Anxiety over Weight Loss.

[Hj2567]

So, I’ve been having really bad anxiety and it seems like a silly thing to be anxious and panic about but I’ve been losing weight lately and I’m not sure why and my brain goes straight to thinking it could be due to cancer or something awful.

To start, I’ve been around 145 pounds and had pretty much stayed that way for about 2 years. But also, two years ago I started antidepressants and I just got off of them about 4 months ago. (Don’t know if that could contribute)

2 weeks ago I noticed I weighed at around 143, today I’m 140.

I have a lot of Stomach issues, constant nausea, indigestion and what I think to be IBS until I go find out. I’ve had an abdominal X-ray a few months back and it supposedly came back normal.

I’m just getting freaked out because I don’t want it to be over some illness. I can say I haven’t ate very much lately but I don’t think I haven’t ate enough to actually lose that much weight. I mean I’m not complaining, but I just don’t want the weight loss to be because of something serious.

Any advice? Thanks!

 

[E.B]

Your body can fluctuate 5 + lbs easily...my advice would be to stop weighing yourself as it will cause anxiety. This is from someone who has gone through weight loss fears. Check out my thread that tells my story about it.

 

[bin_tenn]

Your body can fluctuate 5 + lbs easily...my advice would be to stop weighing yourself as it will cause anxiety. This is from someone who has gone through weight loss fears. Check out my thread that tells my story about it.

Yep, exactly. Stop weighing yourself if you don't have a specific reason to do so (e.g. doctor's recommendation). Weight will definitely fluctuate based on many factors including time of day, any anxiety you may be having, dietary changes, etc. It's perfectly *normal* for it to fluctuate 5+ pounds, as EB said.

 

[Kadenongers]

I'm actually experiencing the same thing. I went from 142 to 137 in two weeks also with lack of appetite. and of course, the first thing I thought of too was cancer. I have been checked as well and everything looked normal. But I'm just like you and my mind still believes there is something wrong.