The ocean temps this time of year are still warm, but that didn't stop me from trying to get my cold on at the Crystal Cove and other Orange County beaches.
I hadn't really been a fan of the OC before, since I associate it with Irvine traffic jams, but the coast is still quite pretty.
At first I didn't want to get in the water near the rock outcroppings, but soon realized that the waves are calmer there. I could just sit in the water and not get washed away.
There weren't many swimmers, just me and the kids and some surfers with wet suits. The water wasn't as cold as I can get from the tap, but it was still fun.
We also visited Laguna Beach, so if you are the type that saves the live feed from the Laguna Beach cam, you can see me out there swimming. I wore my bright orange swim cap, and some beach bum rode by and commented that it was the best hat on the whole beach. I looked sort of like a water polo player minus the ear things.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmhps0uktrY&feature=related
Showing posts with label cold thermogenesis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cold thermogenesis. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Butter and a Movie
It's better with butter!
Check out this movie trailer. This movie about having fun with butter is now on my viewing list.
Sculpting with butter is an art form I can embrace. Wouldn't this be fun to do while doing CT?
Check out this movie trailer. This movie about having fun with butter is now on my viewing list.
Sculpting with butter is an art form I can embrace. Wouldn't this be fun to do while doing CT?
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Rowing for dinner
What a heat wave we have been enduring! I had the opportunity to spend one of the hottest days on the other side of carmageddon, at the ocean, kayaking and paddle boarding near the Channel Islands.
I had hoped to get in a bit of CT, but the water wasn't too cold. Granted, I wasn't out in open water, where the cold water and most of the waves reside. When I got hot, I just dunked my feet into the water to cool down. When I tumbled off the paddle board, the water felt so refreshing that I stayed in, and swam the board to shore.
There is something both relaxing and serene about personally powering a water craft, and it is more than just the lack of a gasoline motor. I was able to glide into a flock of resting seagulls without causing them to fly away. If I had a net, there could have been something on the grill that tastes like chicken.
There is time to think when out on the water, and time to pull up the oar and just keep gliding. My thoughts drifted to the first people, who would have traveled this area in straw kayaks for food and fun. I could do this. The water is not too cold.
It was also a time to have fun with physics. I tried paddling the board while on my stomach, butterfly style, hoping to get enough speed to pull along another surfboard, to go so fast that the kid on the surfboard could stand up and start surfing. If you have lived in a very cold climate, you have probably attempted the same thing on a frozen pond. The last kid on the chain can get pretty fast.
This morning, as I watched the local news, I had to grin at the coverage of a local triathlon. All the world-class people lining up for their day in the surf. Every single athlete had a wetsuit on.
I am not sure where I am going with this.
I had hoped to get in a bit of CT, but the water wasn't too cold. Granted, I wasn't out in open water, where the cold water and most of the waves reside. When I got hot, I just dunked my feet into the water to cool down. When I tumbled off the paddle board, the water felt so refreshing that I stayed in, and swam the board to shore.
There is something both relaxing and serene about personally powering a water craft, and it is more than just the lack of a gasoline motor. I was able to glide into a flock of resting seagulls without causing them to fly away. If I had a net, there could have been something on the grill that tastes like chicken.
There is time to think when out on the water, and time to pull up the oar and just keep gliding. My thoughts drifted to the first people, who would have traveled this area in straw kayaks for food and fun. I could do this. The water is not too cold.
It was also a time to have fun with physics. I tried paddling the board while on my stomach, butterfly style, hoping to get enough speed to pull along another surfboard, to go so fast that the kid on the surfboard could stand up and start surfing. If you have lived in a very cold climate, you have probably attempted the same thing on a frozen pond. The last kid on the chain can get pretty fast.
This morning, as I watched the local news, I had to grin at the coverage of a local triathlon. All the world-class people lining up for their day in the surf. Every single athlete had a wetsuit on.
I am not sure where I am going with this.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Everything I want to do is Illegal - War stories from the Cold Thermogenesis Front
Hello Loyal Reader!!! Sorry I haven't posted lately, but I am still trying to recover from my back-to-back spring break events, and not finding the time for blogging.
I'll admit that I had been taking in a bit more me-time in the cold thermogenesis department this week. I tried to cut down so that I could clean the guest bathroom before my guests arrived, but then we got a really great rainstorm and I felt compelled to spend at least a little part of it on the patio in my underwear. It took me forever to warm up, but later on I felt GREAT!! It rained some after my guests arrived, so I left them to unpack and fend for themselves, which is fine because they were tired from all the travel and didn't miss me at all.
The paleosphere has been annoying this week, with continued talk about how cold thermogenesis will kill me. I get so annoyed when they do that. What do they know? I think they are full of it. I don't think CT will hurt me that much, and nothing the bitchy, ego-laden, self-appointed CT-czars-who-talk-about-their-MCAT-scores say will sway me. (OK, I guess I have been feeling a little guilty about neglecting my unscrubbed bathroom for a bit of the deep freeze.)
This morning (after a wonderful night of sleep due to CT-I think I started to pass out at about 8:30...) I was lying in bed thinking about topping off the soaking tub and going for a soak as soon as I finish my pastured bacon and eggs, coffee and turmeric. I want to get out there before it gets too hot.
I do seem to be getting used to the cold. Now I have to stay in the cold for a much longer time before I start to shiver. But, alas!, warm weather has arrived and I am not sure I will be able to stay cold adapted as my patio gets to 100 degrees in the shade and the ocean temps get into the 70's. I guess I will just have to keep it up, and maybe some extra ice, or maybe a freezer, so I can keep doing this all year around. I started out with 10 minutes in the cold air, but yesterday I was out there for a half hour and I didn't really feel all that cold. What's next, 40 minutes, an hour? I have gone from doing the CT a few times a week to CT a few times a day. I start with a round of outdoor activity, then continue with localized soaks, and then have a cold shower.
This week, I also tried exercise and portion control to try and shave off those last ten pounds, but I always find myself coming back to the CT, because it doesn't make me starve, trash my ligaments, or make my foot sore. And, I don't have to wear sweaty, stinky running shoes, or hurt my bare feet on dog poop someone left on the sidewalk.
Now I know that Dr. Moderation et al are concerned about my ignorance, stupidity, my health, my gullibility, and whether I have been irretrievably snatched by the Kruse Kult. They need not worry. His webinar featuring information on "deep CT" costs $38 dollars. That is like four days worth of ice, or several pounds of grass-fed beef, and I would rather get the beef. More power to him, though. It looks like he is charging doctor-rates. I wonder how much more per hour he is pulling in compared to when some random person clicks on the Drs. Moderation's posts on Psychology Today. We'll see if people will really pay more for the Ferrari than the Porsche.
(Oh, BTW, I found a really great blogpost this week. I googled dihydrogen monoxide and found lots of stuff about CT. Check this out, and be sure to click the link to the paper. Mr. Stanton, I am afraid your blog will soon be banned. Reading it is just too much fun. And sorry, Dr. Salatin, I stole the title of your book.)
I'll admit that I had been taking in a bit more me-time in the cold thermogenesis department this week. I tried to cut down so that I could clean the guest bathroom before my guests arrived, but then we got a really great rainstorm and I felt compelled to spend at least a little part of it on the patio in my underwear. It took me forever to warm up, but later on I felt GREAT!! It rained some after my guests arrived, so I left them to unpack and fend for themselves, which is fine because they were tired from all the travel and didn't miss me at all.
The paleosphere has been annoying this week, with continued talk about how cold thermogenesis will kill me. I get so annoyed when they do that. What do they know? I think they are full of it. I don't think CT will hurt me that much, and nothing the bitchy, ego-laden, self-appointed CT-czars-who-talk-about-their-MCAT-scores say will sway me. (OK, I guess I have been feeling a little guilty about neglecting my unscrubbed bathroom for a bit of the deep freeze.)
This morning (after a wonderful night of sleep due to CT-I think I started to pass out at about 8:30...) I was lying in bed thinking about topping off the soaking tub and going for a soak as soon as I finish my pastured bacon and eggs, coffee and turmeric. I want to get out there before it gets too hot.
I do seem to be getting used to the cold. Now I have to stay in the cold for a much longer time before I start to shiver. But, alas!, warm weather has arrived and I am not sure I will be able to stay cold adapted as my patio gets to 100 degrees in the shade and the ocean temps get into the 70's. I guess I will just have to keep it up, and maybe some extra ice, or maybe a freezer, so I can keep doing this all year around. I started out with 10 minutes in the cold air, but yesterday I was out there for a half hour and I didn't really feel all that cold. What's next, 40 minutes, an hour? I have gone from doing the CT a few times a week to CT a few times a day. I start with a round of outdoor activity, then continue with localized soaks, and then have a cold shower.
This week, I also tried exercise and portion control to try and shave off those last ten pounds, but I always find myself coming back to the CT, because it doesn't make me starve, trash my ligaments, or make my foot sore. And, I don't have to wear sweaty, stinky running shoes, or hurt my bare feet on dog poop someone left on the sidewalk.
Now I know that Dr. Moderation et al are concerned about my ignorance, stupidity, my health, my gullibility, and whether I have been irretrievably snatched by the Kruse Kult. They need not worry. His webinar featuring information on "deep CT" costs $38 dollars. That is like four days worth of ice, or several pounds of grass-fed beef, and I would rather get the beef. More power to him, though. It looks like he is charging doctor-rates. I wonder how much more per hour he is pulling in compared to when some random person clicks on the Drs. Moderation's posts on Psychology Today. We'll see if people will really pay more for the Ferrari than the Porsche.
(Oh, BTW, I found a really great blogpost this week. I googled dihydrogen monoxide and found lots of stuff about CT. Check this out, and be sure to click the link to the paper. Mr. Stanton, I am afraid your blog will soon be banned. Reading it is just too much fun. And sorry, Dr. Salatin, I stole the title of your book.)
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