Jessica Reagan Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 The end of Day 4 here. I am having a really hard time eating 3 meals or even enough at the meals I do eat. I usually have 1 to 3 cups of coffee in the mornings and just sip on that. I try to have lunch in the afternoon, I work from 4-10p and I may have a snack like walnuts and almonds, but only a handful, and green tea. Sometimes I have "dinner" when I get off work, but just as often I don't. I wish I could have eggs for breakfast, I make them for the kids every morning, but I'm allergic. Today I tried eating leftover taco meat and veggies/avocado this morning, only got through a small portion because it made my stomach upset. That lasted a little over an hour. I didn't think about eating most of the day because I was busy. I work 5 days a week for about 6 hours as a bartender, I have 2 kids, 1 and 6. I'm constantly cleaning or cooking, or playing or working. For dinner I baked chicken tenderloins, broccoli, and red bell peppers tossed in olive oil. I ate a good healthy amount of dinner. I also made kale chips, but my son hogged most of them. I'm not hungry to eat more, but I know I'm supposed to be eating more, I'm just struggling with making myself eat when I'm not hungry. Reading through the forums I don't feel like I have the same relationship with food that most others seem to have. I don't ever have to have a food. Having a banana doesn't send me into a tailspin of wanting sweet things. I do enjoy eating and I love to cook and try new recipes to share with my friends and family. I also love eating food that has really high nutrients. I try to eat a rainbow of things throughout my days and weeks. I love researching and finding out what nutrients kale or garlic or kiwi have, and their health benefits. That's what excites me. I'm just having a hard time eating when I'm not hungry, even though I know I'm suppose to be eating 3 good meals a day. Any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsteen Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I found breakfast the most difficult when I started. I hadn't eaten breakfast for over 40 years I was like you coffee in the morning was all I had or wanted, i used to feel sick if I ate anything. However, as W30 says, coffee is an appetite supressent. The book suggests having your breakfast before your coffee. I'm afraid I've never managed that but I do only have one coffee now, and the past 2 mornings I've actually been so hungry I've made breakfast while still drinking that coffee. If you stick with it, it will get better. At the beginning I probably had a smaller breakfast than recommended but at least it was a start. Try to find one or two things you really like. I found chicken wrapped in lettuce and dipped in mayo or sweet potato and sausagemeat hash were my favourites. Neither was a full meal template but I built up from there. I also find having breakfast seems to make the rest of the day's eating fall into place much easier. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1121 Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 What she said As Kirsteen said, coffee will suppress any hunger or appetite. If I was sipping on it all morning, I don't think I could eat a thing. In fact, like you and Kirsteen I used to be a coffee only girl. Never ate before 10-11am, sometimes later. When starting on the whole30 I followed the suggestion to eat first, then have coffee. Had smaller meals initially but they got bigger pretty quickly and within a few days I woke up hungry. Over time I relaxed a bit about the breakfast before coffee thing, but I noticed the last couple of days if I finish my coffee before I start eating, breakfast does not sit real well with me. My advice would be to try and fix the breakfast issue first. I too think that the rest will sort itself out then. PS.: As for your relationship with food, I am very similar, only that I don't like cooking. Oh, and I have trouble getting enough food in, too, but for different reasons. I wish you success on your journey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Reagan Posted February 5, 2013 Author Share Posted February 5, 2013 Thanks for the suggestions. I will try eating prior to starting on the coffee even though that just sounds awful! I do want better habits so that seems like a good first step. I also have found in the past as well that I do tend to be more hungry when I eat breakfast so you may be right about breakfast helping things along. Does anyone think that I may be able to reintroduce eggs after I clean my gut up? I would so love to have them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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