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It's the opposite for us; I'm the one feeling cold, while my wife is comfortable. I started wearing a layer of thermal underwear in the cold seasons to compensa

It's the opposite for us; I'm the one feeling cold, while my wife is comfortable. I started wearing a layer of thermal underwear in the cold seasons to compensate.

bee_rider 5y ago
You must embrace the cold. Any attempt to warm yourself will just make your body expect warmth. Never turn on the heat, and you'll slowly adapt along with the seasons. Maybe set the thermostat to 33F so that the pipes don't freeze...
- wcoenen 5y ago
  The human body doesn't "expect" anything, it simply must maintain its core temperature. If the temperature of the environment goes lower, the body responds by 1) increasing thermogenesis, i.e. convert chemical energy to heat through metabolism 2) reducing heat loss through the extremities by reducing blood flow there. In other words, you get cold feet and hands etc. For people not bothered by cold, presumably it's mostly (1). For me, being skinny and not having a big appetite, it seems to be mostly (2). I suppose I could get used to having cold extremities half the year. But why suffer if I can simply put on an extra layer of clothing? I don't see the point.
  - em-bee 5y ago
    but you can change what temperature you are comfortable with. i have experienced that myself. coming from an area with cold winters and heating, moving to an area without heating, i found winters absolutely horrible because despite mild temperatures outside, having those same temperatures inside was unbearable. until i got used to it. more or less. recently i visited a friend in the north who had heating. but he complained that their heating was not good enough, and i saw him wearing a jacket inside. i, on the other hand, felt very comfortable because his weak heating was warmer than my no heating. likewise in milder climates people start to put on winter coats when the temperature drops a few degrees outside, while i, used to much colder temperatures am still running around in a t-shirt much longer than everyone else. the primary problem with it being cold inside is that you are not moving enough. while i am fine to have no heating in most of the house, i am heating my office because there i am sitting for many hours without moving much.
dx034 5y ago
For me, socks did the trick. I never had cold feet but always felt colder than colleagues in the office. An additional layer of socks made me feel warm enough to agree with the others on a thermostat setting. Still amazes me how much of an effect this had.

It's the opposite for us; I'm the one feeling cold, while my wife is comfortable. I started wearing a layer of thermal underwear in the cold seasons to compensate.

bee_rider 5y ago

You must embrace the cold. Any attempt to warm yourself will just make your body expect warmth. Never turn on the heat, and you'll slowly adapt along with the seasons. Maybe set the thermostat to 33F so that the pipes don't freeze...

wcoenen 5y ago
The human body doesn't "expect" anything, it simply must maintain its core temperature. If the temperature of the environment goes lower, the body responds by 1) increasing thermogenesis, i.e. convert chemical energy to heat through metabolism 2) reducing heat loss through the extremities by reducing blood flow there. In other words, you get cold feet and hands etc. For people not bothered by cold, presumably it's mostly (1). For me, being skinny and not having a big appetite, it seems to be mostly (2). I suppose I could get used to having cold extremities half the year. But why suffer if I can simply put on an extra layer of clothing? I don't see the point.
- em-bee 5y ago
  but you can change what temperature you are comfortable with. i have experienced that myself. coming from an area with cold winters and heating, moving to an area without heating, i found winters absolutely horrible because despite mild temperatures outside, having those same temperatures inside was unbearable. until i got used to it. more or less. recently i visited a friend in the north who had heating. but he complained that their heating was not good enough, and i saw him wearing a jacket inside. i, on the other hand, felt very comfortable because his weak heating was warmer than my no heating. likewise in milder climates people start to put on winter coats when the temperature drops a few degrees outside, while i, used to much colder temperatures am still running around in a t-shirt much longer than everyone else. the primary problem with it being cold inside is that you are not moving enough. while i am fine to have no heating in most of the house, i am heating my office because there i am sitting for many hours without moving much.

dx034 5y ago

For me, socks did the trick. I never had cold feet but always felt colder than colleagues in the office. An additional layer of socks made me feel warm enough to agree with the others on a thermostat setting. Still amazes me how much of an effect this had.