Question:
Does anyone eat more/ bad stuff around their cycle time?

For the past 2 days I seem to be eating larger quantiies of food that I am normally not able to eat. Like 1/2 piece of lasangna,2 bites of garlic bread, and a coulple of bites of saled. Normally I would never be able to eat this much. Also eating a handful of M&M's, and 2 small cookies. I am 7 weeks post-op LAP, I have also gained 2 # duh!!! I am wondering if this happens to anyone else around thier period. Mine is about to start and i am attributing this horrible eating to this.    — Cindee A. (posted on February 10, 2002)

February 10, 2002
Yes, Yes, YES!!! For about 4 or 5 days before my cycle starts I can eat MUCH more than normal. I also have incredible cravings for sugar/chocolate. I never had that before. Sugar does not bother me and I DO eat some and I have no problems with that. I usually lose the most weight during those 4 or 5 days of the month. Maybe the rest of the month my body thinks it is starving, who knows. I am almost 7 months post and according to MY scale I have lost 110 pounds. (The Dr's scale always seems to say more, oh well.) I do not plan on stopping eating this way before my cycle or depriving myself. What I am doing so far seems to be working. :) I hope this helps you a little bit. Best of luck to you!! Laurie-UP-MI
   — Laurie L.

February 10, 2002
I definitely eat more right before my period. I crave things that I don't normally want, and can eat a higher volume of food. Its still not much but more than usual. I am also hungrier more often during the day. And then I don't lose anything that week either. Figures!!
   — Cheri M.

February 10, 2002
Last Thursday night (Feb. 1st), my hubby and I sat down for a dinner of empanadas. Jimmy brings them home occasionally from the city. He usually brings home four and collectively we eat 3. He usually has some rice on the side. Well on Thursday, I proceeded to eat 2 empanadas on my own!!! And I still wasn't satisfied. I then had some rice. I was almost in tears, when I remembered that my period was approaching, (I was due on the 4th) So, I figured that I'd have 3 more days of the horrendous eating, (Immediately before my period, I don't even feel like I ever had WLS). I know the drill by now. Eat like that until the period comes and then I have no appetite. Well, luckily for me, my friend came on the 2nd and the eating patterns went back to "normal". I don't get it but at least I recognize it now... In the beginning, once a month I cried that I must've busted or stretched my pouch. So, in my case, the extra eating is normal! =)
   — Jeannet

February 10, 2002
ABSOLUTELY!! In fact, I totally was off on my day's thinking I had 2 weeks to my period, when I started eating almost a bag of potato chips (something I never do) and couldn't figure out what was wrong, then I realized that YES I was due. So it wasn't in my head, this craving thing is REAL!! Us women are sooo lucky! (not!)
   — ZZ S.

February 10, 2002
I have DEFINITELY noticed this myself. Especially when it comes to chocolate. (Vitalady has an awesome sugar-free chocolate bar, by the way, that I managed to make my way through this past week...) I think just realizing this can be a problem is good; I try to brace myself and keep crap out of the house. Good luck!
   — Mary Ellen W.

February 10, 2002
Thank you for asking this question.. because I hadn't noticed it but I've been wondering too... Last week (right before my period) I started eating about twice what I could before (which at 9 weeks post op is only usually an ounce or two regularly) and I felt like I was eatting myself out of house and home (in actuality about 3 - 4 ounces a meal)and craving something sweet, then all of the sudden I was back to my 1 - 2 ounces and sweet things look disgusting!.. My husband threatened to call my surgeon because he thought I was getting sick again, and I never put two and two together until this...
   — Elizabeth D.