Obsessing Over Physique at 37

[sherlockholmesz2]

Okay I've found something new to obsess over -- my physique (or the lack thereof). I'm 37 and about 5'9" or 5'10" but I probably have the body of a 16 yr old. The most I've ever weighed was 134 and that was in October 2003. I have the metabolism of a lab mouse on speed according to my doctor. He's never been concerned about my weight. My paternal grandfather was the same way. When I first went to the doctor back in the summer I weighed 121. Now I'm below that, but I don't know when that happened. I first noticed it just after starting taking zoloft. My waist size has never been more than 30, and even then I sometimes needed a belt. Over the summer I bought several size 29 pairs of jeans and now they're loose too. I got some size 28s over the weekend and now I'm obsessing over the possibility that my weight loss is an evil sign. My strength seems as good as ever. I can still walk a mile (like I did last evening), cut the grass, lift weights, carry things, and walk on my tipppy-toes (been doing that as exercise for years before I found out it's a neuro check). I seem to worry about it more on days when fatigue and perceived weakness crop up and when my appetite wanes (from the zoloft I'm told).

So, I need all the skinny men out there to speak up and tell me I'm not alone!!!!

...pretty please...

 

[melyssa221]

hey im 6 feet tall and always weighed around 160...when i came down with bfs in jan 2003 my weight dropped to 140... i was so skinny sick and worried and at the time my liver enzymes skyrocketed. my ALT was 235 in which under 40 is normal...so something was going on with my liver and metabolism. worry and stress will defenitly make you lose weight...i even ate like a pig but never was able to gain or keep any weight gain.. it wasnt until i started taking sam-e and improving my liver function. i did away with worry and stress( thank you klonopin) that i was able to reach 160 and maintain. now i live stress and axiety free my liver enzymes are more close to normal then they ever have been. i still have the bfs but my weight is back to normal. if you are worrying or stessing your body is sucking up all that energy and you immune system becomes vunerable making you weak and sick.. you have to build yourself back up.. nourish your body and live stress and worry free is important.. if zoloft isnt cutting it.. talk to your doctor and try something else.. for me SAM-E and klonopin have gave me my life back

 

[sherlockholmesz2]

Thanks for the good words. I've had all kinds of blood tests (some more than once) this summer and everything, including liver enzymes, came back well within the norm. I even have copies of the papers to see for myself. I'm pretty sure my weight loss has been due primarily to stress because I can usually correlate my diminished appetite with bouts of anxiety. Yesterday and today I've eaten very well and even had a midafternoon snack today after cutting the grass.