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Thermal underclothing was the best 25 euros that I ever spent.

Also, don't forget to take a cup of warm tea now and then. Or do some pushups, jumping jacks and squats when feeling cold at home.

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or eat, so many times I get cold at 17h and I get super toasty after eating dinner.

Yeah, lately I really feel a difference between eating warm and cold stuff. Before I didn't really notice.

It's not even a warm/cold food thing, it's more like you're low on energy so your body isn't producing as much heat as usual. When it happens to me it's usually before lunch.

> it's more like you're low on energy so your body isn't producing as much heat as usual

I expected that to be the cause, but me eating cold yoghurt to replenish my energy or me eating a hot sandwich makes a big difference, I now notice.

This is known as specific dynamic action, or the thermic effect of food. Your metabolism does actually increase as a result of eating.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_dynamic_action

Any particular brand you'd recommend?

I don't need anything fancy but the higher range stuff (Helly Hansen, Arcteryx, Patagonia, etc.) is easily triple that.

I bought Helly Hansen years ago (ten years already, I guess). I only have thermal trousers and paid around 25 euros, if I remember correctly. The trousers are still doing fine after a lot of use.

I wear a brand called Brass Monkeys - (from the british slang term for bloody freezing - "it's cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey") They're merino from New Zealand. They're great, hard wearing and not itchy. Fit's on the small side though, definitely size up.

I use icebreaker brand, made of merino wool. They are among the most expensive, but I can wear the long underpants for weeks without them smelling bad.

I have good experiences with the "Heattech" line from Uniqlo. It's some synthetic formulation of fibers but does it's job quite well for me, at low cost.

Funny that, I'm wearing the Heattech Ultra turtleneck right now, it cost 30€ and is probably the comfiest top I own. The reason I was asking for alternatives is simply that I can't get a non-turtleneck one in my size because they sell out immediately.

Overall I'm really happy with all the clothes I got from Uniqlo.

Aclima. Norwegian merino (so doesn't smell) underwear, not cheap but not the most expensive at least here in Europe. Several different lines with different levels of insulation. I use the "warmwool" line and it's very warm indeed.

depends on your activity level and how sweaty you get. Its critical to not get sweaty. I would go for something cheap if you are using it to just chill at home without much activity.

If you have a Decathlon nearby, you could try theirs. The basic Wedze thermal underwear - very much not fancy, 100% polyester, but warm and more than OK to wear indoors - is only €6.99 for a pair of pants or shirt. They also carry more expensive items, some of them in wool, and usually much cheaper than other brands.

I've got a few sets of cheap (low-cost supermarket) and moderately-expensive thermals. They're not marketed or branded for sport etc. but both are equally excellent. The more expensive set is thinner and feels just as effective, but is more comfortable (ease of movement) on days when I am outside and more active. With a set of thin, long socks worn over the thermal layer's lower legs, and thicker long socks on top, my feet are nice and warm if I'm sedentary or active for the day.

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