PMS munchies

NavyWifeag
NavyWifeag Posts: 36 Member
edited September 25 in Health and Weight Loss
I get so HUNGRY when I get PMS. Food is all I think about. Is there any tips you ladies have for keeping your diet when you're tired, hungry and crampy?
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  • ChRiStA_1983
    ChRiStA_1983 Posts: 380 Member
    Carnation LIGHT Hot Chocolate.....45 calories in 3 Tbsp. It's AMAZING! It kills the chocolate cravings!
  • MrsHilgert
    MrsHilgert Posts: 33 Member
    work out so you can eat more. It's the only thing helping me through this week!
  • susancelli928
    susancelli928 Posts: 190
    A lot of water... will help fill you up and get rid of the bloating too, also I eat watermelon.
  • RoniDoll
    RoniDoll Posts: 262
    fat free greek yogurt with fruit or honey =]
  • antfefe6
    antfefe6 Posts: 32
    Good idea!!
  • RisRis85
    RisRis85 Posts: 28
    Oh man, I am dealing with this right now! I'm already at my calorie intake for the day and its only 4! Geesh. Anyways, i like apples and peanut butter. And I recently switched to FitNutz Peanut butter and it saves me 100s of calories. :)
  • Mollydolly10
    Mollydolly10 Posts: 431 Member
    lots of water, tea, and sweet fruit (like grapes or melon), and a piece of dark chocolate when I have the sweet craving!
  • ashleighk2010
    ashleighk2010 Posts: 135
    Agree with the water & light hot chocolate. Also try animal crackers! Slightly sweet to curb the craving but not rediculous in calories or hugely addicting.
  • marieisthecool
    marieisthecool Posts: 46 Member
    I try not to keep snacks in the house. when i do, I try to buy single serving packages to keep the portion under control.
  • judy02
    judy02 Posts: 19 Member
    fiber 1 brownies only 90 calories
  • AmyKessler
    AmyKessler Posts: 15
    I eat pickles to combat the salty/sour cravings, then I suck on Jolley Ranchers to combat the sweet cravings that follow. I also eat celery just to go through the eating motions if that's all it is.

    You gotta remember too that it's onyl a few days a month and if some extra calories help you to not go crazy, just eat.
  • sarahc001
    sarahc001 Posts: 477 Member
    Fage Fat-Free Yogurt with Sugar Free Syrup (Torani Raspberry is my favorite!) Add .25 cup Go Lean Crunch and you have a great snack! If you keep the Fage to 3oz (1/2 of a small) the total is less than 100 calories and very filling! (Yep, that was yesterday for me...) Other than that, lots of fiber and protein to stay full....
  • lilybug13
    lilybug13 Posts: 154
    Skinny Cow Chocolate Truffle Ice Cream Bars, only 100 calories, and oh so delicious.
  • Akaratel
    Akaratel Posts: 137 Member
    I do not know if you are like me, but I crave steak because I have low iron and that makes it even worse.. So i endulge in a nice big steak... You may be more tired because you are losing iron, so maybe try this for dinner OR FISH... both are delicious..
  • Oompa_Loompa
    Oompa_Loompa Posts: 1,099 Member
    I crave fried food. so im pretty much screwed. lol
  • mishelnkiki
    mishelnkiki Posts: 775 Member
    buy a box of any of the weight watchers treats. especially the frozen ones! they are AMAZING! and low in cals too!
  • CKMama81
    CKMama81 Posts: 50
    I do believe Nabisco has a 100 calorie package of chocolate covered pretzels! Get the sweet and salty craving covered in one package!
  • abillings9
    abillings9 Posts: 165
    I am having a hard time this week too. I always do during this time of the month. My cravings are uncontrollable. Today has been a good day so far though. Unlike yesterday and the day before. :(
  • sdickman
    sdickman Posts: 25 Member
    @!!!!
  • hostel1
    hostel1 Posts: 1 Member
    Vitatops or Vitabrownies have been saving me for those cravings by Vitalicious and you also get half of your daily vitamins in one and they are a 100 calories
  • Arester
    Arester Posts: 138 Member
    Lots of water (I force it down), exercise to give me more calories to stuff my face, and dark chocolate. :happy:
  • sdickman
    sdickman Posts: 25 Member
    Vitatops or Vitabrownies have been saving me for those cravings by Vitalicious and you also get half of your daily vitamins in one and they are a 100 calories

    These ARE delicious!!
  • surra
    surra Posts: 33
    This is SO me today. All I want to do is eat!!!! I have gum in my purse to help with feeling to want to be chewing on food. The person above mentioned steak......now I want steak!
  • londoneye
    londoneye Posts: 200 Member
    OK, so the first step is to keep unhealthy snacks out of the house. I try to do this all month long, because its just easier to have self-control while shopping than while choosing what to eat at home.

    But unhealthy snacks aren't the only problem! Last month I had a giant sack full of raw cashew nuts in the house when the TOM munchies reared their ugly head. I devoured thousands of calories worth - it was a disaster.

    This month I decided to TOM-proof my house. This meant not only not having junk food in the house, but also getting rid of ALL calorie dense food. So I let myself eat when the desire came, but because I was eating oatmeal, veggies and eggs, I only ended up going over by 200 cals or so. I count that as a great success!

    As for not giving in to the desire to eat, for me that just isn't possible. Luckily it is only a 24 hour thing for me...
  • fcrisswell
    fcrisswell Posts: 234 Member
    I am with Carrielevans! Work out more!!! 1. when yo are working out you aren't munching and 2. gives you some wiggle room for those munchies!

    That is what is saving me yesterday and today! When I get home (since I coulnd not at lunch today) I am getting in some cardio to make room for some munching....I was halfway through my calories before lunch today because of PMS!
  • ginabenina
    ginabenina Posts: 1 Member
    Super good article here:

    http://www.shape.com/blogs/weight-loss-coach/outsmart-pms-munchies

    It's a strategy that makes sense and works, at least for me it does.....:smile:
  • FindingAmy77
    FindingAmy77 Posts: 1,268 Member
    Flavored herbal tea for antioxidants, potatoes for carbs and potasium your body craves, greek yogurt for calcium, spinach salads or steamed for iron, cinnamon added to oatmel and/or decaf flavored coffee for metabolism help, These are some of the things i eat or drink for pms. I up my exercise and ny calories for pms week and this helps out tons too
  • Branstin
    Branstin Posts: 2,320 Member
    I drink a ton of water then by the time I get to the snacks I don't eat much at all.
  • dgkt
    dgkt Posts: 57 Member
    Traditional medicines has a PMS tea (I get it at whole foods, but I've seen it at target. It's amazing! Helps with munchies, bloating, and general crabbiness.

    Food wise, I like kale & fruit smoothies and talenti bars ( they're chocolate covered)
  • AsaThorsWoman
    AsaThorsWoman Posts: 2,303 Member
    We suffer together.
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