PMS hunger

lesleyloo7879

It was my Bday on Monday and I was PMSing so I got all of my Mini peanut butter cups sooooooo good
I have a question. Has any one noticed any changes in TOTM , like less cramps or lighter / heavier flow?

Francl27

lesleysmith7879 wrote: »

It was my Bday on Monday and I was PMSing so I got all of my Mini peanut butter cups sooooooo good
I have a question. Has any one noticed any changes in TOTM , like less cramps or lighter / heavier flow?

Cramps are the same, but my flow is way lighter now.

lesleyloo7879

Maybe it was a fluke this month but mine cramps did not come .....one can hope it stays that way

concordancia

Francl27 wrote: »

lesleysmith7879 wrote: »

It was my Bday on Monday and I was PMSing so I got all of my Mini peanut butter cups sooooooo good
I have a question. Has any one noticed any changes in TOTM , like less cramps or lighter / heavier flow?

Cramps are the same, but my flow is way lighter now.

I am so jealous! Mine are worse.

And to top it off, the plan for today is to sail out in the ocean, so I have to eat as perfectly as possible to avoid motion sickness.

ybee1991

Mine started two days ago, and were the worst on the first day. I was wondering where this random "dull" craving for...anything was coming from, as I'm on the implant and so my periods are irregular and I don't automatically think "period!" Anyway, I just fight it. I tell myself I'm not really hungry and if my mouth just wants sugar or something, it's likely not a big deal and get over it. However, I did have a sugary smoothie in place of a snack and today I'm having cupcakes. The smoothie was a "of the moment" decision, but the cupcakes were planned. So I guess just weigh your options and decide if you really want something, and work it in. But try not to give in over and over, then it's just a problem.

tcunbeliever

for salty crunch cravings I try to avoid chips and go for nuts instead, for chocolate cravings I go for dark chocolate...they are much more satisfying, and I don't usually end up eating as much....

Rachel0778

Red meat and dark chocolate are my go to's. I definitely up my calories as needed to avoid bingeing. I still want to eat everything in sight, but the cravings are more emotional and less physical so they're easier to combat.

DKG28

never believed PMS was a thing...until I lost significant weight and discovered this monster! Haven't figured out how to control the insatiable craving - not hunger, mind you, but craving that drove me to the store at 10:30 at night to buy and eat a dozen bakery cookies twice this week. My period is way late...does that make PMS drag on longer and more intensely? (mine are never regular - anywhere between 3 and 6 weeks. It does seem that the farther apart they come, the worse the cravings and emotions get).

brb_2013

Francl27 wrote: »

Mine was so bad I was eating up to 3500 calories at times and I was still hungry. I ended up gaining some weight back because I couldn't keep a big enough deficit the rest of the time to make up for it...

Then last month after a very bad day I decided to try some 'PMS tea' (I use Yogi red raspberry leaf), and just cut refined flours or sugars altogether until TOM showed up... and not only the hunger went away, I even managed to keep a deficit that week after that very bad day. It sucks because I love carbs and I'm a 'all in moderation' type of person (and that's how I lost the weight), but even one slice of bread at breakfast (even with eggs) set me off... so it's just safer this way.

This month I started the tea again 10 days after TOM stopped and been mostly sticking to 'no refined carbs or sugars' again (having a treat here and there after dinner), and I honestly have no idea if I'm having TOM soon or not because I just haven't had any PMS symptom. It should be due less than a week and usually by now I'm starving.

I have absolutely no idea if the tea is actually helping though. I know for a fact though that starting the day without refined carbs has made a HUGE difference in my hunger levels. And limiting them at lunch has definitely helped too. I just eat a lot of beans, lentils, steel cut oats... whole grain pasta seems fine too. Fruit doesn't seem to have any effect either (probably because fructose doesn't affect leptin). So yeah a LOT of fiber. And for me artificial sweeteners (except Stevia) have the same effects as sugar... making me crave carbs like crazy at that time.

But yeah on day 3 of TOM I'm back to eating normally.

I'm really glad you're finding some relief!! I've been quietly paying attention to your struggle so its nice to see that you're doing well and learning how to help your body.

chattycathy42

I'm glad I'm not alone!

coonhoundmom50

Yeah, PMS is starting, diet shakes ive been on since 4/8/16, just aren't hitting the spot today, even with mix-ins, like pb powder and banana. TOM is 10 days away. Thinking about a snack thats low carb, but filling. Hmmmm, thinking about cheese cubes. I had some sharp cheddar (7 1x1 cubes), cucumber slices, and baby carrots w/ no dip, while driving this past saturday. Lemme tell ya, the combo of the 3 was very, very filling!!!

lemonychild

there are days u just have to eat at maintenance, PMS days are one of them

lisalewis7588

Just accept that your PMS days aren't going to be deficit days, but DO try to stay at maintenance. For example; go to an ice cream shop and get ONE scoop instead of buying the quart (or gallon...... ) container. Go to a bakery and get ONE brownie instead of making a pan. (those are my two enormous weaknesses on my PMS days). Have a meal plan ready and prepped for the day(s)/week so you can eat healthy meals without much effort, or have leftovers from previous days at the ready. And if you do fall off the wagon spectacularly... dust yourself off, get back up, and get back on. We all fail sometimes, and one or two bad days isn't going to completely derail your progress.