Does weight loss make you feel colder?

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  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    Yes. Yes it does. Fat is insulation.
  • in_the_stars
    in_the_stars Posts: 1,395 Member
    Im so glad somebody made this...and yes...its a the weightloss


    I have the same problem..but mines comes from eating lower carbs (idk the scientific reasoning behind it but when I eat higher carbs, my body temp is normal to hot..but lower carbs make me feel cold-er) and from weight/fat loss. Extra Fat keeps you warmer as well

    So I agree and am glad im not the only person having this experience. (cant wait for summer weather to come to NC)


    I'm no expert, and this is just a guess, but you may be feeling colder from low-carb because carbohydrates are fast energy to the body, and therefore the body has more energy to burn (which keeps it revved up). But, with lower carbs, your body has less of this quickly accessible energy to burn, and therefore the constant temperature may be lower.

    THIS IS JUST A GUESS!

    Nope. I eat a lot of carbs at maintenance now, but I'm still way colder than I've been in the past. It's the fat loss.

    Same here, it was just a guess though :) Maybe my theory is still true for some people, but you're probably right :laugh:

    Nope, those low level functions are powered by fat, not by carbs. Besides, even if by carbs, you'd have to be seriously depleted in carbs to not have enough for this relatively minor increase in energy use.

    There is no rev up to eating more carbs. If anything, it takes less energy to process carbs than protein, there is less heat produced from the effort.

    I agree. hpa axis?
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    Also, if I'm not mistaken there is a correlation between a lower resting heart rate and being slightly more cold.

    Never heard that one.

    Your heart can beat slower because it and usually the lungs can provide the required oxygen for normal level of calorie burn you've always had.

    Your body can produce more heat very easily from the same low HR, unless you get to the point of shivering so muscles are being used, now that has to raise the calorie burn, and oxygen intake, to burn more fat.
  • SKME2013
    SKME2013 Posts: 704 Member
    Yes, I felt colder when I lost weight, but it got better since I do more exercise.
    Stef.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    yes because just like whale mammals have lots of blubber to keep them warm in the water, we are warmed by our fat around us. when it's gone we need sweaters.

    what if whales wore sweaters?
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    Actually, it appears the muscle provides more insulation than the fat.

    nsgl.gso.uri.edu/nysgi/nysgiw85001/nysgiw85001_part4.pdf

    Scanned doc's, so can't copy and paste, but under conclusions - muscle provided 75% of insulation, fat and skin the rest.

    I was looking for what the respective R-value per mm might be. But since most is not the fat, didn't seem to matter.

    I did find that chicken fat though provides best insulation to cold, and sheep fat to hot.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    Actually, it appears the muscle provides more insulation than the fat.

    nsgl.gso.uri.edu/nysgi/nysgiw85001/nysgiw85001_part4.pdf

    Scanned doc's, so can't copy and paste, but under conclusions - muscle provided 75% of insulation, fat and skin the rest.

    I was looking for what the respective R-value per mm might be. But since most is not the fat, didn't seem to matter.

    I did find that chicken fat though provides best insulation to cold, and sheep fat to hot.

    oh good then my plan to musclify myself might help then. i was beginning to dread that cold feeling and i don't need any more anti-motivators.
  • JourneyingJessica
    JourneyingJessica Posts: 261 Member
    Im often cold after losing weight (need extra blanket every night to sleep).

    It's alway the worst after i have a hard work out. Im good for about an hour then if i stop. And sit i need to be covered up.
  • Go_Mizzou99
    Go_Mizzou99 Posts: 2,628 Member
    yes...like a skinny man
  • holliebevineau
    holliebevineau Posts: 441 Member
    Yes, I am always cold.
  • Jen800
    Jen800 Posts: 548 Member
    Im so glad somebody made this...and yes...its a the weightloss


    I have the same problem..but mines comes from eating lower carbs (idk the scientific reasoning behind it but when I eat higher carbs, my body temp is normal to hot..but lower carbs make me feel cold-er) and from weight/fat loss. Extra Fat keeps you warmer as well

    So I agree and am glad im not the only person having this experience. (cant wait for summer weather to come to NC)


    I'm no expert, and this is just a guess, but you may be feeling colder from low-carb because carbohydrates are fast energy to the body, and therefore the body has more energy to burn (which keeps it revved up). But, with lower carbs, your body has less of this quickly accessible energy to burn, and therefore the constant temperature may be lower.

    THIS IS JUST A GUESS!

    Nope. I eat a lot of carbs at maintenance now, but I'm still way colder than I've been in the past. It's the fat loss.

    Same here, it was just a guess though :) Maybe my theory is still true for some people, but you're probably right :laugh:

    Nope, those low level functions are powered by fat, not by carbs. Besides, even if by carbs, you'd have to be seriously depleted in carbs to not have enough for this relatively minor increase in energy use.

    There is no rev up to eating more carbs. If anything, it takes less energy to process carbs than protein, there is less heat produced from the effort.

    Okay okay I was completely off! :blushing: Thanks for correcting me :laugh: :flowerforyou:

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