Losing weight with a normal body temperature is a different situation from losing weight with a low temperature.
When people diet to lose weight, their body temperatures will often drop as a coping mechanism against starvation. When the body temperature drops, less energy is spent by the body on more expendable bodily functions like the production and maintenance of hair, nails, and skin. In this way, the body is able to conserve energy, reduce weight loss, and survive longer.
Has it ever seemed that your body is fighting your efforts to lose weight? Well, it is. In addition, when the body temperature drops during dieting, it can often remain lower even after the dieting is over. This can help explain why many people “gain all the weight back and then some.” Their persistent lower body temperatures are an indication that their metabolisms are slower after the diet than they were before.
Many people that are able to normalize their body temperatures with T3 therapy and are able to lose weight find that they don’t tend to regain the weight as easily when the diet is over. In that sense, T3 therapy can “protect” their temperatures, to a degree, from the effects of dieting. Herbs are helpful in helping maintain normal body temperatures.
Warmly,
Denis Wilson, MD
I have been monitoring my body temp for about 3 weeks according to your site…my temp averages around 97.6. Is this low enough to be considered not normal by most doctors? I have been experiencing chronic neck muscle ache/tension…I think because I always feel cold when I go to bed, but then have hot flashes where I have to kick the covers off my legs, yet my shoulders/upper body is still cold? It is very strange to be sweating yet feel cold.
Last year I went on the HCG diet, lost about 10-12 pounds. When I finally dropped to below 145, I remember getting very cold whereas before I always ran hot. Thia past spring I suddenly gained the weight back, yet stil feel cold and tired on a regular basis. I am suspecting that I have WTS…How do I bring this up to my doctor without getting the comment “There are lots of fads and quacks out there”?
Hi Renee :)
97.6 is low enough to explain the symptoms you describe, but most doctors would not consider it abnormally low. This guide may help you in discussing it with your doctor : http://www.wilsonssyndrome.com/patients/recruiting-a-doctor/
However, if your doctor isn’t open-minded enough to discuss it, you may be better served by finding another doctor. You can check the list of treating physicians on the wilsonssyndrome.com website.
Best!