PMS munchies

NavyWifeag

I get so HUNGRY when I get PMS. Food is all I think about. Is there any tips you ladies have for keeping your diet when you're tired, hungry and crampy?

ChRiStA_1983

Carnation LIGHT Hot Chocolate.....45 calories in 3 Tbsp. It's AMAZING! It kills the chocolate cravings!

MrsHilgert

work out so you can eat more. It's the only thing helping me through this week!

susancelli928

A lot of water... will help fill you up and get rid of the bloating too, also I eat watermelon.

RoniDoll

fat free greek yogurt with fruit or honey =]

antfefe6

Good idea!!

RisRis85

Oh man, I am dealing with this right now! I'm already at my calorie intake for the day and its only 4! Geesh. Anyways, i like apples and peanut butter. And I recently switched to FitNutz Peanut butter and it saves me 100s of calories.

Mollydolly10

lots of water, tea, and sweet fruit (like grapes or melon), and a piece of dark chocolate when I have the sweet craving!

ashleighk2010

Agree with the water & light hot chocolate. Also try animal crackers! Slightly sweet to curb the craving but not rediculous in calories or hugely addicting.

marieisthecool

I try not to keep snacks in the house. when i do, I try to buy single serving packages to keep the portion under control.

judy02

fiber 1 brownies only 90 calories

AmyKessler

I eat pickles to combat the salty/sour cravings, then I suck on Jolley Ranchers to combat the sweet cravings that follow. I also eat celery just to go through the eating motions if that's all it is.

You gotta remember too that it's onyl a few days a month and if some extra calories help you to not go crazy, just eat.

sarahc001

Fage Fat-Free Yogurt with Sugar Free Syrup (Torani Raspberry is my favorite!) Add .25 cup Go Lean Crunch and you have a great snack! If you keep the Fage to 3oz (1/2 of a small) the total is less than 100 calories and very filling! (Yep, that was yesterday for me...) Other than that, lots of fiber and protein to stay full....

lilybug13

Skinny Cow Chocolate Truffle Ice Cream Bars, only 100 calories, and oh so delicious.

Akaratel

I do not know if you are like me, but I crave steak because I have low iron and that makes it even worse.. So i endulge in a nice big steak... You may be more tired because you are losing iron, so maybe try this for dinner OR FISH... both are delicious..

Oompa_Loompa

I crave fried food. so im pretty much screwed. lol

mishelnkiki

buy a box of any of the weight watchers treats. especially the frozen ones! they are AMAZING! and low in cals too!

CKMama81

I do believe Nabisco has a 100 calorie package of chocolate covered pretzels! Get the sweet and salty craving covered in one package!

abillings9

I am having a hard time this week too. I always do during this time of the month. My cravings are uncontrollable. Today has been a good day so far though. Unlike yesterday and the day before.

sdickman

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hostel1

Vitatops or Vitabrownies have been saving me for those cravings by Vitalicious and you also get half of your daily vitamins in one and they are a 100 calories

Arester

Lots of water (I force it down), exercise to give me more calories to stuff my face, and dark chocolate. :happy:

sdickman

Vitatops or Vitabrownies have been saving me for those cravings by Vitalicious and you also get half of your daily vitamins in one and they are a 100 calories

These ARE delicious!!

surra

This is SO me today. All I want to do is eat!!!! I have gum in my purse to help with feeling to want to be chewing on food. The person above mentioned steak......now I want steak!

londoneye

OK, so the first step is to keep unhealthy snacks out of the house. I try to do this all month long, because its just easier to have self-control while shopping than while choosing what to eat at home.

But unhealthy snacks aren't the only problem! Last month I had a giant sack full of raw cashew nuts in the house when the TOM munchies reared their ugly head. I devoured thousands of calories worth - it was a disaster.

This month I decided to TOM-proof my house. This meant not only not having junk food in the house, but also getting rid of ALL calorie dense food. So I let myself eat when the desire came, but because I was eating oatmeal, veggies and eggs, I only ended up going over by 200 cals or so. I count that as a great success!

As for not giving in to the desire to eat, for me that just isn't possible. Luckily it is only a 24 hour thing for me...

fcrisswell

I am with Carrielevans! Work out more!!! 1. when yo are working out you aren't munching and 2. gives you some wiggle room for those munchies!

That is what is saving me yesterday and today! When I get home (since I coulnd not at lunch today) I am getting in some cardio to make room for some munching....I was halfway through my calories before lunch today because of PMS!

ginabenina

Super good article here:

http://www.shape.com/blogs/weight-loss-coach/outsmart-pms-munchies

It's a strategy that makes sense and works, at least for me it does.....

FindingAmy77

Flavored herbal tea for antioxidants, potatoes for carbs and potasium your body craves, greek yogurt for calcium, spinach salads or steamed for iron, cinnamon added to oatmel and/or decaf flavored coffee for metabolism help, These are some of the things i eat or drink for pms. I up my exercise and ny calories for pms week and this helps out tons too

Branstin

I drink a ton of water then by the time I get to the snacks I don't eat much at all.

dgkt

Traditional medicines has a PMS tea (I get it at whole foods, but I've seen it at target. It's amazing! Helps with munchies, bloating, and general crabbiness.

Food wise, I like kale & fruit smoothies and talenti bars ( they're chocolate covered)

AsaThorsWoman

We suffer together.