I can attest to this, not as a large man who starved himself on purpose, but a skinny man who starved himself by accident. I got into really pathetic eating habits (barely consuming any food, maybe one meal a day, nothing to do with body image in the slightest). After a while you forget you are hungry, and it becomes hard to get excited about eating something when you have no appetite.
Edit: For those asking for ways to get back into a normal eating schedule, I can only give you partial advice since I'm still not on a full diet. I lived off nuts, berries and raisins for a while - just grazing, but this was a stop-gap really. I usually remember that I should be hungry, and force myself to eat something even if I can't finish it. Doing this every day at a regular time should slowly get your body back into the swing of things, try eating a little more each day and you should be able to increase the amount you eat before you hit that wall. Everyone has their own reasons for getting into this habit, but this is the best general advice I feel qualified to give. If this fails, or if you start getting really thin, go see a doctor! I will also say that smoking a little marijuana helps me, you don't have to get stoned and you probably want to avoid only ever eating once you've smoked but hell, it works for me every now and again.
For reference, I am 6'2 and ~125lbs - so still not really at a great body mass. I put on some weight and lost it again recently.
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I can attest to this, not as a large man who starved himself on purpose, but a skinny man who starved himself by accident. I got into really pathetic eating habits (barely consuming any food, maybe one meal a day, nothing to do with body image in the slightest). After a while you forget you are hungry, and it becomes hard to get excited about eating something when you have no appetite.
Edit: For those asking for ways to get back into a normal eating schedule, I can only give you partial advice since I'm still not on a full diet. I lived off nuts, berries and raisins for a while - just grazing, but this was a stop-gap really. I usually remember that I should be hungry, and force myself to eat something even if I can't finish it. Doing this every day at a regular time should slowly get your body back into the swing of things, try eating a little more each day and you should be able to increase the amount you eat before you hit that wall. Everyone has their own reasons for getting into this habit, but this is the best general advice I feel qualified to give. If this fails, or if you start getting really thin, go see a doctor! I will also say that smoking a little marijuana helps me, you don't have to get stoned and you probably want to avoid only ever eating once you've smoked but hell, it works for me every now and again.
For reference, I am 6'2 and ~125lbs - so still not really at a great body mass. I put on some weight and lost it again recently.
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