WINTERS are CRUEL for WEIGHT Watchers..

Half of the women blamed the winter weather for their weight gain as they comfort ate to make themselves feel better on cold and dark days. More than a third confessed the weather also had a detrimental influence on their fitness as they put off exercising when it was too wet, windy, and cold.

Meanwhile 24 per cent said it was their work colleagues fault they piled on the pounds because they bought in more cakes and chocolates into the office in the winter while nearly half said an inability to resist Christmas temptations debunked any weight loss plans.

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