[bookwrmmom]

All I can say is y'all have fun with that. I thought about it briefly as I was enjoying my "hot as I can stand it" shower last night.....very briefly. Nope I freeze my a$$ off enough lately, not in my shower if I can help it. I will however LOVE reading about your experiences with it for the next 28 days. Gives me great pleasure 
Life has been enough of a challenge for me in the past year, I want my shower to be serene.

[MeNow]

Ok, I'm subscribed to Ted Talks.

[stayed]

Ok El Ray, I'll do 5 from now on... at least I don't have to submerge my whole me at once... even you did it in bits... lol 

Oh now, I totally got the point of it.  This completely for me, I just the love POSITIVENESS of the whole thing.  It makes me laugh.  Laughter is what finally got me out of my funk.  Who knew but for me, when I was employing the STOP SIGN and SNAPPING that dang elastic (something in me that seems to need pain to get my attention), I found myself talking as I snapped (bet that's a big surprises to you all, fancy, me talking hehehe), anyhoo, I found myself saying stuff like... ok you "silly willy", stop being a "silly Sally", stop obsessing about this, right this moment... or no "wallowing" time for you, you "morbid wally"!  For some reason, those silly, childish, names I was calling myself would make me smile.  Once I was smiling, I found it difficult to wallow!

So, for tomorrow's shower, ice cold for 5 minutes.  28 days left, hehehe. 

Positive thoughts out to you all... hugs Stayed

P.S.-  I love your son El Ray.. he's the best... !!!

[MyBrainIsBroken]

I have a big smile on my face just thinking about all of you taking your ice cold showers. Wait, does that sound weird? You know what I mean. Anyway, I'm not joining you but I may go out into the cold and sit in my hot tub for a while. 

[Dji76]

B u really made me laugh there... Good one! Ok second cold shower, not nearly as bad as the first. I usually take fast showers so now I find myself all clean standing under a stream of water cold enough to take your breath away for 3 minutes just waiting for the time to pass! It made me kinda laugh that my w going ape sht crazy 7 months ago has led me to take freezing cold showers with a bunch of "strangers" on the Internet. Sounds like a bad movie on Lifetime Haha!
I can't lie, yesterday I kinda half a$$ed it by washing up in short spurts then stepping back out of the water. I started that way today then said f it and went all in. I'm learning a few things already... I procrastinate doing uncomfortable things. I am not an "all in" kinda guy until I know what I'm dealing with. When I'm in the gym I always tell myself "u can do anything once". In the freezing cold shower I think "u can do anything for 5 mins". Maybe after 2 weeks I'll switch to cold baths?!? Then again, maybe not. I'm actually looking forward to tomorrow's cold shower, it's invigorating!!
Another simple challenge to those doing the cold showers... Make your bed every morning first thing. I'll post a link to the YouTube video later. Basically the idea is  that accomplishing a Simple task early sets the tone for your entire day.

[stayed]

Dji, you made me laugh with that "make your bed" comment!  Doing a simple task early starts your whole day, funny because I have gotten into the habit lately (last 3 or 4 weeks actually) of climbing out of bed and making it, straight away... hehehe... and now here you are saying... MAKE YOUR BED BEFORE you have a cold shower.  Now, here I am having COLD SHOWERS!!!  Wth?  Only to find out, there are suppose to be for 5 minutes... omg... hehehe!

Plus, you are so right, what in the world are we doing... entering a challenge with our new virtual friends and having "cold showers"!  The really cool thing, IT IS FUN!!!  I've been reading your comments to my h and he is laughing right along with us. 

This has brought some fun into my life... and quite honestly, I thought it was pretty good before.

Thanks guys and gals... looking forward to tomorrows cold shower... ok, I lied, but I am looking forward to it being over and writing you all about it and waiting to hear how your showers go. 

Hugs Stayed

[gimlan]

I'm laughing along with you friends, but I am not joining! I'd rather run another marathon... Hugs, Gx

[stayed]

LOL, no way gimlan, our shower is over in 5 minutes.  Running a marathon could take hours. 

Hugs Stayed

[elray]

So my s14 joined my s17 and I in the cold shower brigade at my house this morning.  Much gasping and gurgling and grunting ensued but he made it. 

I only mention this to properly shame a few of you-- that's right-- 17 and 14 year old children are kicking your tushies.  I see you in your hot tubs and hot showers.  You're missing all the fun. 

[stayed]

PLUS, think of all the ENERGY you are saving.  Your heating bill will be way down this month, thanks to this challenge.

There are those that would call some of these people WIMPS... but not me!  hehehe.

hugs Stayed