being cold

Less body fat = less insulation! Sad truth of weight loss. It doesn't help when you're way up in the north and it's been -20 all week!

I keep warm by:
- Wearing my Darn Tough merino wool socks every day (so warm!)
- Drinking lots of hot tea
- Dressing in layers, especially cozy sweaters and scarves
- Using heated blankets, space heaters and microwavable heat packs at home

My wife is convinced AC is set low in many restaurants/grocery stores as the bulk of people have this extra layer of insulation.

She always feels the colds, me...never. I suspect that will change as I lose weight. Roll on spring!

Idk. I am always cold. Even when I was in the 200s. I'm probably destined to always be cold. So I just suck it up Lol.

JDMac82 wrote: »

Toxikon said it earlier, but your body has less insulation to retain heat. Also your body chemistry has changed and it will adjust. Just takes time, just like gaining the weight and dropping it, doesn't happen over night. If your concerned with it call and talk to your medical professional. NOT saying theres a medical reason by any means but I know as my parents got older, they didnt resist cold as well. NOT CALLING YOU OLD EITHER! Just suggestion

I suspect I have poor circulation in my hands and feet tbh. It sucks getting old, eh? Lol.

wectmall wrote: »

I'm doing all of the same things!!!! But just wondering if we ever get past this? Will our bodies acclimate or will we always be cold?

If you're still cold indoors while drinking hot tea and wearing wool socks, warm sweaters, and scarves, you should see a doctor to see if you have that medical condition that causes poor circulation.

My husband is skinny and he’s a walking furnace but when I was skinny I was always freezing! Now that I have extra weight, winters don’t bother me at all but the summer is torturous. Think I’d rather be thinner and just layer up in the winter:)

I second the idea of getting yourself a pair of Cuddleduds. They’re a nice lightweight extra layer under your clothes. They have some soft fuzziness next to your skin and the other side of the material is slinky. Easy to wear under your pants and jeans. If you have to wear skirts or dresses, I swear by those opaque fleece lined tights! I lived in Alaska for 18 years and was glad these things were invented!

Though my comment is usually ignored... it is likely the result of a lowering of your core temperature in response to your calorically restricted diet (a part of adaptive thermogenesis).

The higher your deficit and the longer your restriction the more likely it is that you will partially adapt.

Most effects will reverse soon after you resume normal eating. But, there is open debate and different findings as to whether all the effects of AT disappear, and how soon (short of a prolonged period of regain).

This leads one to hypothesize that some of the effects may be "genetic lottery", but in general, the least effects will be seen with a conservative deficit (something not exceeding 20% deficits, maybe 25% while obese), and more so if a good percentage of the deficit is generated by exercise/increased activity as opposed to pure caloric restriction (f.e. 12.5% activity and 12.5% CR)