Feeling peckish?...blame the weather, plus win a Body for Women prizepack

For most of us living in the Southernest part of the hemisphere, the temperatures are dropping and food is looking more delectable...

Not to worry though, it is a common occurrence.  Experts say we can blame our appetite for naturally increasing in colder weather as our activity decreases and waistlines, well, pack on some winter warmth.

As the outside temperatures drop, it makes our bodies work harder to keep warm. Shivering can occur which stimulates the metabolism and sends signals to our brains to find ways to keep warm.  We start to favour foods that warm us up quickly and can raise the internal furnaces. For most of us that means traditional comfort foods such as stews, soups, roasts, puddings and hot chocolate!!

To make matters worse, the shorter daylight hours mixed with chilly conditions make for a more sedentary lifestyle...and lots of excuses to move less.   If you be smart about it you could actually use the season to move some stubborn kilo's and take advantage of our raised metabolisms!

It is a matter of staying aware to the process of why we are eating more with some ways to stay in control of your appetite this Winter.

+ Get your daily Vitamin D...dark rainy days make us want to stay indoors and eat.  Make the most of sunny days and get out there and increase those serotonin levels.

+ Find ways to exercise indoors.  This could be an exercise DVD ( I love Tracy Anderson) or buy a stationary bike or running machine.  Find ways, not excuses and create your own heat!

+ Swap high calorie comfort foods for healthier versions. Trim the fat of meat pre cooking, have a hot chocolate with skim milk or a low fat minestrone instead of a creamy pumpkin soup (or use evaporated skim milk instead of cream)

+  If you find yourself searching for snacks, make it a high protein, high fibre choice..  It will kick start your metabolism and help you to stay warmer longer.

I always make sure I have some form of healthy snack in the kitchen.  At the moment I love BSc Body for Women bars and balls mixed with balls I made here.  They are handy to keep in the car or handbag and taste great.

Comp alert....comp alert.....comp alert......

Would you like a chance to try them for yourself?  Due to popular demand and my last comp being a real hit, I am giving you all another chance to win a super prize pack.

The BSc team and Sweaty Betty PR are giving away to one lucky reader a prize pack worth $110 which includes

1 x box Body for Women lo Carb bars (box of 12)
1 x box Body for Women Lo Carb bites (box of 10)
1 x Body for Women protein powder

The Body for Women range includes bites (if you don't have time to make your own), bars, vitamins and protein powders in yummy flavours like swiss chocolate and caffe latte. Their website has lots of great info with recipes and faq's.

If you would like to be in the running for this great prize and a chance to try their new products, all you have to do make sure you are following me on my facebook page (if you are on facebook) and leave a comment in disqus below. 

Sorry, this is only open to Aussie residents and one entry per person. The draw will take place on Monday 28th May at 7pm (AEST) and will be announced on my facebook page that night. Good luck!

 

So tell me how do you overcome the winter munchies?