is anyone else ravenously hungry during their period?

[shan123]

ok so lately (this month especially) im noticing that Im fiercely ravenously and uncontrollably hungry while on my period. I know women tend to burn more calories/metabllism increases to some degree but seriously?! hungry isnt even the word for me this month! does this happen that noticeably to anyone else?

[illiniStrive]

Me for sure.

I kind of just let my cravings go where they take me. Any extra weight/bloat is gone within a week or less. I figure 4-5 days of a ravenous appetite won't kill me

[gamesmaster1]

well Im about 5 days away from my period and feel like i could eat a horse and am craving loads of cake!

Do you weigh more before the period or during the period and is it mostly water bloat?

[stephanielynn76]

Yes.

[bethtwenty4]

For me, it usually hits the first couple days (when I'm cranky and a beyotch!). I eat what I crave which makes me feel MUCH better

[shan123]

im not having any kind of cravings im just really hungry, the kind of hungry that literally feels like ur stomach is knawing at itself, no matter how much i eat nothing fills me, the burn barely disappears for a half hour of so then returns again with vengeance. i cant explain how many veggies ive eaten in the last 3 days, still starving WTF

[whatevergirl]

Oh yes, indeed. I need to find the thread I started about this a while ago, there were some great replies in there...you're totally normal, OP.

edit --->> here's the thread I started a few months back on this very thing. hope it helps.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=134936001

[rhbrand]

I know I am and generally speaking, just up my calories during that time.

[fitpawz]

Yup & if I try to ignore it then all I do is THINK about eating & the cravings can kick in pretty hard. So I just eat what my body/mind wants & try to stay satisfied without binging. It normally happens right before & on the first day for me.

[perumina]

yes i get an appetite boost right before and first days of period...nothing crazy...I just feel like I can eat more...but after a satisfying meal and treat I am usually good

[digitalangel3]

nope not me. However I find I always know when I am getting my period because the week before is like that. I just want to open my mouth and stuff food in it. I feel like I HAVE to eat.
Then the first day of period comes and everything vanishes :~ All the cravings,the binging, and the bloating all magically flow away. (sorry couldn't resist pun. my bad )

[gwnorth]

Pre-menstrual your body is trying to prepare in the event you become pregnant. When you get your period it's obvious that you aren't pregnant, so the craving/hunger is shut off.

[gobbles23]

I have acid reflux issues, and they always worsen around that time of the month and make my hunger feel 10 billion times worse! It's brutal It's usually worse the week before though, not when I'm on my period. Except for today...

[Julie5150]

I crave tea - oddly. Thick, heavy, dark tea flooded with a ton of sugar.

[AnnieOlson]

Opposite, I struggle to eat. I get horrible, nauseating cramps every month.

[tinald]

Dispite all the cramping and nausea I too get crazy hungry. And it's the main time I crave sugar.

[paulett]

Yes and no. Some months I am and some months I am not.

[Lexy]

Dispite all the cramping and nausea I too get crazy hungry. And it's the main time I crave sugar.

I am exactly the same. I crave the worst foods and have nausea and cramping. Afterwards I eat like a horse, get stomach pain, feel bloated from the salts, sugar etc.

After the period I hardly eat, I forget to eat. It is all so weird and I hate it because it throws my diet out the door.

[whatevergirl]

Strangely, this time around, I wasn't hungry at all.

[ooooLISAoooo]

So i'm not the only one! I feel like I tend to eat lots of carbs!!!

[Ashlei]

im not having any kind of cravings im just really hungry, the kind of hungry that literally feels like ur stomach is knawing at itself, no matter how much i eat nothing fills me, the burn barely disappears for a half hour of so then returns again with vengeance. i cant explain how many veggies ive eaten in the last 3 days, still starving WTF

I've been feeling like this yesterday and today....started my period today so hopefully it goes away soon. Ugh, I hate it! I've eaten a ton of veggies and protein, and lots of water...didn't make any difference. So I just went for the ice cream. I could still eat a ton more too

[kmal2t]

first guy to touch this thread...lol its gonna be like the only girl thread that guys stay out of

[Julie5150]

first guy to touch this thread...lol its gonna be like the only girl thread that guys stay out of

Oh - so that's how we build a barrier.

You guys have to put (srs) in your thread titles - we'll have to put (rag) in ours

[danibel]

No. I'm ravenously hungry all the time.

[nlavale]

OMgoodness meeee tooooo. I am soooo hungry all the time. I eat very well, lots of protein and I eat every two to three hours. sometimes I am hungry an hour after I eat. I think i have a tape worm. Seriously. I have been told to eat more protein but it was my understanding that women can only digest about 30 grams of protein at a time. I usually do about 25-35 grams per meal. do you girls follow that guidline?

[Ashlei]

Your body can digest whatever you feed it.

[nlavale]

ashlei, i'm gonna try more protein. I figure the worst that could happen is I will get sick. then i will know what did it. cool. thanks for your opinion.

[karoline8]

A week and a half before I am definetly much hungrier...for sweet things,this lasts for about 4-5 days then is followed by 3 days for not being able to sleep, and waking up hungry...fun times. My pms symptoms don't happen all at once but throughout the month,moodiness,hunger, restless sleep, cramps, headaches, confusion and tiredness... so I actually only have one really perfect week each month, which follows my period. Excercise definetly helps me, and being aware of why I feel the way I do, thankfully I'm more prone to thinking logically than letting my emotions control me or my house would be a miserable one...lol.

[paulett]

Ahaha, I think this thread jinxed me, because I've been starving this weeks.

[CUC1976]

It's insane. Sweet. Salty. Everything. I'm really fatigued, unmotivated to workout & depressed too. I went to the doctor to
ask if something was abnormal about me but she said no but that the pill could help level it out. I don't trust the pill though. Always gain weight & get depressed on it.