TIFU By underestimating how body fat plays into staying warm.

TL;DR Lost weight and ever since then every slight breeze makes my teeth chatter and body shaky. 6’2, Male (300lbs-247lbs)

17M, growing up I was the fat kid who wore shorts in the winter with a beast mode T-shirt. All the other kids thought I was the weirdest in the special ed class. constantly asked if I was freezing while I will smugly say “no I’m fine”, the fact that It made my legs ashy did not help my case at all, I grew a custom to dressing light in the cold or I’d sweat. Things happened and I went from 300lbs to dropping at 247lbs today. I can’t even fucking celebrate because its winter, its the second time of my life I ever saw snow and the first time was in 2020. Normally I would be happy and while my family would be fighting for the AC I would be CHILLIN’, didn’t even need to touch it.

My greatest pride was saying “I would be the perfect roommate because other peoples temperature preferences doesn’t bother me. Now I am shaking, teeth shattering, my body barely responding to me in my bed and having to resort to using a heater like a mere peasant, while my Step-Dads dog looks at me concerned, I literally asked no questions outside of seeing a one off post about it and ignoring it.

Will gaining enough muscle make up for what I lose and make me warm again? Because I would rather heat a metal rod until it glows, brighter than Jada Smiths forehead and stick it SOOOOO far up my ass and let it cauterize it shut than go through another damn winter of this bullshit, is this what normal people go through? I never experienced cold in a smaller body before since it’s only been a year and I’m an introvert, the last time was when I was very young and I was skinny because I was picky, think 6-7 and only wanting American cheese slices and the skin of fried chicken because I hated the meat for some reason. Now i need to go shopping for clothes since everything I have isn’t enough now, I have to pick clothes for functionality instead “will this barely fit me?”

Edit: Side rant I can’t even go find my size because of all the “Look at me buying all the oversized men’s hoodies tehehe, I’ll look so cute” girls. I can’t get anything higher than XL if I’m lucky, I’m 6’2 I need these more than a 5’7 girl. I can’t be rocking a croc top trying to fit into small clothes. So stay out of giant grocery section before I start taking eye liners and nail polish removers out of your isles, next will be the facial censers and heels. Don’t test me because I will rock them with prep time.