Not sure what to do

Group: General Diet & Nutrition

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

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mrssteier Posts: 10 Joined: 2007/02/07	2007/02/07, 02:18 PM First off. I have no appetite.... Truly. I am not purposly starving myself. I just am not hungry, food for the most part doesn't sound or smell or seem appealing. I cook for my husband and children. And I have full intention of eating, but when the meal is done cooking I just want to go do somethingelse. I make myself sit and eat dinner for the most part when my husband is home because he worries, but on the nights he works late or is out hunting chances are I haven't eaten anything. I am clinically obese.....which blows my mind. I was in a wheel chair 3 months after having my last daughter for 6 months. And the surgerys for the most part have made me so sore to start with that I am thrilled to be walking anyways. So I exercise more. crunches, and my modified squats. My pear shape just doesn't seem to change. I am at a loss and not sure where to begin. So I understand making myself eat will make my body stop storing what I do eat not knowing where the next meal will come from. I know my body thinks it is starving and is storing what it can. But why don't I ever feel hungry???? I will say again I am not starving myself on purpose. I just don't feel hungry, and my weight isn't something I always think about. Heck I just now found out I am obese, so it isn't an obsession, so a anorexic I am not...... i think.... So help me, where do I begin. -------------- Jessie friendofdion@alltel.net

leslieherr Posts: 298 Joined: 2002/08/09	2007/02/08, 03:57 PM welcome mrssteier Well you know why your overweight, its from not eating. You need to make yourself eat, start out with several small meals (5-6) or even a good quality protein shake through out the day. Your body has gotten used to surviving on very little and your metabolism has probably slowed way down. Exercise should help you to gain more of an appetite I would think. Good luck and starting eating to lose weight.
mrssteier Posts: 10 Joined: 2007/02/07	2007/02/09, 12:16 PM haha.... eating to lose weight...:big_smile: whoda thunk? thank you