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Cold Flashes...(Weight Loss)
jtaylorewu
Posts: 16 Member
That is the best way I can describe it. I’m down almost 20lbs now over the last 5 weeks or so. I am now starting to get the occasional feeling of being cold that just comes out of nowhere.
I know it’s because I’m losing my insulation and I better get used to it, especially with winter coming up. My girlfriend is happy because we have to very different opinions on what the AC/Heat should be set at. Luckily the kids have mostly beef on my side, but if this keeps up I may end up on her side...sorry kids.
Anybody notice this with themselves?
I know it’s because I’m losing my insulation and I better get used to it, especially with winter coming up. My girlfriend is happy because we have to very different opinions on what the AC/Heat should be set at. Luckily the kids have mostly beef on my side, but if this keeps up I may end up on her side...sorry kids.
Anybody notice this with themselves?
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Being cold is a pretty common effect of being in a calorie deficit, even when not much weight has come off. I will sometimes have a sudden desire to bundle up, usually after drinking water.0
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When I do an intense workout, I’d get chills about half an hour after.1
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Always cold when in a deficit and directly after a workout0
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I lost about 30 lbs in summer/fall of 2006, which put me at a normal weight for the first time in my life. That winter I was always cold. After that, my body adjusted.0
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When I fits lost weight I'd get cold. Now I'm just cold all the time. I'm one of those have a sweater at all times
It's odd though because my favourite sports take place on ice. I don't mind being cold there oddly0 -
I love when I randomly feel cold... That's how I know I'm doing the deficit correctly hahaha.4
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Yes. I'm down 20lbs and feel cold most of the time now. I assumed it was all the water I am drinking which I was not before.0
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Why does a calorie deficit cause you to get cold?0
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Be careful. It can be the loss of insulation . . . or it can be a sign that you've cut calories far enough that your body is trying extra hard to conserve energy. If the latter, fatigue or weakness can be on the way, along with a lowered daily activity level (sitting more, doing less, sleeping more, etc.) and less exercise intensity, which can soon be followed by a slower than expected weight loss (not stopped; slowed).
This is not so-called "starvation mode" or the body "trying to hold onto fat": It's just a thing that can happen if one is a little too aggressive in cutting calories. Pay attention, and think it over, to distinguish it from the "loss of insulation" kind of thing.
When I lost weight rapidly in my late teens, I got cold. This time, in my late 50s/early 60s, I lost slower, and am no colder than I was when obese. People vary. Even the same person can vary.5 -
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Yes, less body fat. I’ve adapted after 3 years maintaining, but still run colder than I used too. I’ll be the one in the fleece jacket when it’s in the 70’s.0
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