Loss of Appetite

[hey_pange]

I am on Day 16 of my first Whole 30.  It's going really well, and I am lucky to have not experienced too many side effects.  My issue is with loss of appetite- I love all the foods I am eating, but find I have to force myself to eat- I am just not hungry at all.   I know I need to keep my calorie intake up, but finding it really really tough.  Has anyone else experience this, or have any tips?

Thanks! 

[MeadowLily]

Google  Whole30 with your question.  You'll find many answers.  They're are several very similar questions even today...hating food,  no appetite and hating vegetables.   On the right side of the forum you will see View New Content where you'll find the Mods have addressed loss of appetite today.

[SugarcubeOD]

Hi Hey_Pange;

 

That can happen on a Whole30... a bit of food boredom that makes the appetite retreat. Some things that help are finding new spices, new preparation methods or even just a different twist on an old favorite.

Can you post a few days worth of meals including portion sizes along with fluid intake and any stress you're under and we can see if there's something we can help tweak in there to make you feel better!

[hey_pange]

Thanks for the info. The issue is not me disliking the food (it's delicious!) or hating vegetables, it's that I am really struggling and have to really force myself to 1. start eating & 2. get it down. I literally have ZERO appetite.  My meals yesterday were:

 

1.  1/2 Spinach & tomato frittata (from Whole 30 cookbook), 1 apple, side of roasted veggies (left overs  )

2.  Grilled chicken tenders with roasted red pepper sauce (from Whole 30 cookbook), steamed broccoli, carrots & baked sweet potato.  1 Banana.

3.  Meatballs (FedUp 2 cookbook) with tomato sauce (from Whole 30 cookbook), cauliflower mash, broccoli & carrots

 

I'm drinking a LOT of water, and only water.  

 

I'll keep persevering- I still have two weeks to go, so hopefully a switch will flip.

 

Thanks again.

[TurtleSoup]

I am on day 24 and today I made myself eat breakfast and lunch. It was horrible. I don't mean horrible food or even taste. I just have absolutely no appetite whatsoever.  I will not skip a meal because I'm not hungry,  because that is why I'm here. I used to skip lunch and it totally jacked my metabolism. I'm soooooo close to 30 days.   I think I am experiencing food boredom. Which is funny because I just discovered the slice blade on my food processor. lol- everything cooks even faster! lol  But holy moly.    I tried googling the topic on the website- but it kept bringing me back to this spot.   My concern is that once I am done with Whole 30- nothing will appeal to me.   I guess I'll go wander through the produce aisle and see what appeals to me or something.  I do think if my DNA was coded- it would be part Zucchini and part sweet potato. HA!!!

[ultrarunnergirl]

My only thought is to ask how much water you are drinking -- and possibly stop drinking an hour or two before meals. Also, you said water is all you are drinking, so that rules out coffee which can definitely be an appetite suppressant.

 

Are you getting some exercise and fresh air? That may help stimulate your appetite.

 

Last thought, experiment with cutting out the fruit and see if that makes any difference.

[ultrarunnergirl]

FYI: Googling outside of this site works better than doing the search here in the forum.

 

I am on day 24 and today I made myself eat breakfast and lunch. It was horrible. I don't mean horrible food or even taste. I just have absolutely no appetite whatsoever.  I will not skip a meal because I'm not hungry,  because that is why I'm here. I used to skip lunch and it totally jacked my metabolism. I'm soooooo close to 30 days.   I think I am experiencing food boredom. Which is funny because I just discovered the slice blade on my food processor. lol- everything cooks even faster! lol  But holy moly.    I tried googling the topic on the website- but it kept bringing me back to this spot.   My concern is that once I am done with Whole 30- nothing will appeal to me.   I guess I'll go wander through the produce aisle and see what appeals to me or something.  I do think if my DNA was coded- it would be part Zucchini and part sweet potato. HA!!!