Cold all the time

Melissaol

IT seems like ever sence I have started to lose weight. I get cold easier. Which is funny cause before I was always the hot one, never cold. Know Im cold all the time. WHY?

DarkAngel525

Fat is your body's own insulation. Now that you're losing it, that insulation isn't as thick. It is pretty common to feel colder with weight loss, but nothing to be overly worried about. Just grab a blankie and keep kicking butt!

Mskraizy

I'm having this too. LOL Isn't it GREAT!? It's because you don't have enough fat on you anymore to keep you warm. Now it gets right to your bones! lol I LOVE IT!

meg7399

less body fat? also bad circulation makes a person cold...not sure if a diet or weight can really effect this but something to think about.

Tonnina

I'm in the same boat. Your adipose tissue is shrinking so you have less "padding" to keep ya warm. Just wear slipper socks and carry a blankie... My hubby thinks it's funny how cold I can get... He's now the "hot" one and I'm the "cold" one! :-P

Tattoos_and_Tea

Im always cold. Cuppa tea and my slanket usually sorts that though! x

chevy88grl

I'm always cold. Even in the summer - I'm cold. I used to ALWAYS be too hot and now? I'm like an ice cube. Fat is the body's insulation -- when you lower your body fat, you get cold easier.

Melissaol

My cousin was the one that was cold all the time. I would laugh at her. But know its my turn to be cold all the time.

JaneWrastle

PROTEIN, low carb....i am cold all the time. when i was following adkins (mind you, following it properly, not eating excessive amounts of meat or cheese But instead eating plenty of leaf veggies with moderate fish, cheese, etc. and very little carbs) I was warm. it was awesome. i didn't have to take a sweater with me everywhere. However, it is difficult. It's one thing to be proactive about eating protein, it's another to really cut down on carbs and sugar. something i still struggle with which is why i am here

aliburstall

You may also want to have your thyroid checked. Hypothyroidism can cause this. Poor circulation can also cause this, but morning exercise usually defeats that.

staceyseeger

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I think you are talking about MEEEEE! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Between the weight loss :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: & the hormones :explode: :explode: :explode: ...I am a mess! :ohwell: :ohwell: :ohwell:

I live where we had 100 days of 100+ temps & I still slept with a heating blanket & have a space heater under my desk.

I always state to my hubby that "I think I am screwed up!" He says "Is this a trick question?" or "I plead the 5th" :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

stephiejones

I have been going thru this lately, at first i thought i was always fixing to get sick lol...I have gotten pretty use to it now. I always have sox on now, i always use to be in flip flops. :laugh:

fteale

I am cold all the time these days. At first I think it was because I was on low calories, and my body didn't have enough fuel to keep me warm. Now I think it's because I don't have a lot of padding to keep me warm. I know my BMI is only about 21, so not super low, but I feel boney. I think all my fat must be on the inside.

Melissaol

I live in Minnesota where winters are really cold. So if im freezing already I can not imagane what winter will be like.

rmartin72

Sense I have lost over 100 before I got on MFP. I have been getting colder more and more. Thank you for sharing

Emily102102

Feeling cold or chilled is a common symptom of low iron

http://ezinearticles.com/?Women-and-Iron-Deficiency&id=550862

songofserenity81

I'm so much colder now, and the Doc says its likely i have Raynauds syndrome as well :sad: just why it didnt really kick in till I started losing weight I will never know. Have already said catagorically there is no way I am gaining weight again just to keep warm.

ksubbert

That's a good thing. Ever heard of Non-Excercise Activity Thermogenesis? It's basically burning additional calories outside the gym. One of the activities is to simply be cold (temperature-wise).

Being cold burns 3-7% more calories than being comfortable. You could be shaving 100 calories per day by just being cold all the time!

Melissaol

Thanks its nice to know that Im not the only one that freezes out here...

monocot

My man used to call me the furance, because everyone would love to cuddle with me cause I radiated heat off me constantly and was always Warm and now that ive lost 85 lbs.
My hands are ice and my covered body parts are still cold feeling when touched.
My whole wardrobe is tshirts because I hated Sweaters because they made me sweat so Now thats it cold out. I need to Buy sweaters and slippers.and I think I might keep the heat cranked constantly during the day now.

ceannesjourney

Me too! And you're not the first I've heard this from who's lost weight. I still have aprox. 80+ to go and I've lost 64 but already I have had to bump up my heat and put on extra layers at work. The last several (10+) winters I've worn sleevelss shirts, last year I switched to short sleeves...but this year I'm looking for long sleeved and WARM!!

Good luck in keeping warm!

Melissaol

That would be nice. I will take get cold so I can burn more calories