hungry hungry hippo days?

BypassBee · Jun 8, 2010

So here I am, having had yet another one of those days where I have wanted to eat everythign in sight.

I usually get a few days like this a month, I can onlu assume its a hormone thing... but maybe there are other reasons for it?

And as such I was wondering who else suffers from these?

I find it amazing as some days I dont even think about food, and eat not much at all and others all I can do is eat eat eat and feel hungry.

As I'm quite far out I can eat a fair amount now... So I shall share with you what I ate today... By no means am I saying I normally eat this way, nor do I need telling what is or isn't good for me, I am well awear, and for the most part I am a "everything in moderation" kindda gal so... here goes:

Breakfast; 1 side plate sized banana pancake
Mid morning; muller light
lunch; 1/2 can of soup
mid afternoon; 2 slices of toast with homemade jam (not one after another, about 30 mins apart)
tea time; sweets, like twizzlers, 2 mini white choc peanut butter cups and a mini baby ruth.
This then made me hypoglycemic and my blood sugar hit 2.8, so i had half an apple and another slice of toast with jam!
actual dinner; beef with a tbl spoon mash, carrot and swede and sweetcorn
evening snack; toast with jam.. yup thats number 4!
supper; muller light and 2 table spoons musli.

Now, that is by far the most I have eaten in a loooong time. And when I have days like this, I make awful choices and usualy end up hypoglycemic.

Now I have never had myself down as a comfort eater, but maybe I am and I just don't recognise it? - I saw my Dr today as I needed some bloods re testing (3rd time now) as I have some abnormal white cells, which would usualy mean glandular feaver, but the test for that came back negative twice, so she wanted to re test and look at the specific white cells that are raised. So I asked her what this could mean... she paused and said "lymphoma" she went on to tell me not to worry, as she looked back in my records and I have had the same raised white cells before, and I may just have abnormal cells. But this could make me more prone to develope something I believe. So I am telling myself I'm not worried... but am I? And is the eating an outlet of that?!

I'd like some opinions please.

All I know is that I have felt hungry and sodding day!

Thanks for reading this far lol

.x.

Sambucca · Jun 9, 2010

I'm rubbish at analysing why we do or dont eat, and why some days we eat more than others, but I do know that I also have hungry hungry hippo days where I feel I could eat anything and everything. I too tend to make poor choices on these days. Maybe the hungry feeling doesnt properly go away as we are not feeding it properly, but feeding it junk. Does that make any sense?

Hope the test results come back soon and that the results are nothing to worry about. Will keep my fingers crossed.

Neen · Jun 9, 2010

OMG mine are an ongoing saga at the moment. Mine are purely comfort eating and the only problem with that is , because I was not physically hungry, it's never satisfied. I'm eating to distract myself from feeling upset usually and no amount of any food will make that feeling go away.
It's not helping much with my stall that's for sure!

salski · Jun 9, 2010

Bae I have days like this and they are far more frequet these days! This weekend I went camping and we spent as much on meal food as we did on crap to eat. Biscuits, sweets, choc and crisps!
I knew this weekend that things have to change as I cant blame my TOTM - I was just a greedy little piggy!
As long as the food you are eating in large amounts are protein based then maybe its not all bad?!
I am no good at taking my own advice, but I am making a concious effort to stick to protein based food this week...maybe that will help you?
Sorry if this is rubbish! Hahaha
Sal x

BypassBee · Jun 9, 2010

Thank you all for replying. It's good to know im not alone.

Thanks for keeping your fingers crossed for me too sam! And yes it makes sense, it's like im hungry, so im eating, but its rubbish food that doesnt fill me, rather then having some toast or something sweet, id be better having something more filling, as toast is almost as many cals as a small chicken breast!

Neen & sal, I know these days are happening more and more for me also! I think the protein first is something I need to get back into, as it has really slipped in my diet, and I just seem to head for carbs all the time. And not good ones!

I think the odd day of poor food choices here and there is normal, all my "normal" sized friends do it, it's just a case of making sure they dont come too often i guess!

.x.

Sambucca · Jun 9, 2010

BypassBee said:
I think the odd day of poor food choices here and there is normal, all my "normal" sized friends do it, it's just a case of making sure they dont come too often i guess!

.x.

I couldnt have put it better myself.

angie790 · Jun 9, 2010

I think most of us whether we are pre- or post-op have days like this...hence the reason I need surgery as unfortunately, these hungery days seem to be too often! I do find though, that if I have a good decent (albeit healthy) breakfast, I never eat as much during the rest of the day, than if I didn't have breakfast....moral to oneself...easy, have breakfast...so why don't I religiously, lol!!!!
As for your high white blood cell result, despite trying not to worry, I'm sure you are anyway. A high WBC reading could be an indicator of many things, an underlying infection or chronic inflammatory problem for example, but it sounds like your Doc has got it all under control. I sincerely hope your further test results come back ok xxx

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