Girl problems :/

LOL yes! And I eat a lot at that time, but it all gets burned off, so back to my normal weight after that time o' month.

I have the EXACT same thing, in fact this caught my eye because yesterday was "that" day for me. For me it's usually about 1-3 days before the "floodgates" open. And I could easily eat 5,000 cals that day and not blink. Yesterday by the grace of God I managed to stay around 2,500 (900 were chocolate). But only because I was sick and dehydrated, and forced myself out of the house.

That's what I recommend, is forcing yourself out of the house that day if at all possible, and going somewhere you don't have access to food (the forest, water park with no debit card, beach, etc). I tell myself if I can make it through that day, I can make it through any day.

There's no medical need to menstruate. You can get a simple procedure done or take medication to make this stop.

Lol... I seriously hope you are kidding.

I'm serious. Why would someone want to menstruate when there are safe and easy ways to prevent it? My mom got novasure done and now she doesn't have periods and I'm totally amenorrheic anyway but I take birth control pills just in case.

Another side of this topic: I feel even when my calorie count stays steady throughout the few days before and the first day of my period, it is impossible for me to lose weight. I suppose I need to look closely at what my sodium intake is during that time (because I love SALTTTTTT)... does anyone else have this? It is always a surprise after my period when I step on the scale and 2-3 pounds are gone.

Let me know if I'm not alone!

There's no medical need to menstruate. You can get a simple procedure done or take medication to make this stop.

This. I take the pill continuously. I haven't had a period in years and have been very happy that way.

I gain 5 pounds the week before I start. Hands down.. no doubt. It happens. This go 'round I "gained 1.5 lbs... and in this particular moment, I would seriously hurt someone for some chocolate. Literally can taste and feel it on my tongue. That and salty peanuts. See? yeah... that's just not good.

Back to my water and get busy doing something else. Ah who am I kidding? I'm going to read more boards and find motivation.

A few days before I know it's coming I tend to avoid carbs as much as possible. No simple carbs and avoid anything refined. Whenever I eat these it just makes me gorge myself on everything in sight. I also try to avoid sodium as much as possible to avoid the "bloat".

A few days into my period I can usually relax and start eating carbs again. Once I get over the initial hurdle I don't crave them as much.

Well, what's weird is my last period, I felt hungrier than normal! But this period... I barely feel like eating, and I'm always under my caloric limit these past few days (which I'm certainly not complaining about) haha

I think what it is though is that I never workout during my period, but I worked out every single day except for one day on my last period, and I found that my periods were lighter, and the intensity and duration of the cramps was much lesser. But all our bodies are different, so I can't say it'll be the same for anyone else. My workouts weren't too long either, just about 20 minutes or so. Perhaps there is a correlation between exercising on your period and your appetite (which is weird, because you should be more hungry right?). I'm not too sure, but if I were you, I'd eat some light popcorn (SmartPop-Orville Redenbacher's), a piece of fruit, some almond butter on toast (Yum ), and other light filling things. Drink lots of water because you may be mistaking your thirst for hunger.

Hope you feel better.

YES. no matter what i eat i am still hungry and there's not enough sugar on the planet to satisfy my craving. on the other hand, i am way to exhausted to get up and find something to eat. seriously for that one day, i am utterly starved and wiped out. fruit seems to help (especially citrus for some reason.) but i cannot go near baked goods. if i do my "f*** it" switch gets flipped and i eat anything that's not nailed down. coffee with milk and sweetener also helps with the cravings and the exhaustion. just that one day...but it's one hell of a day....:grumble:

**THIS JUST IN**

"Women tend to have increased appetites and sweet tooths during certain points of their menstral cycle. "