For the ladies...WHYYYYY!!!??!!

Oompa_Loompa

WHYYY when you get your stupid period and pms are you so fricken hungry ALLLLLL the time no matter what you eat!? I'm effin starving. I want fried food. I'm in a bad mood because of both of those. I dont feel like going to the gym tonight. Yes I know it will probably make me feel better but Im just in a miserable mood right now and I feel bad for the people that need to deal with me.

kristine6152

I hear you! I feel like eating the entire contents of my fridge and practically chewed off a corner of my desk this morning. I went over my calories last night even WITH going to the gym. Frustrating. Men should get one just once to experience our pain! Hang in there!

Leannek74

That was EXACTly me last week! I binged but am back to normal.... as normal gets.

JennaM222

Waaaa I always crave ice cream.

superhippiechik

Baked Kale can be my saving grace during my TOM. Now if I could only figure out some healthy chocolate substitute......

tulaniq

lol...SO true!! I just finished my TOM thank goodness but last week I was a ravenous psychopath 99% of the time. ICK!

pilotgirl2007

I feel ya! I am in the same place... last week I could NOT stop eating and I was seriously grumpy. Then you feel depressed because you keep thinking about the stuff you have eaten and the weight you might gain back and that just makes it worse! lol

hang in there, try to find healthy things to snack on to feed that hunger craving and try to get out and do some exercise... it will make you feel better about the cravings at least.

JackieBea

Chocolate for me - it's one day of my cycle, in particular. I'll eat everything with sugar that is within 2 miles if I can!

lightthing

When I get like that I go for the soup and crackers....it's usually not enough..(you always want chocolate too), but at least
it satisyfing that salt and protein craving, kind of fills you up and feels more like a meal.

niseyteachin

Jus' sayin'... men do have that "time of the month"... :laugh:

And I can understand and sympathize. The good thing is, there is always another day to do better. Today for example is my day to do better.

CFAITH_WARD

I know I hate that......I hate it most around that time when things come out of my mouth that I know I would never say any other time.....The I sorry I said you weere ugly that just never works.....I usuasally try to hide as much as possible and warn people not to give me a hard time because i am not feeling well......

tkslp

I totally understand! Experiencing that right now and it stinks!! I figure I will just eat what I can at that time- if our bodies are craving it, then I give in. Try not to go overboard, but a little chocolate or some fried foods aren't going to hurt- for a day or two. That is just my opinion. It is part of being a female, and something we have to deal with once a month. I don't feel like working out either...but going to do it anyway- maybe it will help!!

Lstrode

I always crave chocolate during that time. And I usually feeling like a crazed psychopath. I'm sure my family LOVES being around me.. lol. I just try to keep my mouth shut and eat as little chocolate as I can. Or sometimes I go opposite and get depressed then eat too much and feel even worse. Being a woman can suck...

Kirstie_C26

here's some happy vibes huni hope they help MWAH xxx

manymuses

I totally get like this every time too. It makes me crazy, but it's just the natural female response; packing in extra calories to accomodate a potential future pregnancy that might result with the next ovulation. That's the biology behind it, but the fact that I gained a ridiculous 3.3 pounds in one DAY this month from TOM was very discouraging. I was eating so dilligently and exercising through the cramps and discomfort too, so I was really ticked off! That's just water weight for you, but the cravings are intense, especially for yes, chocolate and salty crunchy things that I really cannot have.

I make a note of the dates on my calendar so that when these crazy cravings occur along with the water weigh gain, i can properly attribute them to TOM and not to any weakness or slacking on my part.

Hang in there!

MamaReebs

That's how I felt all weekend! Well and last week too! But I am better now! I have no idea why, but I sure wish someone would fix that already! It sucks! Why does it have to happen every month anwyay?!?!?

shelbz2684

I'm the opposite actually. I don't feel like eating much, at least not a lot anyhow because I feel so sick with the period that hearing about "food" turns me off. I'll eat, but I don't get hungry or have any kind of cravings at all. Not at period time and it doesn't happen very often but I hate those days where you eat and eat and eat and you're just so hungry and can't seem to get full? I hate those kind of days! I'm lucky I'm nowhere near grumpy like I used to be at that time of period...I don't know what happened...I can be a little snappy but nowhere near what I used to be haha.

MamaReebs

I totally get like this every time too. It makes me crazy, but it's just the natural female response; packing in extra calories to accomodate a potential future pregnancy that might result with the next ovulation. That's the biology behind it, but the fact that I gained a ridiculous 3.3 pounds in one DAY this month from TOM was very discouraging. I was eating so dilligently and exercising through the cramps and discomfort too, so I was really ticked off! That's just water weight for you, but the cravings are intense, especially for yes, chocolate and salty crunchy things that I really cannot have.

I make a note of the dates on my calendar so that when these crazy cravings occur along with the water weigh gain, i can properly attribute them to TOM and not to any weakness or slacking on my part.

Hang in there!

But there are NO potential pregnancies in my future, so my body needs to stop already! ROFL!

manymuses

Mine either! Ha. Those days are DONE, yet the cravings and cramps linger on.... sigh.

tater8589

Last week I got a really good tip from another lady on MFP. Eating fresh coconut or pineapple can help reduce some of the effects of PMS and stop cramping and headaches. Coconut is supose to be better, but I prefer the taste of Pineapple. Also, if you have a super craving, maybe try having a small amount of what your craving to satisfy yourself, that way you won't eat extra other foods trying to cover up the craving. I have found that when I am really craving something its because my body needs some nutrients that are in that food and I feel better once I've had some.

EbonyGemstoneHealth

My mood improves when I'm on my TOM,I'm strange I know....LOL

juldga

Makes me glad I dont ahve a period. Too bad it'll come back when I lose more weight

ChefJenn

oh I know aunt flow is on her way and I was 3 pounds heavier this morning than I was just 10 hrs ago and my belly is ROUND and I couldnt get my jeans buttoned. I hate this time but I only get mine 4-6 times and yr but it is hell on my body. I tried to get it on schedule and it just wont do it so my body goes in to storage mode or something. food goes in and NOTHING comes out and I really feel like a stuffed PIGGY. but once that week passes Im great

FearAnLoathing

I might get myself lynched for this but I never have cravings when I get my TOM,in fact its the other way around I lose my appetite all together.

Cmccracken1

cut yourself some slack indulging in a few guilty pleasures while TOM is around isnt going to hurt you.... if anything it may put you in a better mood so that you will want to go to the gym... remember is takes over 3500 extra calories to gain one lbs the rest is just water.

anemoneflynn

I'm right there with you today ... Can't exercise, and want oodles of chocolate ...

smalltowngirl504

NO idea... but I never want anything healthy thats for sure, its junk and chocolate and anything with a high calorie and fat content....its coming up here soon too...ahhh lovely

kelhun1

This doesn't account for everything but your metabolic rate is slightly raised during the week prior to and the first couple days of your period. You are burning about 5-10% more calories than during the rest of the month. Beware though, this is only about 75-150 calories for most women.

http://caloriecount.about.com/women-burn-more-calories-period-q4262

Give yourself a break and allow a small treat and hopefully that will keep you from going full on binge!

Oompa_Loompa

I dont crave chocolate. I crave fried chicken and french fries ughhh

erica79

lol. I am 100% with you! Last night I drove home and all I could think of was chinese food. Grease mmmm! But I refrained and had my normal dinner.
And poor hubby is off today and has had to deal with my craziness all day. God love him!
But I do find exercising helps with the cramps...the cravings no, but the cramps yes.

HawkeyeGuy

It's so nice to be a guy... :laugh: