Loss of appetite
 

Going into week 3 of my weight-loss plan, I'm finding myself losing my appetite. I started off eating three square meals a day, plus a couple snacks between them, and I was feeling great. Now I'm barely eating anything. For example, yesterday I had one meal: a skinless chicken breast, a bunch of steamed broccoli, and a piece of sourdough bread (no butter). I had a couple snacks (an apple, a fun-sized bag of chips and half a cinnamon bun, oy!) but my calorie intake was under 1100! Normally I shoot for between 1400-1600, so it just seems really weird. Should I be worried, or is this normal?

-Lydia

I think it's common to go low on some days, same as it is to be quite high on others. I wouldn't worry about it, just be conscious of it the next day as your body (or mind) might then decide it is starving and could spur a binge. I wouldn't force yourself to eat necessarily, and I think the food that you did eat was good, just be careful you don't overdo it the next day. There are a lot of reasons your appetite might have been low, hopefully you just satisfied your body with all the things you needed and therefore weren't hungry. That's a good sign, but it won't always be that easy :)

Hello. That happens to me quite often. Though your hunger may build up again a week after, I'd suggest that you eat at least 1600 calories. I find that occasionally I'm not hungry at all and yet those missing calories find their way back to my tummy!

For the past few days, I've only realized that I haven't had enough calories when it's almost bedtime. Is it better to have a snack to convince my body that I'm not starving, or to wait because it's so late in the day?
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