I know it's normal and to be expected, but

why are my feet and hands like blocks of ice??  Frozen all the time!!

It seems like it's a combination of less fat to keep you warm, and changes in your hormones after surgery.  I actually had to switch to down booties because my regular slippers weren't keeping my feet warm enough.

In order to generate heat your body burns these things in the following order:  carbs, protein, fat.  Once you severely limit your carbs the body is forced to turn to protein and fat to generate energy ie. heat.  

Guess what?  It takes a LOT longer to break down protein and fat....so it takes your body longer to generate heat.

When I complain of the cold now my husband will jokingly say, "Go eat a cookie!"  and we laugh about it.  Because I've proven the fact over and over that if I eat simple carbs I get warm real fast - lol!   

I guess that makes sense because I have been freezing for months...and I grew up in Boston.  I'm hardier than this!

Get used to it.  I have to run the floor heater in my office all day long.  It's 85 degrees outside and I'm freezing.  I used to be the person always hot and sweaty.  Now the only time I get hot is when a hot flash hits me 

I used to think that maybe because I had too much fat maybe my body couldn't regulate my body temperature properly, like if there was too much of me to warm up. Then when I lost a good chunk of weight I still couldn't get warm! My co workers always teased me how hot the control room would be when they came in. Now I have an electric blanket. Hate all this cold weather, bring on summer!

Very interesting!  The carb thing makes sense because I was a sweaty mess before. Blech.  I had a couple of mints today and was warm. Wonder if that was why?  Well, it's ok. I'd rather be cold than hot!!  Thanks yall!

I was expecting this... After 60pds or so, maybe 100, not at 30 lost! It's been very strange for me. Strange indeed! I had to go buy socks!!

And I'm going to have to go buy fluffier ones this weekend!