Some Background: I came home from college for summer break a few weeks ago and with that I dropped a lot of the unhealthy habits I had at school. I exercise everyday extensively(mostly for fun), walk everywhere, eat less and healthily, and don't drink or smoke. Whenever I come home I revert to those habits because they seem the most natural to my life. I'm busy and would rather spend time doing other things. With those changes, I've lost the 10lbs I gained over the last semester. However, I've also gained crippling anxiety when it comes to eating. I generally don't like to limit the foods I eat widely other than it has to be vegetarian and dairy free. I eat in moderation and not very frequently. But recently I can't bring myself to eat at all and the anxiety isn't really rooted in gaining weight. I love food, I just absolutely hate the process of eating. It just seems so gross and inconvenient, and an overall very overwhelming process. I feel like gagging whenever confronted with food. This has become problematic because the amount of exercise I've been doing have made me incredibly hungry and I just can't bring myself to eat. I haven't been able to sleep for 2 days, being awoken with hunger pangs, and today I passed out while jogging a quick mile. Whenever I set my mind to eating the hunger pangs subside and so I have even less desire to eat. I am at a loss for what to do. I feel like crap. Any ideas on how to get over this?
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I can't bring myself to
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Some Background: I came home from college for summer break a few weeks ago and with that I dropped a lot of the unhealthy habits I had at school. I exercise everyday extensively(mostly for fun), walk everywhere, eat less and healthily, and don't drink or smoke. Whenever I come home I revert to those habits because they seem the most natural to my life. I'm busy and would rather spend time doing other things. With those changes, I've lost the 10lbs I gained over the last semester. However, I've also gained crippling anxiety when it comes to eating. I generally don't like to limit the foods I eat widely other than it has to be vegetarian and dairy free. I eat in moderation and not very frequently. But recently I can't bring myself to eat at all and the anxiety isn't really rooted in gaining weight. I love food, I just absolutely hate the process of eating. It just seems so gross and inconvenient, and an overall very overwhelming process. I feel like gagging whenever confronted with food. This has become problematic because the amount of exercise I've been doing have made me incredibly hungry and I just can't bring myself to eat. I haven't been able to sleep for 2 days, being awoken with hunger pangs, and today I passed out while jogging a quick mile. Whenever I set my mind to eating the hunger pangs subside and so I have even less desire to eat. I am at a loss for what to do. I feel like crap. Any ideas on how to get over this?
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Lost 10lbs over last semester,
assistant