Hi Kari,

When my beloved little cat was dying, I was feeling similarly. I was NOT HUNGRY. Zero hunger feelings. The stress kept me afloat and running. I did not want to eat. But I knew that not eating would make everything so much worse. I wanted to cope with all the grieving and making these terribly hard decisions (I still cry when I think about it now, such an awful time) in a real way, not in a "drugged up way" (through not eating).

What helped:

- being determined to eat because it's best for me
- setting alarms on the phone for when I need to start preparing food
- pre-planning tomorrow's food
- cooking big batches and eating leftovers for three days (chili is a good one)
- eating out / getting take out from restaurants I like
- asking my partner to look out for me (he was wonderful, even though he was going through terrible grief and hurt himself)
- wanting to feel better

What I ate (and I can post recipes if you want them):
Chili
Salads with tuna or chicken and gf, program-friendly bread on the side
Soups (so comforting), especially fennel-beet and pumpkin - an easy way to get the stabilizing veggies in
Shake and English muffins with roasted carrots on the side

Stuff that I liked and wanted to eat. I ate a little less than I usually would have, but I made myself. And after a few days my body was back to normal. I was still grieving and stressed and sad, but I could deal. It made such a huge difference.

Good luck.
Verena