Anxiety Tightness

[TLL 105]

I'm going through some severe non-band related medical problems that have my anxiety levels absolutely through the moon. This is the first time I've ever not had the urge to turn to food AT ALL when I was stressed out, that alone is crazy enough.

That being said, I'm having trouble even forcing myself to drink or eat the last two days. It's a blend of mentally having no appetite and physically my band being tighter than normal from the stress. Yesterday I got down a Protein shake in the morning, three chicken nuggets from Wendy's at lunch time, and then about five bites of an omelet at dinner time. Today I've been able to sip some Water, and ate a Protein Bar broken up into two sittings. food is absolutely revolting to me right now, this is the most insane thing to me ever being the foody I've always been.

I know this seems like plenty of food for a lot of you, but for me and my band, this isn't now how we roll together. Any suggestions maybe on things that would be palatable and easy to get down while I'm going through this?

[2muchfun 8,928]

This is a tough question for any of us since everyone's palate is different and our lifestyles vary so much?

I usually fall back to Soups if I'm in a time crunch or stressed. Progresso Soups are only about 300 calories and go down easily. There's always a version that sits well with my current tastes. If I get hungry between meals I'll munch on a honeycrisp apple.

tmf

[kimk1999 450]

Not sure how much help this is...

When I got divorced (pre-band) I was not hungry at all. That stress and anxiety made food seem revolting and I had a hard time eating. I called it the 'Divorce Diet'. Once I settled down from that trauma I was able to eat again.

If this is a short term issue that you're dealing with, I wouldn't be too worried. Maybe keep up your Protein Shakes. Go for Soup that the previous poster mentioned. Try to stick to the easy Proteins. Keep up the eggs but maybe only fix just one when you're hungry so it doesn't seem so huge to eat. Yogurt may / may not work. Sometimes it seems to just grow in my mouth and I can't swallow it, lol. Can you snack on beef Jerky? Maybe the hard chewing will help with the stress/anxiety? If you need something crispy, I love kale chips (not Protein but salty crispyness is sometimes required for certain stresses).