women discussion - .... :)

I get very hungry at ovulation. I eat more, exercise more, weigh more. All normal and very used to it. Any excess weight falls off by the time my period starts.

I get hungry and bloated. it suuuucks! the scale goes up (I would guess water weight) so when I see the scale rise even though I'm resisting intense food cravings I get so grumpy! last TOM I cried bc my brother in law was waving queso dip in my face and I was resisting it even though I wanted some SO BAD!

Kalikel wrote: »

A big, fat YES on the hunger. Always more hungry and always wanting the same stuff, mostly pasta.

After I began losing and paying attention to my body, I found out something else about periods - I'm less hungry afterwards. I'd always known I was hungrier before my period but never noticed I was less hungry after it until I paid attention and started eating to my hunger.

Even when dieting, I'd eat more before the period and less after. More carbs before. Less food, but more meat after. It's what I want, so it's what I ate.

I've seen other women say that when they began paying attention, they noticed being less hungry after the period, too. Maybe that will happen for you.

I'm less hungry once it starts. I never worried much about the hunger before because I knew I'd have to force myself to eat during.

Last night I was ravenous, and I feel so horribly guilty about it. I never binge like this, but I decided that, after my calories were already done for the day, a beer, 3 jalepeno poppers, and half a pint of B&J was a good idea I already had a huge cheat day planned for a wedding tomorrow, and now I'm struggling to fit the extra cals in

azulvioleta6 wrote: »

It's mostly in your head.

Stay hydrated, eat good food and exercise some self control. Speaking of exercise, are you getting enough?

Clearly, the shakes and dizziness I get if I don't eat at that time of the month (and only at that time of the month) are 'in my head' too.

Just because you don't experience it yourself (LUCKY) doesn't mean everyone else is making it up.

I could eat all the noodles in China Town and all the bars of milk chocolate ever made.

29_adjacent wrote: »

I don't know if it's 'all in my head' or not but I definitely crave ALL THE CHOCOLATE and feel hungrier in general.

Wherever it is it's not IN MY BELLY WHERE IT SHOULD BE.

Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »

Kalikel wrote: »

A big, fat YES on the hunger. Always more hungry and always wanting the same stuff, mostly pasta.

After I began losing and paying attention to my body, I found out something else about periods - I'm less hungry afterwards. I'd always known I was hungrier before my period but never noticed I was less hungry after it until I paid attention and started eating to my hunger.

Even when dieting, I'd eat more before the period and less after. More carbs before. Less food, but more meat after. It's what I want, so it's what I ate.

I've seen other women say that when they began paying attention, they noticed being less hungry after the period, too. Maybe that will happen for you.

I'm less hungry once it starts. I never worried much about the hunger before because I knew I'd have to force myself to eat during.

That's what I meant. After it starts. Either the first or second Big Day O Bleeding, I'm not at all hungry. I could eat 500-600 calories and not be hungry...or tired, for that matter.

It's so weird. If I ate 600 calories a few days before, I'd be ravenous and probably weak and dizzy. After, not a thing.

I didn't mean after it's done/finished. Should've been more clear about the "after."

I got that Gittleman book you recommended. Have to read it now.

Nah. I'm the same... business as usual.

I tend to get bloated on my period instead. It makes me feel generally disgusting, and I actually lose my appetite as a result. It sucks, but at least I don't have to worry about gaining weight from it.

leahcollett1 wrote: »

Hi all,
i need to know the truth in womens TOTM do we honestly get more hungry, or is it all in our heads?, im trying not to cave but jesus its hard. what makes us more hungry? hormones? i am fine on 1750 a day normally but theres just that 1 weeek, where i really struggle. i do the TDEE method so i do not earn more calories to eat through exercise...

i wish i was a guy sometimes ha!

Its my ovulation week this week and i can deffo tell you now you aren't the only one that craves more food! I constantly want to snack and eat greasier foods, and even water which i usually drink doesn't appeal to me, feels like i just want all things unhealthy. I've no idea whether it's hormones or not but fighting through it is hard

My period started on Thursday and since Tuesday I was eating bars and bars of chocolate. Today however I am totally nauseated even thinking of it!!! And I ended way below my goal. But my weight is up nearly 1.5 kgs due to bloating. A few days later I know I'll get a whoosh so not really concerned.

Yesterday was the worst I've had... ever. 1600 calories by noon and I was still starving. Was hoping that 6 meatballs would help fill me up... nope. My usually filling meal of sauteed cabbage and ground turkey? Nope. Oatmeal maybe? Nope. So I figured I'd try to make it go away by eating something really rich I had been craving for a while anyway (cheesecake). It didn't help AT ALL. I ended up eating way too many calories of bread products which seemed to satisfy me for a couple hours, and at dinner time I was still hungry and couldn't resist when my husband brought pizza (Hello, craving carbs here, why in the world did he buy pizza???).

So... 4500 calories day. Yep. And I felt sick but still hungry last night. Seriously... ridiculous.

I did learn though that it's pointless to go for a big rich meal and hope it will fill me up (I tried pizza last month though, so I should have known the cheesecake wouldn't work, but I was hoping). Toasted bread with butter seemed to do the trick however... so next time I'll just try and eat a slice of toasted bread with butter every 2-3 hours or something. Maybe it will work?

I'm extremely frustrated and disheartened right now. Almost 2 weeks of deficit down the drain. Sigh.