That time of the month....

[lapinND 1]

Anyone get hungrier during your period? I had mine for the first time since banding last week, and four the full 4 days of it, I was constantly hungry! Day five, period gone; hunger gone. Anyone else experience this?

[Ang1982 4]

Anyone get hungrier during your period? I had mine for the first time since banding last week, and four the full 4 days of it, I was constantly hungry! Day five, period gone; hunger gone. Anyone else experience this?

Hmm, well I have only had my TOM once since getting banded and it's while during the post-op full liquids stage so I was hungry anyways lol.. but in general (pre-surgery) I *ALWAYS* felt hungrier during that TOM. I could seriously eat a grocery store then (thankfully I never did haha). So it will be interesting to see how it will be when I have my TOM once I am on regular food & have had my first fill.

[Skinny_Jill 36]

I am constantly hungry during PMS but during TOM I am not hungry and my band is tighter and I can't eat much. I tend to lose weight during TOM.

[-acl- 0]

I find I am not hungry at all during TOM, my band was a lot tighter last TOM (and the week before) and I had great restriction.

Since being banded I've also found I don't have the dreaded cravings at that time like I did before the band.

[*susan* 1,709]

I am also very, very tight during TOM, so nope, I am not hungry at all. In fact, it is one of the only benefits of TOM that I can think of right now.

[kbinaz 0]

Oh YES, I have big trouble with that. My doctor told me to go with it to a point - he said if you are really hungry, eat. I find if I eat a 'legal' snack when hunger hits I am less likely to really go bonkers and find some chocolate or ice cream. In other words try to keep from getting really hungry. But it is sooo hard. Also, you might notice your band is looser. Something about your body adjusting to increased caloric needs. Our bodies really are amazing!

[kbinaz 0]

And I was referring to PMS. Once my TOM hits I am tighter too. It kind of makes up for the PMS phase!

[Jennie1976 1]

I just finished that time of the month, and not only was I hungrier, but I gained four pounds!! I'm hoping that since it finished today, the weight will continue to come off like before. I always get so worried that this is where the weight loss stops!!!

[Jill Talbot 0]

The only time I feel real physical hunger is when I have PMS so I can sympathize. I give into it by having a couple extra fat-free, sugar-free fudge pops.

Used to be I'd wolf down a heck of a lot more than this so I try not to beat myself up over it. Good luck!

[libra 13]

The week before my TOM...I'm ravenous! I do the whole salty, then sweet thing. I can't seem to get out of that...I also tend to put on a couple of pounds (just Water retention because it comes right off)

I get really tight during my TOM too. Oh and if I feel stressed I get tight too, which I suppose is a good thing since that's when I'd usually want to gorge on junk. Strange how our bodies react to the band.

[marathinner 1]

This is my first TOM since being banded 2 weeks ago. Holy mackeral I feel tight! Granted, I probably still have some swelling but I've barely been able to get down a Protein Drink. I'm hoping that this is a new "perk" of the band!!