For the first time since surgery (May 4, 2010) I seem to be experiencing PMS cravings. You know the ones, you just want to eat and eat and eat. I am not even hungry really, I just want to eat. It is freaking me out a bit because I hardly ever experience hunger, but I suppose they took the hunge hormone and not the other ones! When I go to eat my meal, I find I fill up very quickly but then an hour later my head and mouth just want to eat. Is anyone else experiencing this? Does anyone know of a supplement or herb that might help?

Yep,yep, I feel like I could eat the paint off the walls a couple of days before my period. Twice now, I've thought: "Oh crap, my sleeve doesn't work. I'm going to gain all the wait I've lost." Then a day later, my period starts and I have very little appetite. My periods are irregular so I can't predict when I'm going to have these supercravings.

You are not alone.

You read my mind. I was almost in tears when I got my PMS cravings convinced that for some unknown reason my sleeve had quit working. I am glad I am not alone.. I guess the one good thing will be that with the weight loss vs the water weight I am not gaining and when it was over I lost again. Whew.

I'm glad I'm not alone! In the week before my period, I really want carbs. Now I'm more maintaining than losing - and before that, even, I decided to just sort of give in to them but do it sensibly: I allowed myself some cookies and stuff and it hasn't messed with my weight loss at all. The way they're so hormonal - the cravings - makes me wonder if part of the way I used to be a carb addict was hormonal, too?

Jolanda you pose a very interesting question. I guess I never really linked the two before but I am definitely on the carb bandwagon regarding hormonal cravings. I know they say you can become addicted to the carb rush but I have never considered the initial root cause being linked to hormones......I think I will look into that and see if anyone has researched it.

I totally get those cravings!!! The best thing to do in my opinion is indulge them, but reasonably. Figure out what would really satisfy, and have it in a small amount. If you try to just fill up on something else and be "good", the cravings just get worse. When I wanted chocolate i found a few M&M's did the trick. When I wanted cheese I had some good full fat cheese, just a small chunk. I have managed not to gain any weight at all, and still lose... so I guess it's working! It's my theory that denying what you crave leads to more overeating and poor choices in the end.

Good luck!