Spring, WHAT Spring???

[southernlady]

 

[brooklyngirl]

Yeah, it was 70-75 the whole time my family was here then 27 last night and guess who's heat was out??? Miss "I lost a whole person's worth of insulation" went to sleep wearing socks, sweat pants, undershirt, hoodie with the hood up and gloves. LOL

 

[Terri]

Yeah, it was 70-75 the whole time my family was here then 27 last night and guess who's heat was out??? Miss "I lost a whole person's worth of insulation" went to sleep wearing socks, sweat pants, undershirt, hoodie with the hood up and gloves. LOL

Oh my you poor thing! That's what I am afraid of after surgery I will be a popsicle next winter!

 

[brooklyngirl]

Oh my you poor thing! That's what I am afraid of after surgery I will be a popsicle next winter!

I don't know how much is the loss of insulation and how much is the metabolic changes, but I used to ALWAYS be hot, always walking around the house in flip flops and a tank top, windows cracked open in the winter, and now I'm always cold. I hope this lasts through my first southern summer!

 

[southernlady]

I keep a cardigan sweater handy almost year round. And I use to sweat to death even in winter.

Lauren, if it goes out like that again, holler!

 

[brooklyngirl]

Thanks Liz!

 

[Sheanie]

Well, hell. If it weren't for hot flashes, this winter would have been un-freaking-bearable.

 

[Parousia]

I don't know how much is the loss of insulation and how much is the metabolic changes, but I used to ALWAYS be hot, always walking around the house in flip flops and a tank top, windows cracked open in the winter, and now I'm always cold. I hope this lasts through my first southern summer!

I think it must be mostly the metabolic changes, because I haven't lost very much yet, but since my surgery I really feel the cold, whereas before I overheated very easily.

 

[JackieOnLine]

people here have been mowing their lawns for a couple weeks now, seriously. :tongue:

 

[Jo777]

.. I'm still waiting. More light, a teaser of a warmer day (which when I can, I take full advantage of) but today=sleet & cold & gloomy.
I'm chomping at the bit to get out and hike in the sun and camp.. which for me and my chilly-ass, means temps need to go UP!

 

[Sheanie]

I think it must be mostly the metabolic changes, because I haven't lost very much yet, but since my surgery I really feel the cold, whereas before I overheated very easily.

Nope, babe, totally normal. I never owned a winter coat when I weighed 250#. Wore an occasional sweater, but never anything woolen or alpaca. Too hot. Now I knit my own socks out of alpaca and merino. I also have made myself several alpaca sweaters and wear them well into the summer. Especially when we go to summertime concerts.

One of the best purchases I made after my DS was my "yawn chair" to match my husbands. We got them on line at Walmart. $99 , black, with footstool, they have heat, massage, and recline. Cheaply made, the seats are sagging low now. But for 4 years, I'd buy another one and toss these. For recovery, mine was a blessing. Because my other favorite seats no longer supported my skinnier frame, and my back pain was out of control. And it's got a side pocket I slide my Surface into.