do i force myself to eat?

Yes. Otherwise your body is just catabolizing itself - meaning that it is eating your muscles. You need to eat please

I have two suggestions - drink shakes or find snacks that are high in calories but very small, like those dried fruit & nut mixtures. They have loads of calories in just a small serving, but also lots of healthy fats and sugars, so you can snack on a handful and make up calories fast, without feeling terribly full.

The shakes - do some research online or go to your local health store, you don't want the ones that help you lose weight, you want protein and nutrition ones.

Good luck and be sure to think only of "me me me" - I've just gone through a breakup myself and every day is better! Since I got dumped I lost 16 lbs and I cannot even tell you how much it helped me feel better *hugs*

You guys are so right i sont want to lose muscle!!!
im still lifting weights and squating will this help keep them ?!

Try and make sure you're getting adequate protein. Perhaps have a couple of shakes during the day if you don't feel like eating. This should help prevent much muscle wastage.

Hopefully your appetite will start getting back to normal on its own soon.

I get like you when I am super stressed and tend to not eat. I know exactly that nausea that you are talking about when you try to eat. Maybe you can pick up some protein shakes just to get something in you.

I am sorry you are going through this.

Ok, your doing it all wrong. OP. really.

FIRST, no one wants to hear your break up pity party with some lame guy that we don't care about at all.

SECOND, yes force yourself to eat more. try this.



THIRD, what we DO want to hear about is your awesome ink there. About your squats, what else are you doing. it really wouldn't hurt to be a little more flirty too. I mean why not, you have an entire internet hanging on your every word.

I have had similar happen. Instead of stress eating, I stop eating at times of high stress. It is like my body cuts out the want of food so I can focus on other things more. However, you DO need to eat!

1) Eat smaller meals more often for a time until you can increase your portions. As you do this, you should stop feeling nauseated as often.

2) If you really don't want to eat, then drink those calories! Smoothies, chocolate milk, and the like can at least get something into your system.

3) If your body suddenly says "I want cheese" then listen to it. If you want it, then you will more likely be able to eat it without the nausea.

4) Some of the nausea could be from being too hungry. I get this if I skip a meal.

Remember though... much of this is only until your body gets back to "normal" and you can eat like you "should". It is to try and get yourself to be able to stomach food again and get past the current issues.

I think the shake idea is a good one, but if that's pretty much all you're eating, make sure it's a meal replacements kind (like Ensure or other brands at the grocery store). Some of these even have more protein in them. A protein-based drink that's for recovery/bulking isn't complete enough for longer term meal replacements. Good luck!