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I've had the hunger for almost as long as I can remember... as a kid, I'd often consume 8,000-10,000+ calories, no joke! Example of just ONE meal in a given day, from childhood: three ENORMOUS PLATEFULS of pasta, with meatballs on top, tons of sauce, and 1/2 to 1 full loaf of garlic bread). And on those days, I'd still have breakfast, lunch, and snacks. I don't know where the calories went, cuz I never gained an ounce...... until puberty (mid-late teens).
I've never had my leptin checked, although about a year ago, the endo I was seeing gave me the lab form to have it checked. I never followed through cuz he said I'd need to go from midnight till morning w/o eating, which, for me = a GUARANTEED ALL-NIGHTER.
Right now things are MUCH better. I'm 8 days straight at ~1800 cals/day, and fairing pretty well. The peps REALLY helped keep the weight off - for the previous 3 months straight, my average caloric intake was ~3,000/day. While I gained ~5-7 lbs, it's much less than I should have gained, based 'on paper' calculations. I'm hoping the hunger will not come back... cuz at 5'3", small-frame, I shouldn't be higher than ~115-118. Right now, I'm like 126-129.
I've never had my leptin checked, although about a year ago, the endo I was seeing gave me the lab form to have it checked. I never followed through cuz he said I'd need to go from midnight till morning w/o eating, which, for me = a GUARANTEED ALL-NIGHTER.
Right now things are MUCH better. I'm 8 days straight at ~1800 cals/day, and fairing pretty well. The peps REALLY helped keep the weight off - for the previous 3 months straight, my average caloric intake was ~3,000/day. While I gained ~5-7 lbs, it's much less than I should have gained, based 'on paper' calculations. I'm hoping the hunger will not come back... cuz at 5'3", small-frame, I shouldn't be higher than ~115-118. Right now, I'm like 126-129.