I'm not hungry?

ambivalence11
ambivalence11 Posts: 93 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I've been going through a very painful episode of life. A lot of things have changed or are about to and I don't know if I could feel more emotionally drained. I am living with depression and normally I would look to food to console me, but after 3 months of MFP dedication, I am finding the opposite to be true. I barely want to eat at all. I am basically forcing myself to eat at this point, I am typically eating 1200 or less, which I know is bad, but I simply cannot eat anymore than that. I spread out the meals, 3 or 4 a day, but I just can't seem to keep up an appetite long enough to eat a healthy amount. I am all for losing weight, but I don't want to damage myself in the process. Will things level out in the end? I am killing my metabolism and should I be be force-feeding myself? Does anyone have experience with this?

Thanks!

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  • purroxide
    purroxide Posts: 27
    I can only speak out of experience, not out of any medical facts, but I also suffer depression and anxiety. I go through episodes of binge eating and then days where I don't eat at all (usually after a weekend out on drugs, to make matters worse.)

    I've actually found that going to the gym on a regular basis not only stabilizes my moods, but it also makes my appetite regular. If I go early in the morning, I'll be really hungry when I get home. As we know breakfast kickstarts your metabolism and keeps you hungry throughout the day, too.

    Maybe try even just going for a half hour walk every day and see if it helps?
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