Time of month and increased appetite

Most likely my reaction if I were to read this on a normal day: Oh, neat. Extra calories being burned! Sweet!
However, it's not a "normal" day.
It's "that time" craving day.
So, my brain's persistent reaction: "OH COOL! MORE CALORIES YOU GET TO EAT! GO EAT! YOU KNOW WHERE THE ICE CREAM IS! WHY ARE YOU SITTING? YOU CAN SIT WHILE YOU EAT. EAT."

Shut up brain.

I'm going thru this too. But the chips seem to be taming the beast, so I'll need to eat - however I've vowed to make up for it the moment my period is over and I'm feeling better. (whines) If I get too excited about working out my uterus decides to stab itself - Ow! >:-I I get it, I get it, I gotta be a lazy bum right now and take it easy

Thank God for this brilliant post! Now I know why all I can think of of this gloomy Monday is FOOD!

This is exactly the post I needed to see. It might be a bit late (I've caved in the last week and gotten off track. I feel so hungry all the time, and yesterday I got my period finally after a couple weeks of cramps letting me know it was coming) but reading the initial post and all the responses that followed, I feel like I can grab hold of my temporarily lost will power and take care of myself again. Stepping on the scale each morning has been miserable even though I know that it's bloat and water weight, but a couple weeks from now I hope to see a smaller number again. I've lost a total of ten pounds in the last two months (some before I made my account on here), I need to keep going

Yup, usually the day before or the first day, my usual amount of food can't sustain me and I am starving the whole time. But I try to give myself a bit of a break and allow myself to fill up on healthy foods. I also get insane cravings for red meat.

I usually start bloating and getting hungry 2 weeks before T.O.M crazy thing I never realize T.O.M is the culprit till a couple of days before its on or its actually on.. and then I'm always like oh.. same way when I feel like a blimp.. then T.O.M and its like oh no wonder... its weird you'd think id know by now... but its always a surprise lol

Exactly the same happens to me. I get worried because i feel im losing control. Then it comes and i al like "ahh of course" haha
We are so complicated!!!

Yeah which is why my stomach constantly feels like it's caving in. It starts three days before and continues until done. I just try to eat a little extra and if I go over fu@k it.

this is so me this week too. I get this way the entire week before my period starts and with the exception of first day cramps. I feel tons better once it starts. I sweat the older I get is the more pms feels like pregnancy and I hated being pregnant. :drinker:

I'm going through this right now...it took every ounce of will power to not go grab a whopper from bk last night. I kind of thought it was tom hunting me down. So, I didn't do it but it was so tough...I stopped for a coconut fruit bar instead (Was delicious!). So far I'm just dealing with the hungry....but I know the fatigue is on it's way. I don't wanna blow all the momentum I have gained because my body is turning on me over the next week and a half. I am so glad I found this post. Thanks everyone for sharing...it has really helped me this morning.

How many people are the opposite?

I barely have any appetite at all when I'm on my period. I get incredibly nauseated, and eating just makes it worse.

I'd trade with any of you. I hate the sick feeling. >.>

I get hungry before and then as soon as TOM arrives I lose my appetite so I think it all works out.