How often do you shower?

[Sammy]

Every day (and I am European - referring to some previous comments:P ) - mostly because I do 1,5 hours of cycling every working day and 1 h of jogging 3-4 times per week, so it is kinda mandatory.

[A]

Wow, you sure have time and motivation. I'm almost always dead after a 6-8-hour day. Well, doesn't help when your showers last almost a frigging hour, hurrying or not. Showering and washing oneself is tiresome. Sigh, I seriously deserve 48-hour days to compensate for my extreme slowness in everything. The world isn't fair. :c It's like those people who're top shape with like 4-5 hours of sleep or less. Their lives are, what, 25 % longer ? I'm the other extreme in that my life is like 60 % of other people's. Tops.

[MariaMx]

Most Ecuatorians do not bath every day...they are like the Europeans. 

I don't know about Ecuatorians but are you sure about Europeans being like that? I'm European, Norwegian to be exact, and I shower at least once a day, as do most all people I know. I think you are clinging to some outdated stereotype about Europeans.

I used to live in the US and the shower/bathing habits over here are identical to what I personally experience here in my home country. I do however remember being lectured by Americans about what my home country (and the rest of Europe for that matter) and my culture was like. A lot seemed to think that Norway was some kind of 16th century feudal society where horse and buggy was the predominant mode of transportation. I would tell them this was not the case and that the standard of living in my home place was as high or higher than in the US. They would tell me I was obviously wrong. After all, these were self-evident truths we were talking about.

[A]

Ahaha, I can see what you're talking about. My region, a little oasis of civilization of no more than 150 000 people among the forest, somewhat far away from any other city, was thought of like that not long ago. When I was a child and the Internet was still not quite omniscient in families, I heard from "outsiders" (people from the bigger cities in the South) they thought we had no running water, electricity only in the very center of the main city and that almost everyone had a cow.

And I support what you say. From what I know, most of Europe is a much more "civilized" place than most of North America is. Never heard of people not washing much. Well, maybe I did hear that stereotype of a French man with sweat circles under his arms carrying a baguette bread under his arm. Can't check it because I only know Europeans through the Internet, but I'm pretty sure that's false. :p

[Sammy]

Wow, you sure have time and motivation. I'm almost always dead after a 6-8-hour day. Well, doesn't help when your showers last almost a frigging hour, hurrying or not. Showering and washing oneself is tiresome. Sigh, I seriously deserve 48-hour days to compensate for my extreme slowness in everything. The world isn't fair. :c It's like those people who're top shape with like 4-5 hours of sleep or less. Their lives are, what, 25 % longer ? I'm the other extreme in that my life is like 60 % of other people's. Tops.

Huh, its actually very simple for me I commute to work and back, so its roughly 45 + 45 mins, which can be used for burning calories or sitting on my butt . As for jogging, I used to jog since I was in my early 20-ties and I really hated jogging when I was at school . When I need some more motivation I just turn on the Terminator soundtrack on my mp3 player and go on - it worked then, it still works now. Besides, my main motivation is - I want to be pretty and burn as much fat down as I can  - and besides - being pretty goes fething well with the Terminator theme .
I believe, that You are so tired because now Your T must be pretty much down - I am still on spiro only and I can also sleep only 5 hours per day and feel good. But that does not necessarily mean that I will do something uselful during those remaining hours .

[A]

Ehm, no, I assure you, I've been a tired inefficient distracted slowpoke forever. In kintergarden the school director was waiting for me at the door every morning because he knew I was always late. And since puberty, and maybe even childhood - I don't remember - if you let me sleep without constraints, I'll sleep at least 8 hours; most likely 10 or more. It's not because of HRT. To be honest if anything it's given me a lot of energy.

[Nicolette]

A lot seemed to think that Norway was some kind of 16th century feudal society where horse and buggy was the predominant mode of transportation..

Ha ha ha! 

I can get away without a shower or bath for a couple of days because it's very cold here and it rains a lot. But in summer, my whole house is air-conditioned, my car is air-conditioned, my office is air-conditioned, everywhere I go is. I'm always freezing! But lately, I've been doing cardio every morning in my home gym and even with the air-con turned to max, unfortunately, to my chagrin, I do in fact sweat..like a girl. That necessitates an immediate shower. It's quite a novelty though..the daily cardio.

[AdamMLP]

I don't know about Ecuatorians but are you sure about Europeans being like that? I'm European, Norwegian to be exact, and I shower at least once a day, as do most all people I know. I think you are clinging to some outdated stereotype about Europeans.

I used to live in the US and the shower/bathing habits over here are identical to what I personally experience here in my home country. I do however remember being lectured by Americans about what my home country (and the rest of Europe for that matter) and my culture was like. A lot seemed to think that Norway was some kind of 16th century feudal society where horse and buggy was the predominant mode of transportation. I would tell them this was not the case and that the standard of living in my home place was as high or higher than in the US. They would tell me I was obviously wrong. After all, these were self-evident truths we were talking about.

I live 45 minutes away from most people on my college course, and they live in a more built up area.  They're always ribbing me saying that we don't have houses where I live, and that we all drive tractors because some of our roads are single track and slightly bumpy.  They seem to think that just because it's a bit more countryside than their area that it's something like the deep south of America years ago with outlaws and sheriffs on horseback.  This is the UK we're talking about as well...

Oh and we all seem to shower everyday here.

[A]

Nicolette: Rather than the conditioned air, try a good old fan, pointed at you at max strength. Decreases wetness by a lot. And if, unlike me, you can manage having it behind you, on the ground and turned upwards, then it's gonna be even better because it'll allow the heat to flow up. Most effective if you wear a baggy-ish shirt though.

[Nicolette]

Nicolette: Rather than the conditioned air, try a good old fan, pointed at you at max strength. Decreases wetness by a lot. And if, unlike me, you can manage having it behind you, on the ground and turned upwards, then it's gonna be even better because it'll allow the heat to flow up. Most effective if you wear a baggy-ish shirt though.

I think the sweat is more annoying than the pain. I wear a sports bra and jogging pants. All I need is a big fan and then to close my eyes and dream I'm cycling back in the Italian hills of Umbria. Static air is not nice at all. But I don't think I can do evening cardio again. Too easy to procrastinate and the body is primed to sleep. It's morning cardio and the reward is breakfast. 

[Lanalicious34]

When I was depressed I would shower maybe once a week but then I started to get like a rash down there and so than I now shower once a day. I have to be clean.

[A]

Whoa, you're awesome. In the morning, myself, I deploy huge efforts to throw myself in the shower, get ready and eat. And more often than not I'm late even though I get up 1:45 before the bus passes.

[vegie271]

Whoa, you're awesome. In the morning, myself, I deploy huge efforts to throw myself in the shower, get ready and eat. And more often than not I'm late even though I get up 1:45 before the bus passes.

  an hour and 45 minutes to get ready? wow! I shower in 10, 15 if I luxuriate!, takes 5 to brush my teeth, and 5 to dress! 5 to pack my back pack and 5 to take my bike out the door!    that is 35 max and I am not hurrying I can make it even faster if I have to!    if I am in a real rush.

[A]

Yes. I'm abnormal. Be happy you're not me.

[nudeox]

Once or twice a day for me, i love feeling clean and being able to wash off the stresses of life, besides taking a shower is a time for me where I can be alone and pamper myself so I take as much time as possible. My wife has commented lately about how long I have been in there for!! I didn't mention I was exfoliating, shaving my legs, under arms and pubic regions, plus plucking eye brows and moisturizing!!

[Contravene]

I've actually had a few college friends who used to claim that they only needed to shower once every few days or once a week because they "didn't need to" or because they "felt clean" but they were so wrong... It was always painfully obvious when they had gone without a shower. Feeling clean and being clean are definitely not the same thing. I never had the heart to tell them though.

I like starting everyday fresh with a shower in the morning. Occasionally I'll shower at the end of the day before I go to sleep too depending on what I did that day. I can't imagine not being clean everyday. Even if I didn't have a shower or bath, I would probably try to steal some soap and find a lake or something equally as desperate.

[CalmRage]

When in stress, i shower every day.

[Christine167]

Once or twice a day. But I only wash my hair every other day unless it starts to get greasy/grimy.

I'd soak in the tub IF I could easily find a tub that fit my tall body in it comfortably. 

[LWhite]

Daily. Cleanliness is a non-negotiable. Even if after work I smell delicious. No one should smell this delicious.

The exception is my hair. I don't wash it often. If I do I look like a commercial from Pantene and this adorable corkscrew fringe disappears into an unmanageable, ticklish and itchy mess. So I wash it maybe three times a week at most.

[TheLance]

Every night. I work on cars for a living, so not only am I always in the heat, I am always physically active. Plus I love to smell good. I can ignore my dysphoria in the shower. I just pretend everything is as it should be.