I haven't been hungry this week.

[Will2BLean]

What do you do when you just don't have any appetite? This week I just haven't been able to eat enough. I haven't been under any stress what-so-ever (hehe, maybe that's the problem ), but after just a few bits of every meal I can't even force feed myself to eat the rest of it without feeling sick. I even stopped taking Thermorexin a couple days ago to see if that would help, but I'm still not eating enough. I've lost 5 lbs in 3 days (which is never a good thing), but my hydration levels have actually increased, so I'm not dehydrated. Any tips? My workouts haven't changed, no stress, I have energy throughout the day, but I'm eating next to nothing.

 

[scorpiogirl]

Wouldn't it be awesome if that was your body's way of saying "hey, your perfect now!!" lol

I sometimes feel like this (ahem...right now) and am force feeding myself fish and a banana! I'm not sure why this happens and I know I'm not much help, but I thought I'd let you know you're definitely NOT alone! Hopefully someone better versed on this subject can chime in soon...

 

[Miss Scarlett]

Been there, lived that. *shakes head, looks at can of tuna and shakes head again*


Adrenal axis a bit off kilter? Have you ever considered a boost of some vitamin b12? Stilletto once pointed me in that direction years ago in reference to some powerlifting info, maybe even a simple bcomplex might be of service? I took some Red Ginseng a few years back and noticed that it did wonders for increasing my appetite (not at ALL what i was looking for at the time, actually)

I suppose the old tale of not hyrdrating for a minimum of 30 minutes prior to eating so that your gut is free to accept the food mass is worth a trial and error. Wait until you have consumed the majority of the meal before drinking anything at all. Good luck with this, hon, please post up if you find a good solution that leans toward the 'natural'?

 

[Will2BLean]

I actually do take a b supplement daily, and although i haven't been drinking more water, my scale says my hydration level is up... which is more confusing since i don't feel a bit bloated and i'm five pounds lighter. for now i'm just going to try to eat less at once, but eat a couple more times during the day. hopefully that will help a bit.

 

[Miss Scarlett]

I actually do take a b supplement daily, and although i haven't been drinking more water, my scale says my hydration level is up... which is more confusing since i don't feel a bit bloated and i'm five pounds lighter. for now i'm just going to try to eat less at once, but eat a couple more times during the day. hopefully that will help a bit.

*confused*

Your 'scale' says your hydration level is up? Are u relying a 'conduction' scale for water/fat % info? Goodness, those things are bad news, the 'boss' suggested I do a quick study; change the temp of my feet between readings, stand on the scale with dry feet then with wet feet, and clothed and in my pj's, I got numbers ALL over the range. I hate it when he is right!

I read something about even the amount of electrolytes in your blood at that very moment might change the reading due to conductivity changes.

 

[Will2BLean]

Hmm. Interesting. That actually makes the hydration levels with the weight drop less confusing. My scale is wacko! I usually just use the scale for weight but I noticed how this was correlating with that and i thought it was strange.