Feeling Cold All of the time

Totally normal! What you describe is EXACtLY what happens to me when I start losing weight. Eventually you acclimatise x

Being a woman of an, err, "particular" age, I was always running hot...until I lost 20 lbs! Now, I'm freezing most of the time. I live in Florida, go figure! I guess some of that padding was keeping me warm.

Well, fat is a great insulator...

I'm ALWAYS cold now and was a "sweatsy Betsy" before. I've only lost 7 lbs but my diet has to be the reason. I hear you never get used to it.

I've had the same problem (down about 98 lb total) and a friend suggested it might be partly caused by an iron deficiency. I had my blood work done and was deficient in vitamin D & iron so I've started taking both of them in pill form daily. I have noticed a huge difference. I used to sit at my cube with space heater blasting, a jacket on, and a wrapped up in a blanket and now I only need a light jacket. No one else in my office is bothered by the cold, so I know it was not a general atmosphere issue!

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If your body iron is low, greater iron consumption translates into more body heat, which is a good way to counteract your cold hands and feet. " > http://www.steadyhealth.com/articles/Cold_hands_and_feet__The_sign_of_iron_deficiency__a400.html

Aside from losing the "insulation", feeling cold is also a symptom of ketosis. Chances are, you went from a diet very (too) high in carbs to one that is not very high in carbs?

I know this isn't the case for me (well, the ketosis part, anyway). I eat a ton of carbs everyday.

That is exactly what has happened to me... it's weird being cold... I was ALWAYS so hot all the time... not I always have a sweat shirt on and socks and i still feel cold... I'll take it though... bye bye fat!!

I was always hot natured until I lost 85 pounds. Its been about 7 years and although I have gained some back I am still cold unless its 76-78 degrees. There are some health issues like low iorn that maybe to blam as well. Make sure you are getting all your nutrience in but if so.. totally normal.

LOL! Me too!

I have never been cold in my life until I started loosing weight.

I mentioned it to my Doctor in January. He laughed and told me that this is normal.

The way he explained is that the extra weight I had been carrying around were a constant strain on my body that required my body to work hard all the time, thus generating heat. For me, this resulted in high blood pressure in addition to keeping me warm in the winter.

As I lost weight my body did not need to work so hard. So now it is not always working hard enough to keep me warm.

As per my Doctor, it is natural to feel cold when it is cold out. There is not built in ability to not feel cold. Even for Canadians like me!

I do not like feeling cold as I now do. But I will take it over being dead or paralyzed from a stroke any day! :-)

You dont have as much insulation anymore! I am cold all the time as well! Put on a jacket and enjoy your slimmer bod!!! :flowerforyou:

i wondered if that's what it was?!?!? i lost 36 and am freezing all the time! huh who new?!

Thanks for posting this!! I am FREEZING all the time and ti's good to know there is a reason why!!

I'm ALWAYS cold now and was a "sweatsy Betsy" before. I've only lost 7 lbs but my diet has to be the reason. I hear you never get used to it.

Well when I mean acclimatise I mean getting used to being cold all the time! small price to pay I feel. Although sometimes sleeping with a jumper on is annoying!

My fingers and toes, are ALWAYS freezing now............find myself drinking more coffee......just to warm my hands up.........and my breath stinks, something FIERCE!!!.............probably from all the coffee...........:bigsmile: