[ricepapr]

Hey,

I'm pretty new and I'm not sure how to find whether this has been covered already.

I'm a little concerned about my lack of hunger this week. It's likely due to my period, but I've been averaging about 1000 calories a day since Sunday and that's not including any exercise deficits. Compared to last week, which was an easy average of 1500 a day, this looks really low.

To be clear, it's not really a case of me feeling full and then stopping. I am still eating three meals a day but I'm also forgetting snacks and usually not finishing meals in full.

Will a week of this really slow down my metabolism or should I just make myself eat to 1500 even though I have very little appetite?

Thanks for any info.

[ncuneo]

I'm am experiencing this exact same thing this week and it's TOM. Yet last week during PMS week I was starving and had the munchies. I really had to force myself to eat this week and have been eating dinner really late because I just haven't been hungry (very unlike me). I've noticed this pattern in the past and I do think it's hormone/period related. I've also noticed that weeks that I'm less hungry I lose less weight and then weeks I'm starving I lose like 3-4 lbs. So I think it's also affecting my metabolism. It's a crazy ride, you just have to hang in there.

I don't know if you should make yourself eat or not, I have been and I'm not sure why (I think I've convinced myself that if I don't eat enough my metabolism will drop off the planet and I'll have to ride out the rest of my weight loss at like 1200 cals and then when I get to maitenance I won't be able to raise them without gaining). I'm sure that is all just total BS, but I've made myself stay within 50-100 cals of my goal cals, but have been consistantly under this week. Not sure any of this helps you, but just thought I'd comiserate.

[ricepapr]

Thanks! It definitely helps to know that it isn't abnormal.