To ask how you survive this cold as an office worker?

Fleece lined leggings. Oooooh.... Our local British Heart Foundation does them (new, obviously).

Thermal socks over thin bamboo fibre socks.

Damart style long sleeved thermal tops under thin polo neck sweater with a bigger jumper on top.

Padded gilet.

I find a long lined wool skirt and a slip keeps the warm in as well as trousers.

Fingerless gloves.

Fleece lined boots.

Something warm on your feet - I wear cosy bedsocks under boots!

Heated chair cover
heated blankets
lots of hot drinks
primark fleece lined leggings
over the knee boots
fluffy socks at all times - over trainers socks on very cold days
mittens so the minimum skin is exposed
a fleece/wooly headband as a fashion statement so you can keep it on all day
a desk heater
hot drinks all day - on a mug warmer so they stay hot
wearing a scarf at all times

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Depends on the job
my old job I could only move around as far as my headset wire went unless I was on my lunch so stand/sit/step to one side was as far as it went!

Is it as if the body thinks it's losing weight too fast and everything slows down - metabolism, circulation, possible deficiencies?
Obviously someone with lower body fat tends to feel the cold more than someone with more, but plenty of slim people (not taking weight loss injections) are able to keep warm.
It is cold, but in a regular office someone shouldn't need thermal layers, heated gilets and blankets.

Ah yes, the NHS worker should drink alcohol at work… also alcohol actually cools you down internally because it increases vasodilation meaning your body releases more heat.

Did you get warm in the gym?

Get some thermals, Uniqlo do good ones and some fingerless gloves and an ear warmer headband. That’s what I do for uni (always freezing).

What's the temp in your home? It sounds like you're coming down with something if you are otherwise healthy and this is not usual for you.
I mean it's cold for sure, but after a warm bath, drying and putting on pjs and a dressing gown in a warm home - you should be feeling OK.

How warm is the office? If it’s 18 or above then it’s a you issue. If it’s colder than that then I’d be asking for the heat to be turned up. My heat at my house isn’t working and I’ve survived by wrapping up in layers but have resorted to turning the stove on a couple times! Luckily I have a gas fire so in the evening at least the living room gets above 18, and me and my pets are all huddled in here! Engineer is coming Friday.

There are heating pads for office chairs that go up the back, not just the seat.

I would still get checked as circulatory issues can hit in random years. The other thing is menopause. It really stuffs your thermostat sometimes. Could be the start of perimenopause.

It's not quite that simple though. I'm always warm. I "heat" my house to 17 in winter and have to turn it off because I get too hot.

At work today I asked three people I was in a meeting room with why they were wearing coats, I was in a t shirt and still boiling.

People literally feel temperature differently. I can usually tell when it's cold, but it doesn't make me feel cold. I was a bit chilly this morning when it was 1 degree, there was snow on my car and I had managed to get myself wet clearing it off, then getting into the unheated car.

This has only happened in the last few years. Before that I was terminally cold.

So something has changed. Probably menopause related.

Make sure your neck is covered with high neck tops or scarf. Heated blankets are great and they also make heated mattress pads!

I work for nhs in the community….our office is in a freestanding building and it’s toasty warm all winter…too warm sometimes…..I sometimes go into the office instead of wfh in winter just to save on the heating at home

Agree with heated gilet, and heated socks for work.

Why can't you move at work?

It's a side effect of losing weight in general.

Advice from an anaemic Raynauds sufferer who only feels consistently warm when it's over 27 degrees and sunny:

Hot water bottle with a thick cover so it retains heat longer.

Heated hoodie - Its a game changer as well as an electric blanket.

Constant supply of hot drinks even if it's just hot water. Keeps hands warm and insides warm. I physically cannot drink cold water when I'm already feeling cold any more, hot (or very warm) water is so much easier to constantly sip.

3 pairs of socks. If my feet are cold I will never warm up. Also sometimes wear thick tights under trousers.

The usual multiple layers etc.

Handwarmers in bulk from amazon.

Hi OP, I had this so so badly on mounjaro. Even peak summer I was FREEZING. it's a really common side effect and nothing you can do will warm you up. Just have to layer up and drink warm drinks

It's not that cold. I think it definitely sounds like the OP is under the weather in some way (as I told her on her other thread).

Get yourself an electric blanket! You won't regret it, they are life changing 😂. Modern ones are very safe. I wouldn't be without mine...I'm lying here toasty warm in bed as I type. Do it!! BUY ONE

You need to keep moving as much as your job allows. Brisk walk round the office, run up and down the stairs. Wrap up and walk as fast as you can in your lunch break. Gets the circulation going. If you've lost a lot of weight you'll be missing your insulation. If you're restricting your diet you night not be taking enough nourishing foods in so make every meal count. Hot food ideally.

I feel your pain. I'm really cold a lot of the time, even at home. I wear fleece lined leggings and a thermal top under my workwear and usually a scarf of some kind when the weather is like this