I'm FREEZING!
Has anyone else noticed that Low Carb seems to make you feel cold ALL the time?
I am usually the person that is turning the heat down because I'm too hot -- this winter I feel like I need to wear gloves and a parka at my desk at the office The only bright spot in this is -- if this carries through to the summer, I'm going to be in heaven! |
I don't know.. but I've also noticed that I get very cold in the afternoons and no matter what I do, cannot get warm. I've only been doing it since I started low-carb.
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Hi there, :p
I believe the coldness has to do with lack of carbs (or at times, lack of calories). I'm in maintenance now and I don't feel cold on high carb days. I read somewhere that scientific reasoning goes to the 'heat' from metabolizing carbohydrates? I could be wrong though. Make sure to keep warm so you don't catch a cold! :p |
Same here.
Last night, when I went to bed, I had to turn up the heat, and even then, I was really cold, and it took me a while to get warm. I notice it occasionally at other times, too. Usually at work I can go around with sleeveless tops on all winter - but this year it's been different. There have been times I've actually had to put on a sweater. Maybe it's because I don't have so much insulating fat to keep me warm? :rolleyes: |
I am cold this winter...but I noticed that when I am ketoisi I have the opposite problem of being to hot and sweating. UGH. I think I would rather be alittle to cool than to hot. (And I live in Arkansas) :rolleyes:
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Ever since I went through menopause, I've been either too hot or too cold. Doesn't seem related to low carbing. I now have this 2 degree comfort zone....69 to 71 In the house.
Socks help. Put them on or take them off, Kay |
I'm freezing. Wait, that's because I'm in North Dakota!!! It's blizzard-ing again, and our daytime HIGHS next week won't get above zero......
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:lol:
Feel warmer yet? |
LOL potatofree.. I am MUCH warmer knowing I am NOT in South Dakota. If I am this cold in south MS.. I couldn't make it in a blizzard!!!! hehehe
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I too am cold especially in the afternoon. My feet get so cold they feel like ice cubes to me. DH says they don't feel cold to him though ?!?! I also was one to sweat all the time and always be HOT!!! OH well, I'll take it :)
Alli |
Yes inded. I'm much colder this winter than last. I don't know if that's due to the 50 lbs of insulation that is no longer there, or if it's due to operating at a much lower blood sugar level. Whatever it is, it really is chilling my extremities, even in this mild climate (we grow citrus here)
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I've been feeling a lot colder since LCing also... especially my hands and feet. I just deal with it and figure I'm probably burning more calories by shivering. :)
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I am starting my LC diet tomorrow and I've never done one before. One thing I can say is that I've tried other diets that we're not LC and when I started to lose weight on all of them - I was FREEZING - ALL THE TIME! I don't really think it has anything to do with low carbs specifically, but maybe because when you're on any diet - you tend to eat healthier (ie: more vegetables, less potato chips) - maybe your blood is thinning. Not that I can provide any scientific evidence of that but it's sort of a strange phenomena. I've noticed the same thing happened to me while I was on The Zone and Weight Watchers.
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Make sure you're well hydrated. The body requires adequate fluid to regulate temperature and get the blood flowing to the skin's surface. So drink up!
:idea: Doreen |
Good tip about the hydration Doreen. Thank you!
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