Are Whiners allowed here?

Can  I whine a bit????  I have 6 weeks until my job ends - the company is shutting down the Austin location completely.  And I'm stressing out a lot now...and I have no appetite so I'm not trying to eat my stress away - I always stop eating when I'm stressed. I'm a happy eater! LOL

But with no appetite I'm finding it hard to take care of myself - to remember to take vitamins etc. I'm 5 months post op from surgery - I've lost 90 lbs. Am I losing too fast?  I have no energy right now...just did some blood work that shows my iron levels are good, my ferritin etc are great  - I tend to get anemic so I monitor this monthly.  Why do I feel like i'm walking around in lead boots? And I've completely lost my sex drive so I don't even have that to look forward to these days!  It's been 3 months since i've had extensive labs done - should I do that now?  so many questions and I get so overwhelmed by everything...

Thanks for letting me whine...I hope it gets better...I want off the emotional roller coaster now.
Tee

 We all have had our times of whinning here Tee.    Go right ahead.    Remember you HAVE to eat to be healthy.    I wish I would quit eating when I am stressed out.   I do just the opposite.   I am sorrry that you are losing your job in 6 weeks.   I have heard that this website is a wonderful way to find a job when you lose one.   Many have gotten new job leads from others here.   You are losing pretty fast but then we all lose our weight at different levels.   As for the no energy you probably need to contact your surgeon and tell them that.    He probably will want to run labs to see if anything is going on there.    PLEASE take your vitamins daily as you were told.   In the long run you will be hurting yourself by not doing this.   Good luck to you in every way.


Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

Tee, everything you're going thru is completely normal.  When you lose weight rapidly, it releases a LOT of hormones and everything from depression to lack of sex drive is affected.  Also the lack of energy is probably due to the dramatic calorie drop.  Even if you don't feel like eating, drink protein shakes 2-3 times a day-it will help your energy level and help you meet your nutritional requirements plus your hair won't all fall out.  It took me nearly 2 years to lose 90 lbs- I'm so jealous!!

One of the signs of anemia can be the feeling like you have lead boots or a constant tingling in the legs! Lack of energy is also another sign of anemia!
As I have told you, I have chronic anemia and I actually take DOUBLE the amount of ferrous sulfate every day then the doctor prescribed...
PM me your real email address and I will send you the information I give to the lab every time I get lab work done. It shows what the levels for a person w/ RNY should have of a whole bunch of things!
And whine all you want.....That is part of what a support forum exists for!!!
Anne

My anemia has been so bad in the past that I usually get direct iron infusions about twice a year...I had a huge one right after gastric bypass cos I lost so much blood.  I found out today that my labs this week show I'm actually improving now...I have pernicious anemia (for the past decade) and so I take B12 injections weekly. And I forgot last week so that might be my problem too.
Anyway, it's probably a combo of low calorie intake and low B12. Gonna go take my shot now before I forget.  Hugs!