[xty]

Hi there featherweights!

I dont post much in the forum, mostly in 100lb club or maintainers...but this question seemed best here

I recently went from 145 to 128 and that brought many changes, but the most irksome one is that I am *always* cold!!! It makes sense since my bodyfat % went from 28.5 to 19, but sheesh!

Ive never been so light before, but I dont have any point of reference....this probably sounds kinda dumb - but are people in the low bodyfat rage just cold all the time or did your body eventually acclimate to the new weight? How long did that take if so?

[Petite Powerhouse]

Most people who lose weight experience this, but that's not how it happened to me.

I don't know what did it for me—maybe age? In college I was 20 pounds heavier, but my body fat was still very low. I was a weightlifter and into cardio even then. There is a picture of me wearing shorts in the middle of winter. A reporter stopped and took it for the local paper because she was shocked. LOL! I was always warm.

I think I stayed that way until I was about 24 or 25. Then, at the same weight and BF%, I was suddenly cold all the time. It's like a switch flipped.

I am no colder now at 108 than I was then at 129. At least, I haven't noticed a difference. And I'm 37 now, so I don't think I am ever going to acclimate. In the summer I carry a sweater with me to put on in the grocery store and other air-conditioned places. And I run my space heater every day in my office at work.

I actually like winter. I would never live where it doesn't snow, and I am not a fan of any temperatures over 75. But, that said, I do spend a lot of time cold.

[evilwomaniamshe]

Hey XTY,
I think it is pretty much the norm, losing fat was our insulation of sorts! FYI, I have been a frozen turd for a very long time, infact always cold even with dbl sweatshirts or blanket on & walking into an airconditioned place is brutal! I honestly cannot wait for my first HOTFLASH so that I can actually warm up, although I am years away from that! ...People keep telling me I am NUTZ to want HOTFLASHES, but I think DAMMIT, **** ya bring it on, that outta warm me up atleast & warmth will be a pleasant change!!!!

[Magrat]

I have to say that I am cold most of the time. If the temp is 65 or below I am cold, but if it is above 75 I feel hot. So I have a ten degree range where I am comfortable but even then I'm in long sleeves.

I don't think my weight loss has anything to do with it since I've always been this way. Then again my normal body temperature is 97. If my temp is 98.6 then I have a slight fever. Back when I was sixteen I was freezing all the time even in 90 degree heat. I went to the doctor and my temp was 95 degrees. He did no tests to find out why and eventually I went back to my usual 97.

[fivestone]

Yep -- the more I lose, the colder I get. Sucks, because we have some fierce winters here... and last winter, I was almost 200 pounds!

[xty]

Well glad to know it is at least the norm, thanks for the replies everyone

[thesame7lbs]

I've been cold since about college. I think it started the year I lost about 10 or so lbs. I am miserable in winter! I can't imagine what it's going to be like this year. The coldest rooms in our house are the kitchen, family room, master bedroom and master bath -- basically where I spend 90% of my time. I am so hoping we move to San Diego next year!

[ncuneo]

Gosh I don't know, but this started for me around 180 and is now worse than ever at 146. It's a real problem since our office feels like a freaking meat locker. I live somewhere very warm, think 115 most days durning the summer, and it's a real pain in my a## to have to wear pants durning the summer. I'm constantly fighting over of the thermostat with coworkers. It makes me irratable too.

But I guess it beats being overweight