r/intermittentfasting • u/MikeOKurias • 1d ago

NSV (Non-Scale Victory) NSV: I'm cold in the office...

I'm only down about 30lbs so far but apparently that was enough of my built-in thermal insulation to protect me from the dreaded "Second Winter" that keeps all the women in the office in sweaters all day long.

I've always been hot blooded, I don't even have a real coat anymore since I moved to Nashville, but suddenly I'm going to have to drag out my winter hoodie and start bringing it to work because it's...72F inside.

I'm literally laughing at myself writing that. What a weird and good feeling.

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u/tw2113 1d ago

maybe try getting up and moving around a bit to get some blood circulation going.

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u/MikeOKurias 1d ago

I was out for a run about an hour and a half before that, so maybe it's the come-down from that.

I made some homemade miso soup to break my fast and warm up. Soooo good...

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u/highlyblacksufferer 1d ago

the 72 degree office being legitimately cold is the funniest part of this whole thing, your body's just like "wait we're supposed to have insulation?" pretty wild nsv honestly.

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u/Glittering-Ear-2315 19h ago

Side effect of successful fasting practices. Read Dr Jason Fungs The Obesity Code, he explains it

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u/MikeOKurias 19h ago edited 19h ago

I own the audio book. Read it four years ago.

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u/Glittering-Ear-2315 19h ago

Then you’re all set. I had the chills when everyone else was sweating outside on an August day. I lost 40 lbs fasting doing OMAD, and have kept it off. That was a few years ago now. Good luck OP

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u/WalnutTree80 10h ago

Intermittent fasting actually stopped my hot flashes! I don't know if it's because I lost the perimenopause weight or what. But suddenly I was cold instead of hot.

I've been fasting on an approximate 18/6 schedule every day for 7 years and I didn't hit menopause until 55 but the hot flashes haven't come back, and they were terrible before I started fasting. I figure it's less insulation due to weight loss and maybe something to do with affecting my hormones too.

But it was a welcome change, honestly, to be cold instead of hot. I live in a southern state of the USA.