And?
I couldn’t care less about it.
Nothing sounds good. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zero.
I have no appetite.
It’s been this way for over 3 weeks now.
Food and eating is a bit of a bother. (If you know me at all, you know what a statement THAT is.) My palate is throwing a mother of a hissy fit.
On the plus side? I’ve lost 12 lbs.
On the down side? It makes cooking for my family damn hard. Let’s not even get into what it does to my shopping list. I think I came home from my last shopping trip to WalMart with a bag of string cheese, some Clementine’s and a bottle of Tabasco sauce.
I have about 3 sets of 8 meals that are mainstays at my house and I rotate them from month to month. And none of them sound appealing.
The weight issue isn’t a biggie. I’m a large girl and in all honestly, I should probably take off another 10 lbs for my frame and height. (I don’t really care about that, though. I think I look fine. ANYTHING looks awesome to me after weighting 300 lbs.)
I just want to be hungry again, if that makes any sense.
So, here I sit. Trying to put a grocery list together and needing more than 5 items on it. Wanting to cook a good meal for my family. Dying to have it sound yummy to my palate. And I am losing the battle, people.
Do any of you have die-hard favorites? Ideas? Suggestions? TELL ME WHAT TO COOK, DAMMIT! Links would be especially welcome.
Thanks for any help. I’m excited to see how everyone eats and cooks.
P.S. Doritos and Diet Coke do not qualify as a meal.
P.P.S At least that is what my husband keeps telling me.
P.P.P.S Personally, I think he is full of shit.
P.P.P.P.S Probably better if you didn’t mention that last part to him, though.
That’s not so fun. I’ve only been wanting really bland foods for the last few days.
Somehow, these still appeal (especially with sweetened cream cheese dip…yumm): http://www.austin360.com/food_drink/content/food_drink/stories/2007/11/1128potatofries.html
Or, failing that, these: http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/archives/74
Pancakes aren’t dinner food usually, but I just love breakfast for dinner.
Good luck!
I confess to using lots of BBQ, potato salad, and cold things in summer. I have even taking to serving those microwavable roasts. The kitchen is just a place to store food in the summer, not cook it.
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When I find myself completely uninterested in any food, which does happen from time to time, even though I love to eat, I find that engaging in serious physical activity cures the problem completely. A 3-6 hour hike, a long bike ride, or a day of walking around the city in the hot sun does wonders for your appetite.
When I’m not at all hungry and everyone else is…Pizza for you and the Perfect pint for me!
The Perfect Pint
Here, for your consideration, is one method to attain the perfect pint of Guinness…
The first requirement is an imperial pint (20oz) glass. The glass should be clean, dry, and room temperature. In no circumstances use a chilled glass, or one that has not been cleaned properly. NOTE: a properly prepared glass will exhibit excellent ring-sustaining features.
Next, make sure the dispensing equipment is in proper working order. Taps and lines should be cleaned once per week at a minimum. The 50 liter (13.2 gallons) keg of Guinness should be stored between 38 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit, and served between 42 to 48 degrees Fahrenheit. Guinness should be dispensed by a gas mixture of 75% nitrogen and 25% carbon dioxide at a pressure of 30 pounds per square inch, so as to produce the creamy head. Finally, in preparation, one must have the proper Guinness tap and spout. You are now ready to pull the perfect pint.
Herein is explained the legendary “two-part pour.”
Hold the glass at a 45 degree angle close to the spout to prevent large bubbles from forming in the head. Pull the tap fully open and fill the glass 75 percent full.
Allow the stout to settle completely before filling the rest of the glass. The creamy head will separate from the dark body.
To top off the pint, push the tap forward slightly until the head rises just proud of the rim. Never allow the stout to overflow or run down the glass.
Now that you have pulled the perfect pint, enjoy it. Examine the rich, ruby black color of the body. Smell the creamy white head. Now take a large mouthful. Do not, under any circumstances, sip, as sipping ruins the majestic nature of the stout. When you have finished, notice the rings left on the inside of the glass. Also, notice it is empty. Enjoy another glass as you ponder the meaning of life.
If wasabi almonds and Crystal Light is a meal, then Diet Coke and Doritos are too.
I’ve got nothing for you my dear. I also have not been interested in The. Eating. as of late.
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Ha! I just sent you a Tweet! Any ways… over there I said:
JumbieQueen: @looneytunes French Toast slathered with real butter, drizzled with syrup, powdered sugar sprinkled on top!
After really giving it some thought though… I’m changing my mind!
Go to your nearest Bar… order a stiff Tequila Driver (Tequila & OJ… and get a good Tequila, damn it!)… then order a bunch of deep fried bar food and just pig out! Hot Wings, Fried Mozz Sticks, Poppers, Fried Zucchini… get it ALL!!!
That’s what I’d do any ways.
The Old Broads last blog post..JumbieQueen: @looneytunes French Toast slathered with real butter, drizzled with syrup, powdered sugar sprinkled on top!
Ok so I’m new to your blog and all and I had no idea you used to be 300lbs. So awesome job at looking so smoking hot.
As for dinners… this might sound icky but kids love it. Take hot dog weiners and roll them up in flour tortillas and line a dish as though they were enchildadas. Cover them with chili and cheese and put them in the oven long enough to heat through and melt the cheese. I think it’s called Chili Dog Casserole. And really they don’t taste all that bad. If you use quality franks and chili.
I have many other recipes but this one was the easiest to type out.
I have a food blog with all of my favorite recipes on it.
http://talesfromthefridge.blogspot.com
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Uhm.. since when is Diet Coke and Doritos not a meal? Our go to dinner is breakfast. Pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage (and Diet Coke). I am thinking about getting one of those helmets with the straws attached to attach a 2 liter of Diet Coke to, like a hamster water bottle. Yeah baby!
I love this entire food blog, but the french dip is to die for:
http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/03/french-dip-sandwiches.html
We’ve had it probably 5 times in the last 2 months. (And there are plenty of leftovers for the next night too.) I’m beginning to wonder if my insides are made of french dip. Now my stomach is growling. I need to make this again soon…
1. I have also been without appetite for 3 weeks. Since, oh, just before that thing with the people and the stuff and the whatever.
2. I have been eating like crap and not wanting to cook at all and I’ve lost some weight that I didn’t expect to lose while eating chips.
3. Are you insane.
4. You lost 12 lbs and you think you are a big girl.
5. You are insane. You don’t need to lose any weight. Not even the 12 lbs you already lost.
6. Goat cheese and cranberries and sauteed mushrooms stuffed into chicken breasts and pan fried, finished in the oven, and a red wine reduction made with the pan drippings.
7. I’m having cheddar and sour cream Ruffles for lunch. Right now.
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Erika’s Mozzerella/Rosemary Chicken
Chicken breast wrapped around half of mozzerella stick.
Have a flour mixture in one bowl with flour, rosemary, salt, and parmessan cheese
Have eggs beaten in another bowl.
Dip the chicken wrap in eggs, then flour, then eggs, then flour.
Bake in covered pan for 15 minutes at 375.
Uncover, then bake another 15-20 minutes.
Yummy!
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Is it possible you might be pregnant?
I only ask because I lost my appetite with all four of my kids, and I lost a ton of weight in the beginning, too. No morning sickness; just a complete lack of interest in food.
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Hmmmm…I noticed you were a light eater. I thought maybe it was just the fare.
Doritos and DC are totally a meal!
I find that when “nothing sounds good” to me, I tend to gravitate towards one-dish meals.
Like this: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/BACON-AND-SWISS-CHARD-PASTA-242133
Any risotto, like this:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/RISOTTO-PRIMAVERA-107905
(That recipe looks more complicated than it is…you can use any veggies and I never follow a recipe 100%.)
Or this:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/PASTA-WITH-KALAMATA-OLIVES-AND-ROASTED-CHERRY-TOMATO-SAUCE-106310
Too lazy to tiny url.
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Um, you are not large. The only thing large about you is your personality. Get a grip! :-) When all else fails, I make tacos. Basically I put some black beans, cilantro sausgage or chicken or skip the meat, in a skillet with some onion and whatever veggies I have on hand with some seasonings. Then I warm up some tortillas and sprinkle on some cheese and avocado if I have any. Easy. Instant. Satisfying.
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P.S. As much as I know this is hard on you, can you just send it my way because lately I want to eat everything. (And no, I am not pregnant.)
sizzles last blog post..I’m Not Bogarting
Blanket statement: NOPE! NOT PREGNANT. Very, very sure about this. (And pretty bummed, actually)
Also, I didn’t mean to imply I am fat. I know I’m not. I just am a big framed gal and I heft a lot more weight than people think
3 weeks ago? 162 lbs.
Today? 150 lbs.
All I meant was this 12-pound loss is NOT going to hurt me, ya know?
I love simple stick to your ribs kind of meals. And given that about 1/2 of the entries into the digestive tract make it out the correct direction, I like things even less.
Of course ThatOneGuy’s BBQ chicken with the beer up it’s arse is great. He has that to an art.
In addition, this series of cookbooks (Best of Bridge) are Canadian staples. Every pantry has at least one and they are good tried, tested and true. ….go look it up here.
http://www.bestofbridge.com/rcSearch.aspx
Now, start eating young lady or I will not be sending down Hedgehogs to ThatOneGuy’s house for him to ship off to you.
And on a serious note, I hope things are okay. Please for the love of hedgehogs, if you are experiencing any other symptoms no matter how inconsequential they may seem, go see your Doc. I speak from experience here!
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definetly hormones, I go through periods like this too, where I simple am not interested in eating, nothing sounds good.
So, fancy shmancy mac n’ cheese, Pesto Pasta with Grilled chicken (super yummy!) & easy cheesey chicken enchiladas
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Gee. All the food links and suggestions are making me hungry. Even when I have no appetite, a glass of wine (if you imbibe – if not try a Xanax) relaxes me and allows cheese, fruit, bread, etc… to follow.
Probably not a good solution for the family.
Eat Honey! Eat!
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I dunno. I read the part about losing 12 lbs and then I punched my computer.
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I’ve been trying (well as much as sitting on my bootay and blogging counts as exercise) to lose about 10 pounds for several years now. I’m short so those 10 pounds really suck.
We’ve been doing a lot of salads lately. Tonight we had diced chicken with a little bit of bacon crumbles, fresh avocado, home grown tomato slices, and poppy seed dressing. When it’s this hot I just don’t want to cook at all. And I generally don’t cook much any way!
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I made something tonight for the first time and it was yummy.
2 cups uncooked penne (or whatever)
cook it.
half can of chicken broth,cook a couple of chopped up chicken breasts in the broth. Add package of thawed drained spinach, package of cream cheese (I always use that lower fat stuff that I can’t spell), tsp of minced garlic, salt, and pepper. I threw in some chopped mushrooms, because i love mushrooms. When it’s all mixed nicely, throw in some chopped up fresh tomatos. Recipe called for cherry, but I just had roma and they were fine. Mix it with pasta. Muy delicioso.
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Ok, First? I saw a bunch of pics of you at Blogher and I thought you looked awesome! I wanted to be you.
And Second? I wish I had your problem. But I understand food boredom. Sometimes I like to mix it up and have breakfast for dinner. Like omelettes or breakfast burritos with chorizo & scrambled eggs… So tasty.
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A) Doritos and Diet Coke are so a meal. That was my breakfast for almost my entire senior year of high school… and see how I turned out!!?? Oh wait…
B) When all else fails, Sloppy Joes. We had turkey SJs tonight and they were da bomb.
C) Also, boneless skinless chicken thighs are the new dark meat. The kick chicken breasts’ asses. A lot more flavor. Easier to cook. Add your favorite marinade. Voila!
D) Check out Robin Miller’s recipes on Foodnetwork.com. She has some great ideas.
Also, think about a meal plan before you do your grocery list. It might help you get a focus.
Hope that helps. And hope your appetite returns!!
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at least you are not like me when nothing sounds good…I eat some of everything we have and spend the night complaining my stomach hurts and eating Tums
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I lost my appetite one summer due to stress. The only thing I could eat? POP TARTS. Which are totally a meal.
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Well if nothing sounds good to you, there’s nothing I can do to help you. I’ve certainly never had that problem. Nor do I ever expect to have that problem. Sorry.
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here are some stand-bys at my house:
1. tacos. everyone loves them.
2. quesadillas with cheese and then add chicken, bacon and green onions if you want.
3. breakfast for dinner (oatmeal, hot malt-o-meal or total breakfast with eggs, pancakes/waffles, bacon or sausage and hashbrowns)
4. grilled pb and j. seriously you should try this.
5. grilled turkey pastrami and swiss
6. 1 lb hillshire farm polska kielbasa and 1 box of zatarains black beans and rice. slice the kielbasa, brown, cook with the rice according to the directions on the package.
7. spaghetti. with homemade sauce. canned works too.
8. ravioli soup. tell me if you want the recipe. you could use macaroni and it would be VERY close to tomato macaroni soup from juniper take out.
9. chili cheese tots. (men love this – me, not so much)
10. grilled cheese and tomato soup
i LOVE to cook…and i like to make fancy crap, but my family just bitches about it and then i’m pissed BECAUSE I MADE THIS FANCY ASS FOOD and no one wants to eat it except for me.
no sense in doing all that work and then just being pissed.
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http://everydayreading.blogspot.com/2007/11/welcome-to-nut-house.html
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I’ve been baking lots and lots of bread lately. Brown bread with molasses. And I’ve been eating lots and lots of bread lately. Brown bread with molasses. And butter. As a result, I’ve been gaining lots and lots of weight. Like butter.
Can I have what you’re having?
Woman, you need to get yourself a slow cooker and a recipie book. Easy as pie, and delicious. And now I want pie. I do have frozen pie crusts and lemon pie powder… But it’s late. Maybe I’ll just skip the baking and straw.
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Well I have had the same problem, but I haven’t really lost any weight. I would if I would get up and move my ass some. I am not in the mood to eat or do anything else. And I am not pregnant either…but I am happy about that! That might push me over the edge.
For us when all else fails….Pizza bread.
Kaiser rolls sliced in half. a little spagetti sauce, mozz. cheese, toppings of your choice. Pair with a salad and done!
2 pluses…if you have a toaster oven you can make them in there and it doesn’t heat up the kitchen. and the kiddos can help!
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Um helloooo! I post a new recipe every monday. They’re all delicious and easy and come with pictures.
You were 300 lbs? Wow.
I’m sorry you’re dealing with this.
XOXO
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Wow, about how awesome you look now, and how far you’ve come.
rachels last blog post..Quit being a feeder. Start being a reader
Congrats on the weight loss. That is amazing. You ahould be proud!
I like griling pork chops then making a sauce with brown sugar, butter, ground cloves and sliced green apples. Simple and so good!
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Gee, I wish I had some of Backpacking Dad’s cheddar and sour cream ruffles to go with my cherry coke zero. That totally would constitute breakfast… or maybe brunch right about now.
I’ve been “devouring” everyone’s comments as I am usually the same way. I don’t feel like making anything, I don’t know what to make, and I don’t feel like eating anything except chips and maybe some ice cream. I’ll usually just make something for the kids to eat and find something for myself later. I suppose working second shift gets me out of all that cooking…. but on my off days, I don’t cook much either. Maybe some spaghetti. Ooo, that’s hard.
p.s. with 2 of my pregnancies, I had aversion to food. NOTHING sounded good. ever. Just saying.
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You obviously have a disease. And personally, I think it’s probably that ancient curse disease – that is, you pissed off a whitch and she cursed you and now you’re paying the price. The disease is called Lackanooky Syndrome. But there is a cure – the ancient Hawaiians had a chant they used to say over and over until the lackanooky curse was broken. It goes like this, and you cannot be alone when you say this, nor can you be with a person of the same gender -”Howiwannalayya”. say that over and over until the curse is broken. Afterwards, you’ll be hungry. Or want a cigarette.
check out my facebook page for recipes. I have them posted under “notes”.
I feel the same way about cooking and eating at times too.
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Do you need me to overnight some homemade rolls? I’d be happy to…
Like I said last night – everything tastes good with sangria!!!
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I love e-mealz.com. The menus are easy, fast, and they even provide you with your shopping list. Hey, I like anything that does my thinking for me. Plus, now even my kids are eating.
My website today has 3 recipes I recommend that are 20 minute quickies!
You aren’t on antibiotics are you, the not eating thing, it could be a side effect.
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My latest addiction: zucchini/squash pancakes. No real recipe. It all depends on how much there is available in the garden.
Here’s the estimations for yesterday’s batch:
6 cups shredded zucchini/yellow summer squash (press with paper towels after shredding to get rid of excess water)
2 cups flour
4 eggs
dried onion flakes
1/4 cup milk
salt to taste (I put lots :P)
mix it all together
get a big frying pan, coat bottom with butter, make small pancakes–about 1/8 cup each. They should be thin and appx 5 inches in diameter (at least mine were?).
Get each side crispy brown. They fry up fast and makes about 30 small pancakes. The kids love them!
Sorry you haven’t been hungry. It blows to have no appetite when you’re cooking for other people.
Shoot! I was going to suggest Spicy Nacho Doritos and Diet Coke with rum. At least that’s what gets me through my work day.
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