Ladies....do you give yourself a "pass" during THAT time?
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I think the majority of women use that time of the month as an excuse to do crap and be mean to people lol. At least a lot of people I know. Yes, I feel more irritable....but all it takes is a little self control and practice. Like really - your going to have a week pass every month for the rest of your life? Get over it. Find alternatives. I workout like normal. I do have to be diligent about the urge to pig out on chocolate, but resisting is very doable. And I try to find little things to be grateful for instead of snapping at people.
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I get cravings for sweets really really bad too, and I do tend to indulge them...liberally. This past week my diary included on average 400 calories of chocolate-something-or-another
, every single day . I account for it and move on. I keep my workouts the same, I actually feel better when I workout during, helps with cramps and really improves my mood. 0 -
I just carry on through my period personally, I just know I won't be doing much productivity that first day as I'll be practically writhing in pain regardless of pain killers. Then after 24 hours of pure hell I go back to normal. I give myself treat days but I would never do it on my period day. How is it a treat if I can't even enjoy properly?
I just make sure I drink a cup of pure cranberry juice diluted in a gallon of water and drink it (to keep the plumbing healthy!) and I eat softer foods like porridge and banana's and the like. But I do my best to be healthy regardless of how I feel.0 -
I wouldn't say I give myself a 'pass' food-wise. I usually get tired much more easily during the week so ease up on the workouts a little. If I fancied anything during that time it would be chocolate, and if I am feeling low then I usually have a hot chocolate to keep the craving at bay!0
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No way it is way to slippery of a slope for me to go down.0
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I'm the odd person out. I do binges in the thousands. It seems impossible to stop myself.0
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I don't give myself a pass on eating, but I DO give myself a pass on working out. I've never had really bad issues with cravings during my period, but I have always had an issues with cramps, and ain't no way I'm going to work out when I feel like curling up in a ball and dying lol.0
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LookAWalrus wrote: »No, but I don't really have intense cravings or a ravenous feeling. Mostly just rage and hatred for everything. I eat chocolate and candy almost every day anyway so meh.
Absolutely the same. Oddly, the couple days before I begin my moon I usually have a smaller appetite than ever, and I am fine cutting an extra 200-300. Then I just want to either, a) melt into a puddle of self-loathing and sadness, or, b) rage at the missing sock by throwing the other one across the room angrily and bursting into angry tears.
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Depends what you mean by a "pass". If you mean do I let myself eat whatever I want and not log and not worry about it? No. It happens every month and if I had a free-for-all for a few days every month, I would undo most, if not all, of my progress (I am losing slowly). If by "pass" you mean do I allow myself to eat over my "lose" level of calories? Sure. I always do, though. As long as I'm under maintenance, I consider a day a success. (Hence why I'm losing slowly. But still losing).0
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GreenIceFloes wrote: »Yep, totally. I give myself an extra 100-200 calories when it's really bad. I often fill myself up with the stuff I'm craving instead of my usual meals. Like, I'll stick to my calorie goal most of the time, but instead of having a sandwich for lunch, I'll have a scoop of Haagen Dazs - you get the picture. Not the most nutritious week in terms of hitting my macros and micros, but very satisfying.
Haha I might need to try this. It's that time of the month for me. I started noticing major cravings and having a lot harder time not caving in. I've really been struggling and beating myself up about it. I've been eating all or most of my exercise calories back and have even gone over. All I feel like doing is stuffing my and using my magic bags for my cramps and back pain![:\](https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/resources/emoji/confused.png ":\")
I think the majority of women use that time of the month as an excuse to do crap and be mean to people lol. At least a lot of people I know. Yes, I feel more irritable....but all it takes is a little self control and practice. Like really - your going to have a week pass every month for the rest of your life? Get over it. Find alternatives. I workout like normal. I do have to be diligent about the urge to pig out on chocolate, but resisting is very doable. And I try to find little things to be grateful for instead of snapping at people.
#NoExcuses
It's not just simply feeling a little more irritable for me. I get extremely emotional, depressed, fatigued, and a lot of pain. I actually throw up. Various meds have helped so that I do not necessarily throw up every month or every day of my period but, I still get the intense back pain and cramps.0 -
Heck no! If I have a craving I check the calories and see how I can fit it into my daily goal but a free pass??? No. If I did I would be spending the next three weeks making up for it and I'd get nowhere.0
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I get very drained physically the first couple of days so I change my days of rest accordingly. I am perimenopausal and there have been some unpleasant changes that I have had to make allowances for. In the past I have given in and went loco on the sweets and then paid the price later. Not anymore. I figure in a few Kisses or a cup of cocoa on the worst day and that is it. Also, I don't bother weighing myself those first three days. That way lies madness.0
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I try my best to stick within my calories where food is concerned although my macros aren't as good because I eat more junk. I usually don't exercise as much/at all for about 2-3 days because I get quite sick and crampy.0
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Ok....i dont mean free for all balls to the wall binge. I mean eat a couple more treats, dont do as much type thing. Couple hundred calories...NOT thousands and/or not logging at all0
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Thats 5 days a month! Every month! Two months in a year! Noooo way I have goals to achieve here!! LoL
Exactly. It can be a significant chunk of time - it's not like it happens one day out of every two months or something. (I wish.
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My PMS lasts at least a week - sometimes more. I am due this time around on Tuesday. My breasts will, by that time, have been hurting pretty significantly for nine, count 'em, nine days. I have been very tired since this began, and a bit on edge. (And yes, my ratios have been fewer veggies, more Hershey's Kisses, but again, always within my calorie goals.) It's definitely PMS (and normal for me - if it weren't, I'd be hot-footing it to the doctor). But seriously, if I gave myself "a pass" for PMS time each cycle, I would literally be overeating for one-quarter of my life or more.
Obviously not every woman is like me, but say you're only very hungry and PMS-y for four days a cycle, or five...that's still a percentage that can derail weight loss plans, especially if it's a regular thing...which, for a woman with no issues with her cycle, it is.
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To stay with eating healthy I think passes here and there are fine as long as they aren't habits and consistent. I usually allow myself to eat 1 of my favorite non-healthy foods at least once a week (within reason). Allowing yourself to have a sweet or whatever during that week is fine. Being too uptight with weight loss is how people binge and go crazy and undo all the hard work. One cookie during that week will not hurt.0
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Ok....i dont mean free for all balls to the wall binge. I mean eat a couple more treats, dont do as much type thing. Couple hundred calories...NOT thousands and/or not logging at all
Nope. I tend to want to eat MORE, so instead of my 300 calories of talenti gelato, I'll eat 300 calories of frozen yogurt...3/4 of a pint instead. I just find ways to jiggle my calories around.0 -
"Ladies....do you give yourself a "pass" during THAT time?"
Nope, not at all.My periods are only 3 days. A few days vefore I go through my "eat and hate it all" phase and then on day two I am in a ton of pain and just want cookies and candy. I am not saying I would go 1,000 over or anything, maybe.
You might consider taking calcium and magnesium supplements starting about a week before your period starts. Don't overdo it ... don't go over the recommended amounts. Just be sure to take them every day from a week before until your period is finished.
Personally, I find calcium and magnesium both reduce my appetite and the pain.
Also, I'll just add how lucky you are with the 3 day periods. Because of a medical issue (which is hopefully resolved now), I've just spent approx. 9 or 10 months with periods that last 2 weeks plus an extra week of spotting etc. in between. Exhausting.
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The time I get cravings the most is the couple of days before it starts. I give myself a little treat one of those days, but that's about it. (Maybe 100 cals extra, 200 tops)
Last time it was a super delicious dark chocolate bar but I shared half with my coworkers so I wouldn't end up eating the whole thing (haha).
As some other posters have mentioned, I won't let myself cheat the whole time because that could be 3-5 days of cheating which would add up too quickly! And I don't bother weighing myself that week. No matter how much water I drink I always feel bloated. Lol.0 -
just fit in your 'treats' it is possible or replace your 'treats' with healthy options... it was really hard for me to be at the gym today... but i still went... not at the same intensity but i was there and forced myself to keep moving... and i completed my log for the day so I wouldn't eat anything else cause i can really see myself going over right now... instead i'm here looking at motivation...0
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Nah I don't get cravings, must be lucky.0
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Nope--stop making excuses and start working on your self control.0
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I always found that being extra good with my health during that "time" made it a lot more bearable!! Eating more, but healthy foods (extra protein, fiber and iron) really helps as well as light exercise if I can do it before cramps etc start. If I could go for a run before cramps started it would actually warm/relax my muscles and make them way less painful!
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No, its life.
I deal with it.
I dont need or want excuses.0 -
I get ravenously hungry in the days leading up to shark week. I usually allow myself a couple hundred extra calories, which is still enough of a deficit to not hinder weight loss. Once in awhile I am soooo hungry that I go way over. I don't really consider any of it a "pass" though because I always make up for any overages by cutting calories and upping exercise once I'm back on track. Last week I went on vacation and lost all control, resulting in a week long binge. Every single extra calorie was accounted for this week already though, so my month is still right on track.0
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No I don't. However my periods really don't affect me that much. I don't get much cramping, don't get much bloating, don't get much in the way of additional cravings or hunger. I do usually get a mild cold, but that's about it so I try to keep it business as usual.0
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I work out the same as I normally would, but I do tend to eat a couple hundred calories more than I normally would. Calories still end up being less than maintenance so it doesn't hinder my progress. There are just days where my stomach is a bottomless pit so I need to eat a tad bit more. I wouldn't say that is a pass though.0
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As far as food goes, no I don't get a pass. I weigh myself each morning, so I give myself a pass on any gain I might see that week and do not record it.0
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I don't give myself a pass but I do have just one ravenous day a month. I am almost always under my weekly goal so I have enough wiggle room to go over just one day a month. I do try to keep it within my goal though. I found I can have burgers and crisps and still be in my goal, the healthy stuff just doesn't get eaten on that day0
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Nope.
But if I have a craving I just work it into my calories.
Also, exercise often helps with my cramp pain.
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