Cold Spell Anyone??
Good morning Everyone...It has been a while since I posted but I would like to find out if anyone is experiencing a cold spell? I can't seem to stay warm and am freezing ALL the time. I have to wear thermals just to get a tad warm...anyone else going through this?
Thanks bunches
Kathy
267/175/163 - Goal 142
I've been experiencing a cold spell since August!!
I drive to work with the heat on high and have a space heater under my desk at work. This past weekend I put a space heater in my room at night and changed the sheets to flannel ones and took out the down comforter. As soon as I get home from work, I change into a sweat shirt and sweat pants to stay warm!! I can't wait for 80 degree weather again, unfortunately we have to get through the 15 degree/-5 wind chill days first 
I'm Freezing! Why Gastric Bypass Causes Patients to be Cold
By Kaye Bailey
Body temperature is the result of your body generating and radiating heat. The body is adept at keeping its temperature within a narrow range even though ambient air conditions vary. A normal body temperature is 98.6°F. It is common during the period of rapid weight loss for bariatric patients to feel cold or chilled, even when their temperature reads normal.
People who experience the massive weight loss associated with weight loss surgery experience feeling cold for two reasons: loss of insulation and less energy generation.
Fat is a highly efficient insulator. Consider animals native to cold climates: for example sea lions and polar bears. They are loaded with insulation and thrive in cold climates. When gastric bypass patients follow the rules: eating protein and exercising, the weight lost can only come from fat or stored energy. In effect you are losing your insulation. Less insulation increases the likelihood that you will feel cold.
The second reason for feeling chilled is that the metabolic cell processes are not working as hard as when you were heavier; it takes fewer calories and less energy to maintain and move a smaller body. Think about using an electric mixer: if you are whipping egg whites for a meringue the mixer will do this task effortlessly. But use the same mixer to knead bread dough and it will become warm to the touch, it is working harder because it is moving more mass. The same thing happens with your body; the more mass it must move, the harder it works. As a result more heat is generated.
The body has two well-tuned mechanisms for regulating body temperature: sweating and shivering. What overweight person hasn't been embarrassed by a sticky bout of sweating at the most inappropriate time? Sweating is a mechanism for cooling your body when it becomes too hot inside. The body rids itself of excess heat by expanding the blood vessels in the skin so the heat may be carried to the surface. When this energy or heat in the form of sweat reaches the skin's surface it evaporates and helps cool the body.
Gastric bypass patients become more familiar with the second temperature regulator, shivering, as they lose weight. When you are too cold your blood vessels will contract reducing blood flow to the skin. The body responds by shivering which creates extra muscle activity to help generate more heat. If you allow your body to shiver it will begin to feel warmer. But this is also a good clue that it's time to put on a sweater or turn up the heat. I think most weight loss patients will happily wear a sweater - a sweater is much easier to shed than that insulation we've worked so hard to lose!
Most weight loss patients report that their body temperature regulates after their weight is stabilized, usually eighteen to twenty-four months after surgery. Keep in mind your body is rapidly losing weight and the rest of your body's functions are caught off guard when this weight loss begins. The body's thermostat needs time to catch up to the weight loss, and it will. Patients who incorporate exercise in their weight loss program experience less chilling than patients who do not exercise.
Copyright © 2005 Kaye Bailey - All Rights Reserved
Just thought for anyone who hasn't read that it may be interesting.
I noticed a massive drop in my temperature after surgery... I used to not be able to sleep if our AC was over 73F.. or I'd be too hot. Now I am too cold if its under 82F at night.
I also used to wear T-shirts all through AZ winter... now I have a lot more sweaters LOL
Darlene
I am ALWAYS cold. Unless I am working out or walking really fast. I must admit though that I was always cold before only now its much worse! I have a space hearter under my desk, I wear a sweater or long sleeves. I am just cold. Now that it's colder outside here I feel like I won't be warm again for months. I usually have to take a hot bath at night so I can warm up enough to get to sleep. Let me know if you ever find a solution to our cold problems. 
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