Do thin people ...... ?

When I was in my 40's I saw a specialist because I was always way too hot (wearing vests only whilst outside at Christmas) and having brain fog. At the end of all the testing, he came to the conclusion that I was always hot because I was overweight. I was absolutely livid. However, I lost a couple of stone and for the first time in years I needed to wear a coat and kept asking for extra layers in the evening because I was cold. I can believe that thin people feel the cold!

I have never felt the cold. I got very hot once - the menopause and I have lost a lot of weight now. GP thinks it's caused by stress. (I have a lot of stress in my life, with my husband granddaughter etc. )

No, it has nothing to do with it, in my experience

ExDancer

I lost a lot of weight through being ill Antonia and wouldn't recommend it. I struggled to regain enough weight to be regarded as 'normal' and was 6 stone at my lowest and it was surprisingly difficult as I was just not hungry.
I still find it impossible to empty my plate when eating out (and I hate wasting food) my appetite is non existent.
And today I am wearing 2 vests because I have visitors who are complaining my house is too hot. (At 21c Brrrrr)

I'm sorry you lost weight through being ill, ExDancer.

I would just like to lose some weight through dieting but willpower isn't my strong point, I'm afraid.

I’m thin and love cold water swimming - you definitely get acclimatised to that. I don’t like sitting around in cold rooms though.

ExDancer, I used to be as thin as a rake - and never really felt cold unless there was snow on the ground. Now I have some 'padding' I do easily feel chilly, though. I think it's due to age and (probably) poor circulation - along with being less active.

I still wrap up warm until after lunch. It's about 16C indoors first thing, gradually creeping up to 18C by evening (warmer outdoors) so I don't need the heating on now.

Another cold body here and more so when I'm on a diet. Still got my heating on..

Me too BigBerthal!

I'd rather spend my money on more interesting stuff than heating - so get dressed, then add a dressing gown!

Yes thin people feel the cold more than fat people.
I live near a very popular cold water swimming spot in the lake district and I've noticed its always the fat women who stay in the water the longest.
The fat acts as an insulating layer and keeps them warm.

Ps. I assume because you used the word thin, it's alright to use the word fat.

A layer of fat is a good insulator.
Not advocating being obese, but a little weight increase post menopause does seem to help.

I’m quite slim, have an under active thyroid, and yes, I am sure heavier people do not feel the cold as much. I’m sitting watching the 6 o’ clock news in my dressing gown, my feet are freezing without any socks on.

I often have a jumper, fleece and coat on outdoors when other people are in teeshirts and flip flops.

Their layers of fat must keep them warm,

Do thin people eat a normal amount, or less, or more? I would like to know the truth from naturally thin people.

I've always been cold, I think - I remember sitting on a Greek beach in my twenties wrapped in a towel because the sun had gone in while everyone else was swimming in the sea! I was never 'boney' thin, but at that age was much slimmer than now. My feet get cold now but I think that's because I'm not as active as I used to be so the circulation has slowed down a lot.

BlueSky

Do thin people eat a normal amount, or less, or more? I would like to know the truth from naturally thin people.

At 5' 9" tall and having been size 10/12 for most of my life I think I qualify as thin or at least slim - what's a normal amount?? I've always loved my food and eat at just about any opportunity. I eat English breakfasts (not every day, sometimes it's pancakes and sometimes porridge), cream and butter and just about everything you're not supposed to. But I rarely touch alcohol or sparkling drinks of any sort, don't snack on biscuits, crisps or sweets and rarely eat chocolate. Not because I'm dieting, I just prefer to have a good dinner.

Is that a 'normal' amount? (I'm now a size 14/16, by the way, partly courtesy doing more cooking and baking during lockdown, partly just being less active as I age).

AreWeThereYet I mean average amounts. I believe I eat less than that yet always about a stone overweight. I know thin people who claim to eat well and others who eat little, so I guess we go back to how well your metabolism works.

I definitely feel the cold more when I manage to be a bit thinner than I am now. I also deal with the Summer heat better when I'm at the thinner end of my range, so better get going with the willpower soon!

BlueSky I think a meal size varies from family to family.

I remember being invited to a 'posh' friend's house for tea when I was about 11. Thought I was going to have all sorts of goodies that we never had in our house where there was less money and more children. We had tomato sandwiches for tea with some lettuce and juice and not much else. I raced home afterwards absolutely starving to have sausage, beans, chips and bread and butter with my family ?

I think redheads run a few degrees warmer than everyone else, something to do with mising a layer in our skin which makes us burn and also less able to regulate our temp when hot.

Suggest you get a blood test for thyroid problems