I'm so cold

Hello everyone. It's January 10 and pretty unseasonable here in PA. Today it is expected to be about 50 degrees. I am so cold! Please reconfirm my thoughts that it is because I've lost lots of weight, which was my insulation. I change out of my work clothes into my "play" clothes, which equates to fleece pants, a long sleeved shirt and thick cotton socks. We keep our house warm, 69-70 degrees. My hands and feet are usually cold. I do plan to check with the dr. to see if what I'm feeling is normal.........anyone else cold? How are you skinny people handling the cold weather? Denise

Denise, Even here in AZ it has been cold. Hal and I went out and bought winter coats back at the end of November. I know that I complain more of being cold than Hal does and his hands are always warmer than mine. I go thru spurts of being extremely hot then extremely cold. I think a lot of it is because of the weight loss and some is adjusting to the change in humidity here in AZ from CA. Mary

Hi Denise. I'm a freeze baby too. Do you remember the days, (I do), of being a red-faced, hot, sweaty and crabby lady... always complaining about how hot it was? Whew! I'd much rather be freezing and adding nice comfy flannels and fleeces than being that swollen, sweaty crab! We "babysat" our daughter's Boxer for almost a year, and I used to tease and laugh at him when he sat on the heat register. He'd put his face right into the hot air and go to sleep, only getting up once the air got cooler. It's a good thing that he moved back in with my daughter, cause we'd be fighting over the heat registers in the house. Whenever the furnace kicks on, you can find me hovering over the vent like a scarecrow! It works really great to hold a blanket around you and catch all the hot air! About the only time I'm not chilly nowadays is when I'm have a hotflash. I never knew that menapause would be about praying for a hotflash so I could warm up for a few minutes! My family just laughs at me, and are so greatful that I don't insist on keeping the thermostat at 62 anymore! Keep warm! Ruthanne

Hey Denise! Boy can I relate. I remember last year at this time, my family would get so mad at me because I didn't want to turn the thermostat up to 65! I told them it was because gas was so high. Who was I kidding! I should have known how outrageous I was when my brother and his wife came over one evening and she put her heavy winter coat back on - IN THE HOUSE! We keep the house at 69 now and I freeze. If it gets real bad, I sometimes put a skull cap on (and hope no one comes to the door!) and that helps. I even turn my side of the electric blanket on at night...... I never thought that would happen. It really doesn't get too cold down here in Tennessee, even though we had a bad ice storm at Christmas. Today, its real foggy and 59 degrees but expected to get cold at the end of the week (30's for high). Keep warm...........Wanda 256/182/145

Hi there, Oh boy can I relate to that! This time last year I was outside shoveling snow in nothing more than Jeans and T-Shirt, and still complaining that I was hot all the time. Now... Oh my, It is always so cold and we have not even had so much snow this year, and the two times that it has snowed enough to need shoveling, I have amazingly found myself to be really busy doing anything that my husband has had to go out and do it. I now wear undershirts all the time, just to keep some extra insulation happening. as for the question.. How are we handling the cold weather? : I'm not, I'm complaining to anyone that will listen that I'm cold.. Stay Warm Everyone! Lee

I'm there right along with everyone else! We have had a relatively mild winter so far here in Maryland (that will change this weekend and I'm dreading it!), but I'm still cold most of the time. It used to be my husband who was cold, because in the summer I cranked the AC down to 70 and in the winter keep the heat low. Now he says the house is hot with the heat set at 72, and I'm usually freezing. I guess it's because we all lost our insulation!! As Ruthann says though, it's much easier to put warm clothes on than to strip to get cool - - less shocking to others too, especially now with all the loose, hanging skin!

Hey there, In western PA, the high's going to be near 60 today and I'm loving it! But I too am now always cold. I was pretty fortunate when I was heavy, that I wasn't ever hot, I was always comfortable. I'd wear sweaters or sweatshirts with a turtleneck and be just fine. Now, I feel like I need to wear lots and lots of layers. Like many of you when I get home from work I change into my comfy clothes of flannel pants and a sweatshirt. I have found that my hands get like ice if exposed to the slightest decrease in temperature. They were never this sensitive, but the slimmest exposure to cold and they are freezing. I'm glad to see that other people are experiencing the same thing. Makes me feel a bit better!

Not only did i have to buy a coat, i bought thermal underwear and thermal shirts and wear them!! I used to keep my house at 45 degrees and wear a sweater as a coat. My hubby comes from England and was used to bundling up, thank goodness. but this year he laughs at me. We have turned the heat up but not only do i freeze i get the shivers i am so cold. kelly

PS My butt still hurts too! PPS- i need to update my picture one of these days kelly