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Anyone Else Feeling the COLD More since Losing?

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  • MericoX
    MericoX Posts: 199 Member
    Soooo cold this winter! I used to go outside with a tshirt, I'd be cold but fine. I wish I could put the fat lost in a fat-sweatshirt to keep me warm!
  • CharityEaton
    CharityEaton Posts: 499 Member
    glad to see this! I thought I was crazy the other day! I kept adding layers of clothes and still couldn't seem to get warm. I even slept in long pj pants and socks last night!

    After a good run on the treadmill I will come upstairs and literally shiver after about 5-10min. the only way to warm up is a nice hot bath and a cup of tea..snuggling by the fireplace!

    All that shivering burns more cals too right??
  • PercivalHackworth
    PercivalHackworth Posts: 1,437 Member
    YES!! :(
  • TriciaAllen7251
    TriciaAllen7251 Posts: 283 Member
    Since I had the surgery (lap band) my blood pressure is down and my body temperature is also down. I live in the south and have been freezing, but it has been cold and rainy in Middle Tennessee.
  • Stompp
    Stompp Posts: 216
    Oh yes, used a blanket for the first time in AGES last night... Which is funny living in Phoenix, but hey...
  • AmyW125
    AmyW125 Posts: 303 Member
    Yes!!!! At 200 pounds I was always hot. I live near Chicago and never owned a winter coat cuz I was too hot!! This winter I'm freezing!!! Time to buy a coat!!!! My family thinks it's funny because I now wear layers of clothes. I don't mind I'd rather be cold and healthy than hot and fat!!! :love:
  • Pmadsen04
    Pmadsen04 Posts: 6
    After my first major weight-loss and still now I cannot get warm to save my life. I live in Wisconsin so staying warm is pretty important. But my wife will tell you that my hands can be down right chilly.
  • song2sing
    song2sing Posts: 183
    Yep, that would be my situation!! At the restaurant today, I had to keep my coat on to keep warm!:drinker:

    Joyful in the Journey,
    song2sing
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    I certainly felt the cold more WHILE losing, but now I am maintaining I am fine.
  • jeclpi
    jeclpi Posts: 28
    Ah - but the upside is...think how lovely and cool we'll be in the summer - instead of sweating miserably! :wink:
  • sexforjaffacakes
    sexforjaffacakes Posts: 1,001 Member
    I have really bad circulation, so my fat doesn't keep me warm - it doesn't heat up at all. It means I'm walking about inside a big layer of freezing fat, so even when I exercise I'm still cold. I have no climate control! I'll maybe be baking in the sun, but the second I sit under the shade of a tree I'm suddenly freezing.

    I'm hoping losing weight will improve this :P I mean I won't have any extra insulation, but my insulation doesn't work anyway and actually makes matters worse xD
  • kvreeken
    kvreeken Posts: 137 Member
    Always cold.
  • RAFValentina
    RAFValentina Posts: 1,231 Member
    Just coincidence I think.
  • snowfox92
    snowfox92 Posts: 100 Member
    Well I live in Maine so today was freezing anyway....but yeah, losing weight causes me to get colder easier. Usually I'm not cold until it's below zero lol But now I get cold at about 20 degrees F.
  • pinkita
    pinkita Posts: 779 Member
    Definitely, I'm cold all the time, unless I'm exercising. And I live in San Francisco, CA, so it's not like I have to deal with weather extremes like people in other parts of the country do.

    And I can't find thermals in my size--they're all too big!

    So at work I drink coffee and green tea to keep warm :)
  • Deipneus
    Deipneus Posts: 1,854 Member
    Sure! It's a sign of success!
  • Devlyn_P
    Devlyn_P Posts: 294 Member
    Less blubber, more shivers.
  • IHeartNewMe
    IHeartNewMe Posts: 150 Member
    Since I live in FL, I don't really have this problem. But, I am saving on my electric bill. When in the 300's, I used to set the A/C on 73 degrees. Hubby would ask where the ice cream was. Now, I am comfortable at around 78. It has cut our electric bill by about 1/3. A nice benefit!
  • dragonladywendy
    dragonladywendy Posts: 71
    Great post! :smile:

    I lost 2 stone before winter officially set in, here in England and I was blumming FREEZING all day and all night.
    I have never had this problem before. Husband always said I had my own internal radiator as I was regularly warm/hot, day or night.
    To be able to cope and not be miserable, I wear up to 4 layers, top and bottom and walk as fast as possible - it has taken a good three months to acclimatise and am now down to 3 layers top and 2 bottom!
    A friend of mine has said that by winter 2012 I should be able to cope as before - here's hoping :bigsmile:
  • mcrae006
    mcrae006 Posts: 18 Member
    Yes, I thought it was just me. I guess since I've lost, I'm feeling the cold breeze now. The fat was keeping me warm!!! LOL
  • Karenlavonne1958
    Karenlavonne1958 Posts: 43
    I sure do! I am 53 and still waiting for the dang Hot Flashes everyone keeps telling me about! I get the most cold in the summer and go into a restraunt with air conditioning. FREEZE!
  • theprettyone1010
    theprettyone1010 Posts: 408 Member
    I'm always shivering, especially my hands. But I just bundle up more these days :p
  • ashnm88
    ashnm88 Posts: 748
    I have definetly noticed a big difference. But its a good thing.
  • TourThePast
    TourThePast Posts: 1,753 Member
    I'm pretty sure it wasn't the fat keeping me warm, it was the food. Now I'm below target weight, I've noticed that on days when I eat at maintenance, I'm nowhere near as cold.
  • _VoV
    _VoV Posts: 1,494 Member
    I experienced that feeling of coldness too, years ago when I lost 90 pounds. I don't remember if this proved to be a summer advantage though. Anyone able to comment on that?
  • kak2m4
    kak2m4 Posts: 167 Member
    I'm always cold, no matter how much I weigh!!! I swear I should live in Florida instead of Pennsylvania!!!!!!:bigsmile:

    Oh, man. I bet Pennsylvania is a nightmare this time of year!
  • kfunkyfresh
    kfunkyfresh Posts: 4 Member
    I especially find my fingertips & toes... it's annoying. I take more hot baths & hot showers to try & get the chill out.
  • CallmeSbo
    CallmeSbo Posts: 611 Member
    Lol. Yeah. Same here, i am always cold. I am down from 108kg to 95kg.
  • ScatteredThoughts
    ScatteredThoughts Posts: 3,562 Member
    I've always gotten cold easily, but it definitely seems to be more noticeable now that I am losing weight.
  • calliope_music
    calliope_music Posts: 1,242 Member
    dear lord YES. i am always cold.
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