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mkmacf
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I'm 40 lbs down, which is good, but I've noticed two things. 1) I am colder now and 2) way more ticklish. Weight loss related or just coincidence?
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yep, that all makes sense. Fat is an insulator, and it can get between skin and some nerve endings.0
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Same here......Lost 85 pounds.....feel cold a lot, Interested to hear what others think.....0
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Omgosh... just another reason to lose weight... not the ticklish part though, that sounds awful. but I would LOVE to feel cold.0
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i feel cold and get ill more quickly when I'm slimmer, but to be honest I always feel cold lol even when I'm chubbier!!0
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I am colder when I'm smaller also. I've never noticed the ticklish thing though....0
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LOL, more ticklish... I am interested to hear theories on this. I don't know if nerve endings are finite across the skin or not, and therefore become closer together as weight is lost (and skin surface area is thereby reduced).
(LOL, I postulate this because i know that nerve endings in breast tissue are finite, and very similar across all women, meaning that smaller breasts are more sensitive. hey, there's got to be a positive in there somewhere!)0 -
The only thing I have found regarding 'more ticklish' thus far is that the nerve endings throughout the skin are the same as those in breast tissue (as one would expect), so perhaps they really are clustering closer together. They are also the same nerve ending as in fingertips, which have the greatest ability to determine fine texture due to the high density of nerve endings.
I am currently interested in nerves... one of the dermal nerve branches in my leg was severed during my last surgery, so I have an area almost the size of my hand over which I can feel nothing.0 -
LOL, more ticklish... I am interested to hear theories on this. I don't know if nerve endings are finite across the skin or not, and therefore become closer together as weight is lost (and skin surface area is thereby reduced).
(LOL, I postulate this because i know that nerve endings in breast tissue are finite, and very similar across all women, meaning that smaller breasts are more sensitive. hey, there's got to be a positive in there somewhere!)
true, but breast tissue is mostly milk ducts and fat, " ticklishness" can come from skin or muscle, as the layer of fat between skin and muscle shrinks, it's easier to stimulate the nerve endings in the muscle under that fat.0 -
I thought I saw somewhere that feeling cold all the time has something to do with metabolism?0
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Hands and feet are always cold now. My husband keeps asking me if I'm broken. lol...0
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my legs get really ticklish when the muscles are super tight. That may have happened if you've been working out heaps in an effort to lose weight?0
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yah I get it too,. I am 240 lbs and I sweat ALL THE TIME even in the slightest heat. It can be as low as 15 Celcius (I'M Canadian) and I will sweat like crazy0
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I do seem to be more sensitive to cold AND better able to tolerate heat, though haven't noticed being more ticklish. Will have to test!
I've also noticed that I need to watch my alcohol intake, since I tend to get tipsy much more quickly than I used to. I'm finally a cheap date!! :drinker:0 -
The temp. thing definitely makes sense! Body fat acts like an insulator making you warmer, an example being almost any animal that lives in a cold climate (they're usually surrounded by a nice layer of fat to keep the cold out).0
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i feel cold and get ill more quickly when I'm slimmer, but to be honest I always feel cold lol even when I'm chubbier!!
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