Anyone else feel cold all the time after weight loss?
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Not really. It's hard to gauge though because my mom has heart failure and insists we keep the house between 75 F - 78 F. She still wears blankets and coats at those temperatures!0
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I was absolutely freezing all the time after losing 150 lbs. Been maintaining for 2.5 years now though and it's a lot better. This past Winter (I'm in Australia) I only noticed cold hands and nose rather than all over shivering freezing cold like I was the two Winters prior. Still, I'm glad for the warmer weather that is approaching!0
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Definitely feel the cold much worse post weight loss. Really, struggle to stay warm. I've also noticed my nose tends to stream whilst out in any cold weather. I will shortly be switching to maintenance/small surplus and am hoping this makes a difference.0
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Unfortunately, no. As a woman of a certain age I've been hot for a long time. Years. That's after a lifetime of being cold all the time. I was the type of person who could be chilly on a 90 degree day. Now I'm hot on a 50 degree day even after a 25 pound weight loss and being diagnosed with hypothyroidism (which typically makes you sensitive to cold). I miss being cold. It's much better than being hot.
As a fellow woman of a certain age, I had the exact opposite experience. I was always hot all the time when I was younger.
I hit menopause before I lost weight, and after the hot flashes passed, the thermostat broke, and I was cold all the time. I was still obese.
So, in answer to the OP, I was cold long before I started losing weight. I might be colder now, I can't even tell. I just know I'm cold all the time unless I make a conscientious effort to keep moving around.0 -
dave_in_ni wrote: »I am really noticing this now as winter approaches. The average day time outside temp here is around 10c / 50f although in our old concrete work building with no heating its could be around 7c / 44f. I am freezing all the time. I stand with a fleece jacket on, jumper, t-shirt and thermal vest and I am still cold while some colleagues are still in t-shirts, and I'll not even talk about the woolly hat and thermal socks. I can't seem to get warm in anything lower than 15c / 59f
I noticed this is the summer also, I used to dread summer as I overheated and went bright red in temps as low 18c / 64f but this year after the weight loss I wasn't even in a t-shirt unless it was over 18c.
Anyone else notice this?
Yup. Enjoy layering up - and your lower weight! Totally worth it...1 -
Yes! I'm always freezing.. but I blamed it on winter.. then again I was freezing this summer as well
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I'm an old geezer; I'm cold all the time and losing 72 lbs hasn't helped. I own several weights of coat and jacket, sweaters, scarves, hats and hat liners, long underwear, face masks for below zero F days, gloves and glove liners, and hand warmers.
I see overweight people running around in short sleeved shirts when I have to bundle up. I'd rather be skinny and healthy and freezing my *kitten* off.0 -
Me! I lost 40 lbs and I have to bundle up a bit more. My body was used to having a little more insulation.0
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Check your iron level too0
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I live in the southern US so it is only just now getting cold this week and last. I definitely feel cold now, but I can't say that's worse than last year (I lost 43 pounds starting January 1). Usually thick socks, sweatpants, and a robe around the house are enough for me. But when I am doing yoga in the basement every morning, I am doing it right next to a space heater. And I look forward to Insanity workout days because those warm me up like nothing else. And I frequently wish we had a water heater with a bigger tank for baths and showers.0
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I was always a jeans and sweatshirt in the summer person, because my ex liked the A/C on cold. I still wear slippers and a sweatshirt in the house but now it's so I can keep my thermostat lower and save money!0
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