I don't want to eat. What??

Maybe it's really hot where you live. Are you drinking water? Have you done some kind of exercise? Sometimes we just have days like this. Just keep trying to keep lots of fludis down. Have you been around someone that is sick? Could be a summer cold coming on.

I know what you mean. There are just days where nothing is appealing. I have felt that recently. Just try to eat a little something every couple of hours. Even if its not that great for you, you do need to eat something. You will get past this rut.

YES, after a while in is all the same. Then it becomes unsatisfyinggg and you want something that will make your tastbuds explode. I know, been there many times. Like today I went to a restaurant with my kids cause they insisted to go there and I had something a little more in cals but knew I could afford it.( in cals that is). And yes my tastebuds thank me. But my stomach didnt. But now im satisfied yet bloated...lol! Water will be my friend. I aslo went to walmart after and looked at different products to see what is out there that is different to eat becasue it does get boring. So I was there looking at the nutrition labels at just about everything, sometimes you have to mix things up or you will get bored and hungry.

Maybe it's really hot where you live. Are you drinking water? Have you done some kind of exercise? Sometimes we just have days like this. Just keep trying to keep lots of fludis down. Have you been around someone that is sick? Could be a summer cold coming on.

Great response, this covers so much! I was thinking of responding with much of what you shared, the heat especially can kill the appetite. I know we need to be eating for fuel but it's tough when your body doesn't want the food.

Perhaps thinking of it as fuel might be a way to get some food intake down. Think of your car, you can't do much with it as the oil gets low, the gas is nearly empty, etc., right? Even if we don't feel like stopping for gas, paying the ungodly prices or pumping it that day, we still need to do it if we want to keep that car moving.

When I think of it like that, it does help me a bit more. Hope something like that works for you as well.

But I do understand, sounds crazy for us to not feel like eating when we used to overeat, binge, eat crap when not hungry and now at times it's hard to eat. I'll add again, the heat can really effect us, I'm having a tough time even getting water down and I luvs me my water!

But I'm pushing myself to do it, if I don't get all my cals in, I don't beat myself up (but trying hard not to go too many days in a row that way or it seems to make it even HARDER to eat then), but it's something we strive for but if you can't one day, well, you simply can't. :flowerforyou:

i hear ya. i got like that when my dad died in may and now i am fighting it again (my grandma [dad's mom] died). i would take one bite of something and throw the rest away. nothing was what i wanted, even when i 'wanted' it, ya know? i would feel physical hunger but just not be able to eat. what helped me was to eat snack food (large soft pretzels with nacho cheese, crunch and munch, string cheese, sonic smoothie drinks, starbucks, etc.). i was surprised at how quickly a bite here and a bite there added up calorie-wise. i know i wasn't fueling my body properly, but heck, it was good enough at the time. try drinking your calories instead of eating them. that may help.
dawn

Happens to me all the time (and no, never been pregnant, heh). Some days I just want nothing to do with food, and others I just can't eat enough (so I eat low cal, highly filling foods, so at least that hunger feeling goes away). This is perfectly normal, and most people go through it every now and then. Just do what you can, maybe drink your calories like another person said in the form of homemade fruit/veg shakes, and just see what happens. If this goes on for too long, then yes you should consult a professional, but chances are that you 1) mentally don't want the same thing you always have 2) your body doesn't want the same things it always has 3) you have a slight cold 4) you overheated, and need water before nutrients 5) your body just needs a break (and this can happen, sometimes it just needs to have a break) 6) there is something going on in your life/mind that is making you unable to enjoy foods enough to eat them (like stress or grief).

As you can see above, there are a lot of reasons that you might not be able to eat/aren't hungry. Just watch yourself, try to do the best that you can with healthy foods, and just wait this out.

i had that feeling today. however it was def. due to the fact that i made a little boo-boo at work and was completely stressing about it. didn't want to eat and couldn't sleep. i'd say at least get some fluids and maybe some soup. believe me i had to force myself to swallow an actual meal today.. ugh!