To think it is not a bloody disaster if I don't eat!

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I've lost my appetite and have not eaten more than a couple of mouthfuls before feeling really full for about 3 days now. Today so far I've had half a cup of chair and a quarter slice of toast.

I am fat. Circus lady fat. I have zero willpower when it comes to food! I am not choosing to not eat! I just feel full. I challenge anyone to eat when they feel full! I think about eating and all I feel is "meh"

Yesterday my husband brought me chocolate ice cream and I didn't want it. That's how genuinely full I feel!

My husband is bugging the crap out of me and acting like I'm choosing to not eat.

Trust me, no fucker gets to my size if they can choose to not eat 🤣.

Aibu to say to him look, back off. I'm ok. I'll eat when I'm hungry.

I am diabetic and I am testing my blood sugar regularly. It's looking fine.

I'm just not hungry. Fatties can be not hungry. Honest! 🤣

Not unreasonable for a few days

But loosing your appetite with no explanation does need checking w your GP - so if it carries on do do that.

If she lost weight she probably not be diabetic

The only people who have said it could be Covid are people who have had the same experience. What is wrong with that? You can pretend it's gone away if you like but it hasn't.

Had OP said if she’s type 1 or 2?

Well let me place a bet 🤣

Hopefully it isn’t nothing sinister and you're just not feeling hungry.

I rarely feel hungry to the point of distraction or annoyance.

If my meal time is delayed the hunger passes for me until the next meal time it has no effect on me whereas DP would be famished.

Hormones play a huge part in it. IMO.

Unfortunately this was exactly my first thought too as my DSis had no other symptoms other than feeling full all of a sudden.....it was ovarian cancer.

OP I'm sure everything is fine and it's interesting noting it could be Covid but if this persists you definitely need to see a GP.

I'm actually in the same position right now, currently 48 hours without food and no interest in eating, I am also fat and diabetic and it is not normal for me.

I definitely know it's not ovarian cancer as I have scans every 3 months for ovarian cysts, as soon as one goes away another pops up on my other ovary!

I'm a bit worried about covid now everyone says it is a symptom, I tested yesterday and was negative but I know it can take a while to show up in tests.

If you are type 2 then a few days of fasting won't do you any harm as long as you are checking your sugar levels. Check with your diabetes nurse about medication, I know you stop metformin, gliclazide and some others if you have sick days to stop your sugars from falling too low.

When I did planned fasting people got really upset and kept shoving food in my face so I sympathise. I got upset that they do not get upset when I eat things like chocolate which is damaging me but don''t care when I'm eating bad food!

Low fat is actually worse for weight loss. They add artificial ingredients and sugar which isn't good for diabetes to make up for the lack of fat. It's also harder to lose weight off your stomach thighs and bum.

Fat fills you up sugar doesn't. I lost 3 stone just eating healthier had everything full fat. We have butter instead of low fat spread. The key is to calorie count and track everything you eat.

He’s not a ‘feeder’ is he? 🤔

I'm sure it's nothing but it does sound a bit worrying, 3 days is a long time.

Your DH is worried, I don't understand why you would give ice cream tbh, if this was my partner I would give fruit or yoghurt.

Are you going to call your GP?

I'd tell him to fuck off. I hate other people caring about what I eat or commenting on it. Like if I say I don't want to eat dinner, by DP gets upset because he "likes to eat together" and "doesn't want to eat alone" and "you need to eat dinner??" And it drives me fucking mad.

If you are not eating at all, for more than a few days, I’d get it checked out though

you say you are feeling full despite not eating. You want to get that checked out, as clearly that is not your “normal” and you may have a growth in your stomach or an ulcer or a stomach bug

your size does not matter

sudden loss in appetite for more than a few days needs checking out

Without sounding like a echo if you are still experiencing this in a few days I'd go to the doctors, it is a sign for quite a few worrying things, don't ignore it if it persists.

Is he also overweight?

If you really are ‘circus lady fat’, why is he presenting you with chocolate ice cream and food every half hour? Why’s he not concerned about you being overweight, and only concerned when you lose your appetite?

His attitude towards your food sounds fucked…

That said, a sudden feeling of fullness might need investigating.

I didn't want to put it in my post but notice other people have already said it, I too know someone just diagnosed with ovarian cancer and her only symptom was loss of appetite and bloating. She's kicking herself she ignored her symptoms for a few months, she was a nurse too so not completely naive to what it could have been. Don't leave it if it persists anyway.

Sorry. I had to go get some work done.
I'll see how I get on and if no change I'll give the gp a ring.
I thought we had some lfts but I can't find them.

I'll have put them 'in a safe place' so they will never be seen again, obviously.

I must admit though, I am actually liking this feeling of not wanting to eat . Part of me wishes it will carry on.

Don't shout at me. 😁 I know that's ridiculous. It's just my feeling right now.

Once you are a diabetic no matter if you lose all the extra weight you will always be diabetic. You can control it with diet and lifestyle changes and get your AIC down to the normal range but as soon as you start eating the carbs again your numbers will increase and long term damage starts.
if a diabetic eats a chocolate ice cream even without other food being eaten then the blood sugar will spike. These spikes are damaging ok you won’t see the damage the next day or week but over time spikes in blood sugar higher the risks of heart disease, kidney disease, peripheral neuropathy and peripheral neuropathy hence why diabetes is a progressive disease and just because you can’t see the damage today doesn’t mean they is no damage being done.

I'm another one who lost their appetite for a while when they had Covid, and it wasn't related to the loss of taste and smell issue, as I didn't have that. So that's worth checking out, but even if it's not Covid, I don't think it's unreasonable of your husband to be a bit concerned, given that it's so out of the ordinary for you. However, while he may think he's trying to tempt you with nice stuff, the issue at this point isn't that you aren't getting calories but that you aren't getting nutrients, so chocolate ice cream etc isn't really that helpful. Some light salad or some fruit would be a better bet, but I agree that if this continues for much longer with no obvious underlying cause then it's worth getting checked out.

That really did made me laugh!
You'd win that bet.
Yes, it's type 2.

Runs in my family.

Although if my family ran, it might not.

Anyway, I got the fuck over myself. I'll see how it goes, take multi vitamins and give it a few days.

3 days could it be an infection ? If it carries on after a week or two I'd contact your GP.

It's very rarefor me to lose my appetite but I barely ate for 10 days with covid. Lost a stone.

I lost my appetite with Covid but it can also be a symptom of a lot of other things. OP, I would definitely try to get a GP appointment, over the phone if need be. Or at least talk to 111. But DH needs to stop with the constant feeding attempts. You’re an adult: if you want food, you can get it,

Are you constipated? If I am........... Im not hungry. No space for food!

I was also thinking possible Covid. I lost my appetite. I would test over the next couple of days. I had two negatives then positive for almost three weeks in March / April 22.