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Increased appetite?

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Finickyfeedee   United States
Joined 4 years
Over the last couple of weeks I have found my appetite has drastically increased. I used to struggle to eat 1500 calories a day, but these last few days I have been hitting 2700 without even trying. Needless to say, my waistline is showing it.

I thought it was just because I was drinking a lot of eggnog which has very high calories, but I ran out of eggnog a day or two ago and have still been hitting 2700 easily- and I am hungry even after reaching it, I could eat even more if I didn’t have to go to bed for the night!

I’m not complaining, but what could be causing this, so that I can do whatever it is more? I’ve tried so many things to increase my appetite in the past, and my doctor even prescribed appetite stimulants, but nothing has ever worked until now. Could it be that drinking so much eggnog for a few days kicked my appetite into overdrive, or is it more likely something else?
4 years

Increased appetite?

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Finickyfeedee   United States
Joined 4 years
van:
It's normal when you increase your calorie intake for appetite to improve. Usually it takes a week or two of overeating daily, sometimes longer. Most gainers experience this (bodybuilders included).

Could also be the fat in the eggnog. A high-fat diet alters the hypothalamus and can actually change your brain to make it where you don't experience fullness like before. Highly palatable processed foods (like fast food) that have lots of salt, fat and sugar also messes with the brain's satiety mechanism and can increase appetite.

Exercise is great for people with poor appetite as well. I know someone who actually avoids going to the gym because it makes him ravenously hungry lol


That’s awesome, thank you for the info!

I have no intention of slowing down in the short term, and have been trying to make each new calorie record my new baseline (as in, if I eat 2700 today then 2700 is my minimum for tomorrow, and so on), so I wonder how much I’ll end up eating daily by the end of the holidays? When classes start again I’ll likely not have time to eat this much, so I’m trying to pack on the pounds while I can. I’ve already gained five.

Is the increased appetite from these factors permanent even if you stop doing the things that caused it? The idea of losing control and gaining without trying at all (or even when trying not to) is something I find super hot, so if it is, that would just encourage me to push myself even more right now.
4 years