Women - Monthly Cycle Cravings/Challenges
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Hey ladies,
Many of us experience our monthly cycles differently, SO! how do YOU feel when you get yours? (=
Do you get cravings? Sleep excessively? Experience cramps? Grumpiness? I know I for one YES to ALL! How do you overcome your womanly cycle!? (Especially those cutting calories! and trying to exercise! If you're not, that's okay too!)
Many of us experience our monthly cycles differently, SO! how do YOU feel when you get yours? (=
Do you get cravings? Sleep excessively? Experience cramps? Grumpiness? I know I for one YES to ALL! How do you overcome your womanly cycle!? (Especially those cutting calories! and trying to exercise! If you're not, that's okay too!)
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I just give in to the dark side & surrender to my unabashed hatred for all living creatures10
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I gain some water weight but otherwise not very symptomatic. BC did wonders for me.1
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dwrightlaw wrote: »I just give in to the dark side & surrender to my unabashed hatred for all living creatures
Haha!! Sometimes we just need to unleash our fury.0 -
4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »I gain some water weight but otherwise not very symptomatic. BC did wonders for me.
Nice!0 -
i_squat_for_pizza wrote: »I don't have those anymore but there's at least 1 week in the month when I am a real *kitten*
Hahaha yeah imagine if women around the world had the same week to be *kitten* WAHAHHA0 -
i_squat_for_pizza wrote: »I don't have those anymore but there's at least 1 week in the month when I am a real *kitten*
Hahaha yeah imagine if women around the world had the same week to be *kitten* WAHAHHA
Can you imagine all the global *kitten* disturbing we could do??? World domination in a mother *kitten* week...YESSSS1 -
dwrightlaw wrote: »I just give in to the dark side & surrender to my unabashed hatred for all living creatures
Crap, I’m a woman who is on permanent PMS. :eek:2 -
I get cravings, but it's more for something salty/crunchy than ice cream or sweet things. Otherwise, I sleep a ton. Didn't used to be that way, but now it is. I'm not a napper at all, but ToM usually sees me sleeping in the middle of the day.0
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Never really have had cramps too often, and when I have, they are very mild. Don't get grumpy or mean - probably because I'm not in pain or uncomfortable. I do get a bit of an increased appetite, but it's just temporary and never derails me. One sign that my period is coming soon is that a couple of days in advance I get heart palpitations. I do not like the palpitations at all, and they give me a bit of anxiety, but at least those, too, are temporary.
So overall, I have it really easy. My period is just a minor inconvenience in my life. I almost forget it's happening half the time. And I don't really even mind it, because I see it more as a reminder that I'm a young, healthy female. That's a good thing to be as far as I'm concerned!1 -
If we asked your signigicant others, would their answers align with what I am reading0
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What's with all the *kitten* positivity on this thread???
Ladies, ladies, ladies...we have to use this to our advantage, if we admit it's not a big deal we are relinquishing all opportunities for horking down massive quantities of food, & growling while shooting flaming daggers from our eyeballs at any and all innocent citizens & getting away with it because "it's that time of the month"....jeez2 -
I was dealing with this this morning. I had two coffees with cream and sugar, crammed two protein bars in my face, and got on with my day. Had some caffeine before training, chewed some gum when my sweet tooth was acting up. Didn't stop at the grocery store, knowing I had plenty of food at home and I'd just buy ice cream there.0
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dwrightlaw wrote: »I just give in to the dark side & surrender to my unabashed hatred for all living creatures
Yeah pretty much this With LOTS of chocolate1 -
Depends on the month for me. Some months I am starving for 2 weeks prior, some months I get very depressed and lock myself in my room watching TV. I always end up bloating horribly at some point (looking 5 months pregnant), and I usually have horrible cramps that require Advil and Tylenol to get rid of.
Also have bad clots and typically end up leaking a couple times even with overnight pads. So much fun (not).
It was even worse on BC, bleeding for 2 weeks non stop and cramping pretty much the whole time. The only positive was that I didn't have ovulation cramping/hunger (obviously), but considering that my period always came 3 days early anyway and stayed an extra week... not worth it...
I have ovarian cysts so I'm not sure what a difference it makes, but either way, not fun!2 -
michaelogle9284 wrote: »If we asked your signigicant others, would their answers align with what I am reading
What the *kitten* are YOU doing in here??? I'm sorry, I meant to say *kitten* off, I mean ummm, nevermind1 -
dwrightlaw wrote: »michaelogle9284 wrote: »If we asked your signigicant others, would their answers align with what I am reading
What the *kitten* are YOU doing in here??? I'm sorry, I meant to say *kitten* off, I mean ummm, nevermind
Mwahaaaahaha0 -
I love all your responses!!! You ladies are hilarious... and inspiring!! And for those with painful/unpleasant times of the month... Sorry to hear that!!0
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CanesGalactica wrote: »I get cravings, but it's more for something salty/crunchy than ice cream or sweet things. Otherwise, I sleep a ton. Didn't used to be that way, but now it is. I'm not a napper at all, but ToM usually sees me sleeping in the middle of the day.
Mmmm ice cream.... *drools*0 -
CoffeeAndContour wrote: »I’m super super nice. My appetite is increased by a lot. I could eat Chinese food, pizza and burritos all week long. I’m more tired than usual but I don’t get the chance to sleep more. I have cramps only on day two. And I always know it’s coming because my chest starts to ache.
Super super nice!? I wish I was like that and not grumpy haha! Chest ache? Ouch! That's the first time I hear that one. Sounds painful..0
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