Long winter ahead and the negative of Atkins....
 

I am COLD!!!

Granted, having 80 degree weather turn into 40 degree weather overnight would make anyone feel cold, but sheesh! Losing body fat means no more isulation. Even during the major ice storms last winter I wasn't this cold. Every time my dh leaves the area I'm turning the heat up, LOL.

I love Atkins, and I love the smaller pants sizes, but there is always a downside somewhere. Brrrrrrr.

Ah, but every shiver burns fat.

I'm noticing that I'm colder too LOL! Oh well, small price to pay for health, and like adkpam said, all those shivers burn fat ;) I'm loving my flannel lounge pants and wool socks!

Layers, layers, layers - I love womens long johns when it's cold.

Vikki

I too, am noticing that I'm much colder this winter. Last winter, I was in the weight loss phase, so I think my body was a little furnace. I do have less insulation now but the difference between now and last winter is 7.5 pounds. Now, I'm just maintaining and freezing!

I have always been a wimp when it comes to the cold. But lately I think I have been handling it a lot better.

But now that we're shrinking, those big winter sweaters will look good on us! They won't make us look fat!

I am speaking theoretically, though. I live in south Texas. I am sitting outside this morning, wearing shorts and a T-shirt. : - )

Since the weather here is as strange as our new governor, I never know what I'm going to need for the full day. My car looks like a closet! :eek: I have sweaters, a coat, my exercise bag, sandals, and "nice shoes you got there, Mrs. Moss" SAS tie ups all scattered in my back seat. (BTW--the comment was said with tongue firmly in cheek, but the SAS shoes are extremely comfortable.) Oh, well; we'll survive anything. And I'd rather put on layers than fat!

Jude

We went from record highs to record lows in a week in parts of Northern CA, and although the clothes thing is a real hassle- shorts one day and woolies the next, it is the food choices that are hard for me- I like comfort food when it is cold and rainy- what do you all eat to keep your inner furnace worm now that you have less insulation?

Janetz,

I love spaghetti--so yesterday, for the first time ever, I bravely tried spaghetti squash. OMG, it's definitely staying on my "warm inside when it's cold outside" list. Pot roast (without the potatoes, tho, which is really hard on me 'cause that was my favorite part! Maybe I'll try turnips instead...) is another "gotta have". Haven't really gone into winter food mode yet (and I lived through that week, too. Bizarre!)

Jude

Portland Maine here...and we are really cold too! I have never been this cold before during the wintertime. Must be the 40 pounds I misplaced.

Thanks for the food ideas Mossling! I will certainly try the fake spaghetti (sounds great) and pot roast too. I do eat potatoes, but only when I have been super conservative with my carbs and I eat one baked tiny red potato, and that is it, that's all I bake. They are about the size of a half dollar or smaller....I just take small bites and savor them. I am making the cauliflower mashed "potatoes" tonight because so many have talked about them that I can't stand it any longer! Winter is dangerous for me, I just want to eat heavy foods, so the tips from everyone are what will keep me strong.

When it's cold, I like to sip on a hot mug of chicken broth. I make my own, but you can buy it canned as well.

Also, low-carb chili is a great cold-weather dish.

I'm freezing too, I guess it's the fat I'm not wearing. When I was very fat I developed a habit of underdressing for the weather, both because of the extra insulation and because like most very fat people I dreaded having to wear layers for fear of looking even fatter. I guess I have to learn how to dress properly for winter now! :lol:

Emily

In Indiana, we too, went from hot to cold; however, today and yesterday have been comfortable. I'm happy because I always lose well in this type of weather and during the holidays. May my luck stay the same.