I couldn't sleep because I was hungry. Wth?

I ate tons of protein today, I drank my water, I don't eat sliders. I ate 800 calories today before my midnight snack. Normally I get in around 600 calories. After 800 calories I'm still hungry. And yes I took my usual PPI this morning. Finally gave in, dragged myself out if bed, nom-ed a handful of cashews and am feeling the restriction.

I'm frustrated about this. Is it possible TOM makes a person this hungry?

I'm sorry lady!! Your doing a fantastic job !!!

Did it feel anything like head hunger?

I noticed myself last night at dinner "3 oz chicken Cordon Blue, 1 asparagus, 1 Tbsp mashed potatoes" I wasn't as full as I usually am. Worried me also

We are only a few weeks apart in surgery dates I believe.

Think its our body's adjusting to this whole process?

Or it telling us we may need more calories?

Either way I've noticed my hunger a little different these last two days.

Sorry not much help but kinda felt I could relate.

I think it absolutely could be TOM. Mine really messed with my weight fluctuation this week, I think.

However, if you really were hungry (and maybe you were!) you did the right thing. You listened to your hunger, right? Were you able to sleep afterward? I know that sometimes that has happened to me pre-sleeve and usually a little milk does the trick.

Could be a stupid but ummm....whats TOM?

Time of the month.

OMG DUH!!! lol Thank you. Why I didn't connect that is beyond me!!

When I did have aunt flow, I'd eat like a horse. But I also had pretty out of control PCOS too.

I always knew I'd be getting it based on just my eating habits.

My time of the month makes me hungrier, even with the sleeve. Add that to my habit of forgetting my acid blocker and that's a recipe for the feeling of STARVATION from time to time. Fortunately, it doesn't last long. Ugh.

What's really weird is that I woke up to a half pound loss this morning. Who loses weight when they're on their period?? I think all the old rules have stopped working. I used to routinely gain 4 lbs of weight during this time.

Not that I'm complaining mind you!

Oh! I have had to chew Rolaids at times to assist the Prilosec. I have a few friends who take a PPI twice a day. Was the hunger possibly acid?

Since we are on the topic of TOM I have a quick question. Does anyone else gain during TOM? I have gained 5 #'s this week! The weird part is I have not eaten any thing extra except 1 mcd's chicken wing.

Yes, I went up about 4 pounds one day. Then it dropped off again. The dangers of weighing every day, I suppose.

Since we are on the topic of TOM I have a quick question. Does anyone else gain during TOM? I have gained 5 #'s this week! The weird part is I have not eaten any thing extra except 1 mcd's chicken wing.

I don't know what to tell you on this from my experience. My answer appears to be, sometimes. This time I continued to lose weight through it. Would I have lost MORE weight if it wasn't for TOM? I dunno. But in any case, if you suddenly gain 5 lbs it's a pretty sure bet it's not real weight so I guess that's what happened to you.

Think of how much fun it will be to suddenly see it gone though

I always gain w/TOM. about e days in it goes down... must be water retention. I am 3 weeks out, up until the last couple of days I could only get in maybe 400 calories, all of a sudden I'm at 700-800. And want more. Scarry because it doesn't seem like I'm eating anything, still in puree stage. I think it's that everything is healing up and our bodies are ready to move on ro moee solid foods but our surgeons are not. We'll see next week when I move onto soft if I still feel as hungry

I always gain w/TOM. about e days in it goes down... must be Water retention. I am 3 weeks out, up until the last couple of days I could only get in maybe 400 calories, all of a sudden I'm at 700-800. And want more. Scarry because it doesn't seem like I'm eating anything, still in puree stage. I think it's that everything is healing up and our bodies are ready to move on ro moee solid foods but our surgeons are not. We'll see next week when I move onto soft if I still feel as hungry

My hunger varies by day and I've asked other naturally thin people and they agree, this is quite normal. When I look at my calories on MFP I see not a flat line, but rather a sinusoidal curve.

So I wouldn't worry about the odd days up because they seem to be followed by fewer calorie days. Very. Ew for me. Previously if I was on a diet,I was starving! And you can bet I ate very damn calorie I was allowed. Now, if seems more a function of true hunger rather than anything else. Wonderful NSV in some ways

A few days before TOM, I suffer from non-stop hunger. It's like my mouth is in a constant state of salivation. lol. This is the point I'm currently at, too. Ugh.