Intense hunger

Ayse818181
Ayse818181 Posts: 11 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Question for the females.
I was wondering if any other female has experienced something similar to what I have.
I had an insatiable appetite a few days ago.
I ate approximately 5,000 calories which was fine because it was within my limit for maintenance since I do every other day intermittent fasting.
I usually sleep a little while after finishing my feasting however this time was different.
I had intense hunger and cravings that would not go away.
I ended up having to eat one of my feasts two days early to be able to sleep.
I am trying to be very careful so I do not feel that way again.
Have any of you female intermittent fasters experienced asimilar situation?
I was eating more carbs and much more sugar for over a week before this happened.
Could it be that I was missing my additional sugar?
My second feast was lots of carbs and sugar however I know that I definitely had not been lacking in ingesting either one at all.
My fat intake due to having so many nuts has been extremely high so I cannot believe that I was still so ravenous.
It definitely was not only psychological or emotional. There was definitely a physical hunger present.
I could not sleep unti I ate a second feast.
If this happened to you what steps did you take to prevent it from happening again?
Was it possibly simply a rare hormonal occurance?
Thank you in advance for your answers.

Replies

  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    How long have you been doing IF?
  • Ayse818181
    Ayse818181 Posts: 11 Member
    At least for 2 years.
    For at least two months I have been fasting for a minimum of 36 hours.
    I used to fast for a minimum of 18 hours before that.
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    Could it be hormonal?
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited June 2017
    This sounds very much like hormonal hunger. Is it a one off or has it been occurring more often lately? It's possible that longer fasting periods may be messing with your hormones, or that there are other hormonal factors at play. Try reducing your fasting hours and see if that makes things better, if not, get a check up.

    ETA: are you anywhere near your ovulation or period?
  • Ayse818181
    Ayse818181 Posts: 11 Member
    Right now I also believe that it is most likely hormonal because it only occurred that one time so intensely that it overpowered my will. I think I will make sure to continue to eat extra sugar and carbs too so I have that variety and don't​ need to succumb to such powerful urges.
    Thanks once again for the feedback.

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