This is for the ladies only...for reals guys

angelicdisgrace

Do any of you ladies get the pms munchies? I hate them because I just at about 300 calories extra after killing myself at the gym. I am totally craving chocolates and sweets. Please tell me this will go away. I don't want to be killing myself and then eating my calories back just makes this journey more fustrating. Especially since I havent lost any weight in over 5 weeks!!!!!!:explode:
I am tired, sore, fustrated, and to top things off I am hungry.

Apryl546

I actually don't suffer from this.
But instead I struggle daily with the boredom munchies.
Thank god for gum!

Apryl546

doubleposting is a *****.

I_GoT_ThIs

Oh yes. I ALWAYS want icecream. Every single month. You just godda try to fight the cravings, or eat what you want just don't eat too much.

cessnaholly

I totally get them too. So i just have a small chocolate and a few strawberries or pretezels. That seems to do the trick.

AlwaysSarah87

I started buying dark chocolate and freezing it and then either melting it over strawberries or eating a few pieces at a time and that helps me!

Ireshgurl

Sure do. MIne hasn't gone away and probably never will. I just ignore or find a low cal alternative (skinny cow, bryers low carb ice cream, etc).

Diary_Queen

I crave salt and vinegar.... like a big bag of kettle cooked salt & vinegar chips and one of those huge pickles you get in a single pack at a convenience store and some pickled eggs and extra butter extra salt popcorn with mustard on it. Oh, that and anything high in iron.... liver & onions. I could sit down and eat and entire grilled onion by myself at TOM

Iamfit4life

My birth control gives me those munchies pretty much all the time!

TDGee

Not since my uterus fell out while I was running.

yesenia195p

I sure do. When I want chocolate specifically I get ATKINS PEANUT BUTTER CUPS. There are only 2 net carbs per cup and are only 80 calories a cup. I use them when I feel like I am going crazy from craving chocolate.

1_up

I must have pms all the time because I always have the munchies!

Bre0223

I'm not sure it ever really goes away.. I think the longer you go without a certain kind of food though the less your body craves it, even during that "time of the month". It does really suck though! I used to crave fast food so badly and it was horrible for my body. But now I havn't had fast food in a few months and I no longer crave it.

Try subsititutions. Like if you're craving chocolate try a low calorie pudding. It's not the same but almost always it will kill the craving!

foremant86

Nope, i really don't.

lynn1982

Pop chips and dark chocolate have been my saving grace...

jackiebo

I hate to tell you this, but menopause is a great thing. No more PMS munchies. They are real, and they suck, and they won't go away. You just have to deal with it by drinking lots of water, staying away from sugar and have lots of veggie snacks available. Years ago I could count on the PMS munchies, and they are terrible, so I know what you're saying. If you are prepared, it makes it a big easier. Just don't give in to them, keep your eye on the prize, and think of the long run. Good luck!!

catshark209

OMG yes. That is when I truly struggle. I want pizza, tacos, bacon, fries, chocolate etc. It is the worst time for me in regards to cravings.

angelicdisgrace

Not since my uterus fell out while I was running.

:noway: :noway: :noway: :noway: :noway:

routerguy666

Yeah, I think I got bad pms after every time I'd smoke a lot of pot in college. HUGE munchies. I can totally relate. Girlfriend.

Banks01

Jebus!


We get it, you bleed for a few days every month and don't die.

Enough ENOUGH I say!

Jebus!


:):):):)

g8rlex

Jello Chocolate Mousse cups are my absolute favorite desert. 60 cals and I get my chocolate fix...

Sometimes I'll melt 1tbs peanut butter and mix it with regular 60 cal chocolate pudding. It's gotten to be my ice cream substitute...

surfrgrl1

Not since my uterus fell out while I was running.

Whoah, dude, you had a uterus? WOW that must have hurt.

angelicdisgrace

Jebus!


We get it, you bleed for a few days every month and don't die.

Enough ENOUGH I say!

Jebus!


:):):):)

*GRABS TOBY AND THROWS HIM OUT OF THE GIRL ONLY THREAD!*:grumble:

binks521

if you crave stuff try low cal snacks or homemade snacks< a rice crispie treat you make yourself has at minimum 150 calories less and theres always ways to alterate the snacks you love but dont love for the cals :ohwell: omg if you like ice cream my favorite is "Skinny Cow" fudge pops!!! 100 calories and all yummy!!!!

phatsoslim

Maybe you are not eating enough calories during the day. I work out pretty much everyday and over the summer I hit a plateau and didn't lose anything for weeks. I upped my calories and I started losing again. It could be why you are craving those things at the time of the month too.

sc1572

Chocolate...Hershey's dark choc bar, Skinny Cow, 100 cal pack, dark choc almonds, or Smart Ones sundae.

MochaMixAZ

Unfortunately, yes. Crave salt, sugar, and the most highly processed foods available. I can eat almost my day's calorie intake in about 30 minutes when I'm in crazy-food-pms-mood.

And if I DO indulge, then I have cravings for days later, even post-pms. Crappy food begets crappy food.

I try to give in to the salt by making air popped popcorn and salting it. Sometimes that's enough (and I can eat a big volume of it, and that helps). The chocolate craving is a different struggle....

LeeLeeTunk

I bought a 100pack of Popsicles...only 25calories per popsicle! It works for sweet cravings and munchies

valeriebpdx

I swear, when there is a day I cannot stay out of the pantry, if I am grabbing desperate handfuls of chocolate chips and Doritos and *kitten*, without fail I can look at the calendar and it is a couple of days until my lady time. And I am sorry to report that the older I get, the worse it gets. When I was in my early 30s I was even-steven and thought women who got PMS symptoms were wussies making excuses. Now that I am 40, I am a hungry, raving biotch during that time. Sorry, family.

ennaejay

Oh, that and anything high in iron.... liver & onions. I could sit down and eat and entire grilled onion by myself at TOM

Y'all realize that cocoa / chocolate is super high in iron, right? That's probably why our bodies want it around that time. (Why the hell don't I crave lentils, then? It's a mystery.)

I get the munchies super bad, yes, I feel your pain! I try not to keep any foods in the house that are my weakness. I like to make things from scratch but often am too lazy to do it, problem solved! :laugh: I find that making some good coffee (read: GOOD coffee) helps, or a healthy single-serve dessert that's packed with cocoa or raisins or oats -- something sweet or filling. If I just want the "oral" satisfaction I'll crunch on ice or pretzels. It's tough to fight, but I do it every. single. month. Don't completely deprive yourself, it's not worth it. PMS is sucky enough without trying to convince yourself you want a stick of celery instead of that serving size of trail mix :drinker:

JulieSD

My birth control gives me those munchies pretty much all the time!

I just switched from Nuvaring after almost 2 years, to the pill.....ummm....I hate the pill!!! Its making constantly think I'm hungry/want food. What a *****.