[middlepath]

I know this sounds counter intuitive, but I KNOW i am hypo (and have been for awhile now), but am gaining weight. What is up with that? I am craving carbs but my body is active, my sleep pattern is disrupted, and I am generally just happy and unbelievably productive.

Am I the only one who gains weight while hypo???

I do. I love eating. I can't stop eating, it's like speed eating! Everything tastes so good and I can't get enuff. I got to force myself to not eat that, or that, or that.

[quasicrystalline]

Lack of sleep kills your metabolism. I have gained weight when hypo, because it makes me hungrier than usual. I lose weight when manic, because I get into diet binges and think I don't have to eat anything, but hypo not so much. I've gained before.

[wildflowerchild25]

I don't monitor my weight (feeds insecurity and depression for me) but when I'm depressed I stop eating and lose weight.myherefore when hypo I probably gain weight because I'm eating normally and also feel justified treating myself with a candy bar or milkshake or something.

[shortandcute]

I gain weight from eating too much.

I usually lose when hypo and full blown manic...

[UpDownMiddleGround]

I noticed that I eat a lot when I'm "up." I caught myself bindging IDK a week and a half or so ago. . . it's all a blur. I decided that in order to regain control I was going to have to take the all or nothing approach. It's helping . . .or am I bindging on celery? Whatever, I'm enjoying the ride.

I now keep a bag of crunchy baby carrots on my fridges door top shelf. Instant snack.

Yep. Food tastes great,alcohol is abundant, sensual pleasure abound.

[Crazy Hitch]

Good question with various responses.

I tend to lose weight because I am so scatter brained when hypo I simply forget I was meant to eat

[loowisalibot]

I eat a lot even if I'm not hypo. I just read that binge eating and bipolar disorder is connected in some ways.

Originally Posted by Hooligan

Good question with various responses.

I tend to lose weight because I am so scatter brained when hypo I simply forget I was meant to eat

I don't have the appetite, it is just that when I do eat, it tastes a million times better. I get a very sensory mania. It is the only type of hallucinations I get and they are not hallucinations as much as all my senses become acute. Sounds are amplified, taste and smell are amplified, physical sensations are amplified.

[middlepath]

So many of you described what I am feeling so well...I just LOVE FOOD. I don't have an off switch and I cannot get full. It's weird because, while hypo, I usually lose weight so I am kind of perplexed this time...but you all cleared it up for me. I know FOR SURE i am not pregnant, but the way I crave food is almost like that. It's such a wild ride with bp sometimes. At least I haven't gone off the deep end yet. I am aware, motivated, supppppper productive. I just hope it stays this way; its always hard to tell when things will ramp up, you know? For now, i will just enjoy food and try to put some sort of limit on how much i eat.