Ladies what do you do that time of the month?

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  • Veggie_Ankers
    Veggie_Ankers Posts: 35
    I don't eat much or exercise on the first day as I'm just in too much pain to do either but I drink plenty of water. After the first day I'm usually back to normal. I carry on with walking and stretching and if I get a craving for something (usually chocolate) I curb the craving by making nutella pancakes which just eggs and nutella. At least then I'm getting my protein from the eggs and satisfying my chocolate craving and they fill me up :smile:
  • harphy
    harphy Posts: 290 Member
    Lift heavy. I've had really strong cramps in the past at the beginning of period but now it's ok. Heating blanket on my belly helped.
  • aplhabetacheesecake
    aplhabetacheesecake Posts: 181 Member
    leading up to pms week i get thr unsatiable hunger
    Its the type of hunger that no amount of food can solve so i have vowded to just drink water and its working! Part of me is sad - i really want to be full of cake or skittles and not water
    The ofher part of me is happy i made a smart choice

    Exercise exercise exercise! My gawd what a difference that has made!
    I dont even feel the cramps come on to warn me its "that" time!!
  • Timelordlady85
    Timelordlady85 Posts: 797 Member
    It is definitely a challenge – I get food cravings and physical discomfort – but I do my best to stick to my plan both with meals and workouts. The only concession I'll make is maybe dialing the intensity back on a workout but I won't skip it altogether. I am always glad I did as exercise and healthy eating seem to alleviate some of the cramps.


    this, I always feel better exercising and I just try and figure in what I'm craving for the day into my calories.
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    I stock up on Always and avoid wearing pale coloured trousers (not that Always lets me down, but I tend to err on the side of caution...)
  • naomigee161
    naomigee161 Posts: 41 Member
    drink lots of water and try to avoid salty processed food

    eat normally but have a treat snack

    wear a menstrual cup (seriously. life changer)

    exercise as normal, or take it a bit easier if I'm feeling very wiped out
  • asciiqwerty
    asciiqwerty Posts: 565 Member
    accept that you may want/need an extra boost from a snack - try to pick wisely, but if not never mind >> eat it. log it. and move on
    don't expect the scale to move down > it'll probably go up >> but it will come down again later
    excercise as much as you feel you can
    use hot packs / beany microwave soft toys
    keep backup sanitary items and nsaids in every bag you use

    don't let the ** get you down, you've beaten it before, you will beat it again
  • aubyshortcake
    aubyshortcake Posts: 796 Member
    I gain 5lbs, whine a whole lot and do really crappy in Martial Arts class.

    Omg I complain about everything lol
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  • karlospiklington
    karlospiklington Posts: 143 Member
    I find what I eat and do the week before is important in reducing tom symptoms. I cut right back on salt, no added salt in meals and I avoid soy sauce as it's full of the stuff and makes me swell up like a blimp. Eating bananas every day helps as the potassium seems to alleviate water retention. Dried apricots help with digestion and give you a little iron boost. Exercise definitely helps before and during, but during I tend to do shorter workouts with mostly cardio and only light weights as I tire more easily. Even a short walk will make me feel better as sitting down a lot just makes the sluggishness and bloating feel even worse.

    The rest of the time I curse nature for punishing me because I didn't have a baby that month.
  • Ashaleet
    Ashaleet Posts: 59
    I drink a lot of water and tea, eat a light lunch at work and save my calories for a glass of red wine and some dark chocolate. I then enjoy both of those while taking a bath.
  • segastler
    segastler Posts: 207 Member
    Sometimes my husband finds me curled up in a dark corner, face and hands covered in chocolate and the blood of a coworker that pissed me off that day.
  • Kekibird
    Kekibird Posts: 1,122 Member
    Depends. If it's the type of month with the make-me-vomit cramps I'll take it easy and just take walks at lunch and drink A LOT of water. Other times, I'll stick to my routines and push through. It sucks but I've run races on my worst period days and survived.
  • maz504
    maz504 Posts: 450
    I listen to sad music and cry and eat chocolate and take bubble baths and usually drink too much wine. And thank the powers that be that it's only a week and not 9 months :drinker:
  • danigirl1011
    danigirl1011 Posts: 314 Member
    Hey! I was actually really surprised when i started eating really healthy and found that craving junk foods around the time of your period is a myth i think. i think we are just so used to hearing about craving chocolate etc on our periods, that we dont' even think about it. I think we just feel so crappy that we want comfort food, aka sweet rolls. Depending on your current diet now i would say over all try to eat as healthy as you can and i think it's better during your periods for craving. Also, the way i find the energy is just remembering that my body tends to want to shed weight during my period and use it as insentive for big weight loss weeks. Our bodies are cleaning themselves out during this time and since you are having a period (and clearly not prego) it's the one time a month i think those pesky hormones are not working against women and making us keep weight on. So, i try to eat good and work out hard and when you see the results it's intoxicating. It's always the week after my period i gain weight no matter what i do. Good luck! Drink lots of water too that helps with cramps and bloating ;)
  • danigirl1011
    danigirl1011 Posts: 314 Member
    LMAO!!!! :happy:
  • awtume9
    awtume9 Posts: 423 Member
    I cry when babies don't smile at me or my dog doesn't want to cuddle.

    Then I go on with my life like normal.
  • 120by30
    120by30 Posts: 217 Member
    I usually give in, be lazy, take lots of Midol and sleep a lot and it goes away in 2 days or so... 2 days won't kill my months and months of efforts, so I don't sweat it.

    The worst advice possible.

    She wasn't advising anyone to do this. She was just saying what she did during that time of the month. That was what this thread was about anyway.
  • blondageh
    blondageh Posts: 923 Member
    I was almost suicidal or homicidal 2 days ago. Thank GOD I got my period and found the cause of those horrible dark feelings. I cannot believe all you women who can say push through it. I can stare a nurse down as she draws blood, look at the needle as it goes into my arm, giggle as I get a tattoo, but cramps, I am a straight up diaper baby 3 days out of the month, I will admit it. I don't do chit for the first 2 days. ForGET it. I turn on my seat warmers in the car despite living in Texas and keep my heating pad at work and veg. I beg for back rubs and just TRY to stick to a low cal diet while I glare at anyone who dares eat chocolate or a french fry in my immediate vicinity. I am typing this now with extreme back pain.. craving cheesecake.
  • Karabobarra
    Karabobarra Posts: 782 Member
    I can't exercise at all the first two or three days of my cycle, I can barely function at all the first day or two (massive migraines and alot of blood loss) I try to do double workouts two or three times right before it hits to help. I swear watermelon helps with bloating, but I try to stay away from salt also... (even though I am craving it like crazy!) I allow myself some dark chocolate but just a little and really try to manage my carb and calorie consumption. I have made it through a couple of times just eating meat and veggies and I felt very little cramping or headaches during those times after the first two days of hell.
  • kristenveganvixen
    kristenveganvixen Posts: 87 Member
    It's that time right now!

    I had an endometrial ablation last year as I had very heavy bleeding and a short cycle due to Von Willebrands bleeding disorder, I'd have to double up with a tampon/mooncup AND a towel as I could leak in about an hour even with a heavy one- going to the gym would have been unthinkable. My blood loss after the op is now normal, and I now just use a tampon or cup and go exercise like those annoying girls in the tampon ads, lol. I'm so glad I had the op as it's made a massive difference to my quality of life at that time of month.

    If your periods are very heavy and interfering with your life see a doctor as there may be an underlying cause and things they can do to improve it for you.

    Re chocolate cravings I go for high cocoa content dark chocolate or cacao as it's high in the good stuff your body's craving and fairly low calorie. I had the remainder of a Montezuma easter egg today wiith an Americano as a snack and a Pulsin' raw choc brownie bar for breakfast. HTH x
  • panda4153
    panda4153 Posts: 418 Member
    I listen to my body which for me is important. The few days leading up, I tend to be super hungry, I allow myself to eat a little more so that I am not as likely to binge on a craving. If I am tired instead of a strenuous workout, I'll take a long walk, it's movement, and it reduces my stress. Sure I will not burn as many calories but knowing I did something makes me feel better, but I don't overtax myself either.
  • anniep1991
    anniep1991 Posts: 6
    We all go through it however I do agree with the lady that said no excuses. I normally go to the gym as usual and do my classes but I will submit to one small craving like a bag of crisps or a small chocolate bar (I don't go mad) because I know if I didn't I would go AWOL and eat anything and everything in sight lol! Before I started dieting I would literally eat a family size pack of crisps and chocolate as well as loafs of bread and pasta etc. We are all human, we all get cravings and we all feel like poop sometimes and we all deal with it differently. I'm not saying follow in my footsteps because maybe I'm doing it wrong by submitting but it does help me :-)
  • kendall916
    kendall916 Posts: 4,222 Member
    Yeah I hate 'the curse'.
    I feel bloated, in pain, and I tend to go the opposite by not eating a lot.
    I feel sorry for the gals who feel sexually inactive during their 'curse' :frown:
  • hirstrl
    hirstrl Posts: 157 Member
    i always wondered what other people do too.
    i struggle with cravings. i give in sometimes.. i just do the best i can even tho i just want to sit with a tub of ice cream and a spoon and watch tv. pastry is my down fall so i try not to keep too many unhealthy snacks around the house. i have found my self standing in the kitchen with a jar of PB and using a butter knife smearing in on a banana before every bite i take LOL.
    i forced myself to workout last month. i only did half my workout before giving in to fatigue and cramps.
    lets just say when weigh in came around the following week, i was shocked i didnt gain ;)
  • lady6starlight
    lady6starlight Posts: 127 Member
    I usually just give into the cravings, and work out a little harder to compensate. If I keep denying myself what I want, when I do eat a meal, I might just explode and eat everything in sight.
  • TAGipson
    TAGipson Posts: 2 Member
    Usually, I take that special time of the month as a week off from exercising. I've read blogs that say exercising helps ease period symptoms but not for me, it's uncomfortable and usually I just can't muster up the strength. Knowing that I don't work out that week I try to be easy on my diet - stick to what I'm suppose to - I mostly get chocolate cravings, so if I have to have chocolate I'll stick to the recommended serving - a smoothie, or a couple peanut butter crackers just something to make the craving go away. I don't have to tell any of you ladies this but every month is different sometimes you feel like running the race other times you just wanna chill in your sweats with a tub of ice cream lol, such fun being a girl :-)
  • 120by30
    120by30 Posts: 217 Member
    We all go through it however I do agree with the lady that said no excuses. I normally go to the gym as usual and do my classes but I will submit to one small craving like a bag of crisps or a small chocolate bar (I don't go mad) because I know if I didn't I would go AWOL and eat anything and everything in sight lol! Before I started dieting I would literally eat a family size pack of crisps and chocolate as well as loafs of bread and pasta etc. We are all human, we all get cravings and we all feel like poop sometimes and we all deal with it differently. I'm not saying follow in my footsteps because maybe I'm doing it wrong by submitting but it does help me :-)

    We all deal differently because our periods affect us all differently. Those who say "No excuses" probably don't feel as much pain as others do. As a teen, physical activity made my cramping ten times worse. Thanks to an endometrial ablation, my period is not nearly as bad anymore. Since I've experienced hell week before though, I have a lot more sympathy for those who simply cannot push past it as others think they should.

    That was not a rant at the poster I quoted, though. This subject just comes up a LOT, and I hate to see women painted as weaker or wimpier because they say they can't go about life as normal for a few days a month.
  • paulawatkins1974
    paulawatkins1974 Posts: 720 Member
    I have read (Don't quote me) That your body burns more calories in the few days before and during TOM. I usually try to eat something low cal/high protein like a boiled egg or something. It helps me
  • kristenveganvixen
    kristenveganvixen Posts: 87 Member


    We all deal differently because our periods affect us all differently. Those who say "No excuses" probably don't feel as much pain as others do. As a teen, physical activity made my cramping ten times worse. Thanks to an endometrial ablation, my period is not nearly as bad anymore. Since I've experienced hell week before though, I have a lot more sympathy for those who simply cannot push past it as others think they should.

    That was not a rant at the poster I quoted, though. This subject just comes up a LOT, and I hate to see women painted as weaker or wimpier because they say they can't go about life as normal for a few days a month.
    Couldn't agree with you more! As I said in my earlier post, my own endometrial ablation and normal periods I now have as opposed to the uber heavy ones I had before massively changed my quality of life.

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