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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / March 2006Odd Symptom --- diet related?
For the past few day's I've felt cold and just can't seem to get warm. This is very unusual for me, 'cause I'm the guy who's always fighting over the thermostat because I want it colder. FYI, I've lost 17 additional pounds since February 28th (21 days). Along with the fast weight loss, I'm sure that my triglyceride and cholesterol levels have dropped; I know that my blood pressure has. I'm also taking a fistful of supplements daily including fish oil, flaxseed oil, and garlic -- besides a new prescription for extended-release Niacin (Niaspan) all geared towards getting the blood lipids better stabilized. My blood sugar has been perfect regardless of when I test it. Does anyone know if this rapid weight loss could have any bearing on feeling cold? I've never experienced it before. I go back to the Dr. in two weeks for a blood lipid check; guess I'll mention it to him. Just for background, for the past 3 weeks I've been keeping my carb intake around 40g/day (thanks Roger, I didn't need to keep them any lower); I've avoided most dairy (not permanently but just to help cut back on calories for awhile). I've been limiting my calories to around 1200/day, and I'm having trouble eating that much; I'm having to remember to eat because I'm not getting hungry -- especially at lunchtime. I've been eating a McDonald's bacon ranch salad without the croutons and no dressing most days for lunch, and my evening meals has been very basic: either meat/chicken/fish and vegetables with a sprinkling of grated parmesan .. or Hannah Guren's ItalianSausage soup. The only snacks I eat are snow cones with Splenda sweetened DaVinci syrups. Been trying to walk as much as possible for exercise (I have a physical disability that limits the kinds of exercise I can do). I'm not going to post my new weight yet; I don't want to jinx it. When I reach goal I'm going to post the "after" pictures alongside the "before" on my web site. But this cold feeling is bugging me. Any ideas? TIA  SignaturePeter :: For the past few day's I've felt cold and just can't seem to get :: warm. This is very unusual for me, 'cause I'm the guy who's always [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] :: :: But this cold feeling is bugging me. Any ideas? Lowered metabolism, maybe? 1200/day, rapid weight loss means a big jolt to the system. It is colder here, though. BTW, I enjoy those McD bacon ranch salads, too. |:: For the past few day's I've felt cold and just can't seem to get |:: warm. This is very unusual for me, 'cause I'm the guy who's always [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] |:: blood lipids better stabilized. My blood sugar has been perfect |:: regardless of when I test it. <snip> |Lowered metabolism, maybe? 1200/day, rapid weight loss means a big jolt to |the system. It is colder here, though. BTW, I enjoy those McD bacon ranch |salads, too. I don't know, maybe it is metabolism starting to slow down. I'm going to start eating a little more though anyway , I never intended to lose this fast (or thought that I could) and it's surprised me. So far the fabled "starvation mode" hasn't kicked in, maybe because I'm getting balanced vitamins and minerals. It instinctively just doesn't seem like it can be healthy though to lose this fast -- although I feel great and have more energy than ever. I track everything I eat on Fitday (downloaded version) including my supplements, and I'm getting way more than the RDA of everything. Actually I just re-read my post and realized that I'm complaining about feeling cold, and I'm eating snow cones for snacks! DUH! lol SignaturePeter :: On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:48:42 -0500, "Roger Zoul" :: <rogerzoul2@hotmail.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] :: Actually I just re-read my post and realized that I'm complaining :: about feeling cold, and I'm eating snow cones for snacks! DUH! lol Haha. It's always the little things that slip by. It's kinda chilly to be snow cones, isn't it? I guess you need to use your new toy, huh? I'll assume you're a T-1 or 2 since you said your sugars are good. I've noticed I feel colder lately too. I just figured it was the diabetes, I'm a T2. I can't backup my conclusions with any real hard data, but to me it seems the higher my numbers are the colder I feel. If my BG goes above 110mg/dl I feel colder and when I keep it closer to 100, I tend to feel warmer. Considering I live in the desert, I should never feel cold. (lol) The humidity has been 70% the last few days, maybe thats why I'm cold. SignatureJoe W T2 Nov '05 30mg Actos, 3gr(1/2 tsp or 500mg pill) Cinnamon, Diet(>100 carbs) & 30 minute walk(everyday) & BowFlex 3x/week *****Diabetes, be proactive, not reactive.***** > For the past few day's I've felt cold and just can't seem to get warm. > This is very unusual for me, 'cause I'm the guy who's always fighting > over the thermostat because I want it colder. > But this cold feeling is bugging me. Any ideas? > > TIA |I'll assume you're a T-1 or 2 since you said your sugars are good. I've |noticed I feel colder lately too. I just figured it was the diabetes, I'm a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] |Considering I live in the desert, I should never feel cold. (lol) The |humidity has been 70% the last few days, maybe thats why I'm cold. Yes, I'm T2,but it's controlled just with diet, I haven't had to take any medications for it so far. It's been over two years now since my diagnosis, and every day I count my blessings that I knew about low-carb eating so I haven't had to start on that slippery slope of more chemicals, at least not yet. My last HbA1c was 5.1 I'm actually wondering if it's not the rapid weight loss, but the plunging levels of cholesterol triglycerides that's somehow causing the cold sensations. Thinner blood maybe? I have nothing to base that on, just taking stabs in the dark. SignaturePeter I find I get chilled after a cold drink even. I double coat to walk now and before at 410 pounds I was never cold. I never worried about a coat. Now I have one in each of my vehicles "just in case". Funny how losing your insulation changes your thought pattern. Sometimes I walk out the front door and feel the chill in the air and wimp out and wait for the sun to come out before walking LOL. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/freakinlunachick/album?.dir=/90dd&.src=ph&.tok=phh J9gCBLmL1VUob Laureen 410/180/180 > |I'll assume you're a T-1 or 2 since you said your sugars are good. I've > |noticed I feel colder lately too. I just figured it was the diabetes, I'm a [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > the cold sensations. Thinner blood maybe? I have nothing to base > that on, just taking stabs in the dark. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/freakinlunachick/album?.dir=/90dd&.src=ph&.tok=phh J9gCBLmL1VUob :: Laureen :: 410/180/180 wow. > I find I get chilled after a cold drink even. I double coat to walk now > and before at 410 pounds I was never cold. I never worried about a > coat. Now I have one in each of my vehicles "just in case". Funny how > losing your insulation changes your thought pattern. Sometimes I walk > out the front door and feel the chill in the air and wimp out and wait > for the sun to come out before walking LOL. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/freakinlunachick/album?.dir=/90dd&.src=ph&.tok=phh J9gCBLmL1VUob Larry's eyes got bigger! :) SignatureSherry 364/290/195 (4/3/05) http://lowcarb.owly.net > Yes, I'm T2,but it's controlled just with diet, I haven't had to take > any medications for it so far. It's been over two years now since my [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > the cold sensations. Thinner blood maybe? I have nothing to base > that on, just taking stabs in the dark. Funny you should say that. My last HbA1c was much lower(5.7) then the previous one of 8+. My triglycerides are down from 99 to 52 and I'm down 27 lbs. Who knows, maybe it is the lower triglycerides & the weight loss. ?????? SignatureJoe W T2 Nov '05 30mg Actos, 3gr(1/2 tsp or 500mg pill) Cinnamon, Diet(>100 carbs) & 30 minute walk(everyday) & BowFlex 3x/week *****Diabetes, be proactive, not reactive.***** > For the past few day's I've felt cold and just can't seem to get warm. > This is very unusual for me, 'cause I'm the guy who's always fighting [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > TIA I had that for about two weeks. It went away. No idea of what caused it, or what made it go away. There was a lot of wind from Spring springing, and a lot of overcast skies. Jim Signature1) Eat Till SATISFIED, Not STUFFED... Atkins repeated 9 times in the book 2) Exercise: It's Non-Negotiable..... Chapter 22 title, Atkins book 3) Don't Diet Without Supplemental Nutrients... Chapter 23 title, Atkins book 4) A sensible eating plan, and follow it. (Atkins, Self Made or Other) > For the past few day's I've felt cold and just can't seem to get warm. > This is very unusual for me, 'cause I'm the guy who's always fighting [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > feeling cold? I've never experienced it before. I go back to the Dr. > in two weeks for a blood lipid check; guess I'll mention it to him. Absolutely, by down regulating your thyroid; we've discussed this before. Ketosis, like very low calorie dieting and rapid weight loss, down regulates your thyroid. What happens is that your active T3 goes low and inactive rT3 goes up. You may want to have this tested (not just a TSH test). In my case, when very low carb knocked my T3 low, taking up to 1000mcg of chromium GTF per day got it up and running again. To this day, too much GTF gives me hyperthyroid symptoms. I'm not recommending it, though, you need to be checked out by a doc. SUsan > > For the past few day's I've felt cold and just can't seem to get warm. > > This is very unusual for me, 'cause I'm the guy who's always fighting > > over the thermostat because I want it colder. > > > Does anyone know if this rapid weight loss could have any bearing on > > feeling cold? It's reported by a fair number of people. A smaller number report feeling more heat (I got that during induction then it tapered off). Seems to be a short term thing most of the time. > Absolutely, by down regulating your thyroid; we've discussed this before. I've posted about the interaction among dietary carbs, T3 and leptin. > Ketosis, like very low calorie dieting and rapid weight loss, down > regulates your thyroid. What happens is that your active T3 goes low [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > much GTF gives me hyperthyroid symptoms. I'm not recommending it, > though, you need to be checked out by a doc. There's also the possibility of doing a couple of weeks switched from low carb to low fat if the coldness persists for several weeks. The theory is that leptin is set by stored fat plus by dietary carbs so losing stored fat can decrease it and so can very low carbs. Boost either stored fat or dietary carbs and you boost leptin for a couple of months. Not a difficult decision for most between boosting stored fat and dietary carbs ;^) With all the potential problems of a binge, the least dangerous way to carb up seems to be a temporary switch from low carb to low fat and then back. |x-no-archive: yes | [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] |and inactive rT3 goes up. You may want to have this tested (not just a |TSH test). I considered thyroid, but wouldn't my weight loss slow if I was hypo? |In my case, when very low carb knocked my T3 low, taking up to 1000mcg |of chromium GTF per day got it up and running again. To this day, too |much GTF gives me hyperthyroid symptoms. I'm not recommending it, |though, you need to be checked out by a doc. | |SUsan > I considered thyroid, but wouldn't my weight loss slow if I was hypo? Maybe not; from what I've read, slowed thyroid happens in all ketogenic or very low calorie dieters. Yours may still be in the normal range, just lower. Mine fell off the bottom of the chart, (it had been very low normal) and I gained weight. Susan At 320 I would go out in 40 degree weather in shirtsleeves. After losing all the weight I get chilled and have to keep the house at 73 degrees, or wear sweaters.... Diet related, yes, and partly the missing fat. Fat is both an insulator and generates body heat. > For the past few day's I've felt cold and just can't seem to get warm. > This is very unusual for me, 'cause I'm the guy who's always fighting [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > TIA I get this too but rather than being consistently cold my temp seems to swing up and down when I eat. I'm thinking that the time when it drops (and I haven't eaten for awhile) I'm skating along the edge of "starvation mode" and my body is starting to get worried and is downregulating my metabolism. But I don't know for sure. I've lost 22 lbs in 5 weeks (35 days) so it's going at about the same speed yours is. LQ I've been cold the past couple weeks too. It didn't occur to me that it could be either diet-related or metabolic. Just that... we had about ten days where the highs were in the 50's, 60's and even 70's a couple times. It being back in the 40's again - I am cold. All freaking winter, I've been the one putting the thermostat down, running out without a coat, etc. Now... I'm cold in the house, need a coat for outdoors, etc. Same temp it was a few weeks ago, but... Gosh, I fell in love with spring and then it went away. |I've been cold the past couple weeks too. | [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] | |Gosh, I fell in love with spring and then it went away. Same here in Southeast Virginia. We had a very mild spring-like winter capped by seemingly jumping right into summer -- it was in the 80's early last week. Then Mother Nature decided to slap us around a little... it turned cold and we had snow flurries a couple of days ago! Wish the weather would make up its mind. SignaturePeter > |I've been cold the past couple weeks too. > | [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > little... it turned cold and we had snow flurries a couple of days > ago! Wish the weather would make up its mind. Well, you know what they say -- March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Maybe it's in a goat phase :-) SignatureSaffire 205/136/125 Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 *** This post originated in alt.support.diet.low-carb -- its appearance in any other forum is deceptive and unauthorized. *** > For the past few day's I've felt cold and just can't seem to get warm. > This is very unusual for me, 'cause I'm the guy who's always fighting [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > TIA Have you been tested for HIV? |> For the past few day's I've felt cold and just can't seem to get warm. |> This is very unusual for me, 'cause I'm the guy who's always fighting [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] | |Have you been tested for HIV? ACME . TROLL-O-METER . 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 . +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ ^ | | | >For the past few day's I've felt cold and just can't seem to get warm. >This is very unusual for me, 'cause I'm the guy who's always fighting >over the thermostat because I want it colder. I tend to feel cold most of the time since I lost weight. I assume it's just a lack of fatty insulation that's causing it. I drink a lot more hot tea, and keep the house at 72 instead of a cheaper 70. And in summer, I get to keep the house at 75 and I'm comfortable. Started 3/1/04 208/118/118 |
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