Throughout last Spring/Summer I exercised for hours a day (not to an obsessive extent, but I was very active with running, walks and summer sports.) I ate 2000 calories or more most days and lost weight at a very reasonable rate (probably 24lbs from March-August.) I didn't have to restrict too much and I felt healthy.
That was last year. Now winter's here it's a nightmare! Ever since late October I've been struggling. I've only lost 14lb in the last five months (half of what I lost during the summer.) My exercise is very inconsistent, because I'm tired all the time and don't feel up to it. I'm cold all the time and find it difficult to get out of bed early. I'm not depressed - I'm just tired and a bit cranky. I know this will end in a few months time and I'll be back to normal.
It's just annyoing that this happens to me every year. If we didn't have the October-March months I'd probably already be at goal. I'm not in a rush to lose weight and I wouldn't mind if my weight loss was slower, but still consistent. But the reality of it is that it often stalls for months during the winter (it stalled for three months last winter.)
Does anyone else feel like this? To top it all off I'm super hungry all the time, as well. Although I'm managing to resist most of the winter treats.