When hunger scares me...

[Jessica H 79]

I find I have several days where I could eat and eat and eat. It scares the bajeezus outta me! Although I don't go over my 1200 calories, I feel like things aren't satisfying me. Maybe I need to find something new or eat things at a different time. I try to tell myself it's just me being 'bored' and not a genuine hungry feeling. Then I hear the doctor saying in the back of my head, 'Don't wait to eat until you're starving!' I know that over time, my stomach will naturally stretch. And I don't over eat to the point of being in such horrible pain. I hope this is a normal thing I'm experiencing, because I'd sure hate to ruin such a fabulous gift given to me! Thoughts, anyone?

[gamergirl 4,609]

You are much further along than me, but I too find that my intake varies a lot. I plotted my net calories on myfitnesspal and I see a cyclical pattern where several days of lower calories are followed by a few days of higher calories. Is that what's happening to you? If so, I wonder if that isn't normal?

[Jessica H 79]

You are much further along than me, but I too find that my intake varies a lot. I plotted my net calories on myfitnesspal and I see a cyclical pattern where several days of lower calories are followed by a few days of higher calories. Is that what's happening to you? If so, I wonder if that isn't normal?

Yes! I have days where I may hit 500 and days where I'm teetering on 1000. Odd how that happens. On the weekends, I find it easier to eat, because I'm not inundated with patients at work. While M-F, I can't exactly eat at my desk because everyone will see. I think maybe I need to incorporate another Protein shake or two. I normally just have one in the morning.

[gamergirl 4,609]

Yes! I have days where I may hit 500 and days where I'm teetering on 1000. Odd how that happens. On the weekends' date=' I find it easier to eat, because I'm not inundated with patients at work. While M-F, I can't exactly eat at my desk because everyone will see. I think maybe I need to incorporate another Protein shake or two. I normally just have one in the morning.[/quote']

I worried about the high days until I saw the low days. I think it's good to vary calories so your body doesn't get used to one level. Our bodies adapt quickly otherwise. After a week where I was very hungry for no reason, i added veggies back in to fill me up but with low calories and it's working.

So maybe as long as you're losing, calorie cycling, and making good choices and not junk, perhaps you are okay?

[cubbies76 132]

Talking with my nonop friends, this sounds pretty normal. I actually asked them about this because I had this before I was even doing preop diet. Many of them said they had days when they were just hungrier than other days. I never understood it, but my nutritionist talks about if I am feeling hungry (truly hungry and not head hunger) that I should up my lean Proteins a little.

But I think GG is right. If you are bouncing back and forth between 500-1000, I bet you would be ok.