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Kiki wrote: "I can't say I'm really comfortable as I can barely move, but I certainly am warm. And this is in a house where the thermostat is kept at about 72 degrees..."Goodness, you do run cold. Even sleeping with a fan (for the noise), i wake up very warm most days. I'll be more gentle with those i know who abhor winter now, Kiki.
The humidity is what is truly awful about many warm climates. When we lived in Phoenix, Arizona, even on 100+ days my body didn't register very warm, unless the humidity was high. Thankfully, those days were few.
One of the main reasons Dallas is such a wretch for me is the humidity, often between 85-95%. Miserable! It saps a person of energy, too. Which, for me, does not happen with the cold, thankfully.
madrano wrote: "Kiki wrote: "I can't say I'm really comfortable as I can barely move, but I certainly am warm. And this is in a house where the thermostat is kept at about 72 degrees..."Goodness, you do run cold..."
I have no energy in the cold. All I want to do is wrap up and sleep. I wear a knitted cap and a Polartec jacket inside, over my winter slacks and warm socks and sweater, and again, this is in a house that's heated to 72-75 degrees. I feel pessimistic and depressed from November or December to April. I accomplish little and even cry sometimes and I'm not a crier. Some days I stay in bed and do nothing but read. I feel like I'm wasting half my life. Even exercise doesn't warm me up.
I do agree about the humidity. I'm not fond of terribly humid days, even if they are warm. They make it seem like it's 20 degrees hotter than it really is. Ohio can be terribly humid. It's a nice state, easy to live in, except for the weather. Too cold in the winter and too hot in the summer. When I lived in Zuerich, the humidity was low in the summer. We had warm, sunny days, but no hot ones. I found Singapore to be the most humid place I've ever been to, but at least it's warm year-round. LOL
I've heard that about Singapore and it is inhibiting. We've been to Ohio a couple of times but always in the fall, when it is lovely.I'm sorry to hear how the winter messes with your emotions, too, Kiki. That would be daunting, i agree. It was my supposition that exercise would warm you, sorry to hear that's not true.
I've heard that in Nordic countries the winter & lack of light leads to symptoms you have and that sun lamps help. My point being, i wonder if there is research about what you face in winter? It would be awful dreading wintertime, imo.
madrano wrote: "I've heard that about Singapore and it is inhibiting. We've been to Ohio a couple of times but always in the fall, when it is lovely.I'm sorry to hear how the winter messes with your emotions, to..."
I went to a doctor once who recommended a specific lamp, but it didn't help me at all. I like being outdoors a lot, and that's just not possible in winter for me.
Imagine living in Alaska in the winter. I could not do it.
Kiki, sorry about that lamp business. I wondered how effective it could be for people who grew up with such winters.Rachel, i would have liked to try Alaska in winter but it never worked out for us. My aunt, who did so over a long time, said it felt normal after a year or two, even the long winter nights & long summer days. Her husband was a guide, so his income greatly benefited from those long days.
madrano wrote: "Kiki, sorry about that lamp business. I wondered how effective it could be for people who grew up with such winters.Rachel, i would have liked to try Alaska in winter but it never worked out for ..."
I had a friend from Iceland who did not like the very short winter days and the lack of sunshine. She was eventually able to move to Paris, where they still have cold winters, but nothing like Iceland. I spent some time in Iceland in the winter, and I was so happy to leave.
No doubt! Of course, i would be glad to visit there. :-)
madrano wrote: "No doubt! Of course, i would be glad to visit there. :-)"If you love winter, it's a good place to visit. Not a lot to see, though. Norway or Finland would be better, especially Norway. Indescribably beautiful.
I would like to visit one of those dark winter places BUT in the summer. Even in NY, long strings of cold rainy weather made me feel gloomy.
I may have become immune to gloomy after living in misty Oregon through the '90s. A year or so ago our Book Nook pal John shared photos and memories of his cruise to Iceland. It was neat and made me really want to go. Good news, Rachel, he did not go in winter. ;-)
This link is to that thread.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
madrano wrote: "I may have become immune to gloomy after living in misty Oregon through the '90s. A year or so ago our Book Nook pal John shared photos and memories of his cruise to Iceland. It was neat and made..."
As long as it is not humid, misty, foggy or rain. I love a dry cloudy day. The sun gives me a headache. As long term BNC members know, summer is my least favorite season. For me a temp range of 40-60 is my sweet spot. I know, I'm a weirdo.
I’m not a huge fan of heat, especially humid days. I’m with you Alias! Give me a nice 60 degree day ☺️
Particularly when exercising outdoors, for me!
Stephanie wrote: "I’m not a huge fan of heat, especially humid days. I’m with you Alias! Give me a nice 60 degree day ☺️":)
Alias Reader wrote: "madrano wrote: "I may have become immune to gloomy after living in misty Oregon through the '90s. A year or so ago our Book Nook pal John shared photos and memories of his cruise to Iceland. It w..."
The cold air inflames my eyes and nose, so I go around feeling somewhat like I have a cold all winter when I haven't had a cold in many years. My sinuses hurt, my nose runs, and my eyes water. I count the days until April and am not happy until the thermometer reaches 75 F. LOL
Iceland sounds like winter personified.
Good description of what you are experiencing, Kiki. Sorry for your experiences this season.
Rachel wrote: "Iceland sounds like winter personified."Perfect description to me, Rachel.
madrano wrote: "Good description of what you are experiencing, Kiki. Sorry for your experiences this season."Thank you. I'll get my good days when spring and summer come around. And part of autumn, too. Oh, to win the lottery. I'd buy a house in Florida and retreat there when the cold temperatures got to be too much. That won't happen because I don't even buy lottery tickets. We're actually having good weather for an Ohio January, so I really can't complain.
I'm glad to hear that this month's Ohio winter has been fairly decent for you. I don't think i would want to live in Florida or other southeastern states, as they are too humid for me. And there are allergy issues plaguing me, too.
madrano wrote: "I'm glad to hear that this month's Ohio winter has been fairly decent for you. I don't think i would want to live in Florida or other southeastern states, as they are too humid for me. And there ar..."Florida, especially, can trigger allergies for a lot of people. And it is humid. I do like the warmer weather, humidity or not, and the slower pace of life.
madrano wrote: "I'm glad to hear that this month's Ohio winter has been fairly decent for you. I don't think i would want to live in Florida or other southeastern states, as they are too humid for me. And there ar..."Living in Florida or any hot weather state would be the definition of hell for me.
LOL, Alias. When we lived in Phoenix, in the '70s, i had no allergic symptoms until random dust storms swept through, which was a seldom event. Did i already mention that the low humidity there meant even the +100 F days didn't seem as hot? I feel i did.
Regardless, allergies are the reason we've eliminated a number of places from our retirement living. Oddly, in the Dakotas my allergies didn't bother me much, either. Maybe the regular below 0 temps killed them. ;-)
Alias Reader wrote: "madrano wrote: "I'm glad to hear that this month's Ohio winter has been fairly decent for you. I don't think i would want to live in Florida or other southeastern states, as they are too humid for ..."I can tell that from your posts. ;-)
No. I've done and still do on occasion, My Fitness Pal. It's free. I found it really helped me learn portion size and move to more whole food plant based eating.
Rachel wrote: "Has anyone tried Noom?"I haven't. I haven't tried anything like Noom, WW, or Atkins. I am trying to eat more whole foods and fresh foods. Even raw foods because I think cooking changes the structure of foods. Of course some foods have to be cooked, like beans.
I haven't tried Noom either. The ads make sense to me, though. However, i read that it's hard to stop the service after receiving the free trial. Frankly, i've found that to be true for so many trials that i hate to hold that against a company. It's more about the consumer service/program they use.
madrano wrote: "I haven't tried Noom either. The ads make sense to me, though. However, i read that it's hard to stop the service after receiving the free trial. Frankly, i've found that to be true for so many tri..."When I overeat, which isn't often or eat the wrong things, I know why I do it. Noom wouldn't benefit me at all. I tend to avoid things when they won't cancel a membership promptly after being requested to do so. I do hold that against every company who indulges in it.
My cousin tried it and likes it. I just wondered.
Rachel, did she mention specifically what she liked? There comes a point when applying nutritional plans are the important part and it seems people find that discipline in Noom, which is good.
Yes, she liked that participants are encourage to weigh themselves daily. Also if you use prepared food you can scan the barcode and it tells you calorie breakdown. She said it reminded her of Weight Watchers but easier because it is an app on the phone.
Rachel, U.S. News just came out with their best diets review.https://health.usnews.com/best-diet/b...
Noom came in 11th.
Thanks for that interesting link, Alias. I'm so out of diet plans that i had to look up a number of them.Rachel, thanks for your reply. Easy of using a program is important. It's good to see that some programs are helping by coming up with even more useful ways, including phone apps. Smart.
I don't eat very much of anything, and what I do eat is mostly fruits, vegetables, and soups. I don't snack, and only have a small piece of pie or cake on holidays or birthdays. I try to have quinoa in my salads and flaxseed and nuts in my smoothies, which I sometimes have for breakfast or lunch when I have lunch. I use almond milk or cashew milk, never cow's milk. I do eat salmon once or twice a week, and I take a multivitamin, extra zinc, D3 and K2, B12, and algal oil for omega 3's and 6's since I'm allergic to shellfish. I take biotin and something called BioSil for my hair and nails because I have tons of very long hair. I have beans for protein or put pea protein in my smoothies. I try to avoid anything with preservatives or artificial ingredients. I do love cheeses, but I avoid them, for the most part now. I got BlendJets for me and for my oldest brother for Christmas, and we love them. No more taking heavy machines apart and cleaning a lot of things. After you drink the smoothie, you simply put in some water and detergent, and it cleans itself. All you have to do then is rinse and drain. It will handle nuts, ice, and frozen fruits, like bananas. It's made smoothie making so much easier for us. You do have to plug it in and charge it every few days, but that's not a problem for me. I'm always charging something, like my phone, iPad, etc.
It sounds like you have a sound healthy diet, Kiki.
Your regimen is well planned and thoughtful, Kiki. You are ready for whatever is thrown your way.
To stay on track it is best to find what works for each person and stick with it. Snacking and prepared foods are killers.
I try to stay healthy, but it doesn't always work out. During the summer I found out I had a very diseased gallbladder. Had to be taken to the ER by medics, where I soon found myself in a claustrophobic MRI for an hour, then in an endoscopy suite where a GI doctor removed two golf ball-sized stones from my bile duct. I also had pancreatitis from the blocked duct, so I had to wait two days in the hospital, then have my gallbladder removed, which because it was so enlarged took twice the normal time to get it out. And I found we can still develop stones after gallbladder removal, so the GI doctor cut a notch in my bile duct so any future stones could just pass through without all the pain I had before (required Fentanyl in my IV). It might sound awful, but it was really no big deal after they got the pain under control. The stones are caused by not having enough bile. One way to produce more is to eat bitter greens. Sweet greens won't do it, they have to be bitter, and I don't particularly like bitter things. Or a person could just take ox bile. Even though I'm vegetarian, I don't mind taking the ox bile capsules. They also help with the digestion of fats and the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins in people with no gallbladder. I feel fine now, and I'm just glad to have my gallbladder gone. That's the sickest I've ever been in my life, so I guess I'm lucky.I did find out I have AFib while I was in the hospital. I have to see a cardiologist in early February. That really surprised me as no one in my family has ever had any kind of heart disease or problem and I don't want to be the first. I had an echocardiogram a few years ago and my heart was "perfect" as the doctor put it. I'm also young, so I was doubly surprised, but since my teens I've been a long-distance cyclist and endurance runner. The doctors at the hospital told me they often see young people who participate in long-distance and endurance sports develop AFib. I think exercise is like food. We need it, but over-indulging isn't good at all. I can literally run all day, but I've cut that out now. I want to see what the cardiologist says first. I know AFib patients do need exercise, but I don't think doctors like them to get as much aerobic exercise as I was getting.
I am sorry to read about your recent physical problems, Kiki. It must feel as though your body has turned against you. On the other hand, it’s good to learn what’s going on.
madrano wrote: "I am sorry to read about your recent physical problems, Kiki. It must feel as though your body has turned against you. On the other hand, it’s good to learn what’s going on."Thank you, Madrano. Sometimes I say, silently, to my body, "Hey! What's up with this? What am I doing wrong here?" LOL Could be worse, and I'm thankful it isn't.
I'm sorry to hear about your health issues, Kiki. It's always more frustrating when you are doing all the things you should be doing for good health. My sister has claustrophobia and has to take meds to take an MRI.
Alias, i wondered what a claustrophobic would do. Now i know.
madrano wrote: "Alias, i wondered what a claustrophobic would do. Now i know."Pills don't help me at all. My doctor just keeps his eyes closed, and I just bear it. Sometimes, if you look over your shoulder, you can see the opening, and then it's not too bad.
madrano wrote: "Alias, i wondered what a claustrophobic would do. Now i know."Yes. The doctor gives her anti anxiety pills. There is zero chance of her doing it without the meds. She goes into complete meltdown. Of course she can't drive when taking them, so she needs someone to drive her for these tests.
Before she started to take anti anxiety meds she once had to stop in the middle of and MRI. She couldn't do it. Even the partial ones where you can see the opening doesn't help.
One time I was in the car with her. She was pregnant and she temporarily couldn't undo her seatbelt. She started to yell to me to "cut it". With what, heavens only knows. She started to try and shimmy under it. Impossible of course. Lucky for her, the seatbelt unbuckled. Sorry to say, we still laugh at this today.
Another time on the subway we were a single train stop from our station home after work. It was rush hour and she insisted we had to get off the train. So we did and had to wait for the next train.
You can't even talk about being constrained with her. There was a movie called 127 hours where a lone hiker gets stuck in a crevice. He had to cut off part of his arm to free himself. I couldn't even tell her the synopsis without her breaking out into a cold sweat.
A few years ago she needed surgery, she had us tell the anesthesiologist a number of times not to tie her hands down. I don't even know if they do this. But just the thought of it was making her more stressed then the operation !
Luckily the pills help her as she has needed quite a few MRI's.
Sorry they don't work for you, Kiki. :(
Health issues are weird because we take our bodies for granted until they act up. Our bodies are so complex it is amazing that they work most of the time as well as they do. I wish health and good reading to us all.
Alias Reader wrote: "madrano wrote: "Alias, i wondered what a claustrophobic would do. Now i know."Yes. The doctor gives her anti anxiety pills. There is zero chance of her doing it without the meds. She goes into co..."
Thanks, Alias. I just let them put me into the tube and lay as quietly as possible. I know they're going to insist on it, so I just want to get it over as quickly as possible. Having the panic bulb in my hand helps me to not panic. I know I can come out, but I don't want to because then they have to start all over.
I'm sorry your sister has such a problem with enclosed spaces. I don't like them unless I know I can leave them anytime I want. I don't mind planes, though or going to high places, but I don't like going under the ground, caves, etc.
Can your sister tolerate elevators? I used to dislike those, but I don't mind them now.
They don't tie your hands down during surgery, but with some surgeries, they do give you a drug that paralyzes you so you can't move at all. They give it when even an involuntary movement might be dangerous. I had the drug during abdominal surgery, but they don't give it during something like knee surgery or foot surgery. Of course, I was unconscious during my abdominal surgery so I had no awareness of being paralyzed. I would hate that, but as long as I'm unconscious, I don't care. LOL
I don't think your sister would like the endoscopy I had. They inserted a tube, with a camera on the end down my throat to look at my pancreas, gallbladder, and common bile duct. Sure enough, two golf ball-sized stones were completely blocking the duct. The anesthesiologist then gave me more Propofol, so I was unconscious as the GI surgeon cut into the duct and removed the stones because they can't remove the gallbladder with stones blocking the duct. Actually, it was no big deal.
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Even in Ohio in the summer, temperatures are often above 90-95 in the summer, with very high humidity, 75-80%. Then people complain about the heat.