OMG so that's a vest (not thick cotton)
3 layers on the top half, vest/shirt and jumper, all thermal.
Pants, M&S thermal leggings/jeans and "woolly" socks I presume.
Plus not forgetting the fingerless gloves and more thermal layers.
Think I am gonna need the missus to roll me around all day the way this is going.

Right has anybody got any idea's on food that keeps your body warm, now my appetite is returning after a couple of months of sickness I could appreciate any tips on what to start cooking.

No good asking the missus she is kind of a chicken and chips sorta girl.
Which was always great when we were younger but these days no so great for warm meals.
Hence why I took over the kitchen years ago when I retired.

When I was a younger man I never was one for wearing to many clothes a shirt or t/shirt would be ample for my top half jeans or shorts would be bottom half and a pair of trainers no socks required.
But now I am older and it never seems like I have enough clothes on to keep me warm and boy are they an hinderance whilst trying to work and they never seem to warm my fingers and who needs a ruddy scarf dangling around ones neck and into the paint pot or the freshly whipped up bit of cement.

So I am asking just what is it that keeps you warm when out there battling with the elements whilst you are trying to do outdoor odd jobs. Especially these days when the weather is all over the place.

Only last week I said yes to myself the summer weather is on its way I was out in the back garden moving pots and painting fences and sawing wood, life was just great.
Now I am back behind glass looking out wondering why my body cannot except the cold change like it used to or why I cannot do it still like others.

Am I eating the wrong foods.?
I cannot drink alcohol perhaps I should start up again a drop of scotch would not harm I am sure, but I do not think my gp would be pleased. Although I have not seen her for over a year due to this ruddy virus.
So please give an old soldier a few tips I am only 67 but feel like 97 some days.
Admitted the lungs are a problem but what else can I do.?

When I was a younger man I never was one for wearing to many clothes a shirt or t/shirt would be ample for my top half jeans or shorts would be bottom half and a pair of trainers no socks required.
But now I am older and it never seems like I have enough clothes on to keep me warm and boy are they an hinderance whilst trying to work and they never seem to warm my fingers and who needs a ruddy scarf dangling around ones neck and into the paint pot or the freshly whipped up bit of cement.

So I am asking just what is it that keeps you warm when out there battling with the elements whilst you are trying to do outdoor odd jobs. Especially these days when the weather is all over the place.

Only last week I said yes to myself the summer weather is on its way I was out in the back garden moving pots and painting fences and sawing wood, life was just great.
Now I am back behind glass looking out wondering why my body cannot except the cold change like it used to or why I cannot do it still like others.

Am I eating the wrong foods.?
I cannot drink alcohol perhaps I should start up again a drop of scotch would not harm I am sure, but I do not think my gp would be pleased. Although I have not seen her for over a year due to this ruddy virus.
So please give an old soldier a few tips I am only 67 but feel like 97 some days.
Admitted the lungs are a problem but what else can I do.?

The original 'Michelin Man' by the sound of that then!

My choice of porridge for breakfast was to combat problems with high cholesterol but it is also reckoned to be good against the cold, ask anyone in Scotland and you probably know it's usually much colder there than 'down south'.

Do what I do. Forget DIY, instead go GSI*


*. GSI - Get Someone In.

Longfellow, as a youngster I felt the cold just as much as I do now, so no change for me there.

I gear myself up mentally I think, I must get it done otherwise it gets overwhelming....so I wrap up with a woolly jumper, scarf, over jacket....usually stay in the garden for around an hour, then venture in, warm up ,then out again for another hour....it’s my fingers that feel the cold the most.

That reminds me, I will be out again tonight picking up the remainder of the winter leaves....that’s when the temperature drops...I just like the quietness in the evening, when most people are tucked up in bed.

Yes, I can testify to the warming porridge, LF. Have it with honey and berries for a real health boost. A few walnuts too if you can eat nuts - they are good for the brain. For dinner, a decent plate of mince and tatties will warm you up.

Hi Pixie.
Maybe I can change occasionally to berries and walnuts sorry I cannot stomach honey.
The evening meal sounds very appetising perhaps a few carrots n peas alongside.