How do you control your diet during your period?

I am four weeks post-op and was doing very well there for a while. At one month post-op, I was down 37 lbs and 31.5" (6" off bust and waist, and 7" off hips). My period started on my one month date, and since then, all I've wanted is carbs. I've fought it, hard, but have also caved a bit, eating some crackers... and I even bought sugar-free, fat-free vanilla ice cream (bleagh) and sugar-free shortbread cookies at the grocery store! S-F food is not so great IMO... serves me right, LOL. I also am just plain eating MORE, more meals, though I am not grazing. I can't figure out if that's good or not... on one hand, my surgeon yelled at me for not eating enough calories (was not getting to 500 each day), and on the other hand, I'm not sure eating every two hours including at 10pm is a good idea. That's part of what got me in trouble in the old days... of course, now I am eating 90 calories of a protein food instead of a 900 calorie beef pot pie (mmm)... it's so hard to tell what's right!! At least I am not eating my old AF friend, Wendy's french fries. Right now they don't even sound good, grease definitely turns my stomach these days. My weight loss has been kind of stuck for the past three days, but I know I've got water retention issues and I'm hoping it all falls away by Sunday or Monday of next week. I'm ready for some ideas, ladies... I want to stay on track.

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