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No appetite?
I'm 18/f, and lately I haven't had any appetite at all. Sure, I get hungry, but then when I eat, it seems like I get full really quickly and I just can't eat whatever portion is there in front of me. I rarely eat more than half of whatever I get at restaurants. I do have unusual eating habits anyway: I'm very picky, and I have a chaotic eating schedule, and normally don't eat 3 meals a day. The things I just listed are nothing all that new, but the 'no appetite' thing is very recent, it's probably been about a month.
Anyone ever experienced this? I'm definitely not anorexic, but my parents are starting to think so because I hardly eat.
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Its partly the irregularity, but appetites also vary.
I'm a guy, 6'2, and I eat about the same amount as my girlfriend who's 5'1. Lately I eat once or twice a day, today I had three small pieces of pizza, a salad, and about a quarter of a ramen packet. I wasn't really hungry when I ate the salad and the ramen, but if I go too long without eating I get acid reflux, even if I don't get hungry.
Try to eat somewhat regularly, but don't get hung up on amounts. If you aren't hungry, that means your body doesn't need it. Just make sure what you DO eat is somewhat balanced, because when you don't eat as much its important to make sure that the nutrients you need are gotten.
Just talk to your parents, explain that whats going on, and tell them that they're wrong about it being a problem.
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Just a thought... Could be that because you aren't eating three regular meals a day your stomach is shrinking. How about trying to eat more snacks? Like a piece of fruit or some crackers inbetween meals? While you still may not eat bigger portions, you'd be eating more often. (And really, healthy snacks aren't bad for you.)
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I have the same problem, especially when I'm going through a stressfull time in my life. My eating habits are very similar to yours, and there have been times in my life I was so skinny, I looked unhealthy. I notice the later I eat in the day, the less my appetite is. It is almost as if I have to force myself to eat something, or at least drink a chocolate milk, in the morning. This seems to stretch my stomache, and I will be hungry during the day.
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