Re: Weight Loss, really scared:(
Originally Posted by
Jess5566
For some time now I’ve been losing weight, I was originally 8 stone 9 and have been pretty much since I can remember, around the end of 2019 I weighed myself I noticed I was down to 7 stone 11, I seen a doctor got bloods took and they wasn’t concerned so I ignored it.
at Christmas I weight myself again and I was 7 stone 6, and today I went to a doctor for a check up and I’m now 6 stone 10, I’m so worried, I’ve recently had blood tests and they were all okay except I have borderline anaemia.
I have in the past had a fear of choking which slowed my eating down slightly but I picked it back up again, I do now have a fear of anaphylaxis which for a couple of months I would only eat potato’s, cheese, Jaffa cakes and Pringles. But on a calorie counter I’m still getting enough calories eating what I’m eating.
I’m really scared I have cancer, I’ve got night sweats, pain, and just feeling really weak and tired.
I’m sitting here so upset!:(
Whenever somebody posts like this, 9 times out of 10 the answer to their problem is there, in their own words..
Fear has a very physical response, and it will make you lose weight. I lost two stone on the HA diet and also when I put myself on a restrictive diet in the past - being vegetarian but before any decent food came out. I practically lived on chips and cheese! With all this mucking about with your diet, and only eating certain foods, it's unsurprising that you have borderline anaemia, and given that your weight issues started around the end of 2019 - I seriously doubt that you'd only be borderline anaemic well over a year later..
Also, your blood tests were otherwise clear..
Pain, night sweats, tiredness? You've described nothing that I haven't experienced, and I don't have cancer.
As Nicola says, you need to see a dietician and also a therapist re your phobias..
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