I'm Freezing

[HealthyLifeStyle 351]

Almost 6 months after surgery, and I am freezing all the time.

I can not get warm no matter what I do.

Is this happening to anyone else?

[beachparty 11]

Yes yes yes! I am cold All the time!! I went from having a fan in every room to needing a blanket and a hoody. Lol. 2 months post op.

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[Creekimp13 5,838]

The first year I was frozen all the time. Had an electric blanket on my bed and turned it on for half an hour before I got into it even in the summer. LOL. Am not cold sensitive like that any longer. It gets better:)

[SummerTimeGirl 580]

I have only just started the process but in the end I am HOPING this will be a "problem" for me.

Right now I feel like an outcast and am ALWAYS the one who is hot in the house, stores, restaurants, etc. I HATE IT!! My family accommodates me because they know it's easier to put layers on to get warm and there really isn't much I can do to cool down. Can only strip down so much and definitely not while out. LOL Legit my Winter "coat" is nothing more than a sweater that doesn't even button/snap down. LOL And I can't chalk it up to going through the change cause the last time I was tested my numbers were no where near approaching that. Sigh

But seriously, hope your body regulates itself sooner rather than later.

[ms.sss 14,970]

3 hours ago, HealthyLifeStyle said:

Almost 6 months after surgery, and I am freezing all the time.

I can not get warm no matter what I do.

Is this happening to anyone else?

Its pretty much guaranteed, I think. I have yet to read a report of someone who didn't feel cold after going through rapid weight loss.

I am 2+ years out and I notice I still run much colder than people around me (even the never-fat people). It's not as bad as the first year, but am still pretty cold.

[catwoman7 10,981]

I was the first year or so. Not any more. It's very common, esp the first few months after WLS.

[It's time. 145]

My dietician told me being cold is permanent in 80% of her weight loss surgery clients. I wasn't happy to hear that.

[ChunkyCali 51]

Not going to lie... I'm kind of looking forward to this, as opposed to the person standing around in a tshirt when it's near snowing. But... I guess I've never been cold all the time, so I may change my tune when that happens!

[ms.sss 14,970]

2 hours ago, ChunkyCali said:

Not going to lie... I'm kind of looking forward to this, as opposed to the person standing around in a tshirt when it's near snowing. But... I guess I've never been cold all the time, so I may change my tune when that happens!

As someone who used to break in a sweat from minimal exertion, I TOTALLY prefer being cold over being eternally moist, lol

[CheerfulLoser 72]

Team “always freezing” here. I have a mattress warmer on my side of the bed. I only drink warm-to-hot Water. Microwavable hand warmers for walking the dog. And I have a lovely assortment of long Johns. It’s a way of life at this point.

[Kris77 1,531]

Yes I’m cold all of the time. Most of the time I wear a light jacket. I’ll take being cold over always sweating like I was pre-sleeve

[Elidh 238]

In bed, I wear socks and use an electric blanket on the highest setting. I’ve still been cold lately (we live in Ohio and keep the room chilly), so I may put a down comforter on top tonight. My hands get real cold, but I refuse to wear gloves to bed (yet)!

[STLoser 1,087]

I was really hoping to turn into a cold person, and maybe I still will because I have a lot of weight still to lose, but at 6 months out I feel pretty much the same as I always did at this weight (269, I started at 393). My whole life even at my lowest weight of 153 and even as a normal weight kid, I was always not natured.
It's cold here in Missouri right now and I do use a down comforter at night, but I still get hot toward morning.
I'm definitely far less hot than at 393 lbs though, so I'll take it.
I'd rather be cold than hot any day! I've always hated to be hot!

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[Circus321 58]

This is very common with rapid weight loss, it means that your body is in starvation mode and trying to conserve energy any way possible. This is actually very common to experience with eating disorders as well, especially anorexia

[HealthyLifeStyle 351]

I started buying the "hand warmers" that you just shake them to activate. I put them in my socks to keep my feet/toes warm. That is the coldest part of my body. I usually wear long johns, sweats, cami, sweatshirt, 2 pairs of socks, and sometimes even have to put my bathrobe on over it. I am still cold after all that. It is awful.