After doing IF for maybe 2-3 weeks of a 16:8 schedule approximately- skipping breakfast basically- I have essentially lost most of my appetite and all desire to eat. No foods sound good, it’s similar to the constant food aversions I had while pregnant (definitely NOT pregnant). It’s been like this for a few months. I have a doctor appt coming up soon for blood work but wondering if anyone else went through this. It’s kind of alarming me, I’ve started to lose hair and have vaginal symptoms of low estrogen. It’s very hard to bring myself to eat and nothing tastes good.
This has happened to me. I deal with it by making sure that I at least have one protein shake during my 8 hour eating window. Even though I’m not hungry, I don’t want to skip eating entirely for more than 24 hours.
No, I still want my dinner—not always as ravenously as I might have once expected—but I do. Since you say these aversions began a few months ago, before starting IF, I’m guessing they spring from another source. Definitely discuss with your doctor, and make yourself eat something healthy when possible.
You don’t say what you have been eating, daily calorie count, macros, so we cannot get a full picture of what you’re doing.
It does sound like you have metabolic issues going on and many times this is connected to nutrition.
I also wonder if intermittent fasting is a cover for anorexia here, because sometimes it is. The relentless weight loss focus of some groups can create a place for anorexics to hide, in a way.
I would find an IF-friendly medical professional to talk to, sooner than later. Dr Jason Fung’s Fasting Method group offers consultations, and I’m sure there are other good people out there. I have no affiliation with Dr Fung or anything about Fasting Method, but they seem to me to offer some advice.