Hi Everyone,

I haven't posted in a while as I have been soo busy with work and too burned out to turn on the computer when I get home, but I have been lurking!

Anyway, my husband moved out a couple of weeks ago because he needs a "break." I am not even going to get into that one! Well, I went into a fairly deep depression, and have pretty much stopped eating. Luckily I have the fat stores to burn but I am also concerned about muscle mass. I think I have lost about 15 pounds in three weeks, where before I was stalled FOREVER. What an awful way to kickstart weightloss! I force myself to eat some cottage cheese in the morning or an Atkins shake or bar, but I have been skipping lunches and having small dinners.

What I am concerned about now is my utter lack of appetite and when I do have dinner, I can only eat about 1/4 to 1/2 of what I used to. My stomach must be about the size of an apple now (well, on the inside). I also feel that my weightloss is the most positive thing going on in my life right now, and for the first time in my LIFE, I am actually having a fear of eating. I never would have thought that possible! I am soo scared to start eating more calories now, because the wieght is just dropping off and I was stalled for sooooo long (all the tweaking of food and exercise didn't do a dang thing). I don't know what i would do if I actually started gaining it back at this point!

Has anyone else had to deal with emotional undereating? What did you do to break the cycle AND continue to lose weight at a healthy rate?