Woman Question... What do you do to curve cravings during that time? Ideas please!!!
LotusFlwr2013
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They say it takes 30 days to break a habit, and I find that eating healthier I no longer have regular cravings for chocolate or salt..... but then those three silly days before my period hit and I literally dream about chocolate and potato chips... has anyone found a way to stop this or is my best bet just trying to eat a healthy dark chocolate and baked chip option....thank you for any help!!!!
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Save room for them. Exercise to eat more. I give myself a good 400 calories for dessert.0
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I eat what I like within my calories every day so I don't really have those cravings more than usual during that time.. and if I do, I just have a bit.0
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You can go ahead and eat the wonderful chocolate and the salty chips - as long as you can fit them into your caloric allowance for that day.0
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I eat what I'd like within my calories, regardless of my menstrual cycle.0
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I allow myself whatever I want on Sundays. So the week before my period and I'm ravenous, I tell my brain 'you're not actually hungry, TOM just wants fed. Hold on until Sunday and I'll get us a Reese's egg.'
When I remind myself I'm not really hungry, I'm just emotionally hungry, it seems to help get food out of my head.0 -
Make them fit into your allotment.0
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Ghirardelli sea salt soirée- 1 sq. is 50 calories of heaven!!! Takes care of sweet & salty & chocolate all at once - eat it slowly and savor the yum!!! Good luck!
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TiffanyR71 wrote: »Ghirardelli sea salt soirée- 1 sq. is 50 calories of heaven!!! Takes care of sweet & salty & chocolate all at once - eat it slowly and savor the yum!!! Good luck!
Oh yum indeed, but only one?
Thank you everyone, good to know that most people aren't clean eating 24-7, just in moderation and still meeting their weight goals.
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I am so happy someone asked this!!! My problem is that I tend to eat a very high fat diet, which suits me fine, but when that time of the month comes all I want are carbs. Like today, I ate cereal, a sandwich, a larabar, popcorn, and I'm going to have cake later (ugh I know!). I know tomorrow that I'll be able to bounce back to my usual diet, but I kind of wish these huge cravings would stop occurring. Normally its just best to accept it for what it is, especially since I'm eating a a pretty high deficit every day, but boy do I wish i could eat those extra calories I crave in the form of avacados and beans and coconut, not bread. I have a super hard time eating the food I crave and feeling full. Potato chips and chocolate kill me
People gave good advice. I like the part about intentionally setting aside a high number of calories for dessert. Even though I didn't post this question, this is a very helpful post!0 -
Thank you Natalie, glad to know it helped someone else too... I just felt bad eating my four pieces of dove chocolate today like I was quitting already, but to know other people do this (within their calorie intake) and still meet their goals makes me feel better...
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LOL, no but geek or not who doesn't like Star Wars? Ok yeah I'm a geek too... expect random LOTR and marvel universe references as well....
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HELP!! I am having horrible cravings and I don't know what to do!! I just started dieting and I am afraid I am going to fail. I need to lose 80 pounds to prevent some VERY serious health issues.0
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LotusFlwr2013 wrote: »LOL, no but geek or not who doesn't like Star Wars? Ok yeah I'm a geek too... expect random LOTR and marvel universe references as well....
I'm a DC girl, myself. Major Batman fan.0 -
Sugar free chocolate works for me.
Also, when I need to pig out, I eat rice cakes with chocolate cream cheese. The calories aren't so bad. I've even eaten four of them in one sitting, and still stayed under calories for the day. I felt like I was being bad, and sometimes it feels good to be bad ;-)0 -
jholloway05 wrote: »Sugar free chocolate works for me.
Also, when I need to pig out, I eat rice cakes with chocolate cream cheese. The calories aren't so bad. I've even eaten four of them in one sitting, and still stayed under calories for the day. I felt like I was being bad, and sometimes it feels good to be bad ;-)
I can eat a whole pack of rice cakes. In one of the few that actually thinks those things taste good.... I love the ones with chocolate chips. (That being said, I can't have them in the house cause I would eat every cake in one day.)0 -
Skinny cow truffle bar 100 cal or fudge bar 110 cal. Just had 1 and I'm at end of my "time"0
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I obey my cravings during that time, within my calorie goals, but I don't really think of them as cravings any more, per se. That seems to indicate something that's pulling you but shouldn't be...if that makes sense. And I just don't think of food in that way any more. Instead, I realize I want some foods some times, other food other times, and often without any rhyme or reason. And I'm pretty much good with that
I have my period right now and I'm having hot chocolate for my dessert. But I had a serious hankering for a giant salad earlier (who knows why - "salad" isn't on anybody's "typical PMS foods list," I shouldn't think). So I had both! And am satisfied.
Regardless of hormones, I seem to want certain things some days or some meals, other things other times and they run the gamut. Sweet, savory, bulky, light, spicy...who knows...when I want it, I eat it within my calorie goals and I think it all pretty much balances out at the end of the week or month.0 -
I get totally ravenous before my TOM. I don't actually (TMI TMI) have a period (no not due to weight loss etc) but I still have all the hormonal effects of a cycle. So although I have no visible TOM I can track it pretty easily by those few days of ravenous cravings.
Usually I just eat at maintenance on those days
and then I consider it a victory if I do that. I just get so haaaaaangry 0 -
I get totally ravenous before my TOM. I don't actually (TMI TMI) have a period (no not due to weight loss etc) but I still have all the hormonal effects of a cycle. So although I have no visible TOM I can track it pretty easily by those few days of ravenous cravings.
Usually I just eat at maintenance on those days and then I consider it a victory if I do that. I just get so haaaaaangry
Well, it's obviously working out for you because you look wonderful!
My mom didn't technically get a period from the age of 40 onward. This was due to a partial hysterectomy. Her uterus was removed but she retained one ovary. (The other had been non-functional and atrophied for years.) She could ALWAYS tell when she was having PMS. It was like clockwork.
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Fudgecicles are my go to chocolate fix. I'll have up to 4 of them and if I need something even more decadent I plan for it like others above have said (if you check my food diary you'll see I had four cake pops for breakfast the other day)......It is so difficult not to eat ALL THE THINGS though!0
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dealing with the PMS right now i will NEVER be able to fight the cravings its like my body takes control and I'm a prisoner to my hormones haha. I just make the calories fit... try to get some extra fitness in and deal with being a couple hundred over for a couple days.0
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ok, so ima check out this fudgecicles thing and again its great to know I am not alone.... 0
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LotusFlwr2013 wrote: »LOL, no but geek or not who doesn't like Star Wars? Ok yeah I'm a geek too... expect random LOTR and marvel universe references as well....
I'm a DC girl, myself. Major Batman fan.
Hey im not hating on your DC bad boy... Superman was my first love, but Captain America stole me away.... even if your man did beat my man in 3 of 4 contests but hey fans got a say and Batman has more....although if you switch alliances you'd probably be more of a wolverine fan (the original marvel bad boy no matter how much they try to make it Spidy lol).
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I've been filling up on veggies in lowfat dressing or hummus! Just find a healthy option to fill up on and drink water!0
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Well, this time - my first on MFP - I made it through by pigging out on lean protein and unlimited fruit. I gained 2 lbs in water weight, and it all left me the 3rd day, so overall, I stayed on track that week.0
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Yeah - that's what I did. Drank tons of water. It worked!m0nsterrrx wrote: »I've been filling up on veggies in lowfat dressing or hummus! Just find a healthy option to fill up on and drink water!
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CURB, not CURVE.
There is nothing wrong with eating chocolate. It's entirely possible to work a serving of dark chocolate into your eating plan for the day.
You might want to check this out. PMS is essentially a cultural myth--stop using it as an excuse for making bad choices.
ted.com/talks/robyn_stein_deluca_the_good_news_about_pms
I have also had a hysterectomy, though I still have my ovaries. The only way I have any idea where I am in my cycle is when I occasionally feel a twinge of ovulation pain. It doesn't change what I crave or what I choose to eat at all.0 -
LotusFlwr2013 wrote: »LotusFlwr2013 wrote: »LOL, no but geek or not who doesn't like Star Wars? Ok yeah I'm a geek too... expect random LOTR and marvel universe references as well....
I'm a DC girl, myself. Major Batman fan.
Hey im not hating on your DC bad boy... Superman was my first love, but Captain America stole me away.... even if your man did beat my man in 3 of 4 contests but hey fans got a say and Batman has more....although if you switch alliances you'd probably be more of a wolverine fan (the original marvel bad boy no matter how much they try to make it Spidy lol).
Wolverine is a little overdone. I would be for Gambit. Something about bo staffs I love. (Donatello from turtles, deathstroke, and my all time favorite character, robin)0
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