How does your period/PMS effect your diet?

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  • LuckyAndi
    LuckyAndi Posts: 203 Member
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    mssmssy wrote: »
    I have a couple of days during my cycle that I want all the food. I mean, ALL the food. And I'm exhausted. Like I can't get enough sleep. I know I'll gain a couple of pounds the first days of my period and it usually comes back off later that week. I weigh every day because it's too easy for me to slip if I don't.

    This is me exactly. I want to eat everything in sight and then go get more some days. Throughout the first 2-4 days, I'm dead on my feet. I wake up feeling great and not 2 hours later I'm ready to sleep like I've been awake for a week. I don't mind the cravings and eating, but I hate the exhaustion.
  • not_my_first_rodeo
    not_my_first_rodeo Posts: 311 Member
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    I only weigh myself once a week. More than that and I get obsessive and am easily discouraged. I find myself craving foods like chocolate around my period; they're typically not foods I crave any other time. There's the usual water weight gain. Other than trying to steer clear of high-sodium foods, I just tell myself that as soon as it's over, I'll lose it again.

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