I've recently started getting anxious again after eating and I don't know why. It only really happens at night but the last time it happened I stopped eating large meals and only ate a couple of bites of toast or had a piece of fruit and hid the stuff I was supposed to be eating.
I dropped a lot of weight (went from a size 10 to a size 6) and looked really ill (this was 20 years ago) but managed to get the weight back on again. Since quitting smoking 14 years ago I've put on a lot of weight and hate how I look, I don't even like looking in mirrors or have my photo taken.
I sometimes feel like I'm going to be sick after I've eaten but I'm not actually sick, I know it's nerves kicking in but I don't want to have to hide what I've eaten or not eaten again.
Does anyone else feel this way? or have any ideas as to what I can do to stop feeling anxious.
I myself had a similar problem. I was always slim and got even slimmer by exercising a lot. Everyone was complimenting on my shape and I think that is what I started missing the most when I got chubby after being diagnosed with hypothyroidism. First of all, what helped me is not looking at my old pictures at all. I started "erasing" the picture of the old me that I remembered and I started feeling better seeing myself in the mirror. Secondly, reading about eating disorders was very important. Realizing that eating less, in most cases, does not mean that we are going to look better. Eating less slows metabolism and affects our health, which can result in not losing weight at all. I myself only gained a round belly. Thirdly, when I stopped being so anxious, I started being a bit more active and started eating a bit healthier while not fully giving up food that I like. I stopped feeling anxious while eating. The thought of doing even the tiniest thing to stay healthier (even if it brings little or no results at all) made me more and more confident. I do not recommend a sudden change in diet or a lot of exercising because I know it can only result in frustration and feeling even more anxious but I do recommend going to GP and checking your TSH and other hormone levels as well as iron, lipid and liver. Also, a good dietitian can help you with a slow change of your diet (do not be scared to tell them about your anxiety, the whole process will be handled a bit differently). Stay strong!
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