Okay Ladies!!!! PMS Hunger???

melissabatmcnet

How do you get through the Hunger right before that time of the month??? I want to eat everything in site?? Having trouble, any ideas??

Scorpioangel

I would like to know ideas on this also because this is happening to me right now! I want Kit Kats, Oreas, cookies LOL

woou

Sorry guys. I just feed it. :laugh: Otherwise, I'm in a bad mood and lethargic like you can't imagine. :noway: It's just 2-3 days. How much damage can I do in that amount of time, if I stay good the rest of the month? That's my rationality behind it anyway. Good luck with the PMS-induced cravings you guys!

nnylee

I half feed it. I'll let myself have a bit of whatever I'm craving. I never go really overboard with it because I know I'll suffer for it later.

sophiareal

I get total carb cravings as well. Definitely have to feed these as i get ravenous, but i try to eat wholegrai or complex carbs as much ad possible and try to exercise a bit more those days. And yes, the scale goes up but that is also partly water weight and eventually the scale goes down again.

MaraDiaz

Sorry guys. I just feed it. :laugh: Otherwise, I'm in a bad mood and lethargic like you can't imagine. :noway: It's just 2-3 days. How much damage can I do in that amount of time, if I stay good the rest of the month? That's my rationality behind it anyway. Good luck with the PMS-induced cravings you guys!

Same here. It's safer for everyone involved.

jxmom

Like someone else said I half feed it. Otherwise I'm so tired and can't keep up with my workouts.

usedasbrandnew

I read on here somewhere it may be due to your body craving iron. I dont know if that is fact, but it was that posters rationalization for having dark chocolate, and I would be having it regardless. So I tend to agree.

Athijade

How do you get through the Hunger right before that time of the month??? I want to eat everything in site?? Having trouble, any ideas??

About the week before I get that way.

For the most part, I feed it. I make healthier choices, but if I am hungry (and I know it is real hunger) then I eat. It may be hummus and vegetables or greek yogurt though! If I want chocolate, I have a good quality piece of dark chocolate or some dark chocolate almond milk. It's not about denying yourself these things... it's about making the best overall choices.

imtriagain

After reading a tip on here for a similar post recently , I've tried magnesium tablets for PMS this cycle (due in a couple of days) So far it seems to have helped. Started taking them about 9 days out.

Echo17121

I just got my monthly visitor today and since I took myself off the pill I wasn't sure when it was coming. I made it through this past week with no cravings for the usual stuff at all and I am wondering if it is because I was doing the Inferno plan from Turbo Fire and it has you eating so many fruits and veggies. It was a totally different way of eating for me, and different forms of protein then I usually have. So maybe if you go overboard with the fruits and veggies, it will help?

liftandcycle

im about to turn into the hulk... and destroy this kitchen... im so HUNGRY :devil:

LeggyKettleBabe

shoot me too . hell i had a donut and mcdonalds and i dont eat that crap alot grrrrrrr

Claire594

My visitor is here too and I feel constantly hungry for all the wrong foods. Just sent my hubbie to the shop for a creme egg. I suppose I should have walked round myself and burned a few cals before I eat it. LOL. Oh well......

VAgal123

I'm the same way....the week before- if it isn't nailed down I'll eat it! I'm hoping I start in a few days b/c this is ridiculous! My weight hasn't budged in two days even though my eating habits haven't really changed (well ok...I had two glasses of wine instead of 1) but....I'm telling myself that by this time next week it'll all be over!

cherylroyle

D'ya know I'm so glad you brought this up because until this week I thought it was just me! I did a quick survey of my friends and they said they all get it to some degree too! Don't have any great advice but I think those who said half feed it and feed it with some of the right stuff probably have the best idea.

beth40n2

That describes me!!!! I have been uping my exercise calories to offset the extra calories I have been eating!

Pebbles536

Ok, I think the real question is why is there so many of us a the same time! LMAO!

I try to make the healthiest, smartest choices you could possibly make, but if that doesn't work try to at least stay under food goals.

yandee1

I eat the chocolateI and cookies I want. Gained 4 pounds of fat (I got in the bod-pod and they said it doesn't lie) and now I'm tracking my food on myfitnesspal-sigh.... I was half way to my goal, so I'm trying something different this time.

domsmoms

I definitely noticed this phenomenon, not so much during PMS time but during my period... I looked back at my food diary during those days and I went way over on calories on several of them. I was definitely ravenous for carbs, sodium, sweets... I basically just fed the monster. I'll have to try to strategize a little better in April. We finally put our treadmill back down (it had been stowed away since Christmas, to make room for the tree), so at the least I can be sure to do daily walks - I am sure exercise would be an excellent idea, as I've always heard.

As a previous poster said, I also suspect iron deficiency... I was previously diagnosed as anemic after getting lab work on the day after my period ended, so this kind of makes sense. I also have started tracking my iron because I never seem to get enough. I am all for eating dark chocolate in moderation to get some of that iron!

Kristinemomof3

I've been battling this for years, I wish I knew the answers, I usually just eat!

SPNLuver83

dark chocolate and reduced fat plain kettle chips...

gets the sweet and salty cravings without being too harsh!

HealthyHappy120

I prepare for mine with simply lite dark chocolate and whipped cream. Lots of whipped cream!! And maybe sugar free pudding hope this helps you

latinabubbles

I'm so glad it's not just me. I half way give in. but I try to make good choices when I do. Other times I say to hell with it, gimme chocolate and everyone lives... LOL

k011185

I start with dark chocolate and something with carbs, like a baked potato or bagel. That *usually* does the trick, if it doesn't, I give in and feed that monster whatever it wants! lol

lmnosser

lol, I'm right there with you!

what works best for me is to eat every 2-3 hours. I'm not actually eating more than i would in a normal day, i just make sure i have something to snack on.
make sure to plan ahead so you don't make poor snack choices!

shammxo

I haven't my period in like 5 months due to fat loss/ too much exercise (so says my doctor). But I remember how I would always be right before. Freaking insatiably hungry. I'd measure out 2 servings of Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Chips and some peanuts. I'd try to eat them slowly... But I'd end up shoving them all in my mouth for the sweet/salty thing.

Another thing that seriously helped was greek yogurt. Or hummus with carrot sticks.

Picola1984

My last PMS gave me massive carb cravings, I was attacking my boyfriends white loaf of bread like a locust

The only thing I do is make sure I work out, if I can't beat the cravings then at least I can make some room for the calories

vicky1966

have this trouble too ...I read (a few years back) that we require an extra 50g of complex carb per day in the 3 or 4 days leading up to Not sure this would stop the all day craving for sugary or chocolatey goodies!!!

KristalDawnO

It is the devil....very self defeating for me.

graelwyn

I get the same thing happening. For the 3-4 days before it starts, I crave anything sweet and carb dense like no-one's business, and seem to get much hungrier than usual. It can be a real nightmare to control and in the past, I would just buy in a big chocolate bar and eat it all. I will try to deal with my next one with some frozen yoghurt or a few small ice creams, as they are far less damaging than packets of cookies and endless chocolate bars.