Cycle week hits softer, but my cravings got weird

2026-10-05 16:13

I'm about four months into a GLP-1, and my period used to mean a three-day salty-and-sweet crawl. This time my appetite stayed pretty level, but I got hit with a random sour candy urge around 9 p.m. on two nights.

Instead of fighting it or pretending I was above it, I had a small handful, drank my water, and used the heating pad on the couch. The bigger win: I didn't wake up Sunday feeling like I'd wrecked the week.

I've started jotting cycle days next to my protein and water notes, mostly just to see the pattern. For those of you who notice hormone weeks shifting things, do you plan ahead with different snacks, or do you just let the week be weird and get back to your usual rhythm after?

2026-10-07 09:12

Honestly, i’m a daily weigher too, but I only trust the 7-day trend. Cycle weeks, I add a little column in my notes app for craving flavr instead of fighting it: salty, sweet, sour, whatever. For me, sour shows up when I’m tired and have

2026-10-07 21:17

This is such a useful observation.

I also track weekly averages, and my cycle-week pattern shifted after a few months: the old chocolate-and-salt pull faded, but a sharp sour urge showed up late evening. For me it correlated with a lighter lunch more than hormones.

I started noting dinner protein and my 9 p.m. urge in the same column, and the sour nights were usually

2026-10-11 23:03

Honestly, mechanism nerd here: in the trials they don't really parse craving type, so your sour-candy thing is interesting. My n=1: sour/acidic urges show up when I've had a salty, low-volume dinner the night before, almost like my body wants contrast. I started adding a line to my notes—