Keeping the appetite up through stress.

**jnickels** · 06-20-2012, 10:50 PM

So as i'm going through some stressful girlfriend issues - don't fret, i'll spare the many details - i find it interferes with my appetite, stress seems to really beat it down. All I can get the desire for is junk food, good food becomes a challenge to choke down. Other than splitting, as I'm sure some pessimists will suggest, anyone have any suggestions to help this? I'm not on a contest diet or anything, actually bulking and finding shoveling obscene amounts of food in my mouth to be a bit tough. thanks!

**data4** · 06-21-2012, 06:52 AM

Originally Posted by jnickels

So as i'm going through some stressful girlfriend issues - don't fret, i'll spare the many details - i find it interferes with my appetite, stress seems to really beat it down. All I can get the desire for is junk food, good food becomes a challenge to choke down. Other than splitting, as I'm sure some pessimists will suggest, anyone have any suggestions to help this? I'm not on a contest diet or anything, actually bulking and finding shoveling obscene amounts of food in my mouth to be a bit tough. thanks!

I am not saying this is the best idea all the time but in this case it may help. Maybe you should incorporate some dirtier foods into your diet. Just fit them in your macros and it wont hurt a thing. I dont say this simply because you are craving junk but because typically these foods will be less overall volume so you will have to eat less to get the amounts of cals you need. Just be reasonable though as you dont want to set yourself up for an all out binge. Hope you can get your issues cleared up man, it does make things hard.

**Aly Veneno** · 06-21-2012, 08:54 AM

When I get stressed out, I instantly get the urge to indulge in something sweet and bad for my diet. Instead I just make foods that give me that same sweet satisfaction with out causing harm to my diet. Can I suggest a few things?

Chop celery into small 4 inch pieces and let them soak over night with a teaspoon of stivia and spring water in the fridge, the celery will absorb the stivia and turn it into a healthy sweet snack.

Also try baking kale, in 325 degree oven, take washed kale that you sprinkle lightly with mortons lite salt, and stivia rub it all over the leafs and then put it on a cookie sheet to bake, careful not to over lap the leafs. After about 10 min it should form a good crunchy snack, thats sweet and salty and not bad for you either!!

**jnickels** · 06-21-2012, 06:51 PM

Thanks Data, there is already plenty in of junk food in my binge, power lifting (somewhat conscious of the waist line) not body builder

When the appetite goes that gets increased just trying to keep it to a minimum and try getting in some those AWESOME chicken breasts and brown rice....and thanks, hope this shit resolves soon too. Tired of a good relationship going through the shit.

Aly thank you for the suggestions but thy're missing the large amounts of protein I need

If i get a sweets craving though, I'll be sure to give this a whirl.

Maybe i'll just start smoking weed again as my friend suggested...

**data4** · 06-21-2012, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by jnickels

Thanks Data, there is already plenty in of junk food in my binge, power lifting (somewhat conscious of the waist line) not body builder

When the appetite goes that gets increased just trying to keep it to a minimum and try getting in some those AWESOME chicken breasts and brown rice....and thanks, hope this shit resolves soon too. Tired of a good relationship going through the shit.

Aly thank you for the suggestions but thy're missing the large amounts of protein I need

If i get a sweets craving though, I'll be sure to give this a whirl.

Maybe i'll just start smoking weed again as my friend suggested...

I know you said you powerlift not bodybuild but do you do any cardio? Even a session on low intensity cardio in the a.m. can help spike your appetite for the day and it wouldnt be enough to hurt anything strength wise.

**jnickels** · 06-22-2012, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by data4

I know you said you powerlift not bodybuild but do you do any cardio? Even a session on low intensity cardio in the a.m. can help spike your appetite for the day and it wouldnt be enough to hurt anything strength wise.

I recently have started running hills and some other higher intensity conditioning which has def helped - following Wendler's training program/philosophy. My issue when stress hits, the appetite bottoms out, however when it passes - usually takes about 4-6 hours - the flood gates open again. Guess maybe I should just man up and force the food down eh?

**weezer** · 06-22-2012, 08:18 PM

Here's what works for me,, rally burgers,,,, junk food,,ofcourse, bulking is good right? And their on the way,,when the stress lesson,,one word,,,,,,,,cardio.

**data4** · 06-22-2012, 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by jnickels

I recently have started running hills and some other higher intensity conditioning which has def helped - following Wendler's training program/philosophy. My issue when stress hits, the appetite bottoms out, however when it passes - usually takes about 4-6 hours - the flood gates open again. Guess maybe I should just man up and force the food down eh?

Ya you may have to force it down. If you can do that for awhile you may be able to balance your appetitie back out. There are certainly hormones at work here and they need to be balanced out to help with the psychological factors involved here.