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hunter

(38,309 posts)

5. Anxiety eating is a new experience for me.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon Mar 22, 2021, 01:30 PM

Mar 2021

For sixty years of my life I was much less likely to eat whenever I was anxious.

I'd lose weight when I was anxious.

My wife and I haven't enjoyed a movie-or-show-or-concert-and-dinner date night for more than a year now.

Junk food and Netflix is an inadequate substitute.

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Has your weight changed during the pandemic? 61% of Americans are up or down -- avg of 29 lbs gained [View all] True Dough Mar 2021 OP

Gained 15 lost 5 so far Tree Lady Mar 2021 #1

Lost 50 pounds jpak Mar 2021 #2

Lost, then gained back, about 13 lbs Freddie Mar 2021 #3

This sounds kind of crazy frazzled Mar 2021 #4

Anxiety eating is a new experience for me. hunter Mar 2021 #5

I lost 30 pounds. MuseRider Mar 2021 #6

I weigh the same PJMcK Mar 2021 #7

I lost 53 pounds. I've since gained some of it back, rsdsharp Mar 2021 #8

Oh no. But at least you're still with us, rsdsharp True Dough Mar 2021 #9

Thank you very much! I will admit it was disconcerting when the surgeon told me rsdsharp Mar 2021 #10