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Dealing with PMS hunger
Irishzombie1377
Posts: 11 Member
This is my first period in ketosis (about 2 weeks in)
Today I've been super hungry more than i normally am (eating roughly the same foods daily and drinking till im peeing nearly clear over 2L currently) but just days before my period I'm all of a sudden hungry and I want much more meat while still trying to balance my fat and I'm just not feeling full for long, I'm also going over my calorie limit.
So at a crossroad of eating a little more over my calorie limit to satisfy this annoying hunger OR keep ignoring my hunger and try to stick to my calorie/fat/protein goals?
Do other women have this issue and what do you do about it?
Today I've been super hungry more than i normally am (eating roughly the same foods daily and drinking till im peeing nearly clear over 2L currently) but just days before my period I'm all of a sudden hungry and I want much more meat while still trying to balance my fat and I'm just not feeling full for long, I'm also going over my calorie limit.
So at a crossroad of eating a little more over my calorie limit to satisfy this annoying hunger OR keep ignoring my hunger and try to stick to my calorie/fat/protein goals?
Do other women have this issue and what do you do about it?
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I started nutritional ketosis on March 31st and I started on the 15th. I was craving meat, or so I thought but it was fat. I ended up making veggies in safflower oil and added some seasoning and a little salt and it helped a lot. Also I made my avocado version of ruled me's Jalapeno Popper Fat Bombs. I used split the cream cheese with avocado.
My Variation
1 oz. Cream Cheese
2 oz. Avocado
3 slices Bacon
1 medium Jalapeno Pepper
1/2 tsp. Dried Parsley
1/4 tsp. Onion Powder
1/4 tsp. Garlic Powder
pinch of Chipolte Powder
Salt and Pepper to Taste0 -
I haven't had an appetite much for the past two weeks. Mine was last week and I still wad not hungry, before ketosis I would have massive cravings and could eat non stop.
I would recommend to not worry so much about your calories during that time. Your hormones are doing something different which is likely causing the hunger. I never found myself gaining at the end of it either even though I ate so much.
Just keep making good choices and fuel your body0 -
Keep eating keto, maybe try some coconut oil or butter in your coffee, I find it nice to sip when I have cramps and am stuck on the couch. I also eat to satiety those days. If I'm hungry and want something Im having it. Periods aren't free carb times, but fat and protein? Bring it, in large quantities.0
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Still eating keto foods, trying to keep my fat above protein but trying to stay under 2100 cals (which is over my usual) so ill eat a few fat bombs and load up on water0
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