Can't get enough to eat!

(Empress of the Unexpected) #1

Any ideas regarding why, going into week nine, I suddenly can’t get enough to eat? I was pretty much forcing the food down until now, but the last two days…….Avocados, drinking HWC, cheese, olive oil, bacon, cheeseburgers, ribeye. I have never eaten so much in my life. I thought my appetite was supposed to be waning, not waxing. But, the last few days has not affected my weight loss in any way.

(less is more, more or less) #2

Hidden carbs? Not enough fat? I was doing intermittent fasting before I started LCHF, which, in retrospect, may have been more beneficial, as I haven’t experienced keto flu, bad breath, and all the other maladies I read about.

(Empress of the Unexpected) #3

No, I’m not eating any processed foods. And have been consuming nothing but fat the last few days. Been very careful - cheeseburgers, no sauce of any kind. I make my own salad dressing. Weird. Just outrageously hungry all of a sudden.

(Jay AM) #4

This is normal. Eat when you’re hungry, make it high fat (not high protein). It’s all a part of listening to hunger signals.

(Danielle ) #5

Is it possibly related to your cycle? I am always ravenous in the days leading up to my period.

(Empress of the Unexpected) #6

Nope, that ship sailed seven years ago. But it is the exact intensity of food cravings that I used to get.

(Danielle ) #7

Interesting… Although I do feel like keto has had an effect on my hormone balance for sure. I wonder if it’s possible that it’s stirring up the ol’ hormones for you?

PS… I’m 48 and ready to bid that ship of mine bon voyage!

(Empress of the Unexpected) #8

Interesting, because I have read other threads suggesting that the fat is releasing estrogen, etc. This is not boredom eating, it is the feeling like no matter how much I eat, my stomach feels empty. Yep, just like in the good old days!

(icky) #9

Maybe your body with keto is not releasing quite enough estrogen to start up your period again, but just enough to start up a gentle hormonal cycle with cravings?

(Allie) #10

I would guess hormonal as your body will be rebalancing it’s natural hormones…

(Alec) #11

Just your body asking for fuel to fix itself. Changes in hunger are a good sign things are changing.

(Empress of the Unexpected) #12

I don’t really mind, cause I love to eat!! The other breakthrough is that the diahrrea I’ve been whining about for the last eight weeks is gone!! I am so happy. I think I wasn’t eating enough. Glad my body is having this conversation with me.

(Empress of the Unexpected) #13

That’s absolutely fine with me:grin:

(Alec) #14

Regina
This is fantastic news!!! :+1: well done!!!

I sometimes wonder whether the eat more messages we often give are always right, BUT I often see results like yours on the forums. You took the advice, and it is working!!! Beauty… well done again!!

(Empress of the Unexpected) #15

I’m happy - I feel good. Something has changed for the better in the last few days. Barring a 10 pound weight gain, I am going to keep on like this, and not even worry about 2MAD for now. I only have about seven pounds left to lose, so I don’t really need to shrink away. (The ten pounds I have already lost is fantastic - I would be happy just to stay where I am, if that is what my body wants!) But I still need to get my HDL/triglyceride ratio in the ballpark - and tone up the belly fat. I think keto will do both for me. Months in the future my body might change enough to go to 2MAD. But for now, I am sticking with what is working. Thanks for your support.

(Alec) #16

Regina
This is also where I am. But 30kg lost and 10kg to go! But if I stay right where I am for life, I would be sooooo happy!

(Empress of the Unexpected) #17

:joy:

(LeeAnn Brooks) #18

I have those days. Having one today as a matter of fact.

My plan… just go with it and do what my body is telling me. Eat more.

(Empress of the Unexpected) #19

Oh trust me. I am just so happy to be hungry again. I am going with the flow. But may have to rethink a few things. Last week I introduced HWC into my coffee. Put in two tablespoons. The next day, four tablespoons… The next day two tablespoons of coffee with the HWC. Finally said, “who needs the coffee part?” My thing before keto was about eight glasses of whole milk a day. Uh, when I started drinking HWC cream by the glass, I thought I should dial it down, and maybe do more avocado, fatty meats, etc. Which I am doing. I :heart: fat.

(Alec) #20

Oh yes. The ultimate health food.