I can't eat all my calories..

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ebayaddict0127
ebayaddict0127 Posts: 523 Member
edited February 11 in Food and Nutrition
I'm on a host of medications for depression and anxiety. In the past 5 years I've gained 100 lbs and desperately need to get it off. My doc prescribed me Nuvigil which promotes energy and wakefulness, but another side effect is loss of appetite. It was mild at first, but now it's getting worse. Yesterday I struggled to eat 1100 calories. Today I struggled to eat 1100 again. My daily goal is almost 1300. I don't want to eat. Nothing sounds good. I'm not totally complaining about the appetite suppressant effect, but I don't want to go into starvation mode or anything.

Anyone have this kind of experience? I want to lose weight the right way. I like this med for helping keep me awake during the day at work and don't want to stop it.

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  • KateK8LoseW8
    KateK8LoseW8 Posts: 824 Member
    If you're having trouble, liquid calories can be your friend. Protein shakes, fruit juice, milk, etc all easy to get down and have plenty of calories.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    You can easily add a couple hundred calories by using a little bit of fat, a little butter on your bread, cook your food with a little oil, etc.

    Or have a (measured) spoonful of peanut butter. That buys a lot of calories with little volume, Just be careful in measuring the portions.
  • ebayaddict0127
    ebayaddict0127 Posts: 523 Member
    If you're having trouble, liquid calories can be your friend. Protein shakes, fruit juice, milk, etc all easy to get down and have plenty of calories.

    Great idea.. hadn't even crossed my mind.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I had to take an appetite suppressing medication a few years ago. Smoothies were my go-to, because the cold was nice and I could sip them gradually. You can add a couple of tablespoons of peanut butter and use greek yogurt and get yourself a pretty high calorie snack that way.
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,380 Member
    Liquid calories are a great idea.

    Also, don't use "diet" foods. Use the real things. Real butter, full fat dairy, and the like. More calories for no extra food.

    Other foods that would help would be peanut butter or avocado.
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    yup. don't eat diet foods.
  • ebayaddict0127
    ebayaddict0127 Posts: 523 Member
    When I started this medicine, and found out it suppresses appetite, I thought it would be a great time to start my journey to finally losing weight. I didn't realize I would have NO appetite. Yesterday I forced myself to eat cashews at 9 p.m. because I had only eaten 900 calories for the day. I weighed myself today and haven't lost anything. It's really frustrating!
  • olivia_june
    olivia_june Posts: 111 Member
    You won't lose weight if you don't eat enough....definitely utilize smoothies. Look up recipes for cystic fibrosis (my son has cerebral palsy and has a hard time gaining weight, that's what I make for him!).
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    But you did eat those 900 calories, great start! Like anyone carefully planning reduced calorie meals, you need to plan in advance to make your meals more calorie dense. Pretty much what you've been told so far, a little extra oil, butter, slice up some avocados to add to food you're already eating :smile: You can do it! Drink some juice, eat some cake, an additional egg in your recipes, protein shakes...
  • AtLeastOnceMore
    AtLeastOnceMore Posts: 304 Member
    I had to take an appetite suppressing medication a few years ago. Smoothies were my go-to, because the cold was nice and I could sip them gradually. You can add a couple of tablespoons of peanut butter and use greek yogurt and get yourself a pretty high calorie snack that way.

    Or linseed oil! Lots of omega 3's and calories, and it blends in really well.
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