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guitarman79
guitarman79

I'm not sure to post this, going to post in a few groups.



So, last Friday I was at the dr's, They took my weigh, I weighed 180  (I would think I'm getting older I should be gaining not loosing)  And I am not doing anything different.  Last Year about this time I was 210,  and last night had two survings of ham and scaloped potatos,  So,  I am not loosing appetite. 


I could have some cheese burger slider's at 12-12:30 and be hungry 2-3 hrs later.


Just googled med's I take for a inlarged prostate, and post-nazel-drip, and that's not causing it.


And also googled, weight loss but still have full appetite,  Came up  hyper thyroid and cancer.


I have been having alot of anxiety lately......I don't know.


TheChickenChronicles
TheChickenChronicles
Don't let it worry you! You are being proactive by getting to the doctor. A lot of people lose muscle as they get older and that might be your case. I know people who have to drink protein shakes just to keep their weight up. Is your Dr concerned with your weight.loss?
guitarman79
guitarman79
No's he's not concerned, I am though, I am gaining muscle, But loosing belly fat Not even trying, Like I said, I did eat 2 helpings of ham and potatos last night
billwfriend
billwfriend
I would say be thankful....the loss is a good thing for heart and bones.....with most Americans being obese it is good to not be that person....
GirlinCalif
GirlinCalif
If your doctor is not concerned, then this is actually all a good thing going on.

Maybe start a food diary right now. So you can keep track of everything you're eating.

If you can possibly think back to what were you eating before the 210 lbs weight, and what are you eating since then, I am sure you will see some changes. They can be subtle changes in eating, but it adds up over time. Maybe you hardly ate one day. Maybe you cut back your calories by eating a different food since one year ago. Maybe you stopped eating ice cream or some other fattening food. Try to think back if you have made any dietary changes. Smaller portions? Less meals? Less fast food? Etc.

You might realize that you actually have been doing something different.

For example, I was eating frozen yogurt a few years ago. It's frozen yogurt, how fattening could it be? It said Non-Fat. Well, couple months later, I had gained 10 pounds. I stopped eating it. Eventually lost the 10 pounds. So it can even be something simple like this, that you used to eat it and in the last year you stopped eating it.

You can always ask your doctor to run more tests, but like you said, he wasn't concerned, so I think this is all actually a good thing. I wouldn't worry about it. Good that you checked with your doctor though.
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