MAJOR panic attack this morning!!!!!

Asgmiami1 said:

Still having the weight loss issue and its sending me spiraling.
But, have been eating less too. One corrilates to the other but my mind wont allow it to make sense.
This morning is pretty bad.

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Last year when I went thru an awful anxious week I lost 7 pounds. I wasn't worried at all about the weight loss. I knew I hadn't been able to eat and eating and weight are hand in hand. Sadly once the anxious phase went by all my weight went back on..no worries......just force yourself to eat more if you can and you'll see the number on the scale change

Asgmiami1 said:

I know, but ive lost a bit more then that. Almost 20lbs since Feb 7th.
But, between March and today, ive had 30 days where ive had 1000 calories or more LESS then what I'm suppised to. Only 12 days were 100-300 less and 2 were over.
Counting the other 30 days, 60 days were 500 or more calories LESS than what I need.
So, alot of days not getting my recommended caloric intake.

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Eating less calories+ daily activities burning some of them calories= weight loss no need to worry.

Asgmiami1 said:

I know, but ive lost a bit more then that. Almost 20lbs since Feb 7th.
But, between March and today, ive had 30 days where ive had 1000 calories or more LESS then what I'm suppised to. Only 12 days were 100-300 less and 2 were over.
Counting the other 30 days, 60 days were 500 or more calories LESS than what I need.
So, alot of days not getting my recommended caloric intake.

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I do the same thing after panic and anxiety attacks where I feel nauseous so I don’t eat. I think the other day when I had an attack I had half a sandwich all day and wasn’t hungry at all. We just have to make sure we’re keeping our bodies strong even through the anxiety.

I know this is an old post but I wonder If all anxious people are like me. I can lose and gain weight easier than anyone I know. I gain a good twenty five pounds and in two or three weeks lose the majority of it. I believe our body are so tense we tend to burn a ton more calories than we think, I dunno. But weight fluctuations with me have been normal for the majority of my illness. Ages 16-36

I was having undesired weight loss over the past few months and I started drinking Ensure to help bolster my caloric intake. It took a while but the weight is getting back to where I want it. I've been there and it's scary, and as you know, having it be scary makes it happen even more. Ugh!

What is your days like? Is your job really physical? Do you exercise? The 1 to 3lbs a week to me seems like nothing. My job can be very physically demanding. I've been a diesel mechanic for over 30 yrs. Lots of heavy lifting and pulling, tugging on things, active all day! In 1 hard week and high anxiety once I lost 14 lbs. But in those days I could almost put that back on in a week or so. But my metabolism is weird. I can burn off huge amounts of weight quickly sometimes and put it on equally fast. I have a son who is the same way. He once put on 30 lbs in about 24 days. But that was also after a pretty rough illness that caused him to lose 80lbs in about 5 months. And he is 26 yrs old. Still pretty young. These days I eat as best I can and exercise regularly and maintain my current weight easily. Fluctuating 6-8 lbs either way due to anxiety once in awhile. I think when we are really anxious, we burn way more calories faster. I've noticed that for yrs. The only time my weight loss bothered me was when our gym was locked down for 2 months during this covid thing. I continued doing some home exercises and ate as best I could and dropped 10 lbs when I felt I shouldn't have. I'm convinced it was muscle mass I was losing due to very little weight training during those times. But it took minimal time to get my size back thanks to the magic of muscle memory. I think your fine brother. Try to eat better. If you can't meet your calorie intake, at least eat healthy what u do force down. Not everybody likes v8 juices but I drink one a day every day. Very good for you. But watch you other sodium sources, v8 juice has a lot of sodium but packed with many good things too! Potassium being one of them. Praying for you.

Asgmiami1 said:

Mine does fluctuate. Always has. But for some reason, this time its got me anxious because of what my doc said.
I'm tracking it pretty hard. Since March 28, Ive lost 6 lbs. That's 3 lbs a month and less then a lb a week. Really not that bad and a doctor would probably laugh at me.
Since Feb 8th, Ive lost about 15 lbs. Still not bad, especially since I had a significant caloric deficit for Feb and March.
Based on my caloric intake alone, I possibly could have lost more.


So true. That's the cycle I'm currently in.
Feb and March, I had a significant caloric deficit. April wasnt as significant, but still around 700 a day deficit for the month. May has been around 400 a day.
So, my weight loss can be explained, but my mind wont accept it.
And, I dont dare to eat more because I'm afraid I wont gain weight and go into a panic. Its a vicious cycle.

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I'm not understanding, What is your fear here?

Asgmiami1 said:

That my weight loss is due to something else. The diet could explain it, but I haven't been this "small" for about 10 years.
Thats why I'm scared to exceed my calories because if I do and still lose weight, thats a clue something can be wrong.
I'm hoping its my diet and the fact that I'm a big fella and the weight came off easier.

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did you also realize with your added worry , heart rate, etc, might be causing more weight loss ?

Asgmiami1 said:

Nope. Never even considered it. Is that true?

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anytime you increase your heartrate, you will burn more calories. Why do you think caffeine is so popular for weight loss? There is nothing wrong with you other than your obsession with these thoughts. We’ve all been there.