no appetite? this is kinda weird but I cant find answers anywhere

lillyy23

This is weird but for as long as i can remember, like I struggle with this all the time.. but like I have no appetite to eat like real food? like especially when I am at home, when im at school I try to pack a lunch and eat at school. But I have like no appetite like ever. I can go all day just eating like small amounts of food... like I'll eat eggs because it keeps me full as long as possible and toast that is my fav go to "meal" but like eating rice... chicken..pasta.. liek i have no appeite help.. how can i fix this.. maybe it is a habit? I know i have low iron but i have never had appetite to eat

amtyrell

What are your goals?
Gain weight?
Lose weight?
Eat more varieties?
I find it odd that you are both complaining that eggs keep you full the longest but that can not eat other things.

sardelsa

Are you trying to gain weight? This thread can help. Lots of helpful tips to get calories in and food suggestions.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10326769/are-you-a-hard-gainer-please-read/p1

If you are still having issues and unable to eat maybe checking with your doctor can help.

Nony_Mouse

When you say you have no appetite to eat 'real food', what do you mean? That you're fine with eating 'junk/fast food/packaged stuff' (which is still real food, but...)? IE, is this a case of one being more appealing to you than the other, easier? You talk about appetite, what about hunger?

We really need some more information in order to help you

lemurcat2

Eggs and toast are real foods -- perhaps I am not understanding your post -- although I'd make sure to eat vegetables with them, and you would want more protein.

Are you struggling to reach your calorie goal? It appears from your profile that you are trying to lose, so what did you eat when gaining? Or are you just bothered that you aren't feeling as hungry as you think you should?

I think it's perfectly fine, especially at first, to set some planned times to eat and meals and eat them, however hungry you feel. Some people have messed up hunger signals.

kshama2001

lillyy23 wrote: »

This is weird but for as long as i can remember, like I struggle with this all the time.. but like I have no appetite to eat like real food? like especially when I am at home, when im at school I try to pack a lunch and eat at school. But I have like no appetite like ever. I can go all day just eating like small amounts of food... like I'll eat eggs because it keeps me full as long as possible and toast that is my fav go to "meal" but like eating rice... chicken..pasta.. liek i have no appeite help.. how can i fix this.. maybe it is a habit? I know i have low iron but i have never had appetite to eat

How low in iron? Low Normal or Anemic?

I wish I had taken my anemia more seriously when I was first diagnosed decades ago. But since it takes a while for symptoms to show up, I'd go in and out of having issues, until I started having super heavy periods, and now I need to treat it aggressively.

My hair is much healthier now that I've had it under control for years - I don't shed nearly as much, and don't have the problems with split ends that I used to.

Except for right after my TOM, my energy levels are back up to normal - I have crippling fatigue when I'm not careful and slip back into anemic.

Courtscan2

A couple of weeks ago you were posting that you are starving all the time. You strike me as being very young, would you be able to speak to your doctor or a registered dietitian regarding your concerns around nutrition, and iron in particular? If your appetite is coming and going over the course of a couple of weeks on a regular basis, it may be hormonally motivated - but certainly wouldn't hurt to bring your concerns up with a doctor to see if this is something that could be managed or regulated for you in some way if you really feel like it is out of control.

ElizabethKalmbach

As a human recovering from iron anemia over the last 6 months, I can tell you that the reading I did suggests that low iron disregulates leptin (which makes you feel hungry) and ghrelin (which makes you feel full). My appetite was messed up and weird for MONTHS while I was struggling to get my ferritin numbers back into the normal range.

Visit your doctor and have a discussion about how to supplement your iron properly versus your lifestyle and any other medications you're on. Getting your iron level under control should help you feel a billion percent better and more able to take on everyday tasks that may be unnecessarily difficult right now.

Good luck!