1000+ cals left and just not hungry?

Basically you ate about 1/8 of cup of cereal, an apple, a couple of bites of broccoli and a baked yam. That is not enough to sustain your body. Try eating some almonds, peanut butter, avocado - dense healthy calories. You have to fuel to body and the amount of food you ate today can't do that. Really, you need more calories and you need to eat back at least some of your exercise calories. You shouldn't net less than 1200!

When I was in my preteens, I'd starve myself for a few days at a time. When i was 15, I had anorexia and weighed my all time low of 82 pounds. Through support and recovery, I gained some weight but felt horrible about it I didn't know how to be healthy. Now I'm in college, struggling to fit grades, sleep, social life, a relationship, pets, happiness, creativity, music, and fitness all into my days. I need to teach myself how to be healthy without starving.

From your profile... and THIS is your idea of being healthy without starving ? You are apparently still anorexic, and I would suggest professional help.

Loss of appetite can be a symptom of several severe health problems. You need to get checked out by a doctor. What you're describing is unnatural in a healthy person.

EAT! 260 calories is barely even a meal let alone a whole days worth of food. And seek some professional help sweetie, clearly you're still not taking care of yourself. I'm glad you're taking some steps by being here, but sounds like you could use some more help.

SkyMusic, you don't know me, and I don't know you, other than what I've read in your diary. I'm an old guy, 63 years old, with four grown children and four grandchildren, whom I love dearly. I would be very concerned about any one of my loved ones if they were eating as little as you are. Please get some professional help. You will do permanent damage to yourself if you keep this up.

what a lovely post - I hope you take this advice and look after yourself.

If you were say exercising and earned a bunch of exercise calories at the end of the day and didn't want to consume 600 calories before bed, I'd say, okay, but the fact is you aren't even reaching 1000 on most days. I only went back a week, so maybe you did better before, I don't know (I know for me personally, mine has been low because I've been sick and have a low appetite, but it's not typical of me). That mixed with the fact your profile says you were anorexic just makes me think that there's still a problem. You seem to be denying it, but the evidence is there... you're not eating nearly enough and on some days you don't even eat at all (unless you didn't log those days, in which case you should put a note in the diary, so that you remember that you ate and so when people look at it they know you just didn't log that day). Whether or not you still have anorexia, is not something I would diagnose... that requires a professional, but looking at your diary, I see that you do have a problem still. I know that when it reaches dinner time and I'm really low for the day, I will eat some pasta, that gives me a bunch of calories right there. Instead of eating 1/4 cup of cereal, eat the whole serving, the same with any other foods you are eating. Please, please, eat more, and if you find that you can't for whatever reason, please seek professional help.

I have eaten about 260 cals today. I know, it sounds like nothing, but I'm honestly not hungry. I've worked out, and I ate three meals. On the smaller side yes but they were all healthy and I was full.

I'm not sure what to do. Isn't it bad to eat when you're not hungry? My diary is open, thoughts welcome...thanks.

You ate three meals, and totaled 260 cals?

Come on. If you're not serious about it, how can you expect us to be?

I have eaten about 260 cals today. I know, it sounds like nothing, but I'm honestly not hungry. I've worked out, and I ate three meals. On the smaller side yes but they were all healthy and I was full.

I'm not sure what to do. Isn't it bad to eat when you're not hungry? My diary is open, thoughts welcome...thanks.

You ate three meals, and totaled 260 cals?

Come on. If you're not serious about it, how can you expect us to be?

^^^^^^this.

To simply answer your question... it's not bad to eat when you're not hungry.

I eat all the time even if I'm still full, because I know that if I eat to my goal despite feeling absolutely stuffed, I'm damaging my body less than if I just decided to eat 200 calories. If you start eating the right amount of calories now, it will become a habit, and in a couple of weeks you'll NEED to eat the right amount or you'll feel hungry. Try eating at least 1,200 NET for the next week or so and stay away from the scale. You'll feel more energised and you won't regret it.
I understand you must have been undereating for a while, but if you start healthy eating habits now, in the long run it'll be better for you. I eat when I'm not hungry (1600 calories NET a day) and lose at least 1lb a week - and I'm not heavy.
If you really can't fill your diary with tonnes of food, find calorie dense food like nuts or avocado which you enjoy, and try to be careful. Sorry you feel that people have been calling you names, your fellow MFPs are just concerned about you! Good luck :flowerforyou:

I would like to think you have enough intelligence to be perfectly capable of seeing for yourself the damaging nature of your diet, without needing to be told... or maybe not.
It would be pointless trying to give advice to someone who most likely is fully aware of what they are doing and simply want to hear others tell them how low calorie their diet is, and how bad it is, etc. I have no sympathy. If you want to starve, that is your choice and yours alone.

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this. Sorry to be harsh but this OP strikes me of teenage attention -seeking nonsense. I don't believe for 1 second you don't know it is dangerous to eat so little. Stop wasting time on websites and get to a doctor if you are genuinely over your anorexia but "genuinely not hungry"

I don't think people are "calling you names" and being judgmental to you...they are being honest and concerned. You posted the question on a site where the main purpose is HEALTHY living and weight loss. I would have expected the responses you received. I also agree. I think you may have deeper issues for your weight and could use some professional help. I'm saying this out of concern and kindness. Please help yourself.

Me too! I mean, I can eat very little and not be hungry. Sometimes I push myself to eat, other times I just let it go.

I think once in a great while it is OK. But I do heed that little warning at the bottom of the food log that says it's not a good idea to eat fewer than 1200 calories.

Over time, it is not.

I do find that if I load my early and mid-day meals (they don't look much like breakfast and lunch sometimes) a bit heavier, then if I am not hungry in the evening, I don't have to worry about pushing myself to eat more.

I also (and don't gag!) have discovered that I realy enjoy the taste of celery and lettuce and carrots and sweet peppers (particularly the red ones). And my one ounce individual servings of very dark chocolate or a bag of popcorn (a whole bag! whoopee!) can round out just about enough calories and not overwhelm me at the end of the day.

Ideally, we would eat five small meals a day, all of them balanced, satisfying, roughly the same number of calories, roughly the same in terms of fats, carbs and proteins. Ideally. But I can get busy reading or working sudoku puzzles, or washing dishes or whatever, and suddenly it is 11 and I have not eaten. And it happens again and all of a sudden it's 3 and I haven't had lunch. Not unusual for me to look up and it's 8 or 9 and no supper yet.

Actually, I think it's neat not to be hungry if I don't eat a lot. My stomach is getting smaller (gastric stomach, not necessarily belly, although that's getting smaller too), and I get fuller faster. Kind of my own, free gastric sleeve. And my reflux is down to practically nothing.

So, yeah, I have the same experience, but I also think it's better to look at the log at the end of the day and make sure I eat something, anything to at least get close to those required calories.

But I do feel like you, and I am tempted not to eat, maybe I'll lose faster. I get it. And I respect it. Maybe eating enough is just as challenging to us as not eating too much.

When I was in my preteens, I'd starve myself for a few days at a time. When i was 15, I had anorexia and weighed my all time low of 82 pounds. Through support and recovery, I gained some weight but felt horrible about it I didn't know how to be healthy. Now I'm in college, struggling to fit grades, sleep, social life, a relationship, pets, happiness, creativity, music, and fitness all into my days. I need to teach myself how to be healthy without starving.

From your profile... and THIS is your idea of being healthy without starving ? You are apparently still anorexic, and I would suggest professional help.

This is not supportive, educational or caring. It's insulting and unnecessary. Why waste your time and effort hurting others? If you have nothing useful to say, please just shut up.

I have eaten about 260 cals today. I know, it sounds like nothing, but I'm honestly not hungry. I've worked out, and I ate three meals. On the smaller side yes but they were all healthy and I was full.

I'm not sure what to do. Isn't it bad to eat when you're not hungry? My diary is open, thoughts welcome...thanks.

Okay I scanned a few days of your diary. If you keep this up, you will damage your body beyond repair! With out protein, your muscles will atrophy, including your heart muscle. Without carbs, your brain can't work. You will lose bone mass and eventually your body will feed upon itself. Ever seen pictures of people from concentration camps? They are not attractive.

If you really have such a small appetite, you need to seek medical help.

This is a great reason to keep your food and exercise logs private. The last thing you need is someone with absolutely NO credentials or credibility, who is arrogantly shoving opinions at you. And that's all this is, the opinion of people who, if they could manage their own weight issues, WOULD NOT BE ON THIS THREAD OR SITE!

Take what is supportive, OP, and leave the rest.