Right before my lovely TOM, I have crazy head hunger AND I can physically eat more. I usually have great restriction, except for "that" time. Then, when it is over, my restriction is back. I was just wondering if anyone else has this happen?

I'm actually the opposite. A few days before I start, I can barely eat. After I finally start, I ease back into my new normal eating habits. I do crave sweets much more during that week though.

I was JUST coming on here to ask the very same question! I can physically eat more when I know it will be

that time for me. Not crazy amounts more, but I definitely dont get full as fast. It scares me that the restriction

wont come back, but it always has!

That is how I know my TOM is coming. I start to have super cravings, for sugar and carbs. I feel like I can inhale the entire fridge. LOL. It does go back to normal once it has passed. But yea I can eat more. Very weird.

omg i thought this was just in my mind! i feel the same way about it all, i can eat more and i want to eat more, sweets (my vice has always been ice cream).

I don't think for me its so much that I can eat more, rather it's what I'm eating. Anything sugary, carby or snacky I really can eat a lot more of. Almost seems like I don't even have a sleeve. I heart MnMs and salty crunchy Snacks during TOM. And, they are total slider foods.

Let's face it, I ain't craving baked white chicken breasts or white meat fish during my period!!! Ha!

I guess it is water weight "bloating" but I don't weigh around TOM because the scale goes up and pisses me off...lolol

and YES I super crave chocolate and salt......................

speaking of the devil: i'm on my period now and it's all about the hershey milk chocolate and a few days before my period starts, i want to keep eating eventhough i am full (it was like that even before i had my surgery).

My sleeve is doing exactly what its supposed to do most of the time. I dont crave things, and eat very little. But when its that time of the month my sleeve gets overpowered by something! I had to have a cadbury egg and a peanut butter cup! but once I gave in the urge was gone and no stomach ache, thank god! (I ate them hours apart)

I am the same.

I have also notice the week before and the week of my period is when my weight loss speeds up.

Omg! I absolutely hate chocolate and it never fails- right before that TOM comes along- I eat chocolate. However when my cycle is on- I can hardly keep food down. Nausea, headaches, body aches, etc.

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It's the only time (other than when I really work my rear off at the gym) when I feel hungry. It's all head hunger, but man is it ever intense. I agree with Diva - it's not that I have less restriction, it's that I'm eating pure crap that slides right on through.

The good news is that it usually only gets me for one day and the weight never hangs around after my cycle is over.

~Cheri