NOT EATING ENOUGH!!!

Mufasa0331

All living things must eat in order to survive...but I can't! HELP!!

So...I'm no skinny minnie as the favored term seems to be. I've been "bigger" my entire life... not only weight wise but height as well. (I am nearly 6' tall!)

I got really sick last year and ended up staying in the hospital for a week after not eating for nearly a month. Everything I ate I threw up. I ended up having my gall bladder removed, and the doctors promised my appetite would return and I would be ok. Well here we are a year and 4 months later and I'm having the same problems. (over these past 16months I have managed to keep off 37 pounds, not inlcuding the 15.2 I have lost in the past 3 weeks)

I don't want to eat nor do I have any appetite to eat. I am very conscience of what I eat and drink and lean towards healthier things (roasted veggies, baked or grilled chicken, salads and fruit)
When I try to force myself to eat I am extremely nauseaous (sp?)

I am at my wit's end. I am failing miserably at meeting my daily calorie goal. (Falling short by 700-850 calories daily) My co-workers are constantly on me about not eating but they don't understand I can't. (the going joke is I only eat 3 times a week)

I am not sure if its all in my mind and I need to retrain myself to eat or what the deal is.

I go walking/jogging almost every day for 2-5 miles and even though I work in an office I am quite active and am always running around.

I just don't know what to do... I can't eat, I don't want to eat and even though I am slowly losing weight I want to make sure I'm not doing something to damage my body in the long run. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Mufasa0331

All living things must eat in order to survive...but I can't! HELP!!

So...I'm no skinny minnie as the favored term seems to be. I've been "bigger" my entire life... not only weight wise but height as well. (I am nearly 6' tall!)

I got really sick last year and ended up staying in the hospital for a week after not eating for nearly a month. Everything I ate I threw up. I ended up having my gall bladder removed, and the doctors promised my appetite would return and I would be ok. Well here we are a year and 4 months later and I'm having the same problems. (over these past 16months I have managed to keep off 37 pounds, not inlcuding the 15.2 I have lost in the past 3 weeks)

I don't want to eat nor do I have any appetite to eat. I am very conscience of what I eat and drink and lean towards healthier things (roasted veggies, baked or grilled chicken, salads and fruit)
When I try to force myself to eat I am extremely nauseaous (sp?)

I am at my wit's end. I am failing miserably at meeting my daily calorie goal. (Falling short by 700-850 calories daily) My co-workers are constantly on me about not eating but they don't understand I can't. (the going joke is I only eat 3 times a week)

I am not sure if its all in my mind and I need to retrain myself to eat or what the deal is.

I go walking/jogging almost every day for 2-5 miles and even though I work in an office I am quite active and am always running around.

I just don't know what to do... I can't eat, I don't want to eat and even though I am slowly losing weight I want to make sure I'm not doing something to damage my body in the long run. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

michlingle

I'm not sure how to fix your problem, maybe go back to the doc and see if what you're feeling is normal and/or treatable....to get in more calories, perhaps check out some weight gain shakes. I know you don't want to gain weight, but since you have trouble eating a healthy amount of cals, you can have a shake to add in those 500 calories you can't eat. I've never had a weight gain shake, but I assume they probably taste good....GNC or any health food store carries them. Good luck! I bet not being able to eat feels the same as eating too much...it's that out of control/out of balance feeling. I hope this helps!

TNTPete

honey -- you need to eat and you need help. I would go back to the doc ASAP to discuss this and for a referral to an eating disorder specialist. Please seek help --