Always cold
pkweier
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Has anyone else experience this, before I lost all my weight the less clothes the better now the more clothes the better. I can't seem to get warm.
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You've lost your layer of protective blubber! Fat is an insulator. It's why freezing cold water animals such as seals and whales and cold weather animals like polar bears have such big layers of fat. It was keeping you warm, and now it's gone. You will adapt to an extent but you'll probably always need more clothes now when its cold, than you did when you were heavier.5
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Ooft, I'm right there with you! I'm definitely always layered up just now & rarely seem to be without a hot drink. Did find when I first began losing weight that I was cold AND tired simply because I wasn't eating enough...all I wanted to do was sleep. But the type of cold I feel now really is just because I have less "insulation". On the plus side, it motivates me to move because I always feel pleasantly warmer after a workout. Hopefully our bodies will get used to it...1
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I felt cold while I was losing weight but after a period of time maintaining at my goal weight I returned to normal.
It can be part of your body down regulating your calories expended as a reaction to a prolonged calorie deficit (adaptive thermogenesis). You may also feel more tired, be lethargic, fidget less.....
How long have you been maintaining? Have you tried bumping up your calories?
I found my maintenance calories but after 6 - 8 weeks started losing again and had to bump mine up.7 -
Yes, and it doesn't help that my office is kept sort of too freaking cold. So I always have layers to put on and I find that about 30 seconds into a one minute plank I get nice and warm. A mug of hot water also does the trick for me.3
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It may be just the loss of protective/insulatory fat... Or it can be a sign of low thyroid function (which may happen during dieting...)1
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Thanks everyone at that is what I assumed I lost all my insulation. Once I get moving I am find Learning to keep a sweater with me at all times3
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PREACH! Though I will admit, this year I have been warmer, so I think (hope) my body is adapting to having less insulation.
That being said, I froze most of last winter/spring/early summer - so I have plenty of cardis in different weights, scarves, and other things I tend to still bring with me in case I get the shivers.0 -
Same here! I live in Michigan even....I just layer up and drink some hot coffee, warms my soul
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I’m not even done and I feel so cold at night especially it’s ridiculous..0
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After I lost my initial 40lbs I couldn't believe how cold I was! I still have 60lbs more to go and I'm looking forward to the changes my body will go through....yes, even being cold all the time!1
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I sit on a heating pad at work lol. I'm also directly under an air vent that turns my hands into ice cubes so I have to sit on them every once in a while.0
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Well, fat is an insulator...sooooo0
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I'm getting better about feeling cold - getting used to having less insulation, I guess. Conversely, though, I don't get as overheated as I used to when I go to the gym so I can work out longer.0
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livingleanlivingclean wrote: »It may be just the loss of protective/insulatory fat... Or it can be a sign of low thyroid function (which may happen during dieting...)
I was going to say this, but hypothyroidism also actually (typically) lowers body temperature. If your temp runs around normal, you likely don't need to worry about it. If you're freezing when it's 75º in the room, and your temp is consistently under 97, get checked out for it.1 -
Thanks everyone I see I'm not alone. When it's 75 I'm fine. I used to be able to stand being outside in the 40s with just a jacket not so much now0
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That's good, because hypothyroid meds are a royal PITA, lol.0
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Most commonly, being cold chronically is a sign of iron-deficiency and/or anemia. And, as you know, women are prone to being iron deficient.
Do you know your iron status? Do you eat much red meat? Or spinach?
You might want to check that. Many very skinny people do not complain of being constantly and/or unreasonably cold.
It's kind of an easy fix if that is what it is.0 -
I was cold before I lost weight. I am still cold.0
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Yes, me too. I am always cold now thanks to not having so much insulation. And no, there's nothing medically wrong with me to cause me to be cold. I just don't have as much fat anymore.0
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I became cold, even in the hot Alabama summer, after loosing weight. (Michigan transplant- Go Green!) Thought for sure it was just my body adjusting to weight/exercise. I couldn't seem to make my goal weight and experienced fatigue (unusual for me) but assumed it was age and menopause taking a toll. I finally got blood work and diagnosed with hypothyroid. I have a significant family Hx of the Dx but ignored the common signs...just pushing through. Meds don't fix everything and the balance of what controls the disease seems a moving target...for me, has complicated my metabolic burn. I advocate get the blood work...better to know what may or may not be going on.0
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Long johns are my best friend now that I've lost my weight. I don't mind wearing an extra layer as a substitute for all the fat I lost.
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Thanks everyone I see I'm not alone. When it's 75 I'm fine. I used to be able to stand being outside in the 40s with just a jacket not so much now
I realize this made no sense now when it's in the forties I have to wear a heavier jacket gloves and hat where before it was either a sweater or a lightweight jacket0 -
GiddyupTim wrote: »Most commonly, being cold chronically is a sign of iron-deficiency and/or anemia. And, as you know, women are prone to being iron deficient.
Do you know your iron status? Do you eat much red meat? Or spinach?
You might want to check that. Many very skinny people do not complain of being constantly and/or unreasonably cold.
It's kind of an easy fix if that is what it is.
Yes I eat red meat every now and then and I love spinach0 -
lisawolfinger wrote: »I became cold, even in the hot Alabama summer, after loosing weight. (Michigan transplant- Go Green!) Thought for sure it was just my body adjusting to weight/exercise. I couldn't seem to make my goal weight and experienced fatigue (unusual for me) but assumed it was age and menopause taking a toll. I finally got blood work and diagnosed with hypothyroid. I have a significant family Hx of the Dx but ignored the common signs...just pushing through. Meds don't fix everything and the balance of what controls the disease seems a moving target...for me, has complicated my metabolic burn. I advocate get the blood work...better to know what may or may not be going on.
I have my annual checkup in December I think I'll say something to the doctor then1
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