This will be my first fall/winter since surgery in May. Let me start out by saying - I've always been hot. I haven't owned any long sleeve tops. We keep the house temp at 65ish. I sleep with the window open and a fan on all year round. I have to take off my coat in the store while grocery shopping in winter. I wear a light coat while everyone's bundled up for winter. BUT NOW --------------I'm finding out that I'm C-O-L-D !!!!! It's 49 out. I'm ready to drag out my winter coat !!! LOL I've been scouring the Goodwill the last week for sweaters and sweatshirts so I can be comfortable. What a change !! My insulation is gone LOL How do you handle the cold ? Does it affect you now that some of your "insulation" is gone ?

Welcome to the club! We really should have jackets made (and sweaters, mittens, scarfs etc)

How being cold has affected my life:

I’m still cold years later. I have to carry extra jackets during outings just in case. I’ve started looking at base layers in stores again. No insulated mug is hot enough for my needs. If I need something from the refrigerated section of the store it feels like a burden. I completely avoid open refrigerated and freezer areas. I will never travel to Svalbard with my partner, I want to sit exactly at the equator.

But the bright side is I still have plenty of insulation so it’s not as bad as it could be.

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Yep, like @GreenTealael, I still feel the cold. Hate the refrigerated section in grocery stores. Take a blanket like long coat into cinemas. Brrr.

We’re almost halfway through Spring here but are having a bit of a cold snap. It’s about 70degrees F today & I’m in thickish leggings, socks, a hoodie, have a blanket over my knees & the air conditioning on warm. Some say it gets better & you reacclimatise but I’m still waiting.

I always dress more warmly than others & always keep a coat in my car just in case I need something extra.

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It's funny because I have a friend who is naturally very thin, bordering on underweight, and she is always cold. We were out walking on a horribly hot and humid day this summer where everyone else on the street was in tank tops and shorts and looking ready to die, and she had on a light denim jacket. I almost wouldn't have believed she could feel cold, but her hands were like ice to the touch. I have to say I wouldn't mind this side effect because I hate the heat. If it makes summers more bearable, I'll take it. (Of course, I say that now, before the onset of what they're all saying is going to be an epic New England winter.)

I also live in Wisconsin and had my surgery almost 5 weeks ago. I've been freezing since I've had the surgery. I've been buying cute sweaters the past few weeks. I'm dreading once winter hits here.

Stay warm friends

I had my surgery in the winter. I was cold straight away. The only time that I am in a comfortable temperature is when it gets to 35 + degrees. I have no need for Air con.

My poor husband sits in his underwear in the house

I wear base layers all year round. This summer I have rarely put my boots away. I have never worn thermal underwear, socks, slipper boots, gloves, scarves, jumpers or big coats before.

The bonus is that I make good pastry now, pastry loves cold hands

Very cold these days— but just wait til you have to get a shot in your arm… that really hurts!

another Wisconsinite here! I had that issue the first year or so out. I don't notice it any more and haven't for a long time, but for some people, it seems to be permanent.

Same here…always cold…and I’m worried about heating oil costs!

Yesterday was a really cool day here in Pennsylvania. High was only 60° and I had to mow the yard. I was bundled up like Randy on A Christmas Story! ?

I don’t enjoy being cold, but every time I am, it makes me smile, knowing that I am thin and healthier. I no longer sweat at the drop of a hat.

So embrace the big chilly!!!

I am sitting here in my house with a hoodie, sweatpants, thick fleece socks and a blanket on my lap and my thermostat says it's 68 in here. I feel your pain!

Absolutely this. I have never ever been cold before WLS, no matter how much weight I lost 'naturally'.

These days I am permanently cold when others are hot. I dress in many layers so I can remove one or two if necessary (I rarely have to).

It's one of the biggest mind shifts I've had to make.

Oh no... I am cold by nature already, my weight never seemed to impact it. The doctor seems to think it is a thyroid thing, I think my thermostat is just damaged. LOL But if I get even colder after this surgery I'll have to start buying long underwear!! ? My partner runs hot and keeps the house at about 70 all year round and is STILL hot, so I wear layers all year round. Except for socks, I HATE socks. But I might have to get over that and start wearing socks and slippers.... If it makes the summers more bearable though it isn't a bad deal, I don't cope with heat well at all. I got heat stroke a few times and they say once that happens your internal thermostat is never the same. Plus I take meds that make me sensitive to the heat and the sun so I wear long sleeves year round. It sounds like this will continue indefinitely... Good to know for future shopping!