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Here’s my take on it. I am a pretty light drinker. I think it’s nice, but not amazing. Half of my enjoyment is just culinary, trying different tastes. But anyt

Here’s my take on it. I am a pretty light drinker. I think it’s nice, but not amazing. Half of my enjoyment is just culinary, trying different tastes. But anything can become a habit, from leaving dirty dishes in the sink to buying too many cookies. A great way to reset a habit is just to stop doing it for awhile. So for me, taking a break now and then helps to keep the calories in check and the overall consumption light. I also take regular breaks from social media and caffeine.

Semaphor 4y ago
> I also take regular breaks from social media and caffeine. Hm… Last time I did that, was to get off my coffee/caffeine addiction, some 15 years ago. I think now that I do cold showers, it might actually be easier. I’ll give it a 2-week try in January ;)
- bamboozled 4y ago
  Regarding the cold showers, do you do this anywhere you are, year round? Where I live the water out of the pipes is < 4c and the air temperature in our shower area probably colder. I like the idea of cold showers but I'm not really sure it would work in these conditions, I actually think it might send someone into shock.
  - Semaphor 4y ago
    I doubt our water reaches 4C, and if the air temperature were that low, there would be some serious issue. That said, the /r/becomingtheiceman (WimHof) subreddit regularly has people taking a bath in a tub with ice, snow, or ice cubes to cool it down (or take a bath in a partially frozen lake). Never did that myself, though.
    - bamboozled 4y ago
      I guess that was the point of my question though, would you have cold showers in that type of environment, I'm really curious if that's part of the deal, you have cold showers even near 0?
      - Semaphor 4y ago
        I can’t tell, because I never had those, so I don’t know how it would feel. But as I said, people bath in close to zero degrees, I guess a shower wouldn’t be worse.

Semaphor 4y ago

> I also take regular breaks from social media and caffeine. Hm… Last time I did that, was to get off my coffee/caffeine addiction, some 15 years ago. I think now that I do cold showers, it might actually be easier. I’ll give it a 2-week try in January ;)

bamboozled 4y ago
Regarding the cold showers, do you do this anywhere you are, year round? Where I live the water out of the pipes is < 4c and the air temperature in our shower area probably colder. I like the idea of cold showers but I'm not really sure it would work in these conditions, I actually think it might send someone into shock.
- Semaphor 4y ago
  I doubt our water reaches 4C, and if the air temperature were that low, there would be some serious issue. That said, the /r/becomingtheiceman (WimHof) subreddit regularly has people taking a bath in a tub with ice, snow, or ice cubes to cool it down (or take a bath in a partially frozen lake). Never did that myself, though.
  - bamboozled 4y ago
    I guess that was the point of my question though, would you have cold showers in that type of environment, I'm really curious if that's part of the deal, you have cold showers even near 0?
    - Semaphor 4y ago
      I can’t tell, because I never had those, so I don’t know how it would feel. But as I said, people bath in close to zero degrees, I guess a shower wouldn’t be worse.