Feeling freezing cold
IWantToFloat
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I'm not under eating or anything, but I've increased my water intake to a more normal amount and of course I've cut back from what I can typically eat in a day.
Now I am freezing cold all over and it's been about a week. Is my metabolism slowed down? Is this normal? Should I be worried?
Stats:
25 years old, female bodied
7 days at 1800 cals a day, staying within macro's most days, lots of protein, some days too much sodium
Moderate exercise (30 minutes walking, 3-4 days)
340 lbs start
327.6 lbs currently
Now I am freezing cold all over and it's been about a week. Is my metabolism slowed down? Is this normal? Should I be worried?
Stats:
25 years old, female bodied
7 days at 1800 cals a day, staying within macro's most days, lots of protein, some days too much sodium
Moderate exercise (30 minutes walking, 3-4 days)
340 lbs start
327.6 lbs currently
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It is normal to feel colder when eating at a deficit. Drink hot tea!2
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Can you list your stats?
Just made an update on the post but here they are again!
Stats:
Age, 25
Female
7 days at 1800 cals a day, staying within macro's most days, lots of protein, some days too much sodium
Moderate exercise (30 minutes walking, 3-4 days)
340 lbs start
327.6 lbs currently0 -
How big is your deficit. A drop in core temperature is one of the ways adaptive thermogenesis works. However it does not tend to kick in that quickly unless you are creating a large deficit.1
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Arapacana1 wrote: »It is normal to feel colder when eating at a deficit. Drink hot tea!
I should do that when it isn't so late. Thanks!1 -
How big is your deficit. A drop in core temperature is one of the ways adaptive thermogenesis works. However it does not tend to kick in that quickly unless you are creating a large deficit.
I'm eating 1800 calories a day on average. That is enough of a deficit to lose 2 lbs a week which doesn't seem like a lot. I do have hypothyroid (treated and levels are fine) so that may play a part?0 -
I hear others on here frequently complain about being cold after losing a chunk of their weight. I'm 40 down and wish this would happen to me already. You are fine and in good company OP.1
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jennybearlv wrote: »I hear others on here frequently complain about being cold after losing a chunk of their weight. I'm 40 down and wish this would happen to me already. You are fine and in good company OP.
I hope so! I just haven't lost a lot yet so I'm a bit concerned.0 -
How big is your deficit. A drop in core temperature is one of the ways adaptive thermogenesis works. However it does not tend to kick in that quickly unless you are creating a large deficit.
I just calculated my deficit and it's between 200-300 calories a day. That isn't very large.0 -
Your numbers as stated don't make sense. If you are set to lose 2lbs a week your daily deficit is set to 1000 Cal a day subject to the MFP 1200 minimum.
If you are obese a deficit equal to 25% of your tdee would be considered ok. Otherwise look at deficits of up to 20% of your tdee to preserve lean mass and minimize adaptations.
When I was obese and could generate a 1000Cal deficit while eating 3000 Cal due to a tdee ~4000Cal, that 2lb goal was appropriate.
Nowadays my tdee is closer to 2800, so my maximum goal is 500Cal to lose 1lb (my actual goal is -250 to lose .5lb, and secretly aiming for -125 to lose .025lb; but that's another story)
Trending weight app helps with smaller goals...0 -
Your numbers as stated don't make sense. If you are set to lose 2lbs a week your daily deficit is set to 1000 Cal a day subject to the MFP 1200 minimum.
If you are obese a deficit equal to 25% of your tdee would be considered ok. Otherwise look at deficits of up to 20% of your tdee to preserve lean mass and minimize adaptations.
When I was obese and could generate a 1000Cal deficit while eating 3000 Cal due to a tdee ~4000Cal, that 2lb goal was appropriate.
Nowadays my tdee is closer to 2800, so my maximum goal is 500Cal to lose 1lb (my actual goal is -250 to lose .5lb, and secretly aiming for -125 to lose .025lb; but that's another story)
Trending weight app helps with smaller goals...
I'm just using MFP's levels. Turns out I didn't know what my maintenance level was at all.
I guess I need 2770 cals to maintain, and I'm currently eating at 1800 cals. That number has now gone down as my 12 lbs of weight loss was finally recognized. So I have a 1000cal deficit roughly.
So back to feeling cold since starting this past week doesn't seem to make sense.0 -
How many grams of fat and oils are you eating each day?
45 grams could be a good amount as a minimum. I aim for more than that each day.
Have you had your thyroid checked?1 -
How many grams of fat and oils are you eating each day?
45 grams could be a good amount as a minimum. I aim for more than that each day.
Have you had your thyroid checked?
I'm on average about 50 grams of fat.
I had my thyroid checked this month. I have hypothyroidism but my levels are all fine.0 -
Sorry that you are dealing with the cold.
Maybe in your case it is temporary.
Most people who mention it, have lost a large amount of weight.0 -
Are you exercising at all? When I first started any activity that brought my core temp up was followed by feeling very cold in the winter, and this is still the case. I don't know why it happens, maybe because the core temp drop feels colder in comparison to the higher temp during activity? Even a walk triggered that for me because at my starting weight walking was quite a workout.0
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Edit: was suggesting thyroid check but seems you have done this already
Might be worth discussing your sensitivity to cold with your GP though.0 -
As suggested talk to your doctor re potential contribution by thyroid to your feeling cold.
As to the rest of it, I am not 100% sure what to say as my advice was, in my own head, fairly clear, but you don't seem to be seeing that it also applies to you.
A 1000 Cal deficit is appropriate if your daily burn is 4000 Cal and you are obese, or your burn is 5000Cal and you are overweight or normal weight.
Your total energy expenditure for the day (burn) is less than 4000 Cal.
Ergo 1000 Cal deficits are not appropriate for you.
Limit your deficits to 20% of what you spend (25% while obese).
Lose weight sanely. Use the time to develop good habits, strategies, goto foods, explore the conditions under which you overeat, think on how you can control them. Figure out a diet as a way of eating... permanently, not just till you lose weight!
Succeed, be happy, and have a better than average chance of keeping that weight off for many years to come!0 -
I've lost 70+ pounds down from 233 and I'm freezing all the time. My son has lost 70 and has the same problem. I think with time it will subside but as you lose the insulation your body is accustomed to it reacts by being cold, lol. My thyroid is already low so I'm on meds for it and it doesn't seem to matter.2
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ive lost 80 and am always freezing.
my love says im a blast furnace in bed though. go figure. LOLOL0 -
I can't quite get my head around the math...a 1,000 calorie per day deficit doesn't sound like too much for a woman who weighs 327 pounds, but 1,800 calories for that woman who gets some moderate exercise does sound like too few calories. How tall are you?1
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I would see a doctor. This could be something or it could be nothing. My father's co-worker felt very cold for no good reason and he was found to have an illness which needed medical attention. Better safe than sorry. Get checked by a doctor.0
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One reason I don't drink a lot of water is that I end up shivering all day. Not much of a problem in the summer, but it is a big problem for me now. I try to drink it room temp but, yuck.0
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by any chance, have you gone several hours hungry, without eating?0
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kshama2001 wrote: »I can't quite get my head around the math...a 1,000 calorie per day deficit doesn't sound like too much for a woman who weighs 327 pounds, but 1,800 calories for that woman who gets some moderate exercise does sound like too few calories. How tall are you?
My apologies. I had somehow missed the age and starting weight which both argue that 1000Cal is OK. However as @kshama2001 mentions with a good activity level throughout the day you should be hitting the 1000 Cal deficit while eating more.
Get up every hour and walk at least 300 steps as measured by a pedometer. Make it your goal that there will be no day where you haven't walked 3000 steps, then increase that to 5000 minimum for the day.
In between the total daily steps aim for the 300 per awake hour. That by itself will make a huge difference to your feeling cold.
If 300 an hour is impossible, 150 isn't. Even at work you can walk to a bathroom, grab a tissue, and come back. Then grab some water. In between that you will have managed a couple of minutes of walking which is what 150 steps needs. It will make a huge difference.
It took me 3 months to get to no day with less than 5000 steps when I first started. And I still, today, have hours with no steps and it does make a difference on the days that I do keep to an hourly get up and move schedule.1 -
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kshama2001 wrote: »I can't quite get my head around the math...a 1,000 calorie per day deficit doesn't sound like too much for a woman who weighs 327 pounds, but 1,800 calories for that woman who gets some moderate exercise does sound like too few calories. How tall are you?
My apologies. I had somehow missed the age and starting weight which both argue that 1000Cal is OK. However as @kshama2001 mentions with a good activity level throughout the day you should be hitting the 1000 Cal deficit while eating more.
Get up every hour and walk at least 300 steps as measured by a pedometer. Make it your goal that there will be no day where you haven't walked 3000 steps, then increase that to 5000 minimum for the day.
In between the total daily steps aim for the 300 per awake hour. That by itself will make a huge difference to your feeling cold.
If 300 an hour is impossible, 150 isn't. Even at work you can walk to a bathroom, grab a tissue, and come back. Then grab some water. In between that you will have managed a couple of minutes of walking which is what 150 steps needs. It will make a huge difference.
It took me 3 months to get to no day with less than 5000 steps when I first started. And I still, today, have hours with no steps and it does make a difference on the days that I do keep to an hourly get up and move schedule.
I was going to post this exact advice.
I started feeling freezing cold when I was 210 pounds, long before the idea of losing weight occurred to me. Menopause was over and when the hot flashes left, the cold set in.
I've lost 94 pounds and I am colder than ever. Before I got a Fitbit with move reminders, I set a kitchen timer to remind me to get up every hour and walk around, but it helps so very much. Now that it's winter, any time I start feeling too chilled, I get up and hop on my treadmill. Before I had the treadmill, I paced our long hallway.
Walking around a lot and LOADS of herbal tea. Celestial Seasonings makes a really nice cinnamon apple flavor that I enjoy.4 -
kshama2001 wrote: »I can't quite get my head around the math...a 1,000 calorie per day deficit doesn't sound like too much for a woman who weighs 327 pounds, but 1,800 calories for that woman who gets some moderate exercise does sound like too few calories. How tall are you?
I'm 5'40 -
Thanks everyone for the advice! I think I know what's wrong and I just need to get up and move. I don't feel cold all the time, at one job where I'm constantly moving I'm only chilled, at home where I work on art for hours on end while drinking cold water I'm freezing.
Hypothyroidism doesn't help either, even while on medication.2 -
IWantToFloat wrote: »Thanks everyone for the advice! I think I know what's wrong and I just need to get up and move. I don't feel cold all the time, at one job where I'm constantly moving I'm only chilled, at home where I work on art for hours on end while drinking cold water I'm freezing.
Hypothyroidism doesn't help either, even while on medication.
No, it doesn't. I have hypothyroidism, and was overcorrected for a while (we were working on finding the right dosage) and I was still cold all the time!1 -
IWantToFloat wrote: »Thanks everyone for the advice! I think I know what's wrong and I just need to get up and move. I don't feel cold all the time, at one job where I'm constantly moving I'm only chilled, at home where I work on art for hours on end while drinking cold water I'm freezing.
Hypothyroidism doesn't help either, even while on medication.
Cold water in the winter, blech!
I hate consuming cold when it's cold - I have to turn up the heat if I'm going to have a side salad...from 66 degrees to 68, lol. I wear a few layers including a turtleneck, and superwarm slippers plus wool socks and cotton socks.
These Sorel Manawans are amazing:
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What does female bodied mean?0
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