For the ladies : How do you control cravings during "the curse"

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  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    randomtai wrote: »
    Jennloella wrote: »
    The same as every other day... I dunno I don't get the hype.

    This here for me too...

    consider yourselves lucky then
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Make room in your allotment.
  • TinyRaccoon19
    TinyRaccoon19 Posts: 31 Member
    If I'm craving it I indulge in it but try to stay within my allotted calories for the day. Exercise-wise I take a couple of painkillers if needed and go for a walk. Often walking reduces any carvings.

    Try to eat something healthy and filling before you eat what you're craving to help prevent all out binging. Or try to slightly increase your calorie deficit during the other three weeks.
  • melissaw78
    melissaw78 Posts: 214 Member
    Water.

    It seems like my entire digestive system slows down for a couple days before and drinking plenty of water helps a lot. When I don't, I go around looking for carbs like I'm trying out for a part in a zombie movie, lol
  • Mezzie1024
    Mezzie1024 Posts: 380 Member
    Exercise mitigates the cravings a bit *and* allows for reasonable indulgence. :smile:
  • winterthighs
    winterthighs Posts: 37 Member
    I stare at a picture of my favorite motivation/inspiration (AJ Lee from WWE), eat a piece of bread/bits of chocolate during the time period, and drink 4 sittings of water afterwards, taking a nap and lil workout right after.
  • kshay89
    kshay89 Posts: 15 Member
    You should look up raspberry leaf tea! It's not fruity, since it's made from the leaves and not the fruit. Raspberry leaf is a great tea for women. I try to drink it several times a week and sometimes a couple times a day the week of. I have major mood swings and get really hungry a few days beforehand and I notice a drastic change when I'm drinking the tea regularly. I don't consider it a placebo effect either. It definitely helps.
  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member
    I don't. I stay active and eat like I would any other day of the month. I consider the week or two before TOM as a metab reset. I don't have cravings and my workouts pretty hard most of the time so I'm not too worried when I decide to have chocolate or something.
  • Wreathy
    Wreathy Posts: 61 Member
    My last 'curse' is just ending - I've just failed miserably at any semblance of craving control. I ate my normal deficit meals and then ate snacks and chocolate up to and probably over maintenance. Haven't gained anything, thank god, but ugh. My last period was better - this one I was just 'to hell with it' and stuffed my face with chocolate and chips. I don't have any magic answers but to be honest, though, I'm not too fussed - it's just 3-4 days and my period is a nightmarish hag from hell.
  • kyrannosaurus
    kyrannosaurus Posts: 350 Member
    For me, it's the same as any other day and not an excuse to over eat. The only difference it makes is I usually won't go swimming that week but I'll do other forms of exercise instead. If you need treats just portion them out and log them.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    i make it work within my calories or bump my cals up a hundred or so for a couple of days no biggie. some months i have horrible cravings, others (like this one) none at all. go figure ;/

    and people still call it ' the curse' . how.... weird. and 1950's :/ LOL
  • s2Mango
    s2Mango Posts: 44 Member
    I try to keep myself in check, though that can get preeeettty darn hard at the time of the month. From what I read somewhere, we're losing nutrients and burning more calories during our time of the month, so i'm a bit more lax on my calories for that 4 days or so. Without going overboard of course. I find that munching on cereal or having 1 piece of Jolly Rancher helps me.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,230 Member
    If you had posted this a couple weeks ago, i'd have had all sorts of advice. But I changed birth control and got my first dose of new and improved PMS today and all I can say, on my own behalf is - if it stops you killing anyone, eat it. Eat it all.
  • DeFYneME
    DeFYneME Posts: 97 Member
    Shelgirl001 wrote: »
    There is a chart that I've seen that explains what your craving mean, like what vitamin you are missing. I know that if you're craving chocolate, you need magnesium. Here is a pinterest link for it. https://www.pinterest.com/explore/food-craving-chart/

    this is super true... also.. having worked out for the last 15 years... i've noticed the its during this time that... when I work out more.. my pain reduces.. and it helps me more in managing my weight... when I get the pain I tend to wear shape wear as that helps pull my tummy in...
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    salembambi wrote: »
    randomtai wrote: »
    Jennloella wrote: »
    The same as every other day... I dunno I don't get the hype.

    This here for me too...

    consider yourselves lucky then

    Meh, not really... I just learned to accept a normal body function that has been happening for over 20 years.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
    and people still call it ' the curse' . how.... weird. and 1950's :/ LOL

    So much this.... :noway:
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