How do you keep yourself warm during the winter months, for those that live in areas where it gets cold?

[webelong2yehovah]

Allowing yourself to get cold every day actually builds the body's ability to produce our own body heat. Eating enough food is a requirement for this to work, though. Also, including things like cayenne pepper, ground mustard, and cinnamon in your diet helps to generate body heat, as does adequate hydration. I've been told that consuming sugar has the net effect of lowering body temperature, so drinking sweetened beverages might work against your intent to stay warm.

Exercise also produces body heat, and can even generate enough heat to where the body starts to sweat to cool us off a little, which is to be avoided in cold weather because the sweat collecting can make us much colder after we've stopped exercising and no longer have the heat from that to compensate. It's all about balance.

Another method for tolerating being in cold air is to inhale each breath at normal to quick speed, but then to hold the breath in for as long as possible by only very slowly and gradually breathing it back out. The man who told me about this said he had seen someone even cause themselves to sweat, doing it.

[NearlyNapping]

I keep the temperature low in the winter. I dress in layers, including wearing a full set of thermals all winter. It's only me in a big house, so it's a lot easier to insulate myself than heat the entire house.

At night I turn the heat down even lower. I use 5-6 blankets. I'd turn it down even more than I do, but I have a lot of house plants and they don't like it.

The cold doesn't really bother me. I go for walks late at night. Even if it's well below zero, I'll just add a hat, gloves and wool scarf, and I'm fine. When I go somewhere, I don't even bother turning the heat on in my car unless I need to defrost.

[jennifer_bloom]

I have different blankets - one for summer weather - one for autumn weather and one for the coldest of winters - I also wear slightly warmer night gowns and I try to adapt to cold weather by sleeping with no night gown or no blanket when the weather is warm. I also have 4 jackets - one for each degree of winter so that my body will stay at the same temperature.

[_uck_uckGoose]

Hot baths, cuddling, sex in the car while it warms up, and heated blankets.

[Cynicaldreamer]

Good old heaters. I have the gas powered ones in my house: one in all the main rooms (bedroom, living room, den) that keeps the entire house fairly warm.
It's just me, so I layer up in clothes, throw on a comfy blanket, and I'm good!
That and cold weather doesn't really phase me, especially since we have atrociously humid summers here- I welcome the cold!!!

[Paris13]

I now Live in NC where it is Not too Bad, I have Propane and a Nice Furnace. I also Have my Honey. xxoo

[ChiTown33]

Luckily i don't get cold very easy. Maybe it's because i. Live in a northern plain state. But i don't consider it to be getting cold till it drops to 20 degrees.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

I sleep with warm throw blanket and if i need the other one
i would use that one too and i keep the furnace on 68-70 degrees
gotta watch the thermostat cause too high the Gas bills will be
high.

[SydneySentinel]

Awww sweet kitty. I just wear socks and extra layers. But I live in Texas and it doesn't get that cold.

[Lliam]

Our house furnace. Blankets and duvets as necessary on the bed at night.

[NorthwestRider]

When it gets cold here

I wear leather to keep warm. I also like cuddling with my fiancée and our furbabies and have tons of blankets

[StickyFingaz]

Where I live 10 years ago in winter season temperature went below -30c and I had to go to school now thanks to global warming -20c is maximum so its not that cold.

[Exorcist_Rampage]

Put on a sweater and get under the bed covers that are thick.

[JackSmy]

Amazing quilts that I make for everyone I love.

[Somethingwittty]

Layers and a wood stove.

[Poppykate]

The buddy system. It’s eco friendly.

[Daniela1982]

Cute kitty! I just turn on a room heater.

[NickiB]

Layers and lots of snuggles.

[FunkyMonkee]

Fuck... A LOT!!!

[lesleyl95]

Wear lots of layers

[blondfrog]

Cuddle with my cat.