Losing tolerance to winter cold

[Melalvai]

My tolerance changes dramatically from the beginning to the end of the season.

It also changed as I got more fit. I used to always be the one who was cold and wearing a sweater as everyone else begged to turn the ac colder. Now I'm the one wanting to turn the temp down.

We have more brown fat when we are younger.

[zoom-zoom]

I can remember as a kid ALWAYS sweating and being overheated...even in Jan. I would wear shorts to school in NE Wisconsin.

It all changed after I gave birth to my son. I can remember being SO cold that I could not get warm, even if I jacked the heat up to 80. It's better, now, but I still tolerate heat better and have less tolerance for cold. I usually can't fall asleep unless I have a heating pad draped over my hip.

[Crankin]

I guess I'm so old that we would have never considered going without gloves, a hat, and a scarf under our woolen pea coats or duffle coats!
I think I have better tolerance now, due to the invention of merino wool and my knowledge of layering.
But all of those years in the south and southwest made me forget. When I first came back here, I rarely wore wool and I was cold all of the time. I even x country skied in cotton long underwear and a cotton turtleneck .
How dumb was that?

[jessmarimba]

I have a coworker who is continually preaching about how technical gear is just overpriced crap, unnecessary, REI is the devil, etc etc etc...

Well he earned some gift cards to REI this year because of a work incentive and his fiancee convinced him to buy a down jacket to ski. Boy, it's amazing how quickly he changed his tune...

(he still complains about the price, but he seems to see that there might be a reason for it!)

[shootingstar]

Today, we are at a place in the mountains where it's -23 degrees C. Not far from the Continental Divide. Really, I have no desire to snowshoe in wilderness when it's this cold. Having a sore foot and wondering if I can do the trek, is a bit of a disincentive.

[Crankin]

I know how you feel. I've x country skied and snow shoed in those temperatures. Or at least, it was that cold when we started. If it's sunny, and I have lots of wool and chemical warmers, I'm OK.
But a sore foot would stop me.

[fonda1212]

According to me, it all depends on your health and being fit. If you eat healthy and do regular exercises can help you to cope up with this issue. Weak peoples normally experience this since i have come across many such individuals. Age is not a matter in this.

[Reesha]

My body is really strange. If I'm inside and the temperature is below 80 degrees, there is a good probability that I am freezing.

I am always good at thermoregulating outside though. Maybe it's my body telling me to get OUT OUT OUT and play.

I do tend to keep my house really cold in the winter (around 60 degrees) and hot in the summer (85 or so) so I am acclimated better to the outside. It totally works!

[goldfinch]

I have really lost my tolerance to cold for a couple of reasons. First of all, I bug out in the winter time so my adaptation has more or less disappeared. But even more importantly, since losing 1/3 of my body weight I am much, much colder than I was. I think that my metabolism took a big hit.

[Catrin]

I have really lost my tolerance to cold for a couple of reasons. First of all, I bug out in the winter time so my adaptation has more or less disappeared. But even more importantly, since losing 1/3 of my body weight I am much, much colder than I was. I think that my metabolism took a big hit.

My metabolism isn't slow at all (it was just recently tested) but I AM much colder than I was 80 pounds ago...I try to ride in at least temps >freezing in the winter, but with cold-air induced asthma I have to be careful. If I didn't ride solo most of the time I would likely try to push it but I allow wisdom to guide me at this at least.

[Reesha]

Catrin, you have cold air induced asthma too? Ok, maybe I am weird but have you ever induced an asthma attack from eating ice cream or something frozen? My first experience with it was eating a Wendy's frosty too quickly. Instant asthma attack! Bizarro!