Pre-op diet side effects

[rldm 0]

I started my preop diet this past Friday. Today is Sunday and I cannot get warm. My hands feel like ice and I am walking around with a sweater on and still feel cool. Has anyone else every experienced this on the pre-op diet.

Rita

[LeighaMason 19]

Rita, Yes when I am consuming a very low calorie count I am cold. When I get my calories back up around 1000 I am not so cold. I just sit around under my blanket, wear a sweater at all times and have several pair of super thick socks that I wear when I have my shoes off. Sorry to tell you this, however, I promise the being cold in exchange for being thinner is a great trade. :thumbup:

[grumpys-wife 0]

It seems that I am always cold now. A couple of days after I started the pro-op diet I felt cold. I am hoping it will continue during the hot summer!

[HappyMom 1]

I am freezing!!! I started my pre-op diet last Thursday and I can't seem to get warm. What is worse is that it has snowed the last two days!

My only good thought is that if I stay this cold, I may have a comfortable summer here in NM!

[Drasan 23]

Finally .. a bonus for hot flashes!

:thumbup:

[BetsyB 9]

Drasan, you took the words right out of my mouth (well, fingertips)!

Between the slower metabolism that comes with loss and reduced intake, the loss of insulation, and the estrogen released during fat loss (body fat is mildly estrogenic), I think I'm slated for the easiest perimenopause in human history :wub::laugh::tongue2:

[gingerjane 5]

I'm chuckling at the menopause hot flash commentary. LOL! I'm still fairly hot all the time, except at night. They did tell us during our nutrition class that once you start losing a lot of your weight, you'll start to be cold a lot. I don't know if that will ever happen to me. HA HA. My husband SWEARS I'm going through menopause at 33. I'm hot 24/7. (I hate to even wear a coat!)

My worst side-effect of the pre-op diet so far was the headaches the first week. Those were KILLING me. I thought my head was going to explode. But, they're a lot better, now and my date is next Monday. Can't wait!:wub:

[rldm 0]

Thanks for all of the replies! I am so glad that others have experienced the same thing. Normally I am very hot natured, all the time. My daughter complains about freezing all the time but now she is complaining about being hot and I am sitting there with a sweater on!

[grumpys-wife 0]

Gingerjane - for me those pro-op headaches were the worst. I wanted to pound my head against a wall. In the past I would get headaches all the time but since my surgery (1 month today) I have not had 1! It is amazing.

Good luck next Monday!!:wub: