Sorry i haven't posted for a couple of weeks, but finding this whole band thing quite difficult at the moment, so didnt want to come on here and moan and consequently put all you other banders off. Anyway i do have one question to all that have had weightloss surgery and i know that it has been mentioned a couple of times on previous threads, but how long does it take for the body to re adjust to temperature, because i am still, even in this lovely warm weather, freezing, my hubbie thinks that i am not normal, maybe he is right lol, but seriously does anyone else have this problem, i just want to feel warm again!!! julie:sigh:
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j.u.s.t.l.i.z.
Runs Srh Support Group
hi julieann, im 4 years out and im always cold its just something iv learned to live with, for the 1st time in my life i bought thermal vests, i always have the heating on and my hubby says we could grow bananas in here lol.
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quetiapina
Bumps along somehow
I only had my op in March and I'm freezing most of the time. What difficulties have you been having?
I feel such a freak, as everyone is walking about in t shirts and i have a jumper on and am still cold. I am off to turkey in 5 weeks so hopefully will have lovely hot weather.
j.u.s.t.l.i.z.
Runs Srh Support Group
as the weight goes the cold comes lol
Snowcrystal
New Member
This was the case with the Cambridge diet too...Must be something to do with losing weight quickly.
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I am due another band fill, but as i'm going on holiday in a few weeks time i want to wait until we get back, also i have a son with aspergers who is proving to be really difficult at the moment,(we have found out that he has been self harming and has suicidle thoughts) and like a lot of us i have always turned to food when i am stressed or emotionally down which i am at the moment so i am just taking each day as it comes and hopefully things will start to look up.
have you just started to feel the cold since you had your band fitted?
just curious because I'm always hot and for me It'd be a bonus
well done on your wl so far
I have only felt cold since the op.
thinkbethin
New Member
The rapid weight loss will have alot to do with this. You're not having the foods you were having either. Before your op when you weighed more you'd feel warmer with carrying the weight round with you.Probably sweating every time you did anything so now the weights going and you're not struggling as much you are going to feel cold. Peeps say that they are cold when they're sat doing nothing when others around them are hot because they're moving around, you losing weight means you're not moving around the same because you're not having to heave around the excess weight. LOL I know what I'm trying to say sorry for the ramble lol
cazbandy
Bring on the Trumpets!
I found this info...
Body temperature is the result of your body generating and radiating heat. The body is adept at keeping its temperature within a narrow range even though ambient air conditions vary. A normal body temperature is 98.6°F. It is common during the period of rapid weight loss for bariatric patients to feel cold or chilled, even when their temperature reads normal.
People who experience the massive weight loss associated with weight loss surgery experience feeling cold for two reasons: loss of insulation and less energy generation.
Fat is a highly efficient insulator. Consider animals native to cold climates: for example sea lions and polar bears. They are loaded with insulation and thrive in cold climates. When bariatric patients follow the rules: eating protein and exercising, the weight lost can only come from fat or stored energy. In effect you are losing your insulation. Less insulation increases the likelihood that you will feel cold.
The second reason for feeling chilled is that the metabolic cell processes are not working as hard as when you were heavier; it takes fewer calories and less energy to maintain and move a smaller body. Think about using an electric mixer: if you are whipping egg whites for a meringue the mixer will do this task effortlessly. But use the same mixer to knead bread dough and it will become warm to the touch, it is working harder because it is moving more mass. The same thing happens with your body; the more mass it must move, the harder it works. As a result more heat is generated.
The body has two well-tuned mechanisms for regulating body temperature: sweating and shivering. What overweight person hasn’t been embarrassed by a sticky bout of sweating at the most inappropriate time? Sweating is a mechanism for cooling your body when it becomes too hot inside. The body rids itself of excess heat by expanding the blood vessels in the skin so the heat may be carried to the surface. When this energy or heat in the form of sweat reaches the skin’s surface it evaporates and helps cool the body.
Bariatric patients become more familiar with the second temperature regulator, shivering, as they lose weight. When you are too cold your blood vessels will contract reducing blood flow to the skin. The body responds by shivering which creates extra muscle activity to help generate more heat. If you allow your body to shiver it will begin to feel warmer. But this is also a good clue that it’s time to put on a sweater or turn up the heat. I think most weight loss patients will happily wear a sweater – a sweater is much easier to shed than that insulation we’ve worked so hard to lose!
Most weight loss patients report that their body temperature regulates after their weight is stabilized, usually eighteen to twenty-four months after surgery. Keep in mind your body is rapidly losing weight and the rest of your body’s functions are caught off guard when this weight loss begins. The body’s thermostat needs time to catch up to the weight loss, and it will. Patients who incorporate exercise in their weight loss program experience less chilling than patients who do not exercise.
Body temperature is the result of your body generating and radiating heat. The body is adept at keeping its temperature within a narrow range even though ambient air conditions vary. A normal body temperature is 98.6°F. It is common during the period of rapid weight loss for bariatric patients to feel cold or chilled, even when their temperature reads normal.
People who experience the massive weight loss associated with weight loss surgery experience feeling cold for two reasons: loss of insulation and less energy generation.
Fat is a highly efficient insulator. Consider animals native to cold climates: for example sea lions and polar bears. They are loaded with insulation and thrive in cold climates. When bariatric patients follow the rules: eating protein and exercising, the weight lost can only come from fat or stored energy. In effect you are losing your insulation. Less insulation increases the likelihood that you will feel cold.
The second reason for feeling chilled is that the metabolic cell processes are not working as hard as when you were heavier; it takes fewer calories and less energy to maintain and move a smaller body. Think about using an electric mixer: if you are whipping egg whites for a meringue the mixer will do this task effortlessly. But use the same mixer to knead bread dough and it will become warm to the touch, it is working harder because it is moving more mass. The same thing happens with your body; the more mass it must move, the harder it works. As a result more heat is generated.
The body has two well-tuned mechanisms for regulating body temperature: sweating and shivering. What overweight person hasn’t been embarrassed by a sticky bout of sweating at the most inappropriate time? Sweating is a mechanism for cooling your body when it becomes too hot inside. The body rids itself of excess heat by expanding the blood vessels in the skin so the heat may be carried to the surface. When this energy or heat in the form of sweat reaches the skin’s surface it evaporates and helps cool the body.
Bariatric patients become more familiar with the second temperature regulator, shivering, as they lose weight. When you are too cold your blood vessels will contract reducing blood flow to the skin. The body responds by shivering which creates extra muscle activity to help generate more heat. If you allow your body to shiver it will begin to feel warmer. But this is also a good clue that it’s time to put on a sweater or turn up the heat. I think most weight loss patients will happily wear a sweater – a sweater is much easier to shed than that insulation we’ve worked so hard to lose!
Most weight loss patients report that their body temperature regulates after their weight is stabilized, usually eighteen to twenty-four months after surgery. Keep in mind your body is rapidly losing weight and the rest of your body’s functions are caught off guard when this weight loss begins. The body’s thermostat needs time to catch up to the weight loss, and it will. Patients who incorporate exercise in their weight loss program experience less chilling than patients who do not exercise.
baby jayne
New Member
Julieann, are you getting enough vitamins? I say that because you didn't have a lot of weight to lose to start with compared to most and you had your Op in Nov which was 6 months ago. I wouldn't say 35lb in 6 months is rapid weight loss although have to say well done to you hun, I am not taking that away from you. Its just you are in a healthy BMI now, so just a thought?
I have taken multi vitamins everyday since the op, and i must say that this is the first winter that i never caught a cold lol!!!
mintball
New Member
I am cold ALL THE TIME, it started within a couple of weeks of surgery so nrather than it be a rapid weight loss things, I think its cos of the low food intake.
We go camping a lot and we've only been once since surgery and OH MY GOD, I was walking round our friends borrowing clotes and socks to sleep in!!!!!
I'll be more prepared next time x x x
We go camping a lot and we've only been once since surgery and OH MY GOD, I was walking round our friends borrowing clotes and socks to sleep in!!!!!
I'll be more prepared next time x x x
tesmaralda
New Member
I am on day 7 of my pre op diet an dI too am cold but I am fully prepared as I have been told that this is a side effect- however I know what you mean by feeling a freak as I am normally the one wearing tshirts as soon as the sun starts shining lol
