Hahaha I'm Canadian and I have NO idea how to dress for winter! LOL! Most of us don't unless your going to be outside for a long time which I don't plan on doing! No winter sports for this Cannuk!
Oh man, me too! I was suffering at work today and could barely feel my fingers! I'm pretty sure the heat wasn't on in there but normally it would have been no problem for me. Ever since I started losing weight I went from rarely even wearing jackets outside (I live in Seattle and while it gets cold it rarely gets freezing) to having to at least wear a sweater at all times inside! Its very weird...
I'm OK at home, I still have the heat set at 66 degrees, but I always wear a cardigan or hoodie around the house. But at work, where I was always the hot one, I'm freezing! I used to wear short sleeved or 3/4 sleeved shirts all winter long. Yesterday I had on a long sleeved blouse and was so cold, I put on my Irish wool cardigan that I had worn as my coat! My hands get so cold at the computer, I'm thinking of buying a pair of fingerless arthritis gloves.
I really have no idea how to dress for work anymore.
"The Canadians know how to dress for cold weather"
Yes, yes we do (most of us )
I started freezing soon after my weightloss started... For all the years I was XXL I was never cold (outside during winter being the exception). I'm not sure if it's because I've gotten used to it or I've compensated with more clothes (actually right now I have a heater going under my desk), but it's not as bad now. I agree with layering and wool is wonderful if you can wear it. Another trick we do up here is to wear sweats over our jeans if you have to be outside for a while (eg. walking dogs). But long johns are a must also, I have the typical bright red pair and I LOVE them.. couldn't live without them
Absolutely Freezing!! I have an anemia problem already (I take iron daily) but as I'm losing my extra layer, I'm having to bundle up more!! My hubby lauhgs at me, cause on our bed alone, I have a sheet, a quilt, and then on top of me I have a fleece blanket, another quilt, and then the comforter...and I should mention...I live in south Georgia!! where its not even that cold quite yet!
So am I the only one using ginger to tackle the chilliness, then?
Bah! That's what I forgot to pick up at the store today. I knew there was something I was forgetting.
They're averse to turning on the heat in my classroom apparently, so I'm willing to try anything at this point! It's pretty hard to move around and teach when one is bundled up
Sontaikle - my uni put in extra non-fluorescent lighting in one of the seminar rooms for me when I was a student, which meant that I always had my classes in that room. Unfortunately the heating was never turned on, and they were night storage heaters so there was nothing you could do once the class had started. We were all sitting there with our coats and scarves on in the middle of the day come January.
Riddy - what dose and form do you take, and how well do you find it works? I think I've tried ginger in various doses for migraines, but now I think of it, I'm not sure I ever tried a particularly high dose. It's probably safer not to until I have my gall bladder removed, as apparently it can stimulate gall bladder contractions and I don't want another gall stone making a bid for freedom. I've certainly munched on various forms of ginger in the past for migraine-related nausea. Right now the only thing that works for migraines is a combination of co-codamol and a low dose of valium, and while I'm thrilled that something finally works after having migraine for more than half my life (works on muscular pain too, only thing that does for me), it makes me a constipated zombie too.
Going back to the chilliness thing, I'm gearing up for another cold winter in case it gets as bad as it was last year. (My bank account is not at all happy about the prospect of similar heating bills, but at least I live in a naturally well-insulated flat.) I started on 2 capsules of ginger when I first got the dieting chills, then ended up reducing it to 1. Going up to 2 again will probably be a smart move when it gets colder, maybe even more than that. It'll cost a bit more, but if I don't have to raise the heating levels in my flat as much, it'll save money. I'm also going to have to experiment with the fit of my various sweaters and cardigans to see how layering will work now that I'm a couple of sizes smaller.
"The Canadians know how to dress for cold weather" 
