Guest guest Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 I've been practicing a vegan diet for over 3 years now, and I've slimmed down to the point where I've lost almost all of my torso body fat. The problem is, I feel unpleasantly cold a lot more of the time than I used to. I believe it's because I just don't have that layer of insulating body fat anymore. Besides putting on a sweater or trying to gain back the fat, does anyone have any ideas how to feel warmer more of the time? Winter may be over, but that only means I have to look forward to the coldest thing known on the planet - the SF Bay in summertime! Brrrr.... Sincerely, Alison Bowman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 At Wed, 25 Apr 2007 it looks like abowmanopl composed: > I've been practicing a vegan diet for over 3 years now, and I've > slimmed down to the point where I've lost almost all of my torso body > fat. The problem is, I feel unpleasantly cold a lot more of the time > than I used to. I believe it's because I just don't have that layer > of insulating body fat anymore. > > Besides putting on a sweater or trying to gain back the fat, does > anyone have any ideas how to feel warmer more of the time? Winter may > be over, but that only means I have to look forward to the coldest > thing known on the planet - the SF Bay in summertime! Brrrr.... > > Sincerely, > Alison Bowman > Hey Alison, This happened to me under slightly different, but similar conditions. Here is what happened... I was in the beginnings of a veggie/raw diet and also had embarked on what became a 3-year Bikram Yoga participation in a school here in San Francisco. I have always weightlifted and have alot of uppper muscle and was very frustrated in the fact that I could not do a few of the arm wraps and other poses where one has to get both hands to clasp in contorted positions... I then saw an instructor at another studio who was not only bigger than I was but could do those poses... He recognized immediately that weightlifted and said to stop for two months until I can " get " those poses, then resume the weightlifting gradually -- the two entities can cooexist. What happened after the first week was I started to need to put on a sweater in the morning, my hands were getting cold and I could not figure out why! After four weeks of this, and some success at the poses, I went back to the gym, had a good workout and " BAM " ... an internal " heat " and/or energy returned. I actually " felt " the inner core energy that I now suspect (in my case anyway) resided within the core of the muscles. I was able to resume going back outside with just a short sleeve tshirt, or short sleeved sweatshirt as I used to do and feel warm " inside! " It does not take lifting heavy weights to do this, just some resistance lifting will assure you the core " chi " that you need. That's my personal experience. -- Break the Rules, Forgive Quickly, Kiss Slowly, Love Truly, Laugh Uncontrollably, and Never regret anything that made you smile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 get more active so your circulation will increase. That's why you see lots of runners and joggers walk around in shorts on cold days. If that doesn't work, wear thermals underneath your clothes. Socks and hats are good cause most of the heat in your body will escape from your head or feet. In general guys have larger veins and better circulation, that's why they are the ones don't complain it's cold in bed or " steal " the covers at night. My sister is always cold cause she only wear cotton sweatshirts which won't keep you warm When I drink hot soup and tea, the ~chill~ will go away. winnie , " abowmanopl " <abowmanopl wrote: > > I've been practicing a vegan diet for over 3 years now, and I've > slimmed down to the point where I've lost almost all of my torso body > fat. The problem is, I feel unpleasantly cold a lot more of the time > than I used to. I believe it's because I just don't have that layer > of insulating body fat anymore. > > Besides putting on a sweater or trying to gain back the fat, does > anyone have any ideas how to feel warmer more of the time? Winter may > be over, but that only means I have to look forward to the coldest > thing known on the planet - the SF Bay in summertime! Brrrr.... > > Sincerely, > Alison Bowman > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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