It's good to be cold!

The old me used to be permanently hot, I mean roasting hot, bright red boiling hot. Always a red face!

I wore T-shirts all year round, and strangers used to speak to me to ask if I was cold as I walked around in a T shirt in the snow. I didn't wear a coat at all.

At work, I had the central heating switched off in my room and ran the air conditioning on cold 24/7.

I was always, always hot

A lot has changed. I wear a variety of coats, I have the heating on and air conditioning off.

I'm regularly cold,

I feel the cold.

I was wrapped in many many layers of fat. I had a lot of insulation that kept me very warm. Also,  I had to work hard to carry myself around and that worked up a sweat.

It shows so clearly the health benefits of what I have done for myself this last year. My heart was working hard to carry all that weight, my lungs were in overdrive to breathe. I suffered sore knees, sore ankles and other embarassing medical issues. I didn't see other damage, I feel sure my pancreas was working me down the road that led to diabetes.

I am giving my body a much better time and not putting it through what must have been a challenging daily struggle. Feeling cold tells me I'm not just looking better, I am better.

I like feeling cold, it shows I'm in a better place