Apparently, my thermostat was reset when we went to Florida last weekend. Since August – I have been freezing - every day – all day. I have been dressing in layers – bundling up with hoodies and socks and boots. Now, all of the sudden, I am vacillating between extreme hot and extreme cold…never anything in between. One minute I’m bundling up – zipping up my hoodie, and the next, I’m stripping down to the barest minimum, and sweating like crazy. I can’t even tell you which I prefer – if I’m hot, all I think of is getting cool, somehow; and when I’m cold – all I can think of is blessed warmth. I’m pretty sure I’m going to drive everyone around me crazy in a very short period of time. I’m already driving myself crazy with this! At least if you are one or the other – you KNOW what it is going to be – and you KNOW how to dress.
What makes this particularly weird is that I have to be prepared for everything! So, I have to carry layers with me – ready at a moment’s notice to whip a jacket or a blanket or extra socks on or off. And that gets to be burdensome after a while. People are sometimes very concerned because they fear I am not well – but I truly believe it is just my body learning to adjust the weight loss.
Another thing I’m having difficulty adjusting to is the comments made by people around me. A co-worker, who sits in the next cubicle, and who sees me every single day followed me into my boss’ office on Friday. He said, (and this is a direct quote – so pardon the French) “D*mn Teri! You are as skinny as h*ll!” That honestly just made me laugh – he was so surprised!
I’m pretty sure that eventually – both the temperature extremes and the comments will die down. I am seriously looking forward to the former, and maybe not so much the latter, but adjusting seems to be part of this process, and I’m sure that I will find a way to make that happen.
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