Weight Loss

[worriedwart182]

So for the past couple of months I have been loosing weight quite a bit. I have started to workout, but I was loosing the weight before hand. When I workout I mainly lift weights so I expect that I should gain weight rather than loose it right? The weight loss has been pretty drastic. A couple of months ago I was about 240ish pounds. Then I dropped down to 225 pounds. At that time I wasnt really eating, as I didnt have an appetite. Then, I was making my self eat. I would eat a lot as well. My weight would go up to about 227 pounds then go right back to 225. I went to the doctor because of this and he tested me for diabetes. My results came back negative. He also checked my CBC which showed that it was okay. I had blood taken a couple of weeks later for estrogen problems since I have gynecomastia and that returned with normal results. I then went 4 days without working out because I was away for Thanksgiving and I ate a lot of food during those 4 days, but my weight went down to 221lbs. Then today I weighed myself and I am 217lbs before the gym and 216 after the gym. Before people point to the possiblility of HIV I have only received unprotected oral sex twice in my lifetime. I have never had sex, and from seeking the HIV forum on the website and various searches on google I found that HIV cannot be transmitted through oral sex. So does anyone have any other idea what this could be?

[worriedwart182]

Sorry for the double post, but I just read the tests for this disease and it said that CBC's are usually counted before the tests. My CBC's came out normal.

[worriedwart182]

Is Celiac disease deadly?

[Caryopteris]

It could be because you boosted your metabolism by working out and building muscle.  Muscle burns calories more efficiently.  The other possibility is a malabsorptive disorder like Celiac disease.  There are blood tests for that.  It is becoming extremely common.  There are many, many different possible symptoms.  If you have digestive complaints or skin issues, migraines, heartburn, those are just a few common symptoms.  

[worriedwart182]

I am a male. I am 18 years old. My doctor doesn't seemed that concerned with the weight loss because I stopped loosing weight at the 225 mark. But now I have been loosing it again. I weigh myself in the same type of clothing as well. Gym Shorts, T-Shirt, and my nike shoes. I weight myself everyday I got to the gym, which is usually 3-5 times a week.

[poodlegirl75]

How old are you? Are you male or female? If you dont mind.  As for the weight lifting not burning fat.....wrong.  When you build muscle, muscle burns fat. Once you get those muscles moving, you burn calories all day.  Probably not to the extent that you are losing it, but then that is why I asked your sex.  Trust me, makes a difference. Does your Dr seem concerned about the weight loss? Do you weight yourself at the same time and in the same types of clothing, naked is best.  All things to consider.

[worriedwart182]

I haven't. I don't have much knowledge at all when it comes to this. What could be wrong with my thyroid?

[ducky406]

Have you had your thyroid looked at? If you haven't I would suggest making sure ask for Free T cells as well as the TSH test that the doctors order. (Free T's are what can be used, TSH is a hormone to the thyroid that tells it to work and so sometimes isn't as reliable.)