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Typically my morning at work are way too chaotic to think about eating.. and before work, I'm barely rolling out of bed, so I don't have time to eat before going in.. Even pre-band, my first food is normally lunch time, and I don't pause to think about if I'm hungry before then.

Well today some reason.. (I've been taking phen---diet pill for past week or so), I didn't take my diet pill, got real busy, and started to get hungry. Real hungry. I don't always take lunch break either, I work through lunch and eat something in the office (if I decide to eat). Since taking the phen, I don't get hungry till dinner time, so I've only eaten after 5pm.

But today like I said, I was soo hungry, I was growling and having severe cramps from being hungry! It was weird.. so afterwork we went by Wendy's on the way home, and I got a chili. While eating it, I felt like everything was struggling to go down. I was so hungry it made me not hungry... (I have had that sensation before), but I was trying to eat a little so I'd stop feeling sick.. and it felt like my band was tight! It felt like I was taking huge bites (honest, I wasn't!!), so 3-4 bites later I just stopped trying.

I haven't felt my band 'tighten' from being hungry before, anyone else have this happen??? Or know why?

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It might have just been from stress. I have had times that my stomach is growling and I am so hungry I can't take it. When I finally take a few bites, I'm full and satisified. It doesn't make sense, but we have to remember our bands are really fickle!

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It happens to me too. I couldn't tell you why, my best guess is that the stomach starts grumbling, and producing acid, and maybe you get a little swollen or something? No clue.

On another note though, if you aren't eating anything all day until dinner, are you making sure you are eating enough?

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Yeah, I keep a daily journal thing, I have been on average 1,200 calories, the past week around 900 due to I've been forgetting to eat my 5:30. I typically eat at 5:30 and then 8:30. I also have a frappucino w/protein powder for my b'fast.

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Yeah, I have that issue. I have to be careful not to get too hungry or I'll get into that place where I'm *starving* and can't eat. Ugh.

And a side note...Frappacino? The kind from Starbucks full of sugar? Or are you making your own non-sugar version???? Cuz if you are having sugar for Breakfast you are going to be way hungry all day.

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