Not wanting to eat?

[Anonymous]

I haven't been eating much at all got the past month I'm trying to lose a bit more weight so I've also been walking my dog and going on the elliptical 30 minutes per day. I've not been eating because I'm not hungry for example today I ate a yogurt at 345 when I got hungry but I wasn't hungry at all in the morning. I've been consuming very few calories, about 600 per day. I don't feel hungry or weak etc

I have also lost 7 pounds this month alone( I'm slightly overweight)

How long can I go on like this? Should I force myself to eat?

[anony84]

I did that for a couple of months after a recent breakup but I'm not sure if it is healthy to do long term. To answer your questions, the easy answer is 'not long' and 'yes' but it would probably be best for you to go to a doctor to address your lack of appetite issue.

[britannny]

Eating only 600 calories a day is actually going to slow your metabolism down. When you start to eat normally, you'll probably begin to gain the weight back.

That's why starvation diets are never the way to go. They just screw up your metabolism.