I've Lost My Appetite!

[Goldprospector]

Has anyone experienced this during comp. prep? I don't feel like eating...just not very hungry. Ending my first week of increased cardio (2, 30 min. sessions) and modified diet some more. My energy levels are down and so is strength a little. So with all this combined I have lost my appetite. Anyone else?

I have to agree with scorpiongirl...I like the term "tip toe mode" That seems to fit well.

I seems to get me about 6 weeks in to a diet...but it is only a "stage' that I go through. After about 2 weeks, it seems as if it is easier for me to eat what I plan or am supposed to eat.

 

[Sassy69]

Are you keeping notes on how you feel each day relative to your eating schedule? Part of competition prep is absolutely remembering that eating time is fueling time regardless of whether or not you feel like eating. Part of what you are doign is conditioning your body to expect food at specific times of day so it will react or be a certain way at specific times of the day on COMPETITION DAY.

If you are feeling overly tired then you might want to look at when you are getting your carb-ups (carb cycling up days) and also the quality of your sleep. I'm sure this is just a phase of prep as you're eating the same stuff all the time & its great if you can just fall into the schedule. But watch it just the same. No cheat meals but be sure to get enough carbs to function.

 

[MILF69]

Are you keeping notes on how you feel each day relative to your eating schedule? Part of competition prep is absolutely remembering that eating time is fueling time regardless of whether or not you feel like eating. Part of what you are doign is conditioning your body to expect food at specific times of day so it will react or be a certain way at specific times of the day on COMPETITION DAY.

If you are feeling overly tired then you might want to look at when you are getting your carb-ups (carb cycling up days) and also the quality of your sleep. I'm sure this is just a phase of prep as you're eating the same stuff all the time & its great if you can just fall into the schedule. But watch it just the same. No cheat meals but be sure to get enough carbs to function.

Hi Sassy...Yes I keep a daily log and journal for myself and my trainer of what I'm eating, what times, quality of sleep, how much sleep and how I feel at different times of the day. I make sure I get most of my carbs early in the day and before my training. Then just protien post workout (within an hour). I have actually been feeling a little better the past couple of days since I first posted this thread.

I have cut out all processed foods at this point and dairy. So I am upping my protien just a tad to compensate for the loss and making sure that no matter where I am or what I'm doing I always stick to my two hour schedule so I don't get hungry. It's tough now not having that one cheat meal a week!!! But I am 5 1/2 weeks out...NO TIME FOR SLACKING NOW!!! TOUGH IT OUT! IT"S TIME TO ROCK!!!!!!