Don't feel like eating
rebaisett
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I find that some days I have to force myself to eat. Is this normal when you go on this weight loss journey? The past 2 weeks I have been drinking nothing but water. Could that be the problem? I am drinking well over the 64oz recommended amount. Is that why I don't want to eat? Am I drinking too much? Should I force myself to eat something? Ugggg
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How far under your calorie goal are you?0
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Well, you know what you need to do to lose weight...establish a deficit and don't be too extreme in your deficit. From that you know how much food you need to eat, so try to eat that amount of food. If the approach you choose to take to reach that amount of food is overly difficult, then change your approach.
If your issue is not being able to reach your calorie goal (undereating) then you can either change the types of foods you are eating to include foods that are higher in calories relative to satiation (like changing from lentils to white rice or include more treats like icecream or pizza).
You have identified that you are drinking more water than the recommended amount...may I ask why you are doing that given that it is both hard for you to do and you recognize it is not recommended?3 -
My daily goal is 1500. I admit I have fudge my diary a couple of times because it won't let me publish if I'm under by too much. Yesterday for example I had 420 left after I was done for the day.0
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Have you stopped drinking today to see how you feel?
Can you try to eat some calorie dense foods to help reach your goal?
What, when and how did all this start.. Usually the opposite is true when people go on a deficit, the hunger and getting used to less calories goes through the roof?
Any medical conditions?0 -
I know it's not the most healthy approach but I'd use those calories up after dinner for ice cream.6
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My daily goal is 1500. I admit I have fudge my diary a couple of times because it won't let me publish if I'm under by too much. Yesterday for example I had 420 left after I was done for the day.
Looking at your diary I see a couple of issues: you're using some "homemade" and generic entries from the database, so it's possible you are eating more than you think you are. If you are confident those entries are correct, you may want to try swapping out some of your diet/lowfat items (baked chips, yogurt) for the regular versions so you can eat the same volume and get more calories.4 -
Aaron_K123 wrote: »Well, you know what you need to do to lose weight...establish a deficit and don't be too extreme in your deficit. From that you know how much food you need to eat, so try to eat that amount of food. If the approach you choose to take to reach that amount of food is overly difficult, then change your approach.
If your issue is not being able to reach your calorie goal (undereating) then you can either change the types of foods you are eating to include foods that are higher in calories relative to satiation (like changing from lentils to white rice or include more treats like icecream or pizza).
You have identified that you are drinking more water than the recommended amount...may I ask why you are doing that given that it is both hard for you to do and you recognize it is not recommended?
I think subconsciously I want to lose the weight faster so I figure hey drink more water, eat less and I will lose it faster. Apparently not lol0 -
My daily goal is 1500. I admit I have fudge my diary a couple of times because it won't let me publish if I'm under by too much. Yesterday for example I had 420 left after I was done for the day.
Did you really lie on your diary yesterday when it says you ate 1321 out of the 1470..? Is the rest of your diary like this too??
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Have you stopped drinking today to see how you feel?
Can you try to eat some calorie dense foods to help reach your goal?
What, when and how did all this start.. Usually the opposite is true when people go on a deficit, the hunger and getting used to less calories goes through the roof?
Any medical conditions?
No I haven't slowed down on water yet today. No medical conditions. Started 2 weeks ago. I will definitely make an effort to slow down the water and eat. It's a mind thing with me I guess. I have no patience. When I want something I want it now lol. Obviously weight loss takes time. I know if I don't change my behaviors I will eventually gain it all back.0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »you may want to try swapping out some of your diet/lowfat items (baked chips, yogurt) for the regular versions so you can eat the same volume and get more calories.
This works really well for me: eg. whole milk & real butter2 -
Aaron_K123 wrote: »Well, you know what you need to do to lose weight...establish a deficit and don't be too extreme in your deficit. From that you know how much food you need to eat, so try to eat that amount of food. If the approach you choose to take to reach that amount of food is overly difficult, then change your approach.
If your issue is not being able to reach your calorie goal (undereating) then you can either change the types of foods you are eating to include foods that are higher in calories relative to satiation (like changing from lentils to white rice or include more treats like icecream or pizza).
You have identified that you are drinking more water than the recommended amount...may I ask why you are doing that given that it is both hard for you to do and you recognize it is not recommended?
I think subconsciously I want to lose the weight faster so I figure hey drink more water, eat less and I will lose it faster. Apparently not lol
Aaaahhh we have an answer.. No water is not gonna do a thing but hydrate you and make you feel like you are floating if you drink too much of it.. do not have to drown yourself in water... LOL
Need to eat, the deficit is already there for you.. No need to make it more aggressive, no need to stress out about this.. the guess work has already been done for you....1 -
Aaron_K123 wrote: »Well, you know what you need to do to lose weight...establish a deficit and don't be too extreme in your deficit. From that you know how much food you need to eat, so try to eat that amount of food. If the approach you choose to take to reach that amount of food is overly difficult, then change your approach.
If your issue is not being able to reach your calorie goal (undereating) then you can either change the types of foods you are eating to include foods that are higher in calories relative to satiation (like changing from lentils to white rice or include more treats like icecream or pizza).
You have identified that you are drinking more water than the recommended amount...may I ask why you are doing that given that it is both hard for you to do and you recognize it is not recommended?
I think subconsciously I want to lose the weight faster so I figure hey drink more water, eat less and I will lose it faster. Apparently not lol
That's not a healthy mindset to get into, you know that1 -
My daily goal is 1500. I admit I have fudge my diary a couple of times because it won't let me publish if I'm under by too much. Yesterday for example I had 420 left after I was done for the day.
Did you really lie on your diary yesterday when it says you ate 1321 out of the 1470..? Is the rest of your diary like this too??
Very embarrassed to say yes. I feel incredibly bad about it. It's disheartening. No just the last couple of days.0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »Aaron_K123 wrote: »Well, you know what you need to do to lose weight...establish a deficit and don't be too extreme in your deficit. From that you know how much food you need to eat, so try to eat that amount of food. If the approach you choose to take to reach that amount of food is overly difficult, then change your approach.
If your issue is not being able to reach your calorie goal (undereating) then you can either change the types of foods you are eating to include foods that are higher in calories relative to satiation (like changing from lentils to white rice or include more treats like icecream or pizza).
You have identified that you are drinking more water than the recommended amount...may I ask why you are doing that given that it is both hard for you to do and you recognize it is not recommended?
I think subconsciously I want to lose the weight faster so I figure hey drink more water, eat less and I will lose it faster. Apparently not lol
That's not a healthy mindset to get into, you know that
You are absolutely right.0 -
My daily goal is 1500. I admit I have fudge my diary a couple of times because it won't let me publish if I'm under by too much. Yesterday for example I had 420 left after I was done for the day.
Did you really lie on your diary yesterday when it says you ate 1321 out of the 1470..? Is the rest of your diary like this too??
Very embarrassed to say yes. I feel incredibly bad about it. It's disheartening. No just the last couple of days.
This made me smile.. sorry.. but I understand.
You did not gain this over night, and its not gonna come off over night.. Take a breath and step back and relax. It will come off, and no need to make things worse or counter productive to the process! 4 -
My daily goal is 1500. I admit I have fudge my diary a couple of times because it won't let me publish if I'm under by too much. Yesterday for example I had 420 left after I was done for the day.
Did you really lie on your diary yesterday when it says you ate 1321 out of the 1470..? Is the rest of your diary like this too??
Very embarrassed to say yes. I feel incredibly bad about it. It's disheartening. No just the last couple of days.
Don't feel bad! None of us were born knowing how to do this, we all learned by asking questions and sometimes changing what we were doing. Just focus on keeping an accurate diary going forward. You got this!1 -
janejellyroll wrote: »My daily goal is 1500. I admit I have fudge my diary a couple of times because it won't let me publish if I'm under by too much. Yesterday for example I had 420 left after I was done for the day.
Looking at your diary I see a couple of issues: you're using some "homemade" and generic entries from the database, so it's possible you are eating more than you think you are. If you are confident those entries are correct, you may want to try swapping out some of your diet/lowfat items (baked chips, yogurt) for the regular versions so you can eat the same volume and get more calories.
Thank you!0 -
Thank you everyone. Believe me when I say that your comments have helped. I will absolutely take everything you said to heart!!3
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When we neglect to drink enough water we tend to decipher thirst as hunger and eat instead of drink. ( for those who need ten miles of fine print: This may not be true for every man, woman, child, and creature in every corner of the whole wide world. It is true for some. If it is not true for you or anyone you know feel free to keep moving!) Anyhoo, when we get back to drinking the water we need it can dampen the appetite. Now, the "recommended" water intake comes from food and any beverages you drink. The recommended intake varies between people. You activity level, how much you weigh and other factors determine your hydration needs. It seems there was a formula somewhere for determining this but I don't have it at my immediate disposal. If I can dig it up I will post it.
Now about your diet. What changes did you make? I find that the more carbohydrates I have the hungrier I am, the less carbohydrates I have the less hungry I am. They drive my appetite depending on my intake. Just a thought in case it applies.
As far as do I have to force myself to eat some days? Yep. Yesterday was one of those days. Sometimes my appetite just vanishes and the sight of food just repulses me. If I am stressed or have any emotional thing going on I will lose my appetite also. There are emotional eaters or stress eaters, I am the opposite. I find it difficult to advise force feeding. I don't think it helps me at all. I hope you can get to the bottom of it though.2 -
Rebaisett, for periods I have had really low daily food intake. Weight dropped fast, tought stuff is starting eat more, the stomach has difficulties, notbeing used to process food for a while.
I understand you idea that eating little makes weight loss faster, but please watch out. It back fires. Make sure that not only the calories are within your range but alse that the quantity of food is sufficient to keep your stomach working well2 -
I know you got the message but I just thought I'd throw in for any undereaters following this that I'd hate for you to find out six weeks later the consequences means your hair falls out. It takes about that long for the consequences to make themselves known.
We see this principle of just enough-not too much in daily life all the time. We don't put twice the soap in the dishwasher to make it go faster. Ditto for the washing machine. We put the recommended spread of fertilizer on our lawns. Putting twice as much does not reap us a greener lawn.
If you have a low calorie day end it with a high protein, high fat snack. Nuts, hikers mix, ice cream or cheese.4 -
The past 2 weeks I have been drinking nothing but water. Could that be the problem? I am drinking well over the 64oz recommended amount. Is that why I don't want to eat? Am I drinking too much?
I don't know much water you are drinking, but keep in mind you can injure your body if you over-hydrate.
http://www.healthline.com/health/overhydration#Overview1
Good luck, wishing you well as you sort everything out.
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I know you got the message but I just thought I'd throw in for any undereaters following this that I'd hate for you to find out six weeks later the consequences means your hair falls out. It takes about that long for the consequences to make themselves known.
We see this principle of just enough-not too much in daily life all the time. We don't put twice the soap in the dishwasher to make it go faster. Ditto for the washing machine. We put the recommended spread of fertilizer on our lawns. Putting twice as much does not reap us a greener lawn.
If you have a low calorie day end it with a high protein, high fat snack. Nuts, hikers mix, ice cream or cheese.
Absolutely. It's starts with my acknowledgement of what I am doing. Now I just have to learn to change my mindset 0 -
PennWalker wrote: »The past 2 weeks I have been drinking nothing but water. Could that be the problem? I am drinking well over the 64oz recommended amount. Is that why I don't want to eat? Am I drinking too much?
I don't know much water you are drinking, but keep in mind you can injure your body if you over-hydrate.
http://www.healthline.com/health/overhydration#Overview1
Good luck, wishing you well as you sort everything out.
Thank you, going to read it now 0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »Aaron_K123 wrote: »Well, you know what you need to do to lose weight...establish a deficit and don't be too extreme in your deficit. From that you know how much food you need to eat, so try to eat that amount of food. If the approach you choose to take to reach that amount of food is overly difficult, then change your approach.
If your issue is not being able to reach your calorie goal (undereating) then you can either change the types of foods you are eating to include foods that are higher in calories relative to satiation (like changing from lentils to white rice or include more treats like icecream or pizza).
You have identified that you are drinking more water than the recommended amount...may I ask why you are doing that given that it is both hard for you to do and you recognize it is not recommended?
I think subconsciously I want to lose the weight faster so I figure hey drink more water, eat less and I will lose it faster. Apparently not lol
That's not a healthy mindset to get into, you know that
You are absolutely right.
So you recognize it. You know what you need to do. You post on here so I think that there is probably one thing you are looking for.
<hug> you can do it.
Be good to yourself, you don't need to punish yourself through your eating for past transgressions. Find a place that is comfortable for you with your food and allows you to be in deficit and stick with it. Don't do something that requires you to lie to yourself or makes you overly uncomfortable.8 -
Aaron_K123 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Aaron_K123 wrote: »Well, you know what you need to do to lose weight...establish a deficit and don't be too extreme in your deficit. From that you know how much food you need to eat, so try to eat that amount of food. If the approach you choose to take to reach that amount of food is overly difficult, then change your approach.
If your issue is not being able to reach your calorie goal (undereating) then you can either change the types of foods you are eating to include foods that are higher in calories relative to satiation (like changing from lentils to white rice or include more treats like icecream or pizza).
You have identified that you are drinking more water than the recommended amount...may I ask why you are doing that given that it is both hard for you to do and you recognize it is not recommended?
I think subconsciously I want to lose the weight faster so I figure hey drink more water, eat less and I will lose it faster. Apparently not lol
That's not a healthy mindset to get into, you know that
You are absolutely right.
So you recognize it. You know what you need to do. You post on here so I think that there is probably one thing you are looking for.
<hug> you can do it.
Be good to yourself, you don't need to punish yourself through your eating for past transgressions. Find a place that is comfortable for you with your food and allows you to be in deficit and stick with it. Don't do something that requires you to lie to yourself or makes you overly uncomfortable.
Seriously made me want to cry. Thank you!1 -
Also remember that food provides the energy (calories) for you to function...you need energy...you don't need to overfill the tank or even fill it up all of the way, but you need energy...if you were a car you wouldn't go too far with no gas right?
MFP gives you your target to hit based on the fact that you need to balance weight loss objectives with also fueling your body and providing adequate nutrition...always going under is not going to provide your body with the energy it needs to just keep up with mere existence...lungs working properly...heart pumping, brain working, etc...all of your existence functions require a crap ton of energy (calories) and you have to fuel that.3 -
Our relationship with food is the true problem and excess weight is the product of that. One of the main differences between someone overweight and not-overweight is that don't constantly worry about what they're eating and when they're eating. It's just food and food is something to enjoy and nourish our bodies with. We have the power and the ability to be in full control of our eating but we give it up when don't feel like we're "good enough". So we demonize food and call it "junk" call eating a pizza a "cheat meal" which reinforces the notion it's bad. So when deprive ourselves of the foods we love it eventually catches up with us and we fall off the wagon. We've given up control and choice and when this happens. We feel shame and guilt because it's like feels we just slept with the devil. It doesn't have to be this way.
You are already good enough and always have been. You have the power to eat what you like and still lose weight. Usually I say it's always best to listen to your body. If your body says eat you eat if one day you're less hungry, eat less. But it sounds like this emotion talking to you and not your instinct. I pray you heel inside and truly know how awesome you are. I believe from my experience the transformation happens on the inside before it can permanently happen on the outside.
This is a long journey and there's no short cut for lifelong results. So be confident in your plan and believe in you.
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64 oz is not that much water! You need to drink half your bodyweight in ounces. So if you weigh 200 pounds you need to drink 100 ounces4
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No I haven't slowed down on water yet today. No medical conditions. Started 2 weeks ago.
For what it is worth, I had the same difficulty when I started calorie counting 7 weeks ago. The first week I didn't really think about what I ate, just logged it and came a little under. The second week I actually made an effort to eat healthy, and ended up having to fudge a few diary entries so that MFP didn't show me all that angry red writing. I had set my count to 1200 (which is on the extreme side of reasonable for my weight), but my biggest problem was that I wasn't eating back my exercise calories. I legitimately wasn't hungry, but I was working out every day and that adds up.
BOY DID THAT HIT ME IN WEEK 3. I was hungry and super-cold the entire week. It was winter, but at one point I was wearing two merinos and a coat while my co-worker stood beside me in a t-shirt. Also, I was super snappy and sarcastic at someone who was more senior than me at work. He totally had it coming, and I'm glad I called him out, but yeah. I was super irritable.
After that week I decided that eating back my exercise calories wasn't optional. Funnily enough, I haven't had trouble since - my body decided it wants those extra calories after all. But even eating slightly above my goal, it took me about a month to stop being so unreasonably cold, and now I'm a bit hesitant to restrict what I am eating. Constant chills was not fun.
Not sure what the point of this rant was, just thought I'd share my story. I wasn't trying to be unhealthy, I think when you start losing weight it is easy to get a little carried away before your body catches up with you.
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