I have NO appetite HELP!!!
I’m 5’6” (19 F) and have been in a calorie deficit since the fall. I started at 175lb and have lost about 1lb a week, so I’m now around 143lb.
Things were going really well until recently. I had l been eating 1750cal, so it’s not at all like I was starving. My weight loss plateaued for about a month, so I decided to shoot for 1500-1600cal most days (but I have always been lenient with cheat days).
I don’t know what changed, and maybe it’s stress-related, but I CANT EAT. I have had zero appetite for the last few weeks. I try really hard to force myself to eat, but no matter what I put in my mouth, it tastes repulsive (NO I AM 1000% NOT PREGNANT)
I can’t see why doing a 1500-1600 calorie deficit would suddenly make it hard for me to eat even 500 calories (I do push myself to eat more than that, but it’s a challenge). The thought of food makes me sick.
Has anybody else experienced this?? SOS
Edit: Thank you to those who responded kindly! I have thought about it more and talked to friends/family. My loss of appetite is most likely linked to me feeling enough anxiety to kill a small animal, NOT my calorie deficit. My psychiatrist is going to up my anti-anxiety meds, but of course if that doesn’t bring my appetite back, I will see a doctor. I am also going to work on my relationship with food ❤️🩹