Head hunger

Today is not a very good day. I am hungry.  My hormones are raging. It is that time of the month.  I am full but I am hungry.  You know – the craving for something you can’t name.  I hate these days. 

No matter what I eat – it is not it.  And even though OI am full and my pouch is tight – I WANT TO EAT SOMETHING ELSE!!!.

What do you do in a situation like that? Yet I am bloated, and full and uncomfortable, and *****y, and…

Chewing my gum helps with the gnawing head hunger.   Because that is what I have.  I even had a few ginger snaps, but that was not it. Like a pregnant woman (I am sure I am not) I crave something and I am not even sure what do I want… GRRRRRR…..

Oh I'm feelin that today, lemmie tell you. I know how you feel. I sit and do nothing at my desk all day and that gnaws at your head, your will and your pouch. I reach for lots of water, water load, then chow on some turkey or chicken, which sticks in there pretty good. Makes me less apt to try to eat something else. Doesn't help the boredom tho. Are you able to get up and move around? You should try to take a walk or take a break.

I did all the above.  nothing helps for long.  I am full - and I do eat things that are good for me... but - the hunger is bad...
I am getting of Lexapro (slowly) and i think this "month" would be a very challenging month...
my pouch seams swollen - 1/2 cup of solid food and I am "stuffed" but hungry... if you get my drift.. darned hormones...

I drink tea, tea and more tea, but I still have the hunger.  I hate that feeling and long for it to pass - usually once I've gone to bed for the night.  Until then it's a hard battle, which I frequently lose, I eat then feel even worse as my pouch/body can't cope with the food.

I do wonder though if sometimes it's our bodies craving a certain nutrient that we are lacking?  Any thoughts from others on this?

Ruth, being a "cat person", I love your delightful avatar.

thanks, yes it's cute isn't it.  It reminds me of one of my cats when he was little.

Oh yes, had that experience last night. (Details on Cathy's C & C for Wednesday post)  I set myself down and gave me a talking to (I can do that out loud because there's only 3 cats to hear me - would have to do it in my head at work or they'd probable march me down the hall to one of my psychologist colleagues LOL)  It told "myself" you aren't getting anything else to eat!  Now, you have two choices, you can either not get anything else to eat and make yourself miserable by fantasizing all the things you might eat that wouldn't be "too much" (a euphamisim for pig out LOL) or you can make yourself satisfied by quit thinking about food and no one had ever perished because they didn't eat more after supper.  "Myself" decided if those were the only two options, I'd choose being satisfied.  So, I went to bed, slept like a log, and woke up this morning proud of myself and quite satisfied.  I grant you (1) I'm not always successful at enforcing this healthy decision and (2) being 76 years old without my "female inards" for years, I don't have to deal with raging hormones, and (3) sleeping it off isn't an option at work.  I guess what's left is assuring yourself that being hungry DOES NOT = instant death.  ("Myself" argues with that from time to time and sometimes "myself" wins) 

I can only say you have my thoughts and prayers because I've been there more times that I even care to think about.  WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER  ONE DAY AT A TIME.  Thanks for trusting us enough to share your struggle with us.  Isn't it great to have a place to go where you know you will be understood, cared about and supported!!!!! 

Just thought of one thing I do during the day when I'm "cravey"  I chew one of my chocolate calcium tablets (sometimes more than one)  Mine have 0 calories and are quite tasty - figure a bit of extra calcium now and then is not going to be fatal LOL  That usually helps - not always, but usually. 

Good luck

i was that way yesterday, drank broth, ate jello... went for a walk, guzzled water... some days are definietly harder than others.

Thanks for nice words.  I appreciate the help.
I did well at the end.  Ate my reasonable supper: shrimps + green beans and went to bed... but not before I had 2 Popsicles. 
Lately i am finding out that having a few Popsicles - does a few things for me: keep my mouth busy, satisfies some "real or head" hunger, freezes my innards so they stop "winning", re-hydrates me, and .... helps me being regular.  I think I have a mild dumping on sugar alcohol so adding the Popsicles helps moving things along , if you know what I mean.  It helped me a lot over the weekend when I had something stuck in my small intestines.  Things started moving (i could feel it and hear it) after I had 10 Popsicles... (still only 150 cal...and I could not even think of having real food until things got moving).

Today is much better, but I am also up 3 lbs (from the day before) so that was the darned hormones after all...
Thanks for all your help.

Hala