Climate control can make you fat!?!?

This is a bit of interesting info that didn’t quite fit into the last post:
Did you know that as long as there are no children under 4 in the house, being a little cold is good for you? Being cold forces your body to burn calories to stay warm. So turning the thermostat down a bit when it’s cold outside not only reduces your heating bill, it can reduce your waist. The downside of losing weight this way, like all weight loss methods means you will not be comfortable (i.e. you can’t turn it down, then put a coat on to stay warm, and expect to get thinner. If you’re not shivering at least a little, you’re not burning extra calories.)

In the summer keeping it a little hotter than you like will also help you stay thin.

How? Well have you ever noticed that when you are warm you really don’t feel like eating? Appetite suppression is natural byproduct of being too warm, since you don’t need the calories to maintain your body temperature. However, keeping your house the perfect 72 prevents this from occurring, so you eat like normal, but it’s too hot for you to get outside and move around so you don’t burn off the calories. For the sake of the electric bill I would suggest keeping the temperature in the summer at 75 instead of the <65 needed to raise the metabolic rate. You don’t need to be drenched in sweat for this to work, but you should defiantly feel like you need to fan yourself. You’ll know when it’s working because getting a snack will not seem like a good idea. However, a cold drink will sound like a brilliant idea, but if you want to lose weight you can’t be drinking a bunch of sugary stuff. I don’t just mean Coke is out; fruit juice is loaded with sugar too. If you have a sweet tooth, switch to diet soda or Splenda Koolaid, or water….

While what I am saying is known to be true, results will vary. Some people are shivering when it’s 72, while others aren’t uncomfortable till it’s 55. On the flip side I know people who don’t break a sweat when it’s 100+, where as other are sweating profusely at 80.