I've found that only eating things I feel are delicious & can easily be maneuvered & swallowed is very stimulating to my appetite! Sounds like a no brainer, but it's like I had to relearn how & what to eat. So many of the things I use to eat on a regular basis, I just won't now becuase they require too much effort, struggle, coughing, etc. My new food "program" works well. I stay very physically active. I'm up around 195 from 176 & in the best physical shape in 20 years! A staple in my diet is tomatoes! Lots of Tomatoes! I can eat almost any sandwich, burger, you name it with enough tomatoes & mayo! Tomatoe & onion salad a little olive oil, basil & salt has become a standard at our dinner table. It compliments almost all foods in taste & adds enough lube so that lean proteins like sirloin steak, boneless skinless chicken breasts, etc. are easier to eat & swallow. My wife & I wer'e arranging our new kitchen the other day & she commented something about how much breakfast cereal we eat & I told her I didn't eat it anymore. I use to eat it for breakfast & late night snacks. I realized I hadn't tried to have any in a couple of months or so, so I had a big bowl of honey nut cheerios. AAARGHH!!! What a pain in the ass to eat! I coughed & struggled so much & even managed to force a cheerio up into my sinus! I finished that bowl in defiance, but won't do it again soon! My old brain says that would be good to eat, but my new brain says why bother. An obvious appetite suppression! So thats my point in this long winded story. You have to retrain your brain! You have to eat delicious, nutricious foods that are easy to eat or your brain will tell you not to eat because it's too hard, too much trouble to eat at all! Pretty soon you will hunger for the new sets of food that you love & enjoy. Just keep trying, even if your not hungry. I hope you work through it. The day I finished radiation I demanded the tube come out & a week later it was. I'm pretty determined & bullheaded once I get my mind made up & I wanted that damn tube out! I would've been in better shape had I used it more when I had it, but once it was out I had to eat! I would drink carnation instant breakfast with everthing I ate for nutrition & to wash it down. Even now milk goes with every meal. I carry a case of bottled water in the car, drink strong coffee with cream & sugar which seems to coat my mouth & throat & is delicious! Try, try, try! Never give up! You can do it! Erik