Do any of you feel that "hunger pang" during or before your period? Like a craving or the need to eat? I want everything then when I have something I don't want it but I'm hungry like for bacon or something sweet or something healthy or anything. It's pretty ridiculous I know the hormones being out of control but this is just driving me crazy! What do you do/eat to eliminate that crazy drive?

I feel like my 2 premier protein shakes a day in addition to a dinner/lunch/ or breakfast are not satisfying me during my time of the month..

Lapband placed: 8/2011

Lapband removed: 3/2017

VSG: 8/2/2017

1 hour ago, peanut2772 said:

Do any of you feel that "hunger pang" during or before your period? Like a craving or the need to eat? I want everything then when I have something I don't want it but I'm hungry like for bacon or something sweet or something healthy or anything. It's pretty ridiculous I know the hormones being out of control but this is just driving me crazy! What do you do/eat to eliminate that crazy drive?

I feel like my 2 Premier Protein shakes a day in addition to a dinner/lunch/ or Breakfast are not satisfying me during my time of the month..

Lapband placed: 8/2011

Lapband removed: 3/2017

VSG: 8/2/2017

I kinda crave but my body craves red meat. A few days before I start I seem to be hungry more and all day. Good thing is I still follow the eating plan. No drinking with food & vice versa. I don't overeat or try to stuff my pouch. Sweets, well I never craved sweets that much. Here are some things that helped me during this time of what seemed constant hunger and any craves:

-Peanut Butter cheese crackers in my office I only eat maybe 2 at a time (during a 24 hr period), but I keep them handy

-No sugar added fudge pops & sugar free freeze pops

- Increase fluid intake

- When craving red meat - I cook a burger (like a slider size) even with this size I can only eat half! I make an open face burger. I add whatever veggie I want on it and can tolerate. NOTE: other than this I don't eat red meat just my preference.

-Milkshake? I take my Premier banana flavor and put it in my Ninja with some ice to fluff it up and make myself "think" I'm having a banana shake.

As I stated a day or so before my cycle starts, I'm hungry all day as if I was an expecting mom so I listen to my body and I have healthy snacks. Like I may have 5 grapes...2-3 hrs later a couple peanut butter cheese crackers...few hour later a piece of protein etc etc...

So eat! Smaller, healthy, frequent meals not exceeding your daily calorie intake and drink more fluids as well. Always check with your nutritionist for the best plan for YOU. You also don't want to get into grazing all day.

Before surgery I use to gain at least 5lbs during cycle but when it's over I would drop that and maybe another pound or two. This was due to all the bloating etc, but now I didn't gain anything and actually continued to lose weight during my cycle. This is just my experience & not a how to book lol.

You are not alone, I'm sure we all experience it. The thing is to continue to make healthy choices.

I kinda crave but my body craves red meat. A few days before I start I seem to be hungry more and all day. Good thing is I still follow the eating plan. No drinking with food & vice versa. I don't overeat or try to stuff my pouch. Sweets, well I never craved sweets that much. Here are some things that helped me during this time of what seemed constant hunger and any craves:
-Peanut Butter cheese crackers in my office I only eat maybe 2 at a time (during a 24 hr period), but I keep them handy
-No sugar added fudge pops & sugar free freeze pops
- Increase fluid intake
- When craving red meat - I cook a burger (like a slider size) even with this size I can only eat half! I make an open face burger. I add whatever veggie I want on it and can tolerate. NOTE: other than this I don't eat red meat just my preference.
-Milkshake? I take my Premier banana flavor and put it in my Ninja with some ice to fluff it up and make myself "think" I'm having a banana shake.
As I stated a day or so before my cycle starts, I'm hungry all day as if I was an expecting mom so I listen to my body and I have healthy snacks. Like I may have 5 grapes...2-3 hrs later a couple peanut butter cheese crackers...few hour later a piece of protein etc etc...
So eat! Smaller, healthy, frequent meals not exceeding your daily calorie intake and drink more fluids as well. Always check with your nutritionist for the best plan for YOU. You also don't want to get into grazing all day.
Before surgery I use to gain at least 5lbs during cycle but when it's over I would drop that and maybe another pound or two. This was due to all the bloating etc, but now I didn't gain anything and actually continued to lose weight during my cycle. This is just my experience & not a how to book lol.
You are not alone, I'm sure we all experience it. The thing is to continue to make healthy choices.

You're exactly on point! I do not want to graze all day (bad habits seem to linger) I will have to try crushed ice in my premier drink.. thank you for the pointers [emoji4]The scale doesn't go down it stays at the stalled number during that time.. so frustrating along with the other bothersome things during that time.


Lapband placed: 8/2011
Lapband removed: 3/2017
VSG: 8/2/2017

I find that I need to eat more during my time of the month. I tend to eat small meals more often during my time and make sure I'm making the healthiest choices possible. I did speak to my nut about it and she stated I may need more nutrition during my period and to listen to my body and up my calorie intake and protein intake during the that time. It's worked for me thus far.

Nothing has changed in that regard for me. All I want is chocolate and carbs when I'm PMSing. lol!