Sooooo Cold

[gb155]

I guess its just a by-product of weight loss BUT I am so freaking cold right now.

when I was 40 stone, I would always wear a t-shirt, even when it was snowing and then, i'd still be too warm, now, I wear longjohns, 3 pairs of socks, 2 pairs of pants, a base layer and 2 tops, with a jumper and yet IM STILL COLD !!!!!!

So normal because of weight loss ? or something else ?

Thanks

Gaz

 

[just jim]

Yup, a good reason to buy a down bodywarmer, which is never far from reach at the moment.

 

[RedBike]

Perhaps this why my belly is still nice and warm but my poor ears and nose are FREZZING.

 

[Zoof]

It's to cold for me, so I joined the Gym last week!

and now I do all my cycling indoors, with a swim afterwards

great training, fitter already, my crampons should arrive tomorrow,

I must have had a premonition!!!!!!!!!!

Zoof




PS it's just started snowing again almost a white out.

no now it is a white out

 

[cyberknight]

I do feel the cold compared to my workmate s.

As for joining a gym i have a weider total gym in the garage so i used that in conjunction with some cardio circuit training (sqaut jumps,running on the spot ,jumping jacks etc and low weight high rep arm work to keep me going till the snow has gone.

 

[paraffinlamps]

I`ve only lost 4 stone Gaz ,but exactly the same .I feel the cold much more now .Must be the loss of all that extra insulation

 

[ColinJ]

Hi Gaz.

I got down to 11 st 10 lbs a few years back and I felt really cold that winter. I'm back up to 15+ stone now and don't feel the cold anywhere near as much. It's all relative to what you are used to.

Your body was used to having more than 20 stone of insulating fat round it so it's not surprising that you feel the cold more now.

Apart from the fat's insulating effect, the rate of heat loss is inversely proportional to your body's mass and proportional to your body's surface area. Your surface area decreases much more slowly than your mass as you lose weight so the smaller you get, the quicker you cool down.

This is why big people suffer more than small people in the heat, and small people more than big people in the cold.

I went out for an Indian meal with some small female family members last week and they were so cold that the curry house owner had to put a fan heater on their table pointing at them! I was perfectly happy sat a few feet away without the heater.

 

[gb155]

Thanks everyone, so its just a case of MTFU Gaz :-)

I went to 4 Layers by the end of the week, with just my toes suffering to the point of pain, so I am getting there

 

[gb155]

I have given up trying to stay warm, now I am just trying to build immunity to the pain of cold

 

[fossyant]

Choice of kit.................

The -10 stuff I was using shorts with windproof bibs (have sections over knee and thigh) and a base and a windproof top - that's it........ I can recommend the Decathlon Windproof thermal, but only in sub-zero temperatures, otherwise it's too hot.

Currently it's a couple of base layers and an Aldi softshell windproof top (windproof front and arms).

 

[cyberknight]

Thanks everyone, so its just a case of MTFU Gaz :-)

I went to 4 Layers by the end of the week, with just my toes suffering to the point of pain, so I am getting there

Outbound my toes are fine but coming home my toes are always cold this time of year , they start of cold and never warm up

 

[Chrisc]

Outbound my toes are fine but coming home my toes are always cold this time of year , they start of cold and never warm up

My toes really suffer too. Wiggins uses clingfilm over his socks to keep them warm Might give this a go.
In response to the OP, I've also noticed that I feel the cold a lot more now I'm carrying less lard. Has to be the case that the blubber was doing the job eh?

 

[Banjo]

I remember years ago a very obese fisherman was swept overboard in Icelandic waters in sub zero temperatures. He not only survived but swam several miles to the shore climbed a cliff and walked miles to a house where he collapsed on the doorstep and was airlifted to hospital.

All the experts said it was impossible.

I only lost 4 stone and really notice the cold more, it must be a huge difference after losing 20 stone.

 

[Garz]

Weight loss does make you feel the cold more. Also for comparison in the last five days I have ridden in similar conditions (overcast/foggy) and have varied temperature experiences.

Factors are generally:

wind
exertion (hilly get far more sweaty)
humidity
layers

General advice Gaz would be to wear more than you should and strip off the layers if you warm up enough.

 

[gb155]

Weight loss does make you feel the cold more. Also for comparison in the last five days I have ridden in similar conditions (overcast/foggy) and have varied temperature experiences.

Factors are generally:

wind
exertion (hilly get far more sweaty)
humidity
layers

General advice Gaz would be to wear more than you should and strip off the layers if you warm up enough.

By Xmas eve I was upto 4 yes 4 layers of clothes, top and bottom, plus 3 x socks and 3 x golves and STILL I was cold, but then it was minus 8 LOL