lost weight but now feeling cold is this normal?

JEMcK
JEMcK Posts: 9
edited September 25 in Health and Weight Loss
I've lost about 17 pounds, but recently I have been feeling cold. Is this normal with weight loss?

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  • Newfiedan
    Newfiedan Posts: 1,517 Member
    fat is an insulator, its not uncommon to feel that, it happened to me being down 27 pounds, lol.
  • Julesfame
    Julesfame Posts: 32 Member
    Put on some warmer clothes and feel happy about your body.
  • crystal_sapphire
    crystal_sapphire Posts: 1,205 Member
    yeah i'm cold 24/7
  • yodacho
    yodacho Posts: 90 Member
    I get chilled much easier - so I go with clothing layers to replace the fat layers!
  • Celo24
    Celo24 Posts: 566 Member
    fat is an insulator, its not uncommon to feel that, it happened to me being down 27 pounds, lol.

    Yup. Of course, I'm a big wuss and get cold all the time anyway (even before losing any weight) so maybe I'm not the right person to ask. :wink:
  • JenBrown0210
    JenBrown0210 Posts: 985 Member
    I have the same issue. I'm always wearing sweatshirts now.I'm down 23 pounds.
  • corgant715
    corgant715 Posts: 37 Member
    I am experiencing the same thing and a nurse told me that it is "totally" normal. We are losing "insulation" from our body. As weightloss slows down the extreme coldness will get better.
  • johnny51981
    johnny51981 Posts: 24
    I have the same thing...mostly in my hands and feet (even with shoes or slippers on), but still chilled for the most part, and I'm down almost 50 (so far).
  • ANeWcRe8N
    ANeWcRe8N Posts: 1,180 Member
    yup I lost 38 lbs and I get cold pretty easily...
  • linemansgirl
    linemansgirl Posts: 152
    I now officially HATE the cold!!!!!!! :grumble: It makes me want to cry like a baby! :sad:

    Being cold is better than being fat though!!! :bigsmile:
  • kris1085
    kris1085 Posts: 1,436 Member
    Im glad i am not the only one who is getting real cold . I have lost 28.5 pounds and im cold alot !
  • JEMcK
    JEMcK Posts: 9
    Wow thanks everyone and I guess they should give us myfitnesspal sweat shirts when we lose so much weight now that were always cold! I'm glad there isn't anything wrong with me :)
  • shallo
    shallo Posts: 353 Member
    Yep I'm usually always cold. I'd rather be able to put on and take off layers of cold than be stuck being hot and fat all the time.
  • rocky03
    rocky03 Posts: 55
    me too :) also, you burn more more calories when your cold than when you're hot :happy:
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    Add me to the list of always cold people. I hate it. Winter was always my favorite time of year because of the cold. For the first time in my life, I find myself looking forward to the warmth of Summer.
  • neelia
    neelia Posts: 750 Member
    I am cold a lot, too, since losing weight. BUT my brother-in-law, who was once a personal trainer, said the coldness could also be a result of low iron.
  • JEMcK
    JEMcK Posts: 9
    wow just checked my report on iron for the last 30days and it has dropped a ton! I will try and eat more iron and see if I warm up! thanks for the tip.
  • sharesb
    sharesb Posts: 416 Member
    i was going to post something about this today! i am cold all the time....especially about an hour after my workouts I am super chilled. Of course the obvious answer is that our protective "fat" is no longer keeping us warm but I wanted to be reassured I wasn't the only one who felt like this too!! good to know we are all "normal" lol....
  • stephanielynn76
    stephanielynn76 Posts: 709 Member
    I am MISERABLY cold all the time. I was rushing through Target the other day because I was totally shivering. I was cold all the time before I lost weight. Now it's just ridiculous!
  • BobbyDaniel
    BobbyDaniel Posts: 1,459 Member
    Happened here. I've always been hot natured until the last couple of months. My wife, who has always been cold natured, thinks it's pretty funny!
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    Double checking my reports, I was only below 100% of my RDA of iron on two of the days, so I'm just cold, not suffering from iron defficiency. heh
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