Don't feel like eating

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  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    I see some great answers up above and I agree with most of them.

    Being honest with yourself is probably one of the largest hurdles to overcome when starting on this journey. I have absolute confidence that you have the mindset to do this. So follow what the app gives you and try to be as accurate as possible. Have faith in the process because we have faith in you :).
  • rebaisett
    rebaisett Posts: 62 Member
    Russellb97 wrote: »
    Our relationship with food is the true problem and excess weight is the product of that. One of the main differences between someone overweight and not-overweight is that don't constantly worry about what they're eating and when they're eating. It's just food and food is something to enjoy and nourish our bodies with. We have the power and the ability to be in full control of our eating but we give it up when don't feel like we're "good enough". So we demonize food and call it "junk" call eating a pizza a "cheat meal" which reinforces the notion it's bad. So when deprive ourselves of the foods we love it eventually catches up with us and we fall off the wagon. We've given up control and choice and when this happens. We feel shame and guilt because it's like feels we just slept with the devil. It doesn't have to be this way.
    You are already good enough and always have been. You have the power to eat what you like and still lose weight. Usually I say it's always best to listen to your body. If your body says eat you eat if one day you're less hungry, eat less. But it sounds like this emotion talking to you and not your instinct. I pray you heel inside and truly know how awesome you are. I believe from my experience the transformation happens on the inside before it can permanently happen on the outside.
    This is a long journey and there's no short cut for lifelong results. So be confident in your plan and believe in you.


    You just got into my heart, ty!
  • rebaisett
    rebaisett Posts: 62 Member
    You guys are awesome! I needed this so bad. Was so afraid to say anything. I am so glad I did. Thank you
  • daniip_la
    daniip_la Posts: 678 Member
    ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken wrote: »
    When we neglect to drink enough water we tend to decipher thirst as hunger and eat instead of drink. ( for those who need ten miles of fine print: This may not be true for every man, woman, child, and creature in every corner of the whole wide world. It is true for some. If it is not true for you or anyone you know feel free to keep moving!) Anyhoo, when we get back to drinking the water we need it can dampen the appetite. Now, the "recommended" water intake comes from food and any beverages you drink. The recommended intake varies between people. You activity level, how much you weigh and other factors determine your hydration needs. It seems there was a formula somewhere for determining this but I don't have it at my immediate disposal. If I can dig it up I will post it.

    Now about your diet. What changes did you make? I find that the more carbohydrates I have the hungrier I am, the less carbohydrates I have the less hungry I am. They drive my appetite depending on my intake. Just a thought in case it applies.

    As far as do I have to force myself to eat some days? Yep. Yesterday was one of those days. Sometimes my appetite just vanishes and the sight of food just repulses me. If I am stressed or have any emotional thing going on I will lose my appetite also. There are emotional eaters or stress eaters, I am the opposite. I find it difficult to advise force feeding. I don't think it helps me at all. I hope you can get to the bottom of it though.

    I'm so utterly jealous of you right now. When I get stressed to the breaking point, I eat absolutely everything.

    Everything.
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    edited September 2016
    I'm not an expert - so please don't take this as gospel - but for the past three days, I've come home from work and not really wanted to eat anything 'heavy'. I haven't wanted to eat a cooked evening meal, instead I've been craving oatmeal and crackers. Not the most vitamin- filled evening dinners but it's what I felt like having and so I had it. There are days when I want to eat steaks and potatoes and there are days when I want cereal for dinner. I'd say go with what your body is telling you and be mindful of it. If you are constantly coming home and not wanting to eat, I'd say you may need to explore a little further - but a few days of not much appetite isn't something to be hugely concerned about at this point (In my opinion).
  • rebaisett
    rebaisett Posts: 62 Member
    PinkPixiexox wrote: »
    I'm not an expert - so please don't take this as gospel - but for the past three days, I've come home from work and not really wanted to eat anything 'heavy'. I haven't wanted to eat a cooked evening meal, instead I've been craving oatmeal and crackers. Not the most vitamin- filled evening dinners but it's what I felt like having and so I had it. There are days when I want to eat steaks and potatoes and there are days when I want cereal for dinner. I'd say go with what your body is telling you and be mindful of it. If you are constantly coming home and not wanting to eat, I'd say you may need to explore a little further - but a few days of not much appetite isn't something to be hugely concerned about at this point (In my opinion).

    After this post and reading all the wonderful comments I sat down on my bed and prayed. Yep I sure did. I am not going to "try" to do better, I AM going to do better. I am so incredibly lucky to have so much support through this endeavor. I know that's why I will be successful. I am changing my mindset. This is a new me :)
  • rebaisett
    rebaisett Posts: 62 Member
    Alluminati wrote: »
    I see some great answers up above and I agree with most of them.

    Being honest with yourself is probably one of the largest hurdles to overcome when starting on this journey. I have absolute confidence that you have the mindset to do this. So follow what the app gives you and try to be as accurate as possible. Have faith in the process because we have faith in you :).

    Appreciate that, ty :)
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    It's usually my hormones and depression that make me feel that way.. but it doesn't usually last. Honestly when it happens I just bank the calories because I know that I'll eat more at some point anyway and it will all balance out!
  • not_my_first_rodeo
    not_my_first_rodeo Posts: 311 Member
    Sara1791 wrote: »
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    you may want to try swapping out some of your diet/lowfat items (baked chips, yogurt) for the regular versions so you can eat the same volume and get more calories.

    This works really well for me: eg. whole milk & real butter

    Yeah, I don't do low-fat stuff anymore. A smaller amount of the full bore stuff helps enormously with satiety for me.
  • b3achy
    b3achy Posts: 2,148 Member
    edited September 2016
    PennWalker wrote: »
    rebaisett wrote: »
    The past 2 weeks I have been drinking nothing but water. Could that be the problem? I am drinking well over the 64oz recommended amount. Is that why I don't want to eat? Am I drinking too much?

    I don't know much water you are drinking, but keep in mind you can injure your body if you over-hydrate.

    http://www.healthline.com/health/overhydration#Overview1

    Good luck, wishing you well as you sort everything out.

    You've gotten some great comments from others about what you are eating. I will say, that I have days like you where I don't feel like eating too, but you already got some great recommendations on what to do.

    I just wanted to set something straight with the water drinking since 'overhydration' was brought up. If you are drinking up to about 100 oz of water a day / 12.5 cups of water (which could be considered by some as 'way over the recommended 64 oz'), you are probably still not in trouble of overhydration. You may not be in trouble at even higher amounts within reason for your gender, body weight, etc.

    Overhydration is when you get too much water into your system which then leads to a sodium imbalance which is called hyponatremia. This imbalance can lead to very serious issues and even death if severe enough; however, drinking some extra water each day over the 64 oz recommendation probably isn't going to get you there. Many sources note that hyponatremia is primarily a problem for (novice/recreational) marathon runners and triathletes, and since most of the water consumption recommendations were originally developed for elite athletes in these sports (4oz - 8oz of water 3-4 times per hour), they may be too high for the novice who run at a slower pace and are on the course for longer. Others at risk of hyponatremia are people training/working out in seriously hot weather (think football camps, summer sports races). Drinking more water than your body can process (which averages to be about 20 oz of water/hour for your intestines to process and about the same amount for your kidneys to flush if you are female) is the biggest cause for your body to retain the water and can lead to hyponatremia. So in a 15 hour day that would be over 300 oz of water. **Note: the GA football player who died in 2014 of overhydration had drank 4 gallons of water and gatorade (that's 512 oz or 64 cups), significantly more than the recommended 8 cups/64 oz.
    https://runnersconnect.net/running-nutrition-articles/overhydration-dangers-drinking-too-much-water-while-running/

    So, unless you are drinking well over 5 x the recommendation of 64oz, you are probably not in immediate danger of overhydration given the information on what your body can process. Of course, we're all different, and you have to know what is best for you. For me personally, I have to have at least the 64 oz recommended, and feel that I get some of my best weight loss results from being more in the 80-96 oz range. Though I do spend a lot of time in the bathroom when I'm drinking that much. There are a lot of benefits to drinking more water, especially for weight loss, flushing toxins, keeping headaches at bay, etc. So don't be scared into drinking too much water, but also don't be scared into drinking too little with this talk of overhydration. Like everything else, it's about balance and what is best for you.

    **Edited to correct the amount of water/gatorade consumed by the GA football player who died of overhydration. First article I read said 7 gallons, which was in my original post. Other news articles stated 4 gallons (2 gallons of water and 2 gallons of gatorade).
  • ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken
    ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken Posts: 1,530 Member
    b3achy wrote: »
    PennWalker wrote: »
    rebaisett wrote: »
    The past 2 weeks I have been drinking nothing but water. Could that be the problem? I am drinking well over the 64oz recommended amount. Is that why I don't want to eat? Am I drinking too much?

    I don't know much water you are drinking, but keep in mind you can injure your body if you over-hydrate.

    http://www.healthline.com/health/overhydration#Overview1

    Good luck, wishing you well as you sort everything out.

    You've gotten some great comments from others about what you are eating. I wanted to set something straight with the water drinking since 'overhydration' was brought up. If you are drinking up to about 100 oz of water a day / 12.5 cups of water (which could be considered by some as 'way over the recommended 64 oz'), you are probably still not in trouble of overhydration. You may not be in trouble at even higher amounts within reason for your gender, body weight, etc.

    Overhydration is when you get too much water into your system which then leads to a sodium imbalance which is called hyponatremia. This imbalance can lead to very serious issues and even death if severe enough; however, drinking some extra water each day over the 64 oz recommendation probably isn't going to get you there. Many sources note that hyponatremia is primarily a problem for (novice/recreational) marathon runners and triathletes, and since most of the water consumption recommendations were originally developed for elite athletes in these sports (4oz - 8 oz of water 3-4 times /hour), they may be too high for the novice who run at a slower pace and are on the course for longer. Others at risk of hyponatremia are people training/working out in seriously hot weather (think football camps, summer sports races). Drinking more water than your body can process (which averages to be over 20 oz of water/hour for your intestines to process and about the same amount for your kidneys to flush) is the biggest cause for your body to retain the water and can lead to hyponatremia. So in a 15 hour day that would be over 300 oz of water. Note: the GA football player who died in 2015 of overhydration had drank 7 gallons of water (that's 896 oz of water or 112 cups of water), significantly more than the recommended 8 cups/64 oz.
    https://runnersconnect.net/running-nutrition-articles/overhydration-dangers-drinking-too-much-water-while-running/

    So, unless you are drinking well over 5 x the recommendation of 64oz, you are probably not in immediate danger of overhydration. Of course, we're all different, and you have to know what is best for you. For me personally, I have to have at least the 64 oz recommended, and feel that I get some of my best weight loss results from being more in the 80-96 oz range. Though I do spend a lot of time in the bathroom when I'm drinking that much. There are a lot of benefits to drinking more water, especially for weight loss, flushing toxins, keeping headaches at bay, etc. So don't be scared into drinking too much water, but also don't be scared into drinking too little with this talk of overhydration. Like everything else, it's about balance and what is best for you.

    Thank you for this. I see so often people speaking on over hydration. The reality is for most of us the risk of that is so slim unless we are drinking massive amounts of water.
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    You seem to have a great outlook, OP. Just wanted to say best to you. It took me an embarrassingly long time to realize that if I'm losing faster than my target rate (which for my size & BF% is 1/2 pound per week), I'm losing more than fat, i.e. lean muscle (that I work really hard to keep). Don't do that to yourself. Slow & steady is the healthy way--mentally & physically.
  • b3achy
    b3achy Posts: 2,148 Member
    ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken wrote: »
    Thank you for this. I see so often people speaking on over hydration. The reality is for most of us the risk of that is so slim unless we are drinking massive amounts of water.

    Yea, the overhydration scare seems to be a relatively recent phenomena. Last I checked there aren't a lot of beginner weight loss people that are marathon runners or triathletes. When I clicked on the original link that was posted, and saw that overhydration was talked about in such vague terms with no quantification of how much was too much, it caused me to start to dig to find out for myself what was actually considered too much. I'm all about quantifying things. Thought I'd share some of my findings. (Note that my post you quoted had a glaring error that I had to go back and correct in my original post per the Georgia football player consumption. 4 Gallons of liquid is still a lot, but the original article I had read said 7 gallons which is extreme. I should have fact checked better before posting, but it didn't strike me until I was re-reading the post - and I was actually fact checking for the date not the amount of liquid consumed.)

    I suspect that since many don't like to drink water (myself included) and would rather have their diet sodas or other energy/workout drinks, they try to justify it in other ways...don't drink too much water or you might get overhydrated or you get plenty from your food so don't bother drinking extra are the most common posts I see. Do you have to drink extra to survive and get the bare minimum RDA amount? Probably not. But does drinking 64 - 128 oz of extra water a day help with weight loss and flushing your system? Probably, so don't discount the benefits of drinking water until you've tried it for a few weeks. We're all different though, so what works for one may not be as helpful to another.

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