PMS = Binging. Please help!

rowyourboat

So it's almost TOM for me, and I have no control, whatsoever! I can't even put in my diary what I've eaten the past two days. Any tips to ward off the binge monster? What do you do to help overcome a PMS binge? I hate these cravings ! TIA!

rowyourboat

Bump, anyone??

feather314

I know I am RAVENOUS right before my period. Like I could eat the whole house. Not sure if there's a way around those feelings. I just try to stay aware of what I'm eating and maybe add in some more exercise to account for the cravings I do give in to.

SoDamnHungry

I would say try allowing yourself small amounts of the food you're craving. If you HAVE to have a Snickers and Nacho Cheese Doritos, nibble on a fun size candy bar and a few chips. And make sure to log it all. Seeing what you've eaten may help deter you, even if you don't think it will.

fit4lifeUcan2

I usually have one of those tiny dove dark chocolates to get me through those cravings. And drink loads of water. I don't get those massive cravings or extreme hunger prior as some here have said. If i get a craving for salty foods I just ignore it and fill up on something healthy. Better than the alternative which for me would mean that if I eat the salty foods my BP will shoot up plus I swell up from my ankles to my eye lids.

RockinSkiBunny

This is a difficult one. I'm not gonna lie, sometimes I just let it go. Know that its bad. know it will pass. and start over when this time goes. Otherwise..I don't know. Find something else to focus on. call a friend,read a book, go for a walk. exercise. chew gum! that sometimes works for me. good luck.

GenesisandEden

I'm awful the week before. Outrageous cravings (ravenous yes)I cannot control nor deny =( I just make sure my workouts are on track and I have no choice but to give in a tiny bit lol. W hat can we do? I truly wish there was a solution. Just pure willpower to overcome....meh

thr33martins

What are you craving? What does your daily food log usually look like?

ValRAAAAY

I wish I could help, but I'm just the opposite. I get VERY nauseated and I don't want to eat ANYTHING! YUCK!

Wen37

I usually just give in and have what I am craving but I don't skip my workouts no matter how bad I am crapping bloating or whatever. If I do real bad I might workout twice that day. Good luck!

XXXMinnieXXX

I'm the same 4 about 4 days. Drives me insane. I'm so on track right now and dreading it coming g around again, hoping some good tips come up here. Thinking I need to start tracking mine, so I can see when it's coming and be more prepared for it! X

ejohndrow

I had mine last week and still managed to lose a few pounds. I craved chocolate like normal, but I made an effort to still pay attention to what I ate. For me a Fiber One Oats and Chocolate worked for me. Also, working out helped me as well.

paulagj

I am the same way, very ravenous right before TOM. I mostly crave chocolate, so I'll indulge on a Lindt chocolate ball or two during the day or after dinner.

jmalone71

I just go with it and then try to get it under control afterwards, I don't just eat whatever i want , but i do go over and not eat so healthy then ( I usually crave salt and vinegar chips and chocolate ) , I just eat enough to satisfy myself so i am not a raging biotch , lol ...... but i try to not feel guilty afterwards as i know i used to do that on a daily basis before , and now i am trying eat a lot healthier than i used to. I know as soon as i feel deprived it is all a mental game to me , then i just want to eat and eat , i wish i could figure out why !!

CressidaJL

I not only crave (carbs, mostly) like a demon during, but am never sated. Ever. Literally, I could eat so much my stomach physically exploded, but I wouldn't feel remotely full. :noway:

I combat it by drinking WAY more water than I usually, stocking up on fruit (strawberries, grapes, raisins, etc; yes they're full of natural sugars, but it's much better for you than man-made sugary carby deliciousness!), and not giving myself a hard time if I fail. Messing up doth not a total waste-of-time make.

NataBost

Working out and increasing my water intake helps. Not that I DON'T get cravings, but for me, it helps to minimize them. If I do get a craving, I have Ghiradelli Dark Chocolate squares at my desk and at home. If I have a salty craving, I have organic tortilla chips that I like to eat. It's not perfect, sometimes stress wins over the PMS and I have half a "small" bag (it really looks like a medium) of movie theater popcorn. Uh yeah, that happened last week.

hypergrl

I agree if you do cave go for small portions maybe get some Popsicles that helps me sometimes. Plus drink lots of water too! Gum...ok that's it for me!

Mrs_Chops

You're not alone!!! I feel the same way! All the stuff I would never usualyl have I want... I dont think there is any way around it except like some people have suggested smaller portions. It's tough though... Im right there with you girl!

trtmom

This is exactly me! It starts the week before and I cannot stop it! If you look at my diary, I've barely logged at all this past week. Thank goodness it's almost over. I joined a gym yesterday so hopefully this will help too!

chelledawg14

I just had my worst Binge Monster all year - and it lasted two weeks of eating peanut and peanut butter m&m's - I'm talking in one night I literally ate 800 calories of peanut m&M's!!! I didn't even buy healthy food - it was not appealing at all. I ate almost no fruit or veggies; this was TOTALLY not me I don't even have a TOM (had essure & novasure done in Oct 2006), but I still have some cramping, bloating, migraines (but not so bad as before). I DID log what I ate, embarrassing as it is, because I want to hold myself accountable and try to prepare myself for it the next time it happens.

HotMummyMission

Eat ice or drink lodes of water that's wa I do x

Mrshunts

Since I've been trying to lose weight and eat better, I've been craving chocolate. Last month I really over did it, but I also tracked it. I started my cycle Monday and on Monday I ate a whole bag of Hershey kisses with almonds 1600 calories, PLUS my food meals. But when I'm done with cycle then the cravings just suddenly stop.

jlplove

Give in a little to your cravings. Little amounts at a time. That way you don't binge. Also go excercise when you are craving, it helps keep your mind off of it.

814Jojo

I don't have a cure for it but I do know that putting the food you eat in here will help a little. Hungry or not, if you see what you have eaten, you are less apt to eat more. Trust me, I've had days where I was afraid to log my food also but I find that when I do put it down and see exactly what it is I've done to myself, I become a little more careful. I still have the cravings and want to eat everything in sight but it makes it easier to pass on one thing so I can not feel so bad about eating that thing I REALLY want.

morna1969

I used to have the most awful cravings - with my periods coming every 3 weeks- it felt like there was only one week in the month where i was "normal". I have been rying the BBC horizon "diet" where you fast 2 days a week. It's not a real fast as you have 500-600 calories a day (equivalent to 2 bolied eggs for breakfast and a grilled fish/veg for dinner). Since then I have been much much less likely to crave foods and the more you wean yourself off sugar, the less these cravings appear. There is hope!!

Crayvn

is there any research that truly supports any *medical* reasoning as to why we feel hungrier or crave *bad* foods? hmmmm

IMO i think its a mental thing and we go back to emotional eating. our TMO comes every month. If we used this an excuse every month and allowed ourselves to cave in we will never get anywhere.

If your cycle is pretty regular then start mentally preparing yourself ahead of time. Cook a big crock pot the weekend prior of something healthy you can eat a few days for that week.....buy healther snacks ahead of time.

triple protect , wear baggy clothes and midol up prior to your trip to the gym.

There are no excuses...just my 2 cents which im sure ill get flamed on.

HypersonicFitNess

10 days before your TOM start drinking PMS tea http://www.traditionalmedicinals.com/pmstea

Either eliminate totally or cut down significantly on dairy and gluten both are major contributors to PMS. Try to eat fruit instead of sugar. Sugar also makes PMS worse not better.

The PMS tea (or Stinging Nettle tea works too); will rid the build up of hormones in your organs which cause PMS symptoms. This should help eliminate or reduce your symptoms.

MelSabourin

I usually binge pre AND post TOM - ugh! But my 'binges' now are a little different. Even substituting small things make a difference. I've replaced Doritos w/queso dip (yum.....) with multigrain wheat thins and hummus...and replaced small blizzards with fat free chocolate pudding cups w/a blob of light cool whip (throw in a cut up banana for more substance)...kudos 100 calorie m&m bars are good too, for a chocolate fix (but I have to admit, I eat more than 1).

wtfusernameisnttaken

I crave sweets, baked goods especially. My trick is to have healthy alternatives of these items. Sometimes that doesn't go too well but, most of the time I can curb it.

MzStarrQueenB

Drink water eat what you crave just drink the water before 8oz then eat like half a serving size of that item.




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Nix_

I find exercise helps, and then even if you want a little treat afterwards, you've worked for it. But after I've exercise, I tend to not need (want) it!