I was wondering if anyone else has noticed a trend with their menstrual cycles or if its just my own special weirdness.

Ive noticed that in the PMS stage of my monthly cycle (ie, 1-2weeks before my period) I am extra hungry & i can eat MORE volume. For example, for that 1-2 weeks I can eat 3/4-1 cup of soft food & 80+ oz of Water, or about 2oz of chicken. BUT during my period to the week after i have a hard time getting 1/4 a cup of soft food or 1 oz of chicken & i struggle to get all my fluids.

I've have found research connecting the menstrual cycle with hunger, but i haven't been able to find anything regarding capacity. Not sure if its because woman without wls don't think about it and/or because the sleeve is still fairly new so no studyies have been performed.

Anywho, i was wondering if any other sleeve patients had noticed this.

I started excersising 4 months before surgery, I use to just zumba 3x a week for a hour, then a month after surgery since I was loosing and feeling better I started to do bodycombat and started to workout more. It becomes a addiction, when I don't go to the gym and workout I feel down lol. I have great support here we are a big group of ladies we support each other.

Sorry you feel sick, you should try walking fresh air helps rather than being inside a building exposing yourself or even at home you can do at least 30 mins of excersise, it really helps the weight drops faster when we excersise for at least 30 mins a day or 3x a day at least.

I'm doing great! Yesterday was my one year anniversary and even though I was slightly bummed that I had not reached my goal weight I decided that 70lbs is a big deal to lose in a year! I feel fantastic, the dr just lowered my blood pressure meds (YAY!) I am able to eat pretty much anything I want just in moderation, which is exactly what I had hoped for.

I'm brand new. I'm 12 months post-surgery.

I joined this forum because of this very issue. It's bothering the heck out of me. It seems like my capacity is increased AND I get hungrier more often.

Here's the thing: Some years ago, I lost 150 pounds on Atkins without surgery. Without fail, I was ravenous about 2 weeks before my period for a week and my weight loss stalled out or I actually gained weight. By the time my period started, I was back to normal and losing weight. This part is not a real surprise.

HOWEVER, I thought this would have changed with the surgery. It didn't. And I don't know what to do about it. On Atkins, I could safely eat more as long as I kept my carb count down, but now I don't know if I can do that because I'm afraid of stretching out my stomach.

Has anybody found a solution to this yet?

I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one! The only thing that makes me nervous is that this is happening so early on in my journey. I'll be 3 weeks out on Thursday and am supposed to get it the 11th and I'm starving! Whenever I eat I'm fine but I've noticed more so at night I can't get full! Not gonna lie...I've been cheating a little with veggies straws since they basically melt in your mouth...but even with those a half hour later I'm starving again! It's driving me crazy!!!

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