TOM - Women only please

msamcoates
msamcoates Posts: 261 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Is it just me, or you do all crave specific things during TOM? I mean ... mine is due any day now and I have been craving chocolate, cheese cake, gummy worms .... everything sweet and unhealthy. I've also been going over on my calories for the day. I've been trying my best not to eat these things but I have been caving in and trying to workout really hard afterwards .....sigh
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  • mariasheehan
    mariasheehan Posts: 335
    YES! I crave all the above, I always go over my cals, but I'm better every other week. I don't beat myself up about it, as long as it's not every single day :-)
  • superwmn
    superwmn Posts: 936
    I do have strong cravings during TOM. Knowing that I don't really want those foods and that the cravings are caused by TOM helps me to resist the foods that are calling my name.

    Charmagne
  • Cristy_AZ
    Cristy_AZ Posts: 986
    Yes, I do to! Chocolate, but more carbs too, anything salty and bready, like crackers and pretzels... and I can't stop with a serving or even 2 or 3, I want the whole bag!! LOL!!! Still working on a solution, so far just induldging some and tyring to get into the moderation habit!!!
  • neelia
    neelia Posts: 750 Member
    I normally crave chocolate (LOTS of it) and something salty like a warm pretzel or cheese dip. My TOM started on Sunday and I've managed to actually lose weight (normally I gain...up to 10 lbs!) by drinking plenty of water.

    I mentioned this on my status update, too, but I've found that eating a protein bar before dinner (as my mid-day snack) is really helping me to not eat as much when I get home. I also take a sip of water between every bite- this seems like a chore but that is the point of it. It makes me more aware of what I am eating and how much of it I am eating...plus it helps to fill me up and make my brain realize it.

    Hope this helps!
  • andreahanlon
    andreahanlon Posts: 263 Member
    I pretty much always overeat right before my period... I go insane for a day or two, and then return to normal.
  • sweetheart03622
    sweetheart03622 Posts: 928 Member
    I don't know if I'm just super lucky or what, but I don't get big cravings. I get minor cramps, and the whole process isn't that bad. Perhaps I should just kiss my OB for putting me on a good RX? On the downside... I have cravings for sweets and anything junky every Friday at 5pm :laugh:
  • Mhaney
    Mhaney Posts: 467 Member
    i crave chocolate every day, but for TOM it's always something salty I want. I use a sodium free cajun seasoning to add to my food, it sometimes helps.
  • pilotgirl2007
    pilotgirl2007 Posts: 368 Member
    I don't know this for sure but from the things I have come to know and my experiences the cravings are caused by hormonal changes. It's amazing how our hormones work. I had mentionin a thread the other day that my sister was finally diagnosed with Addisons disease which is an adrenal problem which controls hormones and she always had cravings for sugar and sour stuff.

    I use my iphone to track my cycle and then when I start to feel the cravings/gain weight etc I make note of it in the app that way I can get some idea of when these things occur and it helps to be prepared for it.

    Also there is nothing wrong with letting yourself have some of these things but don't go over board.

    I am jealous of anyone who doesn't have cravings or weight gain around their TOM (and I haven't heard of anyone in that category yet...)
  • baker_c
    baker_c Posts: 251 Member
    YES!!! My craving is CHOCOLATE - any kind, any time! Nothing seems enough, I just have to have it.

    :love: :love: :love: :love:
  • ropedancer
    ropedancer Posts: 115
    Cravings (as with everything else involving my period) vary from month to month. Some months, things won't be that bad. Other months, I WANT TO EAT THE WORLD. Seriously. Chocolate, carbs, fried food? I want them for every meal. I can relate :)
  • mrsewert
    mrsewert Posts: 430 Member
    I crave salt like nobody's business! :laugh:
  • kjensen15
    kjensen15 Posts: 398 Member
    My last TOM I had just made chocolate covered pretzles for the holidays... I think I ate half of them in like 2 days! They are the best of both worlds! Sweet chocolate with just a touch of salt from the pretzles! YUM!
  • lastchance2010
    lastchance2010 Posts: 494 Member
    having this issue now...i crave sweet..then salt...then sweet....then salt!! So I settle for a granola bar for the sweet (honey n oats) and i'll have either a 1 oz bag of chips or today i had a couple celery stalks with individual cream cheese bucket and that subsided the salt craving...n e thing else...i chew ALOT OF GUM and DRINK A LOT OF WATER!! I know it's coming very soon...and i'm trying SOOOO friggin hard not to cave and by a bag of reese's cups...OY...it is makin me a tad bit more snippy cuz i'm not succombing to the chocolate and n e thing salt! I sware..the things we have to go thru...it's nutz!:grumble:
  • lastchance2010
    lastchance2010 Posts: 494 Member
    My last TOM I had just made chocolate covered pretzles for the holidays... I think I ate half of them in like 2 days! They are the best of both worlds! Sweet chocolate with just a touch of salt from the pretzles! YUM!

    ooooh maaaaan YES!
  • Val_Gets_Fit
    Val_Gets_Fit Posts: 210 Member
    I totally have cravings just before and during! My appetite goes up, and I never feel satisfied. I stop myself from constantly grazing, but, wow, it's tough! I agree with some of the others about chocolate. It's like a drug! It just makes my brain happy. Def see cravings for chocolate--any kind, even the Lindt 90%.... Yes, even that! Totally yummy during TOM.... but not as yummy any other day. :wink: I'm trying to replace giving into my food cravings with going for a walk or chewing some gum.
  • laurenbausch
    laurenbausch Posts: 146
    Yup. . .sure do!!! Salty stuff and sour candy! Most of the time I'm pretty good, but during my TOM it's easy to make excuses.
  • iRun4wine
    iRun4wine Posts: 5,126
    Cravings (as with everything else involving my period) vary from month to month. Some months, things won't be that bad. Other months, I WANT TO EAT THE WORLD.

    Same here. Some months is out of control, and other months I barely notice a difference- maybe stress plays a part, too? :huh: I tend to crave cheese- plain cheese, mac and cheese... anything with cheese! :love:
  • chelsiburnett
    chelsiburnett Posts: 317
    Thats funny, I do that too!! I always try to drink a couple drinks of water in between each bite. That away I get both...full and hydrated!!! Great tip!
  • DangerRanger
    DangerRanger Posts: 327 Member
    OK, maybe it's just me, but usually when I see something that says, "Women Only Please" I tend to ignore the statement. I was like TOM, who the hell is Tom, and why in the hec does he only want women to read his post..

    Anyway, after reading the post, I then realized that your name is not Thomas, short for Tom, but TOM stands for something totalllly different.. GO FIGURE!!!


    But since I'm on the post, I usually eat all day every day... Does that mean my TOM is near?!?
  • lucky01day
    lucky01day Posts: 21 Member
    I'm really bad about cravings primarily for chocolate... I keep dark choc bars handy bc they are richer so I only need a bite or 2 to do me in... as for salty, I LOVE the 100 cal white chaddar popcorn... perfect amt of snack and salt! :) hope this helps!!!
  • neelia
    neelia Posts: 750 Member
    OK, maybe it's just me, but usually when I see something that says, "Women Only Please" I tend to ignore the statement. I was like TOM, who the hell is Tom, and why in the hec does he only want women to read his post..

    Anyway, after reading the post, I then realized that your name is not Thomas, short for Tom, but TOM stands for something totalllly different.. GO FIGURE!!!


    But since I'm on the post, I usually eat all day every day... Does that mean my TOM is near?!?

    LMAO! Men- always gotta be nosey! :tongue:
  • annettemackey
    annettemackey Posts: 1
    I do not do the Tom thing anymore but I remember vividly that I was ravenous a few days prior, the it hit and my appetite would suddenly go away.
  • clioandboy
    clioandboy Posts: 963 Member
    yep I crave and indulge. I think that TOM is bad enough without me adding to my troubles....... i retain water like crazy but knowing that this is going to be time limited makes it okay so I go with it!
  • imustdecrease
    imustdecrease Posts: 55
    I don't get cravings but I am definitely hungrier than normal. I just reckon on the fact that it is temporary and I am not starving so keep plugging along. By the time I start things begin to settle down.
  • kristinlough
    kristinlough Posts: 828 Member
    I crave chocolate and I don't like chocolate! The best thing I have come up with is a tiny piece of candy (like a Hershey's Kiss or Peppermint Patty) and a little peanut butter. And if it's bad, I go over for the day, but I try to do a ton of walking (I find that doesn't make my cramps worse, and that even on the worst day I can stick with it).

    I wish I knew a real answer, it's just one of the joys of being the stronger sex :wink:
  • Shannon7713
    Shannon7713 Posts: 76 Member
    I just posted a topic similar to this when I was on mine.... I found that Quaker Rice Cakes, Chocolate Crunch, topped with extra creamy whip cream, is GREAT. 60 cal for a rice cake and 15-25 cal for the whip cream depending on the kind.... It really helps with the bad cravings!!! Good luck!!!
  • nursevee
    nursevee Posts: 344 Member
    Yes. Anything sweet, salty or carbalicious. I'm almost unstoppable. LOL
  • helloiloveukitty
    helloiloveukitty Posts: 448 Member
    I pretty much always overeat right before my period... I go insane for a day or two, and then return to normal.

    yup thats me too.

    last week i ate a wopper and onion rings. 2000 calorie day. soooooooooo unlike me. damn TOM
  • caitlinclock
    caitlinclock Posts: 528 Member
    I crave salt like nobody's business! :laugh:
    Me too. :D
  • CuteMommy88
    CuteMommy88 Posts: 538 Member
    I will literally eat everything in sight!! LOL
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