Re: Surprised and Hormonal

[Guest guest]

Kath,I definitely get MUCH more hungry right before my period. but i think it usually balances out a few days later. i'm not sure why this is.congrats on your great results of listening to your body!

abby

Hello everyone,

I have been holding back on weighing myself because I can easily become a slave to my scale. I have noticed a little more room in my clothes in the last couple of days, so the curiosity got the best of me. I found out I lost 7lbs. in the last three weeks. Even though I gave in to the old weigh myself feelings I didn't jump on the scale again the next day, and I have no plans to weigh again. I know I will simply because I am curious and not because I need to figure out how to change my eating according to my weight. It feels really good to let that go. Also, the surprise of losing weight by eating everything I love is magnificent! I could shout it from the rooftops. Here are the results I've wanted my entire life, and I got them by being true to myself, and taking care of me instead of following what Oprah says, or some diet guru is touting. I feel like a weight (no pun intended;)) has been lifted off my shoulders!

Now to the hormonal part. My apologies to any men on the list. I have been eating quite a bit lately it seems. I'm hungry a little more often, (maybe once more per day than usual) and I seem to be able to eat quite a bit more when I am eating before I feel satisfied. I just realized that I am going to start my period in the next day or so, and I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this. I've tried writing about it to see if anything comes up, but I can't seem to find anything that is bothering me at the moment. Do we naturally get more hunger signals when we are hormonal? I am going to continue to trust my hunger and satisfaction signals although I feel like I need more work on the satisfaction point. I don't know if this is diet mentality or if I really need to work on it. I'm so glad I have all of you to bounce this off of!

Thank you in advance.

Kath

-- Abigail C. Wolfson, CPNPLICH School Based Clinic @ BNS/BCS610 Henry Street, Room 209Brooklyn, NY 11231 (fax)

[Guest guest]

> I definitely get MUCH more hungry right before my period. but i think it

> usually balances out a few days later.

Abby,

Thank you for that! I feel better knowing this has happened to someone else.

This is my first complete month of IE so I wasn't sure if I was just not

listening to my body properly, or if it was real. I'm an old pro at dieting,

and at " cheating " on diets. I had a fear that this was me trying to " cheat " at

IE. I know, sounds silly now, but it did worry me a bit.

Thanks again!

Kath

[Guest guest]

I am the same way - not only a I more hungry, but I tend to eat past hunger and not care, if you know what I mean

 

But if I relax and go with it, it's over much faster and my appetite 'normalizes' over the next few days...

 

Mikki

 

 

> I definitely get MUCH more hungry right before my period. but i think it> usually balances out a few days later.Abby,Thank you for that! I feel better knowing this has happened to someone else. This is my first complete month of IE so I wasn't sure if I was just not listening to my body properly, or if it was real. I'm an old pro at dieting, and at " cheating " on diets. I had a fear that this was me trying to " cheat " at IE. I know, sounds silly now, but it did worry me a bit.

Thanks again! :)Kath

[Guest guest]

actually, that's true for me too! i have this feeling of eating like a drowning person would suck down air. which feels strange because i've mostly worked through this feeling at other times. but that only lasts a day or two at most.

I am the same way - not only a I more hungry, but I tend to eat past hunger and not care, if you know what I mean

 

But if I relax and go with it, it's over much faster and my appetite 'normalizes' over the next few days...

 

Mikki

 

 

> I definitely get MUCH more hungry right before my period. but i think it> usually balances out a few days later.Abby,Thank you for that! I feel better knowing this has happened to someone else. This is my first complete month of IE so I wasn't sure if I was just not listening to my body properly, or if it was real. I'm an old pro at dieting, and at " cheating " on diets. I had a fear that this was me trying to " cheat " at IE. I know, sounds silly now, but it did worry me a bit.

Thanks again! :)Kath

[Guest guest]

I am soooooooo glad you brought this up, because this is one of my biggest frustrations.  This is exactly what happens to me.  I find that I crave more carbo type foods and want to eat more and it drives me crazy.  I could have been doing great, feeling good about myself, and then one day I wake up and feel just...well, not like me.  I have a much harder time with IE during this phase of my cycle.  In fact, I've known this for years and have been frustrated by it for years and haven't ever really come to grips with it. Finishing my cycle is like night & day & I no longer feel like eating much of anything, so I call it my " hormonal high " (I'd get a laugh from my dh - I'm sure he appreciated the different person!).  It is the most wonderful feeling to feel 'normal', but I'm always a little depressed because I may have done damage during the tough part of my cycle.  I did read something once that there was science behind this.  The problem is, since I have tendencies to use food in the wrong way, that this becomes a particularly difficult time for me.  I find I have to concentrate harder, and change things up in terms of my routines.  It really is frustrating.  I would love to get ideas in this regard.  Thanks for bringing up the issue - it isn't easy to talk about (I extend my apologies to any men on the list as well!)

Hello everyone,

I have been holding back on weighing myself because I can easily become a slave to my scale. I have noticed a little more room in my clothes in the last couple of days, so the curiosity got the best of me. I found out I lost 7lbs. in the last three weeks. Even though I gave in to the old weigh myself feelings I didn't jump on the scale again the next day, and I have no plans to weigh again. I know I will simply because I am curious and not because I need to figure out how to change my eating according to my weight. It feels really good to let that go. Also, the surprise of losing weight by eating everything I love is magnificent! I could shout it from the rooftops. Here are the results I've wanted my entire life, and I got them by being true to myself, and taking care of me instead of following what Oprah says, or some diet guru is touting. I feel like a weight (no pun intended;)) has been lifted off my shoulders!

Now to the hormonal part. My apologies to any men on the list. I have been eating quite a bit lately it seems. I'm hungry a little more often, (maybe once more per day than usual) and I seem to be able to eat quite a bit more when I am eating before I feel satisfied. I just realized that I am going to start my period in the next day or so, and I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this. I've tried writing about it to see if anything comes up, but I can't seem to find anything that is bothering me at the moment. Do we naturally get more hunger signals when we are hormonal? I am going to continue to trust my hunger and satisfaction signals although I feel like I need more work on the satisfaction point. I don't know if this is diet mentality or if I really need to work on it. I'm so glad I have all of you to bounce this off of!

Thank you in advance.

Kath

[Guest guest]

Hi , I'm not sure I have the answers but I can share my experience

 

I actually suffer from pretty severe PMDD (which I didn't even believe existed a year ago until I was part of a clinical trial and they convinced me that not every female spends a week of every month feeling like a suicidal homicidal maniac!!).  Anyway, the clinical trial was to study the effectiveness of taking Zoloft only during the week before your period, and for me it was like magic!  Before, the effect of the hormonal change was dramatic, like someone reached in my head and flipped my happy switch off.  Then I would be miserable, irritable, and eat my head off for a week.  Hating myself with every bite but not caring.  Undoing any progress that I'd made with whatever diet I was on at the time.

 

With the meds, I've pretty much eliminated the emotional roller-coaster (yay!!!!!!), but I still have the physical symptoms (a bit extra-tired, increased appetite, tender breasts).  With the ability to de-couple the mental from the physical, I've learned that it's really OK to eat a bit extra for a day or two -- the important part is to continue to listen to your body and nurture myself.  If I want to feel the comfort of 2 grilled cheese sandwiches in my belly one day, that's OK.  But I can stop when my body says stop - so it takes me a little more food to reach satisfaction, as long as I stop when I DO reach that point, I'm still eating intuitively!!  I haven't " damaged " anything, I just have a slightly different threshold of nurturing for a few days

 

And even with allowing myself to do this, I'm still waaay ahead of the game in terms of not eating as many unneccessary calories as I'm used to  - for 3 reasons.  First, the guilt doesn't trigger a binge, 2nd I'm not drowning in self-hatred and punishing myself or trying to numb out with food, and 3rd I eat exactly what I'm craving FIRST so I'm not munching my way through a bunch of stuff that I don't really want before I " give in " and have what I really want

 

I know my situation is a bit more severe than most peoples, but hopefully you can glean some ideas for yourself

 

hugs

Mikki 

I am soooooooo glad you brought this up, because this is one of my biggest frustrations.  This is exactly what happens to me.  I find that I crave more carbo type foods and want to eat more and it drives me crazy.  I could have been doing great, feeling good about myself, and then one day I wake up and feel just...well, not like me.  I have a much harder time with IE during this phase of my cycle.  In fact, I've known this for years and have been frustrated by it for years and haven't ever really come to grips with it. Finishing my cycle is like night & day & I no longer feel like eating much of anything, so I call it my " hormonal high " (I'd get a laugh from my dh - I'm sure he appreciated the different person!).  It is the most wonderful feeling to feel 'normal', but I'm always a little depressed because I may have done damage during the tough part of my cycle.  I did read something once that there was science behind this.  The problem is, since I have tendencies to use food in the wrong way, that this becomes a particularly difficult time for me.  I find I have to concentrate harder, and change things up in terms of my routines.  It really is frustrating.  I would love to get ideas in this regard.  Thanks for bringing up the issue - it isn't easy to talk about (I extend my apologies to any men on the list as well!)

Hello everyone,I have been holding back on weighing myself because I can easily become a slave to my scale. I have noticed a little more room in my clothes in the last couple of days, so the curiosity got the best of me. I found out I lost 7lbs. in the last three weeks. Even though I gave in to the old weigh myself feelings I didn't jump on the scale again the next day, and I have no plans to weigh again. I know I will simply because I am curious and not because I need to figure out how to change my eating according to my weight. It feels really good to let that go. Also, the surprise of losing weight by eating everything I love is magnificent! I could shout it from the rooftops. Here are the results I've wanted my entire life, and I got them by being true to myself, and taking care of me instead of following what Oprah says, or some diet guru is touting. I feel like a weight (no pun intended;)) has been lifted off my shoulders!

Now to the hormonal part. My apologies to any men on the list. I have been eating quite a bit lately it seems. I'm hungry a little more often, (maybe once more per day than usual) and I seem to be able to eat quite a bit more when I am eating before I feel satisfied. I just realized that I am going to start my period in the next day or so, and I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this. I've tried writing about it to see if anything comes up, but I can't seem to find anything that is bothering me at the moment. Do we naturally get more hunger signals when we are hormonal? I am going to continue to trust my hunger and satisfaction signals although I feel like I need more work on the satisfaction point. I don't know if this is diet mentality or if I really need to work on it. I'm so glad I have all of you to bounce this off of!

Thank you in advance. :)Kath

[Guest guest]

Very interest topic around here in this post. LOL I am sure that scared off some

men. Anyway yeah I have through that in the past for many years since I was 12

years old. Always hungry for more 2 days before period started.

Altough things had completely change last year July that my period had throw off

a loop. Before they put me on birth control due to my period was just started

mess up then they decide this birth control pills may be help to take back

control. Turn out it backfired and it got very extreme heavy to the point will

have to go bathroom every 5 minutes to change one simply pad. Imagine that cause

the pain unbearable which I eat a lot more foods due to that. That last for 8

months worth of blood loss and the doctor still had not figured it out what heck

wrong so far they have had found out that work stop the bleed last Jan for first

time. Though there still no period for me for a while because they don't want to

put me on one because of that 8 months worth. The pain had a lot lessen though

still around here on and off. So, I take back control of my foods again and I am

glad for it.

Eliza

[Guest guest]

Hi Mikki,This was really helpful.  I get pretty severe symptoms, too, (maybe not as bad as what you described), so I was intrigued by how they helped you.  Very interesting!  The happy switch comment is exactly what I experience - perfect description. And I do pretty well, eating what I want (trust me, LOL), but what drives me crazy is the 'more' part.  I hate that I seem to be so much hungrier and I just plain feel icky (during that time).  You are making me think it wouldn't be a bad idea to ask my doctor about this.  Thanks for all your thoughts.  It helped a lot.

Hi , I'm not sure I have the answers but I can share my experience

 

I actually suffer from pretty severe PMDD (which I didn't even believe existed a year ago until I was part of a clinical trial and they convinced me that not every female spends a week of every month feeling like a suicidal homicidal maniac!!).  Anyway, the clinical trial was to study the effectiveness of taking Zoloft only during the week before your period, and for me it was like magic!  Before, the effect of the hormonal change was dramatic, like someone reached in my head and flipped my happy switch off.  Then I would be miserable, irritable, and eat my head off for a week.  Hating myself with every bite but not caring.  Undoing any progress that I'd made with whatever diet I was on at the time.

 

With the meds, I've pretty much eliminated the emotional roller-coaster (yay!!!!!!), but I still have the physical symptoms (a bit extra-tired, increased appetite, tender breasts).  With the ability to de-couple the mental from the physical, I've learned that it's really OK to eat a bit extra for a day or two -- the important part is to continue to listen to your body and nurture myself.  If I want to feel the comfort of 2 grilled cheese sandwiches in my belly one day, that's OK.  But I can stop when my body says stop - so it takes me a little more food to reach satisfaction, as long as I stop when I DO reach that point, I'm still eating intuitively!!  I haven't " damaged " anything, I just have a slightly different threshold of nurturing for a few days

 

And even with allowing myself to do this, I'm still waaay ahead of the game in terms of not eating as many unneccessary calories as I'm used to  - for 3 reasons.  First, the guilt doesn't trigger a binge, 2nd I'm not drowning in self-hatred and punishing myself or trying to numb out with food, and 3rd I eat exactly what I'm craving FIRST so I'm not munching my way through a bunch of stuff that I don't really want before I " give in " and have what I really want

 

I know my situation is a bit more severe than most peoples, but hopefully you can glean some ideas for yourself

 

hugs

Mikki 

I am soooooooo glad you brought this up, because this is one of my biggest frustrations.  This is exactly what happens to me.  I find that I crave more carbo type foods and want to eat more and it drives me crazy.  I could have been doing great, feeling good about myself, and then one day I wake up and feel just...well, not like me.  I have a much harder time with IE during this phase of my cycle.  In fact, I've known this for years and have been frustrated by it for years and haven't ever really come to grips with it. Finishing my cycle is like night & day & I no longer feel like eating much of anything, so I call it my " hormonal high " (I'd get a laugh from my dh - I'm sure he appreciated the different person!).  It is the most wonderful feeling to feel 'normal', but I'm always a little depressed because I may have done damage during the tough part of my cycle.  I did read something once that there was science behind this.  The problem is, since I have tendencies to use food in the wrong way, that this becomes a particularly difficult time for me.  I find I have to concentrate harder, and change things up in terms of my routines.  It really is frustrating.  I would love to get ideas in this regard.  Thanks for bringing up the issue - it isn't easy to talk about (I extend my apologies to any men on the list as well!)

Hello everyone,I have been holding back on weighing myself because I can easily become a slave to my scale. I have noticed a little more room in my clothes in the last couple of days, so the curiosity got the best of me. I found out I lost 7lbs. in the last three weeks. Even though I gave in to the old weigh myself feelings I didn't jump on the scale again the next day, and I have no plans to weigh again. I know I will simply because I am curious and not because I need to figure out how to change my eating according to my weight. It feels really good to let that go. Also, the surprise of losing weight by eating everything I love is magnificent! I could shout it from the rooftops. Here are the results I've wanted my entire life, and I got them by being true to myself, and taking care of me instead of following what Oprah says, or some diet guru is touting. I feel like a weight (no pun intended;)) has been lifted off my shoulders!

Now to the hormonal part. My apologies to any men on the list. I have been eating quite a bit lately it seems. I'm hungry a little more often, (maybe once more per day than usual) and I seem to be able to eat quite a bit more when I am eating before I feel satisfied. I just realized that I am going to start my period in the next day or so, and I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this. I've tried writing about it to see if anything comes up, but I can't seem to find anything that is bothering me at the moment. Do we naturally get more hunger signals when we are hormonal? I am going to continue to trust my hunger and satisfaction signals although I feel like I need more work on the satisfaction point. I don't know if this is diet mentality or if I really need to work on it. I'm so glad I have all of you to bounce this off of!

Thank you in advance. :)Kath

[Guest guest]

Wow!

This thread is so interesting. It is so great to hear that other people have the

same " period pains " as I do!

For me, my mental and physical pains seem to come from my birth control. I would

love to go off of it but it isn't the right time.

Years ago I switched from a higher dose birth control to a lower one. I was

shocked to learn that I wasn't naturally " bi - polar " the week of my period! It

was the birth control doing it to me! I did not get the same extreme mood

swings. My mood swings were so bad that my boyfriend refuses to ever let me go

back on that brand!

I too never believed in PMDD. But recently I went to the Yaz birth control site

and all the PMDD symptoms they listed on there I have. And after thinking about

it I am wondering if what I go through every month is normal or even necessary.

I am thinking about going to the doctor and getting it all checked out. The same

time every month (two weeks before my menstration) I get so tired sometimes I

can't accomplish all I need to in the day. Or sometimes I get so moody and

depressed for no reason. One day I will feel so sad I can barely function. But

the next I snap out of it and I am back to my old self. And of course I am

usually STARVING! What a pain!

Well very good to hear I am not alone in this! : )

- K

> >>

> >>>

> >>>

> >>> Hello everyone,

> >>>

> >>> I have been holding back on weighing myself because I can easily become a

> >>> slave to my scale. I have noticed a little more room in my clothes in the

> >>> last couple of days, so the curiosity got the best of me. I found out I

lost

> >>> 7lbs. in the last three weeks. Even though I gave in to the old weigh

myself

> >>> feelings I didn't jump on the scale again the next day, and I have no

plans

> >>> to weigh again. I know I will simply because I am curious and not because

I

> >>> need to figure out how to change my eating according to my weight. It

feels

> >>> really good to let that go. Also, the surprise of losing weight by eating

> >>> everything I love is magnificent! I could shout it from the rooftops. Here

> >>> are the results I've wanted my entire life, and I got them by being true

to

> >>> myself, and taking care of me instead of following what Oprah says, or

some

> >>> diet guru is touting. I feel like a weight (no pun intended;)) has been

> >>> lifted off my shoulders!

> >>>

> >>> Now to the hormonal part. My apologies to any men on the list. I have

> >>> been eating quite a bit lately it seems. I'm hungry a little more often,

> >>> (maybe once more per day than usual) and I seem to be able to eat quite a

> >>> bit more when I am eating before I feel satisfied. I just realized that I

am

> >>> going to start my period in the next day or so, and I'm wondering if

anyone

> >>> else has experienced this. I've tried writing about it to see if anything

> >>> comes up, but I can't seem to find anything that is bothering me at the

> >>> moment. Do we naturally get more hunger signals when we are hormonal? I am

> >>> going to continue to trust my hunger and satisfaction signals although I

> >>> feel like I need more work on the satisfaction point. I don't know if this

> >>> is diet mentality or if I really need to work on it. I'm so glad I have

all

> >>> of you to bounce this off of!

> >>>

> >>> Thank you in advance.

> >>> Kath

> >>>

> >>>

> >>

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I have recently gone off birth control, as I wanted to see what my body would be like after so many years on it. (and no, i'm not trying to get pregnant! my friends keep asking me this.) i also wanted to see if they contributed to weight gain, as i realized that i started to gain weight, after being stable for several years, around the time i started using them. 

it's been really interesting. the main thing ive noticed is that i've got acne for the first time in years -- so strange! but the harder thing is that i no longer know when my period is coming, so when i am feeling more hungry and tired, i have no idea until after the fact if it is period related or not. also, at the risk of sharing too much information, i've been, um, tracking my fertility and it appears that it has not yet returned. which is a little scary, but i'm assuming it will come back eventually.

so far, and it's only been two months, my cramps have been much less compared to before birth control, when they were pretty horrible. as a health care provider, i will add that there are lots of different birth control pills out there, so if one makes you feel nutty, ask your provider for a different one. people respond SOOOO differently to them.  i don't know much about this, and i wish i did, but i remember from in school that there are some pills that are better for people who are highly " androgenic " and others for people who are more " estrogenic " (i remember this one as people who tend to gain and lose weight with their periods and have bigger breasts versus people who are more androgenic)

and yasmin is really good for people out there with PCOS -- the progesterone in it acts as an anti-androgen and also regulates (lowers) BP.great thread! isn't it so strange, how much we go through every month???

Wow!

This thread is so interesting. It is so great to hear that other people have the same " period pains " as I do!

For me, my mental and physical pains seem to come from my birth control. I would love to go off of it but it isn't the right time.

Years ago I switched from a higher dose birth control to a lower one. I was shocked to learn that I wasn't naturally " bi - polar " the week of my period! It was the birth control doing it to me! I did not get the same extreme mood swings. My mood swings were so bad that my boyfriend refuses to ever let me go back on that brand!

I too never believed in PMDD. But recently I went to the Yaz birth control site and all the PMDD symptoms they listed on there I have. And after thinking about it I am wondering if what I go through every month is normal or even necessary. I am thinking about going to the doctor and getting it all checked out. The same time every month (two weeks before my menstration) I get so tired sometimes I can't accomplish all I need to in the day. Or sometimes I get so moody and depressed for no reason. One day I will feel so sad I can barely function. But the next I snap out of it and I am back to my old self. And of course I am usually STARVING! What a pain!

Well very good to hear I am not alone in this! : )

- K

> >>

> >>>

> >>>

> >>> Hello everyone,

> >>>

> >>> I have been holding back on weighing myself because I can easily become a

> >>> slave to my scale. I have noticed a little more room in my clothes in the

> >>> last couple of days, so the curiosity got the best of me. I found out I lost

> >>> 7lbs. in the last three weeks. Even though I gave in to the old weigh myself

> >>> feelings I didn't jump on the scale again the next day, and I have no plans

> >>> to weigh again. I know I will simply because I am curious and not because I

> >>> need to figure out how to change my eating according to my weight. It feels

> >>> really good to let that go. Also, the surprise of losing weight by eating

> >>> everything I love is magnificent! I could shout it from the rooftops. Here

> >>> are the results I've wanted my entire life, and I got them by being true to

> >>> myself, and taking care of me instead of following what Oprah says, or some

> >>> diet guru is touting. I feel like a weight (no pun intended;)) has been

> >>> lifted off my shoulders!

> >>>

> >>> Now to the hormonal part. My apologies to any men on the list. I have

> >>> been eating quite a bit lately it seems. I'm hungry a little more often,

> >>> (maybe once more per day than usual) and I seem to be able to eat quite a

> >>> bit more when I am eating before I feel satisfied. I just realized that I am

> >>> going to start my period in the next day or so, and I'm wondering if anyone

> >>> else has experienced this. I've tried writing about it to see if anything

> >>> comes up, but I can't seem to find anything that is bothering me at the

> >>> moment. Do we naturally get more hunger signals when we are hormonal? I am

> >>> going to continue to trust my hunger and satisfaction signals although I

> >>> feel like I need more work on the satisfaction point. I don't know if this

> >>> is diet mentality or if I really need to work on it. I'm so glad I have all

> >>> of you to bounce this off of!

> >>>

> >>> Thank you in advance.

> >>> Kath

> >>>

> >>>

> >>

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Yes! I totally understand!

I have thought about going off of birth control as well. This may be too much

information... But I am too much of a nervous person to be sexually active

without birth control. Condoms can break, and I don't trust things like the

nuva-ring. I have had 2 girlfriends say it (somehow) fell out without them

knowing it. Scary! And the IUD is too invasive for me right now.

But I have always wondered what my body would be like without birth control. It

is a relief to hear how yours is responding. I originally was put on birth

control (at 16 or so) because my menstration cramps were unbelievably horribly

painful. Prescription pain killers weren't working anymore. So I always fear

that when I finally go off of birth control that that pain will come back. But

maybe not!

I know that my mother went off of birth control in her late 40's. She was on it

for 20+ years. She never got her menstration back though. Not sure if this is

possible but it seemed to push her into menopause.

Once I involuntarily went off of birth control. My mail - in prescription

company messed up my order (I hate healthcare plans sometimes!!). So I had to go

without birth control for a month. I was really surprised at how missing a month

dramatically altered my life. It took about 2 - 3 months to feel mentally and

physically back to my old self. During that time span, I was more

moody/emotional and completely lost my sex drive.

So anyway I am sure your fertility will return! I actually did not know you

could track your fertility. Very interesting!

Definitely a great thread! Its nice to share stories about our bodies with

others, it doesn't usually come up in real life. : )

- K

> >

> > > >>

> > > >>>

> > > >>>

> > > >>> Hello everyone,

> > > >>>

> > > >>> I have been holding back on weighing myself because I can easily

> > become a

> > > >>> slave to my scale. I have noticed a little more room in my clothes in

> > the

> > > >>> last couple of days, so the curiosity got the best of me. I found out

> > I lost

> > > >>> 7lbs. in the last three weeks. Even though I gave in to the old weigh

> > myself

> > > >>> feelings I didn't jump on the scale again the next day, and I have no

> > plans

> > > >>> to weigh again. I know I will simply because I am curious and not

> > because I

> > > >>> need to figure out how to change my eating according to my weight. It

> > feels

> > > >>> really good to let that go. Also, the surprise of losing weight by

> > eating

> > > >>> everything I love is magnificent! I could shout it from the rooftops.

> > Here

> > > >>> are the results I've wanted my entire life, and I got them by being

> > true to

> > > >>> myself, and taking care of me instead of following what Oprah says,

> > or some

> > > >>> diet guru is touting. I feel like a weight (no pun intended;)) has

> > been

> > > >>> lifted off my shoulders!

> > > >>>

> > > >>> Now to the hormonal part. My apologies to any men on the list. I

> > have

> > > >>> been eating quite a bit lately it seems. I'm hungry a little more

> > often,

> > > >>> (maybe once more per day than usual) and I seem to be able to eat

> > quite a

> > > >>> bit more when I am eating before I feel satisfied. I just realized

> > that I am

> > > >>> going to start my period in the next day or so, and I'm wondering if

> > anyone

> > > >>> else has experienced this. I've tried writing about it to see if

> > anything

> > > >>> comes up, but I can't seem to find anything that is bothering me at

> > the

> > > >>> moment. Do we naturally get more hunger signals when we are hormonal?

> > I am

> > > >>> going to continue to trust my hunger and satisfaction signals

> > although I

> > > >>> feel like I need more work on the satisfaction point. I don't know if

> > this

> > > >>> is diet mentality or if I really need to work on it. I'm so glad I

> > have all

> > > >>> of you to bounce this off of!

> > > >>>

> > > >>> Thank you in advance.

> > > >>> Kath

> > > >>>

> > > >>>

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