I hate food

Not all food but for many months now, i just hate the thought of eating. I really just live off protein shakes, greek yogurt and oatmeal and quest bars  right now because I just cant get myself to eat. I have cooked a lot of my favorites but end up throwing them in the freezer because I dont eat it. 

I stopped buying almond milk and oatmeal so I am going to have to force myself to eat, but Im sitting here thinking that Id rather just not eat then to have to eat anything really solid or heavy, 

I have no idea if this is 1) a side effect of too many meds 2) completely psychological 3) something to do with my stomach narrowing and general aversion to the discomfort that comes with eating or 4) some combination. 

I need to do something fast - Ive really really been wanting to get back to my paleo diet plan but I cant stomach the thought of eating. Im hoping this is something that will pass though. 

I don't have this problem.  I hope you can figure it out and learn to enjoy real food as opposed to processed stuff soon!  It must be so frustrating for you!

I'm 3 years out.....its not really about learning to enjoy real food - ive been there done that, but having gone through a horrible year, this might just be an unwanted side effect but I dont know....

Gonna throw it out there because it popped into my mind.....

Could this be a psychological manifestation from the past year? All the damn trigger foods, emotional upset, regain, etc...? I'm just wondering because sometimes I think, too, that it would be just easier not to eat. The only time I seem to get any type of craving is when I eat. It takes me weeks and weeks of close to 100% clean eating for the post eating cravings to go away and even then I still get them. It ****** me off sometimes that I with be physically sated, no shred of real appetite or hunger, but I'll still want to eat something more - usually something sweet.

Me, I say do what works. You've been around the block and probably have more knowledge about this process than most of us combined. So, if you don't want to eat food right now, don't. If you want to get back to the Paleo thing, do it. (What's up with the narrowing? Do you have a stricture that needs dilation?)

Yeah I found out a year ago that I have a stricture at the bottom of my stomach. Most of my problems went away when I got my insurance to finally cover dexilant (a ppi) but im still just feeling like something is off. Im having the dilation done July 7th so I will see what kind of change happens.

I wouldnt rule out a totally psychological explanation. I could just ******g hate food (maybe I ate too much of it last year lol). Im working with a good therapist twice a week, but her approach right now isnt to deal with/address eating issues directly but talk about all the underlying stuff. I thought that might be good but maybe I just need a swift kick in the ass with some behavior modification.

Im eating - its not like im withering away here but fortunately, cravings are zero right now and I am eating sugar and carbs (never expected this).

Im slowly easing back into exercise so if this is psychological, i guess i'll expect some positive changes with eating since I know how and need to fuel my body.

I feel like that a lot and I'm only 5 months out.  Some days are just a struggle to put food in my body, it seems to easy to just not force it down.  But then I tell myself I did this for my health and not eating is as bad as eating too much so I force myself to eat.  Maybe instead of trying your favourites try something completely new.  It might stimulate your appetite to have some different flavours (spices/herbs) to try.

I have no idea what is causing this, but I just want you to know that I wish I could hug you and make it all better.  I say use it and lose weight with it.  No hunger means you can plan out your meals to be as healthy as you can and not eat too much.  This is what it felt like early out.  If your body needs protein shakes, okay, give it protein shakes.  Hugs my friend.  I wish I had something more. 

I wish there was an answer. I should be using this to my advantage and losing weight. I've been trying but my body is being a stubborn POS. That's why I thought it might be meds causing this bc I think the meds are also affecting my ability to lose weight but who knows. 

Thanks for all of your support. 

Thank you for sharing your story.. 

I wish you the best! 

Sorry you're having this problem. My guess is it's a combination, with emphasis on the discomfort that comes with eating.  It's like pavlovian programming.  If the result you get every time you eat is discomfort, you don't want to eat any more.  If what you're doing works for you right now, I wouldn't pu**** and wait for the dilation to see if it helps.  Hugs!