Has anyone seen my appetite?
More accurately, I’m missing my hunger. He seems to have ran off.
Maybe this is what it feels like to be a sedentary non-exercising American?
The fact that I’ve cut out all exercising has made it difficult to tell if I’m just not hungry because I’m not exercising.
Or if I’m not hungry because my ab/rib injury is suppressing my hunger somehow (I mean, it is possibly causing swelling and inflammation in the stomach region).
Either way, the only meal I’ve actually had hunger signals for is breakfast! Obviously.
Here we have hot pumpkin custard oats topped off with some cinnamon toast crunch (my roommate was eating her cereal and I “borrowed” some from her ). And pumpkin cream cheese.
I’m obsessed with eating in mugs lately.
Yesterday I even remembered to celebrate Waffle Wednesday! 2 whole wheat Egg-o waffles topped with PB maple syrup (syrup + peanut flour). Then I topped it off with some cream cheese. Another obsession.
But after these meals, I’m not hungry for 4…5..even 6 hours. Which is not normal for me. I’m usually starting to show signs of hunger even 2 hours after breakfast.
The other day I had leftover beet, pecan, and goat cheese salad from work (so good). Along with avocado-cheese toast.
Avocados were on sale for .77 cents (yes please!!). And cheese was an excellent addition.
And this amazing salad was leftovers from work. Holllaaaa.
I was beyond stuffed after this meal. For a good hour I was uncomfortably full. Although this large carbonated drink might have helped. McDonald’s "’$1 any size drink’ has been my downfall lately.
And again, yesterday over 6 hours went by, and I still wasn’t hungry. At all. But I knew I needed to eat before work.
Egg scramble to the rescue!
I sauteed some butternut squash chunks with seasonings (I think garlic salt, paprika and pepper were in there). Then added in 1 egg + 2 egg whites and some steamed broccoli. With avocado on the side.
That’s better.
Hungry for dinner? Nope. Not even sure why I chowed down on this. It’s hard at work because we all take a break and eat. I need to get better about only eating if I’m hungry, and bringing home leftovers. It’s hard when it’s all there for free!
Roasted rosemary potatoes, carrots, asparagus, & chicken picatta.
Shortly regretted.
And dinner the other night was just a salad. + 2 mini egg rolls.
I know it happens…it’s just odd.
Do you go through periods of hunger followed periods of non-hunger? Do you still tend to eat according to schedule? Or do you go hours and hours without eating?
i think i stole it. because today was a long run day for me and usually i have no appetite but today it’s been out of control! oops. i’m sorry 😉
hmmm… maybe it’s because you haven’t been running as much as you had been? i know when i don’t work out every single day, my appetite slows down a bit? i don’t know though. you’re still totally active! you’re right…could just be a “weird time”. ups and downs happen to me too as far as hunger. 🙂
i hate when i have non-hungry days! i usually just listen to my body when its hungry, which is usually on a regular schedule.. but i hate when I’m not hungry- eating is a lot less fun!
My hunger varies so much from day to day, even with the same amoutn of exercise! Sometimes I’m not hungry for lunch, other times I’m a snacking beast! Our bodies are just weird….!!
I am experiencing a loss of appetite at the moment as well! When this happens I tend to stick to the 3 main meals instead of snacking in between. If I’m not exactly hungry at breakfast, lunch or dinner, I just have a smaller portion. Trouble is, when you are lacking in the hungry department, it comes raging back at full force later on…EEK!