Losing Appetite

[organica]

I have been very sick w/ a cold or flu recently, & it has just killed my appetite. Nothing appeals to me, even now that I am getting better. Today I have just had tea, cashews, mocha soymilk & a burrito. I never eat veggies & fruit anymore- they don't seem appetizing.
It's just lots of microwave food & coffee/tea these days. I don't feel like cooking @ all.
I'm not sure what to do, because I know this isn't healthy, but I just have no energy to cook or shop properly (I work 7 days a week, starting @ 5 am). So I just keep eating vegan convenience foods.
I did go to a veggie restaurant last week & ate a huge amount of delicious food: a roasted veggie/tofu grilled wrap, red lentil soup, a carob/blueberry soy smoothie, & fruit crisp w/ soy ice cream.
So I am hungry, but I am just so tired & still sick, & can't convince myself to get more involved in food creation. :(
Ideas welcome.

[IamJen]

For now, it might be okay to keep eating the convenience foods...just pick them wisely. There are many "tv dinners", soups, etc. that are pretty nutritionally balanced.

[tearhsong2]

I go through ruts like this. I think it's normal, esp. when I'm sick or depressed. After a week or two I get cravings to eat healthy again and actually want to cook again.

[zoebird]

consider juicing and driking broth as well as tea, etc.

[@Raeven]

try naked food juices and smoothies.. frozen bananas, some soymilk, strawberries, whatever suits your fancy fruit wise in a blender.. just make sure there's some liquid in there, juice or soymilk.. you could even add ice cream/soy ice cream if you wanted.. or yogurt - adds more nutrients and protien..

[zoebird]

btw, i was ill in august, and didn't eat much of anything for about 14 days. i would have fruit, some juice, lots of water, and that's about it. i wasn't hungry and i couldn't keep down much of anything else anyway.

[organica]

Thank you all. I have been integrating soups,. fruit & tea into my diet more. I am eating more now, but not as much as usual. Still sick after 3 weeks.