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Seems to line up with my experience, am always burning up (until I turn on the AC and freeze) Especially at night though I have to to jack the temperature down

Seems to line up with my experience, am always burning up (until I turn on the AC and freeze) Especially at night though I have to to jack the temperature down or I won't sleep. Also less hungry aligns pretty well. Unfortunately when I get hungry, it's normally "a little hungry) at akward spread out intervals. I probably feel most hungry after midnight but never eat then because well, I have to sleep soon. I've tried to put on weight before, but I could never stomach massive calories dense meals, without horrific nausea and discomfort.

sleepydog 4y ago
If you run hotter, wouldn't you feel less hot? Since your normal temperature would be that much higher than the ambient temperature. At least, when I have a fever I feel cold, even though I'm hot.
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago
  Speaking anecdotally, my body temperature tends to run above average and I have a body that is shit at throwing off heat. I have dark skin yet still managed to get sun stroke earlier this week in the Mediterranean because my biology prefers me lightheaded than sweating. Morning run in the snow and t-shirt, on the other hand? Easy peasy.
- JacobThreeThree 4y ago
  It seems like the study used metabolic rate (energy/time unit) and thyroid activity, not body temperature. That being said, metabolic rate probably correlates with body temperature, but that's not clear. What's interesting is that these people kept a high metabolic rate while doing less activity. It's almost like, if you rest more, your body will have the energy to increase its metabolic rate, or it could be totally physiological and it depends on the person.
- derefr 4y ago
  Feeling cold in a fever is a specific lie your brain tells your body, to trigger shivering, so that your skeletal muscle will help to heat you up even faster. Usually, when you're hot, you feel hot.
- melenaboija 4y ago
  I am not sure that is true, at least from my experience. As the GP I get hot during the night and my wife is freezing, and although I have never measured my body temp my wife always says that she can feel how my body can irradiate heat. At the beginning I thought she was joking but after many years and empirical testing (when she says she can feel heat I am hot) I feel it is true. And this always happens if I ingest carbs for dinner, always. About what you say, I am not sure the brain processes that it feels hot because the temperature from outside of your body is higher than yours but because your body is actually hotter than usual and one of the reasons could be because the environment temp is actually heating up your body. But I am not a neurologist or even close so I may be completely wrong.
- xeromal 4y ago
  Not sure why, but the fever thing is special I think. A common symptom of the flu is chills even though your body is at scorching temps. I "run hot" as my partner says. She'll touch my arm and it boggles her mind how hot I feel. I have to keep my room at 67F at night or I can't even use blankets. My sleep suffers from how hot I run. I don't feel cold in the least.
  - treeman79 4y ago
    Could be food related. Feeling hot stopped when I did an elimination diet. Basically my body was constantly reacting to food. Eventually diagnosed with an autoimmune condition. Food is one of the primary ways I keep it under control.
    - xeromal 4y ago
      I should try that, but I honestly don't mind running hot. I think it's partially sex-related too. I don't have any studies on hand, but from my personal experience, females tend to run colder than males. (Obviously this isn't for every case).
giantg2 4y ago
Alcohol and ice cream before bed will help you gain weight. Doesn't even have to be a lot - like one drink and 1/2-1 cup of ice cream.
- sorkin78 4y ago
  Technically they're best consumed in the morning, from a caloric standpoint.
  - giantg2 4y ago
    Why is that? I've always heard that you can eat a lot for breakfast and your body will somewhat adjust it's calorie needs down for the rest of the day. My grandfather needed to gain weight as he got older he would eat ice cream or drink a beer before bed and it helped him gain weight. My understanding is that metabolism drops during sleep, making it more likely that the calories are stored rather than used.
- Zircom 4y ago
  Do you not consider an entire cup of ice cream a lot? I call it quits at one scoop personally.
  - yamazakiwi 4y ago
    One scoop of icecream is so little, why even bother eating icecream at all.
    - Gigachad 4y ago
      High end ice cream is something you would normally only eat about a scoop of. But yes most people just get the cheap 4L tubs and shovel a bowl full out.
    - Zircom 4y ago
      I don't keep it in the house, I only eat it when we go to a dedicated ice cream place really. So one scoop+cone is enough for me, considering if I'm at an ice cream place it's usually before or after we're going somewhere else to eat, or otherwise it was a spur of the moment thing, and either case I'm not gonna be trying to eat a ton.
windowsrookie 4y ago
Interesting. I stay thin because I'm always watching what I eat and keep a mental note of how many calories I've had that day. If I'm trying to lose a few pounds I have to actually record my calories so I know when to stop eating. I can eat pretty much non-stop. I could eat a large pizza myself, and 30 minutes later eat another. The grass is always greener. Some people wish they could eat as much as me so they could gain some weight. I wish I couldn't eat so much so I didn't have to spend so much mental energy on ensuring I don't over-eat.
- lancesells 4y ago
  I'm the same. I stick to ~2000 calories a day and know that each pound is around ~3500 calories. If I gain some and want to take it off I'll work out a little more and know that any deficit contributes to taking away part of the ~3500 cals. I don't obsess over this but it'll help me cut out some snacks or put in an extra mile or two on my runs (which is supposed to be around ~100 calories). Everyone is different but looking at weight loss/gain as an equation works for me if I notice my pants getting tighter.
- MichaelCollins 4y ago
  > I could eat a large pizza myself, Sure you could. But do you actually do that often? If you eat like me, you're eating two large pizzas a night two or three times a week. If you stay thin, I guarantee you don't eat as much as me. At least not unless you have an activity level comparable to an actively training Olympic athlete.
  - linuxftw 4y ago
    I don't think the problem is as black and white and as you think. Some people can eat large amounts of food and not gain weight, even relative to their activity level. I do agree that those people won't be able to eat in the same quantity as people that generally struggle with weight and that their desire to eat seems to end quicker than some others. I think most people 'eat until not hungry.' For me, my default is 'eat until full' which I'm not sure is the same at all. I think it's primal programming to eat until full for many of us, because 10k years ago that might have meant surviving or not. I am usually in 'want to eat' mode. If I eat something, I might put that mode on pause for a few minutes, depending on how much, but I'll be there before the next meal. Then, I convince myself I'm going hungry, so the next meal I'll over eat. This cycle increases my stress level, which leads to more eating. I find that doing any physical activity outdoors reduces my desire to eat immensely. I don't mean a 5-15 minute walk, I mean being outside for a couple hours or more. My body seems to have two modes, eat mode and work mode. Sitting at a computer is what's causing my problems IMO. I have a low-stress job, but I think the very nature of a computer job creates some kind of primal-stress.
jliptzin 4y ago
Same for me. Even as Ive tried to gain weight, my weight barely budged. 150-155 for at least the last 10 years. I have obese (300lb+) friends and they insist they don’t eat that much more than me. Except they do. We go out to eat, we stop eating after about 5-10 min. I’m full and done. They burp a couple times, then proceed to keep eating, smothering everything in Mayo and bbq sauce. Then they get insane desserts. And maybe 3-4 sodas in one meal on top of that. I do feel bad for them though, since it looks like that’s really what it takes to satiate their hunger. I could not physically eat that much even if I wanted to though. Another strange thing about my body (if anyone cares, curious if anyone else has the same thing) is that I don’t burp, ever. I think the air I swallow while eating forms a bubble in my stomach that makes me feel full sooner and prevents overeating.
- MichaelCollins 4y ago
  Overeating is the root of it. It's popular to deny this and come up with other excuses; normally when I'm with somebody making those excuses for themselves I don't dispute any of it (because it's not worth the social capital I'd expend in doing so.) But what really ticks me off is when somebody offers those lame excuses up for my obesity. I'm not big boned, there's not something wrong with my metabolism, I don't have a glandular disorder. They think they're doing me some sort of favor, telling me that my obesity is not my fault. But none of that stuff is true and encouraging me to lie to myself is cruel, not kind. I have a binge eating problem. It's that simple. If I examine my own diet with a dispassionate eye, it's obvious that I eat enough for two men and weigh as much as two men. There is no mystery to obesity, only ego-clouded judgement and denial.
  - jliptzin 4y ago
    It’s good you are honest with yourself about it. Unfortunately I don’t know what the solution is, if you find one let me know so I can pass on to my friends. I binge eat too; it’s just doesn’t take that much to get me full. If I had to eat more to feel full, I’d be fat too. Very few people have the willpower to stop eating while still hungry and with food in front of them.
Pakdef 4y ago
> Seems to line up with my experience, am always burning up (until I turn on the AC and freeze) I can't gain weight but I also love the heat... I don't have the A/C on right now and it's 84F inside.

sleepydog 4y ago

If you run hotter, wouldn't you feel less hot? Since your normal temperature would be that much higher than the ambient temperature. At least, when I have a fever I feel cold, even though I'm hot.

JumpCrisscross 4y ago
Speaking anecdotally, my body temperature tends to run above average and I have a body that is shit at throwing off heat. I have dark skin yet still managed to get sun stroke earlier this week in the Mediterranean because my biology prefers me lightheaded than sweating. Morning run in the snow and t-shirt, on the other hand? Easy peasy.
JacobThreeThree 4y ago
It seems like the study used metabolic rate (energy/time unit) and thyroid activity, not body temperature. That being said, metabolic rate probably correlates with body temperature, but that's not clear. What's interesting is that these people kept a high metabolic rate while doing less activity. It's almost like, if you rest more, your body will have the energy to increase its metabolic rate, or it could be totally physiological and it depends on the person.
derefr 4y ago
Feeling cold in a fever is a specific lie your brain tells your body, to trigger shivering, so that your skeletal muscle will help to heat you up even faster. Usually, when you're hot, you feel hot.
melenaboija 4y ago
I am not sure that is true, at least from my experience. As the GP I get hot during the night and my wife is freezing, and although I have never measured my body temp my wife always says that she can feel how my body can irradiate heat. At the beginning I thought she was joking but after many years and empirical testing (when she says she can feel heat I am hot) I feel it is true. And this always happens if I ingest carbs for dinner, always. About what you say, I am not sure the brain processes that it feels hot because the temperature from outside of your body is higher than yours but because your body is actually hotter than usual and one of the reasons could be because the environment temp is actually heating up your body. But I am not a neurologist or even close so I may be completely wrong.
xeromal 4y ago
Not sure why, but the fever thing is special I think. A common symptom of the flu is chills even though your body is at scorching temps. I "run hot" as my partner says. She'll touch my arm and it boggles her mind how hot I feel. I have to keep my room at 67F at night or I can't even use blankets. My sleep suffers from how hot I run. I don't feel cold in the least.
- treeman79 4y ago
  Could be food related. Feeling hot stopped when I did an elimination diet. Basically my body was constantly reacting to food. Eventually diagnosed with an autoimmune condition. Food is one of the primary ways I keep it under control.
  - xeromal 4y ago
    I should try that, but I honestly don't mind running hot. I think it's partially sex-related too. I don't have any studies on hand, but from my personal experience, females tend to run colder than males. (Obviously this isn't for every case).

giantg2 4y ago

Alcohol and ice cream before bed will help you gain weight. Doesn't even have to be a lot - like one drink and 1/2-1 cup of ice cream.

sorkin78 4y ago
Technically they're best consumed in the morning, from a caloric standpoint.
- giantg2 4y ago
  Why is that? I've always heard that you can eat a lot for breakfast and your body will somewhat adjust it's calorie needs down for the rest of the day. My grandfather needed to gain weight as he got older he would eat ice cream or drink a beer before bed and it helped him gain weight. My understanding is that metabolism drops during sleep, making it more likely that the calories are stored rather than used.
Zircom 4y ago
Do you not consider an entire cup of ice cream a lot? I call it quits at one scoop personally.
- yamazakiwi 4y ago
  One scoop of icecream is so little, why even bother eating icecream at all.
  - Gigachad 4y ago
    High end ice cream is something you would normally only eat about a scoop of. But yes most people just get the cheap 4L tubs and shovel a bowl full out.
  - Zircom 4y ago
    I don't keep it in the house, I only eat it when we go to a dedicated ice cream place really. So one scoop+cone is enough for me, considering if I'm at an ice cream place it's usually before or after we're going somewhere else to eat, or otherwise it was a spur of the moment thing, and either case I'm not gonna be trying to eat a ton.

windowsrookie 4y ago

Interesting. I stay thin because I'm always watching what I eat and keep a mental note of how many calories I've had that day. If I'm trying to lose a few pounds I have to actually record my calories so I know when to stop eating. I can eat pretty much non-stop. I could eat a large pizza myself, and 30 minutes later eat another. The grass is always greener. Some people wish they could eat as much as me so they could gain some weight. I wish I couldn't eat so much so I didn't have to spend so much mental energy on ensuring I don't over-eat.

lancesells 4y ago
I'm the same. I stick to ~2000 calories a day and know that each pound is around ~3500 calories. If I gain some and want to take it off I'll work out a little more and know that any deficit contributes to taking away part of the ~3500 cals. I don't obsess over this but it'll help me cut out some snacks or put in an extra mile or two on my runs (which is supposed to be around ~100 calories). Everyone is different but looking at weight loss/gain as an equation works for me if I notice my pants getting tighter.
MichaelCollins 4y ago
> I could eat a large pizza myself, Sure you could. But do you actually do that often? If you eat like me, you're eating two large pizzas a night two or three times a week. If you stay thin, I guarantee you don't eat as much as me. At least not unless you have an activity level comparable to an actively training Olympic athlete.
- linuxftw 4y ago
  I don't think the problem is as black and white and as you think. Some people can eat large amounts of food and not gain weight, even relative to their activity level. I do agree that those people won't be able to eat in the same quantity as people that generally struggle with weight and that their desire to eat seems to end quicker than some others. I think most people 'eat until not hungry.' For me, my default is 'eat until full' which I'm not sure is the same at all. I think it's primal programming to eat until full for many of us, because 10k years ago that might have meant surviving or not. I am usually in 'want to eat' mode. If I eat something, I might put that mode on pause for a few minutes, depending on how much, but I'll be there before the next meal. Then, I convince myself I'm going hungry, so the next meal I'll over eat. This cycle increases my stress level, which leads to more eating. I find that doing any physical activity outdoors reduces my desire to eat immensely. I don't mean a 5-15 minute walk, I mean being outside for a couple hours or more. My body seems to have two modes, eat mode and work mode. Sitting at a computer is what's causing my problems IMO. I have a low-stress job, but I think the very nature of a computer job creates some kind of primal-stress.

jliptzin 4y ago

Same for me. Even as Ive tried to gain weight, my weight barely budged. 150-155 for at least the last 10 years. I have obese (300lb+) friends and they insist they don’t eat that much more than me. Except they do. We go out to eat, we stop eating after about 5-10 min. I’m full and done. They burp a couple times, then proceed to keep eating, smothering everything in Mayo and bbq sauce. Then they get insane desserts. And maybe 3-4 sodas in one meal on top of that. I do feel bad for them though, since it looks like that’s really what it takes to satiate their hunger. I could not physically eat that much even if I wanted to though. Another strange thing about my body (if anyone cares, curious if anyone else has the same thing) is that I don’t burp, ever. I think the air I swallow while eating forms a bubble in my stomach that makes me feel full sooner and prevents overeating.

MichaelCollins 4y ago
Overeating is the root of it. It's popular to deny this and come up with other excuses; normally when I'm with somebody making those excuses for themselves I don't dispute any of it (because it's not worth the social capital I'd expend in doing so.) But what really ticks me off is when somebody offers those lame excuses up for my obesity. I'm not big boned, there's not something wrong with my metabolism, I don't have a glandular disorder. They think they're doing me some sort of favor, telling me that my obesity is not my fault. But none of that stuff is true and encouraging me to lie to myself is cruel, not kind. I have a binge eating problem. It's that simple. If I examine my own diet with a dispassionate eye, it's obvious that I eat enough for two men and weigh as much as two men. There is no mystery to obesity, only ego-clouded judgement and denial.
- jliptzin 4y ago
  It’s good you are honest with yourself about it. Unfortunately I don’t know what the solution is, if you find one let me know so I can pass on to my friends. I binge eat too; it’s just doesn’t take that much to get me full. If I had to eat more to feel full, I’d be fat too. Very few people have the willpower to stop eating while still hungry and with food in front of them.

Pakdef 4y ago

> Seems to line up with my experience, am always burning up (until I turn on the AC and freeze) I can't gain weight but I also love the heat... I don't have the A/C on right now and it's 84F inside.