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There was a time in my 20s I loved food and had absolutely no issues with it. It was after I left home and before I hit my 30s and started noticing how easy it was to gain weight if I didn't watch my intake carefully.

Food has never been so trying as lately, when my anxiety has been so high I can hardly keep anything down unless I eat very small portions. But ever since I've been experiencing anxiety I just cannot eat that much. My stomach and my heart just are not into it.

I have been researching ways to get past this because I know part of me still likes food. I love, when I have time, to read cooking magazines, but lately it's in a more clinical way, less passionate.

There is a lot online about anxiety and appetite...

Anxiety and Appetite Problems

"Stress and appetite have an unusual connection. Each person responds to anxiety differently, but many people find that their anxieties cause them to develop appetite problems that affect not only the way they eat, but also the way they enjoy food.
Appetite problems from anxiety may not seem like a serious symptom, but often the way people change their diets as a response to anxiety ends up having a significantly negative effect on their long term anxiety outlook. If you have anxiety related appetite issues, you need to solve them." more here>>>
http://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/symptoms/appetite-problems

Other helpful articles:

http://www.mindpub.com/art456.htm

http://www.patient.co.uk/forums/discuss/zero-appetite-and-chronic-anxiety-145014