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Not Hungry After Going Gluten Free?

ToriMartin

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ToriMartin Apprentice
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Hey everyone! I'm Sorry, another question from me...

I've been gluten free for 5 weeks now. One thing I notice is that my appetite is almost "non-existent".I'm hardly ever hungry, just eat because I have to. But, allot of the time I'm only eating maybe twice a day. When I do, I don't eat very much... I've also noticed I take even longer to eat something. Sometimes my stomach feels nauseous, not always. Is this part of the "healing" process? I just notice I "snub" allot of things these days. When I do get hungry, I'm always so busy it usually takes me awhile to find the time to prepare myself some food...

Anyhow, I was just wondering if maybe because everything is trying to heal or something... but like this most of the time since going gluten-free...

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I don't know if this is the same thing but when I go gluten-free I get sick for the first week or so then I feel better. But now it takes more time to prepare a meal and sometimes I just don't want to bother with it or I don't have the time. I also find that my appetite changes when I am gluten-free and my cravings and hunger pains lessen a lot. I lose weight :)

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When you do eat, what are you eating? Gluten free replacement foods fill me up faster and I eat less when I have them. I also get more C when I eat gluten free breads and things like that and I can go days without feeling really hungry. When I eat healthy though (veggies, fruit and meat mostly with some potatoes and rice) I'm hungry every few hours and I have to eat several snacks throughout the day to keep me going. I much prefer to be hungry than to be C because I'll get stomach cramping with it and feel sluggish sometimes. Veggies and protein give me energy and I feel great.

ToriMartin Apprentice
ToriMartin
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When you do eat, what are you eating? Gluten free replacement foods fill me up faster and I eat less when I have them. I also get more C when I eat gluten free breads and things like that and I can go days without feeling really hungry. When I eat healthy though (veggies, fruit and meat mostly with some potatoes and rice) I'm hungry every few hours and I have to eat several snacks throughout the day to keep me going. I much prefer to be hungry than to be C because I'll get stomach cramping with it and feel sluggish sometimes. Veggies and protein give me energy and I feel great.

I was eating rice but I think I'm burnt out plus trying to keep away from it since it may be giving me probs... Otherwise just meat, veggies & fruit. I'm not a big bread eater so don't miss it... We don't have a healthfood store around so just the basics... Meat keeps me pretty full I guess... I have been eating eggs sometimes also, doesn't seem to cause any probs...

Tessa Newbie
Tessa
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I was eating rice but I think I'm burnt out plus trying to keep away from it since it may be giving me probs... Otherwise just meat, veggies & fruit. I'm not a big bread eater so don't miss it... We don't have a healthfood store around so just the basics... Meat keeps me pretty full I guess... I have been eating eggs sometimes also, doesn't seem to cause any probs...

I was just like you for the first while of my diet. I still have some other problems, but my appetite has increased some.

For me I was lacking zinc in my diet. I ate tons of green veggies(especially peas) and my appetite increased.

Best of luck to you.

Tessa~

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HappyGrandma
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Gosh, I thought it was just me. Wasn't eating because by time I found something to eat - it was like why bother. After paying $6.49 for a loaf of gluten-free bread at Krogers I was in shock.... But I have noticed if I do eat carbie things I am hungry. Scary. Last night I wanted something sweet for the first time in 3 weeks. Drank water but finally gave up and ate Atkins Bar.

Fixing two different things for me and hubby are a pain too.

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SGRhapsodos Rookie
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Don't feel bad. I'm the same way. I hardly eat on this diet and find that the little food that I eat lasts me a long way. I will only get hungry if I have something with gluten. Seems to open up my appetite. Going to the gym helps but only a little bit. I haven't lost or gained any weight even without eating much. Your body is telling you that it's getting all the nutrients it needs from whatever you're eating. Don't worry too much about it. I'd rather eat very little and feel really well than eat a lot (like I was on gluten) and feel awful afterwards.

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I just started the gluten free diet Wed afternoon. I woke up starving Thursday morning. I ate some corn chex for breakfast, then hormel chili for lunch. Then I felt real good. I had some salad for supper. I had a appt early Friday morning at GI for breath test to check for bacteria overgrowth.(turned out negative)I wasn't allowed to eat after 10pm Thursday. I was worried I would be starving Friday morning and be miserable taking the test. I actually wasn't hungry all day long Friday. I finally ate something at dinner time.

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