after lunch freeze!!! What is up with that? Almost the minute I finish my lunch everyday I freeze for about 2 hours. Then I get hot around dinner time. I've always been a "hot" person so this is very odd for me.

Alli

Same thing happens to me. I have no idea why. I'm curious to see if anyone knows.

--Cindy

My "H" is having more trouble with this than I am, but I have noticed I am "feeling" the cold a lot more this year, and our winter has been a little milder. There was another thread about LC'ers feeling the cold more (not just after eating) than before starting this WOE, but I never saw where anyone was able to explain why.

I have also been feeling cold(er)than usual. Mine generally hits at night..but I have found that when I get tired, I get cold. And vice versa. But then I have to wonder too if it doesn't have something to do with getting older...not you mind you..just me!!! LOL!

I'm not sure age has anything to do with it...we had a really miserable winter last year and neither of us felt cold like we do now. Now...when the heat and humidity are terrible, will we get the benefit of being cold? I certainly hope so!!

I have come to accept the cold after eating phase. This has always happened to me, when ever I diet. Yes it happened on WW too. Seem to go hand and hand with me losing weight, so I wont complain about it to much. I am pretty luck though, I am able to take a hot shower when this kicks in! Personally I have always thought it had something to do with the cold water I was drinking. I always drink a lot when I eat.

I saw the water theory posted in the last thread about this, but I, nor my H, drink anything with a meal!

Then there is also the question of how your thyroid runs. In my personal history, my grandmother had a very low thyroid. Now both my olders sister are haveing problems with theirs, running very low, and are taking meds for it. Maybe this is just a sign of things to come? I hope not. I lose weight ok, so not time to worry about it yet.

also something about vaginal stimulation (i'm not kidding)...drinking a lot of water and having a full stomach presses on your system and actually can make you feel cold-- after a uterus ultra sound, for example, if u don't "relieve" youself right away, you can feel really cold until u do go....

Hmmm, I have been having bloodwork done since this WOE and my thyroid is fine (I used to pray for a thyroid problem ). I can honestly say I have never heard of the vaginal thing. I like to think I'm burning fat or something LOL.

Alli

I'll be on this WOE for seven months on the 25th. I've never been so cold in my life. I've had complete blood work done to rule out thyroid, anemia, hormones, whatever. All lab results have been wonderful. I'm also one of the 10% on this WOE who has had the severe hair loss side effect. Hair is coming back.

On the up side, I no longer have to take three blood pressure meds each day, but can enjoy wonderful BP medication free. Also no more daily estrogen. Best of all, 52 lbs lighter. It's been a tough trade off, but I feel I've come out ahead.

I have a theory you guys might like it... you know how you get the chills when you have a fever or a bad sunburn since your body is warmer than the surrounding air, what if these cold spells are the same kind of thing-except good? what if you are warmer because you are burning fat, so the air around you feels cooler? these are the kinds of thoughts that make me happy while i'm shivering

Oh heck I thought it was ketosis kicking in when i got hot, happens every evening about 8:30.

Back in my skinny days I was cold a lot--just figured I didn't have a fat layer to keep me warm. So--maybe the good news is that the reason you're cold is because you don't have such a thick layer of fat any more to keep you warm!!!!