity? That always seems to lift the spirits and the mood which I discovered yesterday after an exercise break. I was reading somewhere that a little interior redecorating may be helpful in brightening your mood, like getting some brightly colored pillows (bright yellow, red, etc.) for your sofa. Aromatherapy (I think lavender helps with depression) may help too as may some light therapy. But hang in there, most of the winter is behind us and spring is just around the corner!!! Take care of yourself.

All the best,

Jeanne

[Guest guest]

Hi,I love the idea of bright colors in the house; I haven't done that yet but I really will soon as I've saved some decorating money :.) I wanted to share an artist's website because the paintings seem to really cheer me up and make me smile; and he sells prints if you don't want to pay for paintings. I'm not advertising for him, lol; I just really feel cheered up by his work. When I redecorate my livingroom, I'd like a couple of his paintings or prints.

www.stephenevans.com.au

Laurie

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sun, March 7, 2010 7:00:15 AMSubject: Winter blues, anyone?

Hi, McKella, sorry to hear you're feeling a bit down, but I can certainly empathize since I have SAD too! Are you able to do some aerobic activity? That always seems to lift the spirits and the mood which I discovered yesterday after an exercise break. I was reading somewhere that a little interior redecorating may be helpful in brightening your mood, like getting some brightly colored pillows (bright yellow, red, etc.) for your sofa. Aromatherapy (I think lavender helps with depression) may help too as may some light therapy. But hang in there, most of the winter is behind us and spring is just around the corner!!! Take care of yourself.

All the best,

Jeanne

[Guest guest]

Hi Laurie,

Thanks so much for sharing this website! I just viewed it and just love his style and his wonderful use of color! As I may have mentioned, my husband and I had the wonderful opportunity of visiting Australia back in the 80s. Of course, things have changed in 30 years, but his work really does conjure up some truly wonderful memories. Being a lover of warm weather and the ocean, I really loved the paintings of the beach! Guess I know now what I'm going to request for our anniversary next month!

Jeanne

[Guest guest]

Hi Laurie,

Thanks so much for sharing this website! I just viewed it and just love his style and his wonderful use of color! As I may have mentioned, my husband and I had the wonderful opportunity of visiting Australia back in the 80s. Of course, things have changed in 30 years, but his work really does conjure up some truly wonderful memories. Being a lover of warm weather and the ocean, I really loved the paintings of the beach! Guess I know now what I'm going to request for our anniversary next month!

Jeanne

[Guest guest]

Hi Laurie,

Thanks so much for sharing this website! I just viewed it and just love his style and his wonderful use of color! As I may have mentioned, my husband and I had the wonderful opportunity of visiting Australia back in the 80s. Of course, things have changed in 30 years, but his work really does conjure up some truly wonderful memories. Being a lover of warm weather and the ocean, I really loved the paintings of the beach! Guess I know now what I'm going to request for our anniversary next month!

Jeanne

[Guest guest]

Hi Seth,

I'm glad you found swimming so helpful in winter; when I swim I also notice I'm much more uplifted even if it's a cold, cloudy day. This winter I walked and that also helped a lot. I like the fresh air all year round and sometimes the cold air actually feels refreshing so long as I have lots of layers on.

Laurie

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sat, March 6, 2010 10:50:35 PMSubject: Re: Winter blues, anyone?

I have an awful time with the winter blues. I have noticed that since I started swimming at the health club, and it was an effort to start doing, the seasonal effective stuff has almost gone completely.

Seth

"When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice."Native American Saying

In a message dated 3/6/2010 10:36:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, laurietessyahoo (DOT) com writes:

By nature I am a Summer/hot weather person!! I love the summer so very much and the sunshine, so it takes extra positive self-talk to appreciate the winter months to the best of my ability.

I had a winter like you describe, not this past winter but the one before this. And I think the reason this winter seemed a bit better than the previous one is I was aware of how I hate winter and I planned to have as positive an attitude about the winter as I could. I attempted to stop thoughts of hating the winter season and reminded myself winter comes every year and what sense did it make to hate a season I was not in control of? It's too many months of my life to hate each year! It was rough, but I did things like layered and walked outdoors despite the cold and cloudy days. I think the fresh air was uplifting despite the cold. I actually did cheer up because I found I was pretty warm wearing four layers :.) In Dec. I used Christmas as an incentive to feeling positive. I think Jan was pretty depressing, but Feb is when I started walking and it uplifted my spirits. I am

fortunate to live near the ocean so I walked on the boardwalk. I told myself to be patient because Spring will come again. I told myself to look for something to appreciate about winter as best I could. I played in the snow like a kid after the blizzard; walked on the boardwalk with the snow up to my knees. It was fun. I think the problem lots of people have with winter is lack of fresh air! If I could control the weather, it would most certainly be a continuous summer of 85 to 95 degrees! I haven't found many days that are too hot for me; when everyone is complaining of the heat, I'm loving it!

And today, I'm happy to say, got up to 50 degrees; getting better!

I am anticipating swimming in the ocean again :.) I'll probably be putting my wetsuit on around mid-April and jumping in.

Laurie

From: mckella11 <mckella11yahoo (DOT) com>To: IntuitiveEating_ Support@yahoogro ups.comSent: Sat, March 6, 2010 9:24:46 PMSubject: [intuitiveEating_ Support] Winter blues, anyone?

Does anyone else get really bad winter blues like I do? I'm just sick of waking up and feeling disappointed that the weather sucks, and the cold and darkness makes me munchy and lethargic. The pants I bought in October are getting tight. I'm already on a mild anti-depressant in the winter months, but I still can't shake that constant sadness that hangs around when it's dark and cold. The weather was nice most of this week, but the past few days have been nasty and I've eaten more than I've wanted and my emotional eating has been creeping back up. Any advice? McKella

[Guest guest]

Hi Seth,

I'm glad you found swimming so helpful in winter; when I swim I also notice I'm much more uplifted even if it's a cold, cloudy day. This winter I walked and that also helped a lot. I like the fresh air all year round and sometimes the cold air actually feels refreshing so long as I have lots of layers on.

Laurie

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sat, March 6, 2010 10:50:35 PMSubject: Re: Winter blues, anyone?

I have an awful time with the winter blues. I have noticed that since I started swimming at the health club, and it was an effort to start doing, the seasonal effective stuff has almost gone completely.

Seth

"When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice."Native American Saying

In a message dated 3/6/2010 10:36:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, laurietessyahoo (DOT) com writes:

By nature I am a Summer/hot weather person!! I love the summer so very much and the sunshine, so it takes extra positive self-talk to appreciate the winter months to the best of my ability.

I had a winter like you describe, not this past winter but the one before this. And I think the reason this winter seemed a bit better than the previous one is I was aware of how I hate winter and I planned to have as positive an attitude about the winter as I could. I attempted to stop thoughts of hating the winter season and reminded myself winter comes every year and what sense did it make to hate a season I was not in control of? It's too many months of my life to hate each year! It was rough, but I did things like layered and walked outdoors despite the cold and cloudy days. I think the fresh air was uplifting despite the cold. I actually did cheer up because I found I was pretty warm wearing four layers :.) In Dec. I used Christmas as an incentive to feeling positive. I think Jan was pretty depressing, but Feb is when I started walking and it uplifted my spirits. I am

fortunate to live near the ocean so I walked on the boardwalk. I told myself to be patient because Spring will come again. I told myself to look for something to appreciate about winter as best I could. I played in the snow like a kid after the blizzard; walked on the boardwalk with the snow up to my knees. It was fun. I think the problem lots of people have with winter is lack of fresh air! If I could control the weather, it would most certainly be a continuous summer of 85 to 95 degrees! I haven't found many days that are too hot for me; when everyone is complaining of the heat, I'm loving it!

And today, I'm happy to say, got up to 50 degrees; getting better!

I am anticipating swimming in the ocean again :.) I'll probably be putting my wetsuit on around mid-April and jumping in.

Laurie

From: mckella11 <mckella11yahoo (DOT) com>To: IntuitiveEating_ Support@yahoogro ups.comSent: Sat, March 6, 2010 9:24:46 PMSubject: [intuitiveEating_ Support] Winter blues, anyone?

Does anyone else get really bad winter blues like I do? I'm just sick of waking up and feeling disappointed that the weather sucks, and the cold and darkness makes me munchy and lethargic. The pants I bought in October are getting tight. I'm already on a mild anti-depressant in the winter months, but I still can't shake that constant sadness that hangs around when it's dark and cold. The weather was nice most of this week, but the past few days have been nasty and I've eaten more than I've wanted and my emotional eating has been creeping back up. Any advice? McKella

[Guest guest]

Hi Seth,

I'm glad you found swimming so helpful in winter; when I swim I also notice I'm much more uplifted even if it's a cold, cloudy day. This winter I walked and that also helped a lot. I like the fresh air all year round and sometimes the cold air actually feels refreshing so long as I have lots of layers on.

Laurie

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sat, March 6, 2010 10:50:35 PMSubject: Re: Winter blues, anyone?

I have an awful time with the winter blues. I have noticed that since I started swimming at the health club, and it was an effort to start doing, the seasonal effective stuff has almost gone completely.

Seth

"When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice."Native American Saying

In a message dated 3/6/2010 10:36:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, laurietessyahoo (DOT) com writes:

By nature I am a Summer/hot weather person!! I love the summer so very much and the sunshine, so it takes extra positive self-talk to appreciate the winter months to the best of my ability.

I had a winter like you describe, not this past winter but the one before this. And I think the reason this winter seemed a bit better than the previous one is I was aware of how I hate winter and I planned to have as positive an attitude about the winter as I could. I attempted to stop thoughts of hating the winter season and reminded myself winter comes every year and what sense did it make to hate a season I was not in control of? It's too many months of my life to hate each year! It was rough, but I did things like layered and walked outdoors despite the cold and cloudy days. I think the fresh air was uplifting despite the cold. I actually did cheer up because I found I was pretty warm wearing four layers :.) In Dec. I used Christmas as an incentive to feeling positive. I think Jan was pretty depressing, but Feb is when I started walking and it uplifted my spirits. I am

fortunate to live near the ocean so I walked on the boardwalk. I told myself to be patient because Spring will come again. I told myself to look for something to appreciate about winter as best I could. I played in the snow like a kid after the blizzard; walked on the boardwalk with the snow up to my knees. It was fun. I think the problem lots of people have with winter is lack of fresh air! If I could control the weather, it would most certainly be a continuous summer of 85 to 95 degrees! I haven't found many days that are too hot for me; when everyone is complaining of the heat, I'm loving it!

And today, I'm happy to say, got up to 50 degrees; getting better!

I am anticipating swimming in the ocean again :.) I'll probably be putting my wetsuit on around mid-April and jumping in.

Laurie

From: mckella11 <mckella11yahoo (DOT) com>To: IntuitiveEating_ Support@yahoogro ups.comSent: Sat, March 6, 2010 9:24:46 PMSubject: [intuitiveEating_ Support] Winter blues, anyone?

Does anyone else get really bad winter blues like I do? I'm just sick of waking up and feeling disappointed that the weather sucks, and the cold and darkness makes me munchy and lethargic. The pants I bought in October are getting tight. I'm already on a mild anti-depressant in the winter months, but I still can't shake that constant sadness that hangs around when it's dark and cold. The weather was nice most of this week, but the past few days have been nasty and I've eaten more than I've wanted and my emotional eating has been creeping back up. Any advice? McKella

[Guest guest]

Hi McKella

You probably need daylight. If it is possible to get outdoors anytime it is

sunny enough to do so, go for a walk or sit somewhere in the sun, even if 10

minutes is all you can manage if it is cold. It could also be a vitamin D

deficiency - despite spending a lot of time outdoors I have a deficiency, acc to

my doctor about 10 per cent of people do, so it is worth a blood test to find

out.

Fiona

>

> Does anyone else get really bad winter blues like I do? I'm just sick of

waking up and feeling disappointed that the weather sucks, and the cold and

darkness makes me munchy and lethargic. The pants I bought in October are

getting tight. I'm already on a mild anti-depressant in the winter months, but I

still can't shake that constant sadness that hangs around when it's dark and

cold. The weather was nice most of this week, but the past few days have been

nasty and I've eaten more than I've wanted and my emotional eating has been

creeping back up. Any advice?

>

> McKella

>

[Guest guest]

Hi McKella

You probably need daylight. If it is possible to get outdoors anytime it is

sunny enough to do so, go for a walk or sit somewhere in the sun, even if 10

minutes is all you can manage if it is cold. It could also be a vitamin D

deficiency - despite spending a lot of time outdoors I have a deficiency, acc to

my doctor about 10 per cent of people do, so it is worth a blood test to find

out.

Fiona

>

> Does anyone else get really bad winter blues like I do? I'm just sick of

waking up and feeling disappointed that the weather sucks, and the cold and

darkness makes me munchy and lethargic. The pants I bought in October are

getting tight. I'm already on a mild anti-depressant in the winter months, but I

still can't shake that constant sadness that hangs around when it's dark and

cold. The weather was nice most of this week, but the past few days have been

nasty and I've eaten more than I've wanted and my emotional eating has been

creeping back up. Any advice?

>

> McKella

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I love to swim and the local senior center has an indoor heated swimming pool, but I feel so self-conscious wearing a swimsuit. Guess I need to grow up and get over it because you can't look 25 forever, can you?

Laurie, the only thing I can't stand when walking during the winter is when you get a blast in the face of cold, raw wind that takes your breath away and makes your eyes water!

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

Jeanne

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I love to swim and the local senior center has an indoor heated swimming pool, but I feel so self-conscious wearing a swimsuit. Guess I need to grow up and get over it because you can't look 25 forever, can you?

Laurie, the only thing I can't stand when walking during the winter is when you get a blast in the face of cold, raw wind that takes your breath away and makes your eyes water!

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

Jeanne