Anyone else really cold?

I'm always cold , I'm used to it, don't even notice it any more but to others I look and feel like a vampire . what helped me is wool-y socks , like really thick ones and leg-warmers , apparently when I have cold feet ( literal meaning) the rest of my body is freezing. I've also been overweight for a long time , so don't think body fat has anything to do with it. other than that - completely healthy ( did all the testing - suspected for anemia, but no nothing) , just naturally cold . Don't worry so much about it , but take really good care of your feet.

Alassonde wrote: »

Been cold my whole life. My co-workers always joke that the air conditioning must be broken if I've had to take off my 2nd sweater. I'm sitting in my office right now with long underwear and a sweater on, with a space heater pointed right at my feet. I've had all the tests done, general consensus is it's just normal for me.

That's what is probably going on with me as well. I've found since of lost about 60lbs, I'm constantly cold (though I was always kind of cold natured). If I take my jacket off, my coworkers look at me funny. My PCP thought it might be my thyroid, so she ran a complete blood panel on me, and my thyroid actually dropped 2 points! Went from 3.9 to 1.16, and all other tests came back normal so she's referring me to an endo just to be on the safe side (I've started exhibiting other symptoms of hypo, so that's probably why I get an all expenses paid trip to the endo!)

_Waffle_ wrote: »

Smaller people (Generally women) are more sensitive to temperature changes. Bundle up more and stay away from drafty areas of your house.

+1

One of those side effects of massive weight loss no one seem to mention. I am LITERALLY freezing ALL the time.

Aust1967 wrote: »

I have lost 50 lbs. over the past year and a half - and now I am freezing all the time (not just my hands and feet, but my entire body). This is brand new - I don't have a history of being cold at all. I went to the doctor today just to make sure it isn't due to a thyroid issue and/or low iron. He thinks that the coldness might be related to another issue I have been experiencing - my lips and eyes have started swelling overnight (in the morning it looks like I got collagen injections in my sleep) - and, I have been having night sweats (which I chalked up to peri-menopause so wasn't concerned about). They drew blood and he's going to have lots of tests run to see what is going on. I might not hear until next week - I'm anxious to see what the verdict is.

Please post what your doc says if they figure it out. I've been having the same -- night sweats, puffy eyes When I get up in the morning, and being cold all the time.

Comparing myself last year at 170 to me today, I can say that I don't easily sweat or feel as hot as before. Even if I live in a tropical country, I'm cold 70% of the time, and this is without an air conditioner hahaha

I tend to be a little on the cooler side in general...but I get hot super easy too. I'll be working outside (barn work) in the 20s and 30s with just a long sleeve T-shirt on and gloves. My feet and hands do get very cold, so I just have to invest in really good winter gear! Hats help also!

I tend to run cold as well, particularly in the winter. At anything less than 68-70° indoors I often need multiple layers of clothing or blankets to stay warm. I don't have much muscle or fat, so I highly suspect that is probably the primary reason in my case.

Yes - I am cold most of the time in recent months. I'll sometimes wear layers "in the house" as my wife is not cold. I have blood work done on a regular basis by cardiologist & rheumatologist - but I never thought to mention this specific complaint, as other issues were more in mind...but next visit I will --- so far lost 170 pounds.

veganbettie wrote: »

well now i'm terrified that this soreness in my calf is a blood clot.....

but i'm always cold as well. Mostly after I go on runs, but I hear that's common. I've only lost about 30 pounds so not a ton, but....I wonder how long it takes for your body to adjust....

I have heard that doing bodyweight standing calf raises helps to prevent blood clots in one's legs, which apparently can be brought on by airplane travel in rare cases.

OP, I am usually cold too. I spent 10 years of my life at a weight that was 5-10 lbs higher than what I'm at now (and I'm barely 5'1" so that was a fair amount of fat for my body size), and always used to be too hot. Summer was miserably hot and even in winter I was usually in a tank top when indoors.

After getting down below 108 lbs last winter, I started noticing that I was FREEZING all the time. I've spent most of the last 7 months or so at about 103-105 lbs and was cold even during the summer-- it was a cooler than usual summer here, but still I never would have been wearing sweaters and fleeces for most of the summer in the past! I find that even when I eat at maintenance this winter I am cold (I'm at the higher end of my maintenance range and have been trying to get back to the lower end without a lot of success due to multiple family holidays).

It's normal. . . I find that exercising helps, as well as drinking hot beverages. And I've resigned myself to wearing warm fuzzy layers a lot of the time, which is just a little frustrating because I would like to be able to show off my now-slim figure more!

nxd10 wrote: »

Time for my checkup next month, so I will ask. Thank you. My circulation IS lousy and always has been. And my thermometer is 68. But a thyroid and iron check wouldn't hurt.

How's your fish oil intake?