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squishy41227 · 06-05-2005, 12:13 AM

I didnt eat anything today, just my usual 2 litters of coke but I still dont feel hungry at all. I just dont feel like eating. Why is that? Thank you

last1 · 06-05-2005, 11:00 AM

Probably because you've ingested two liters of coke and the liquid is filling up the portion of your stomach that where it usually expects nutritious food. Sometime, people on diets will consume extra quantities of water for the same purpose. However, don't be mistaken that the coke is a good for you as the water.

emilysgk · 06-05-2005, 10:46 PM

If I sip on soda all day I forget to eat too. Same with coffe or anything with caffiene, I also find if im taking meds (especially narcotic varietys) I will forget. Certain things, particular any stimulus has the potential to act as an appetite suppresant. If you went a few hours without anything to drink, you likely would began to fell hungary.

kerry1 · 06-07-2005, 10:06 AM

I heard that caffeine is an appetite suppressant. So is all that sugar!!

I fell into the vicious cola cycle when I was teenager. I didn't feel like I needed to eat much but I had to have my 4-6 pints of Pepsi a day. I wondered why I was so tired and yet couldn't sleep.......!!!?????

It's hard to wean off cola, but you might try eating something healthy first when you wake up, cereal and juice for instance, and then "rewarding" yourself with cola.

I would strongly suggest trying to wean off cola permanently. For me it caused anxiety, depression, insomnia, fatigue, sugar addiction, and apparently bone loss!!! NOT good stuff. I drink coffee now - w/ no sugar.

t_411 · 06-07-2005, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by squishy41227

I didnt eat anything today, just my usual 2 litters of coke but I still dont feel hungry at all. I just dont feel like eating. Why is that? Thank you

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Careful how much caffiene you consume in one day because you can have caffiene overdose which from what I read on the net the symptoms feel a lot like a panic attack & in some cases cause death. Check up on it on the net. I'd give you more info but I can't remember it all. I do remember being surprised about how many "mg's" of caffiene it took which was not that much really considering the normal size of a cup of coffee & how much soda, coffee & tea most of us drink now days. I used to drink about 4 cups of coffee right in a row while on my computer untill I had a massive panic attack after recently! sheesh! (i have panic attacks anyway though). That was just my first time being sensitive to caffiene which is why I looked up caffiene overdose, just to see if I was in danger or not.
Take care,
T.