Guest guest Posted April 3, 2001 Report Share Posted April 3, 2001 Carol H I have the same problem. I just thought it was from losing almost 70 lbs but if I feel like this now at 171 I'd freeze my @ss off at 150 (my goal weight). My feet are ALWAYS cold....it's horrible to go to the movies because my feet just get numb they are so cold.....at least at home I can go run some hot water in the tub and stand in it. I don't have any advice but if you find out anything please pass it along to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2001 Report Share Posted April 3, 2001 Hi Jean I think Raynaud's is alot worse than what I have. I just have freezing ice cube feet all the time....no pain like Raynaud's patients have. Also, my hands get cold from time to time but not painful and discolored like in Raynaud's. I've tried everything from hot water to wool socks.....my feet are just always cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2001 Report Share Posted April 3, 2001 I'm like . Since I put my weight back on I don't have a problem. But everytime I have lost weight I have a hard time dealing with colder temps. I know my Mom and sis have had the same thing when they have lost weight. I'm surprised Dr. Atkins never addressed this in one of his books. Toni I'm sorry that you have this problem but I'm glad to hear it isn't just me. Dr. Atkins should talk about it in his books, definitely. I seriously have thought all winter that my apt would just spontaneously combust because I have the thermostat turned up so high.....and I feel so sorry for my poor roommate.....I go in her room and it feels like a meat locker because she has had to close the vents off LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2001 Report Share Posted April 3, 2001 Hi Carol, I am only warm enough when the temperature is over 90 degrees, LOL. I so know what you and are talking about. My feet just freeze too. My hands can be that way also. I have always had cold hands and my feet have always been worse. My friends are just amazed that my feet can feel like ice cubes when the temperature is warm enough to warrant air conditioning for most folks. I think there is some medical condition for this, and at the risk of having the medical folks on this list laugh at me, I will simply say it is some disease or syndrome that starts with an R. I just can't remember what it is, but I think there is a debate about this really being a illness or not. I don't know about it's status as an illness, but it makes me extremely uncomfortable. Hot flashes don't sound so bad by comparison. I would probably be the perfect temp during a hot flash! LOL Jean 190/141.5/135 12/7/98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2001 Report Share Posted April 3, 2001 Hi Carol, I am only warm enough when the temperature is over 90 degrees, LOL. I so know what you and are talking about. My feet just freeze too. My hands can be that way also. I have always had cold hands and my feet have always been worse. My friends are just amazed that my feet can feel like ice cubes when the temperature is warm enough to warrant air conditioning for most folks. I think there is some medical condition for this, and at the risk of having the medical folks on this list laugh at me, I will simply say it is some disease or syndrome that starts with an R. I just can't remember what it is, but I think there is a debate about this really being a illness or not. I don't know about it's status as an illness, but it makes me extremely uncomfortable. Hot flashes don't sound so bad by comparison. I would probably be the perfect temp during a hot flash! LOL Jean 190/141.5/135 12/7/98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2001 Report Share Posted April 3, 2001 I believe you are thinking of Reynaud's Syndrome and I believe it is a circulatory problem. I'll search the net and get back to you on that, Babe. Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 LOL, that's what I was thinking of Terry, but you know we Dutchmen have a common name around here of Renaud and I searched on that and found nothing, so I didn't want to look like the dumb Dutchman. Jean 190/141.5/135 12/7/98 -----Original Message----- I believe you are thinking of Reynaud's Syndrome and I believe it is a circulatory problem. I'll search the net and get back to you on that, Babe. Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 Hi , I think I am a little more like you, though with increasing tendencies towards Raynaud's. It seems like it gets a little more noticeable year after year, but I don't have pain per se as yet. The only pain I have is the sheer discomfort of being so cold! Jean190/141.5/13512/7/98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 I have found socks with a little bit of cashmere in them to be the warmest... better yet, cashmere socks with polartec slippers. I wear silk long johns under pants and shirts to stay warm and even wear a hooded polartec vest over a sweatshirt (which is over the silk longjohns) with the hood over my head (even indoors if I'm cold). I get the longjohns at Land's End or Winter Silks (my favorite). http://www.landsend.com/ http://www.wintersilks.com/ If I get really chilled, I take a hot bath and soak until I get warmed up and then dress really warmly. ummm.... did I say that I get cold too? And we've been keeping the house at 55° (yes that's Fahrenheit!) And drinking a gallon of ice water every day! I've been really cold. really really cold. That's why I bought the cashmere socks, polartec and long underwear. Helps a lot. Cheaper than paying the gas company. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 Lynn, I have some silk long johns too, they are soooo warm. You sound like you are really bundled up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 Carol try taking ceyenne pepper pills. You can buy them in a health food store. Might help warm you up and its also supposed to speed up your metabolism. Laverne think spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 Rhonda Where do you get Bare Feet Peppermint? Is it at the Body Shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 ...I use it to...it is good for the circulatory system...I get mine at Albertson's and at Wal-Mart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 , My husband is the same way. His feet are always cold. This winter he started putting a lotion on this feet every night and it has helped tremendously. It is Bare Feet -- peppermint. Just thought it might help. Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 , My husband is the same way. His feet are always cold. This winter he started putting a lotion on this feet every night and it has helped tremendously. It is Bare Feet -- peppermint. Just thought it might help. Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 Thanks Mimi. I'll look for this lotion, I'll try anything to warm up my piggies. Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 I'm in northern Illinois close to Wisconsin, too, where are you? I'm in McHenry. Sue At 04:48 PM 4/4/01 -0500, you wrote: We're in northern Illinois, close to Wisconsin... but we are colder than many parts of southern Wisconsin. It really gets cold here. We enjoy the 55 at night... during the day it's a little chilly unless I'm working out. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 Check at Wal Mart, or any drug store, in the diabetic section. They have some foot creams there that are formulated to increase cirulation. The feet are a great concern for diabetics. ===== Kathy __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 << If you want cold come to minnesota. We freeze our butts off all winter.LOL Laverne >> We lived in North Dakota for 7 yrs.....MN/ND....now thats colllllld! Sherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 We're in northern Illinois, close to Wisconsin... but we are colder than many parts of southern Wisconsin. It really gets cold here. We enjoy the 55 at night... during the day it's a little chilly unless I'm working out. Lynn " Hamack, Joyce " wrote: > > You keep your house at 55 degrees???? That is freezing. I keep mine at 68 > and it goes down to 64 at night. No wonder you are cold. > > Where do you live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2001 Report Share Posted April 5, 2001 If you want cold come to minnesota. We freeze our butts off all winter.LOL Laverne think spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2001 Report Share Posted April 5, 2001 ummm.... thanks anyway! I know we're not the coldest place around... we are zone 4 while the rest of Illinois is Zone 5! Lynn ecenet@... wrote: > > If you want cold come to minnesota. We freeze our butts off all > winter.LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2001 Report Share Posted April 5, 2001 You got that right Sherry. Today we almost reached 50 degrees and the sun was out and it felt soooo good. Laverne think spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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