A question for the ladies only ...

StephW1990
StephW1990 Posts: 72
edited October 3 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi ladies,

Just wondering if you found you want to eat more when TOM is around ??? I just want to snack on anything and everything this week and havent found this before :sad:

Thanks :flowerforyou:
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  • stronglikebull
    stronglikebull Posts: 402
    Use the search button.
  • JodaNord
    JodaNord Posts: 496 Member
    Yep, apparently your body burns about 300 calories approx around the few days before and during TOM, so eat a little extra, it won't hurt! Just make good choices!
  • Cosmic_Unicorn
    Cosmic_Unicorn Posts: 150 Member
    Totally. I don't think it's a bad thing either, since our bodies are using a few more calories while trying to destroy us via uterus. I eat a few more healthy snacks during TOM and still lose weight after the bloating. Don't ignore your body!
  • TaraTLC83
    TaraTLC83 Posts: 93 Member
    oh god yes. I see something and I feel like a baby with the whole "must stick that in my mouth" idea. It's getting easier, just make sure you have the things you usually crave in healthier options.

    I crave salty things, so I found these pillars turkey bites. 50 calories per stick. They taste just like an unhealthy pepperoni stick, but are much better for you. Also, I did not know olives were so low in calories!!! 5 large manzilla pimento stuffed olives are only 25 calories. You can also rinse a can of chickpeas and sprinkle with canola oil and garlic powder or other seasoning and roast them in the oven for 45 mins at 450, shaking the pan often to get crunchy things of awesome.

    Sometimes I crave ice cream... so I bought some frozen fruit and some fat free yogurt. Throw some chunks of frozen fruit in a blender (I have a ninja) with a bit of yogurt and a dash of skim milk (small amounts of liquid)... blend it up and you have fresh no sugar added ice cream!
  • CrisN99
    CrisN99 Posts: 159 Member
    I discovered that at around 13 years of age. LOL!

    You're a lucky duck if your appetite just now got involved with your period. :)
  • missy5277
    missy5277 Posts: 88 Member
    I'm going through this now! I just want to eat the kitchen sink, i'm not but want to! I have found a trick that works for me, i want to eat sweets real bad and i found that if i eat 2 kisses and then just lay the other 3 beside me i wont eat them but i know they are there if i do change my mind, for some reason this works for me and i never eat them! its like messing with my head i guess.
  • sleepy7
    sleepy7 Posts: 104
    I'm the opposite. I don't get hungry at all during my TOM
  • pompeyqueen
    pompeyqueen Posts: 55 Member
    I get serious snack attacks TOM but I crave all the bad stuff, I guess I have grin and bare it and try my best to get through it :explode:
  • StephW1990
    StephW1990 Posts: 72
    Ive never noticed before cause I havent dieted around TOM .. but It really does make u want to stuff your face :laugh: lol x
  • ishapeme
    ishapeme Posts: 213 Member
    Eat what you want and exrcise. Instead of focusing on not eating something you should exercise. Because exercising helps with cramps, bloating, and overall mood.
  • KarenLipana
    KarenLipana Posts: 83
    and i thought there's something wrong with me.
    I usually eat more than usual during that time of the month, i just cant control it.
  • angyi
    angyi Posts: 14 Member
    I was thinking about this, glad you asked :)
  • NinjaMonkey201
    NinjaMonkey201 Posts: 123
    When it's that TOM, your body loses iron. So, eat more iron, take iron supplements, etc and the constant hunger will stop. If your body is lacking something, it will continue to crave it until you give it what it wants (ie, the always hungry no matter what you eat). Get some more iron in your system around that time and you'll even it all out.
  • p0pr0cksnc0ke
    p0pr0cksnc0ke Posts: 1,283 Member
    Use the search button.

    Really... thats helpful. Gosh.
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    Use the search button.

    Thank you :explode:
  • MissChelleBelle
    MissChelleBelle Posts: 51 Member
    Yep, apparently your body burns about 300 calories approx around the few days before and during TOM, so eat a little extra, it won't hurt! Just make good choices!

    As JodaNord said, this is from www.iibc.com/hungry-period/

    Studies show that food intake (and presumably hunger) increases in the days before menstruation. Metabolism can jump as well, up to 16 per cent. Why? The hormone progesterone that’s released before menstruation causes the body to heat up and expend more energy, resulting in a need for more fuel. If you’re like the average women, you consume an extra 300 calories a day in the week before your period. And you may need every morsel, so don’t hold back make meals full ad snacks substantial. As for that chocolate craving? Also take care of your skin using anti aging products like tripeptinon. Go ahead and down a couple of squares, because you’ll probably burn them off. PMS meltdown, averted.
  • NicolePatriot
    NicolePatriot Posts: 621 Member
    Yes, I am the same way!!
  • javamonster
    javamonster Posts: 272 Member

    As JodaNord said, this is from www.iibc.com/hungry-period/

    Studies show.....

    (Not attacking the poster of this, just the premise!!!!!)


    Any site that can't even cite the studies from which it gets its information is useless. How about offering up some solid science to back up these claims? I'm so sick and tired of blogs on the internet spewing those words "studies show!" Anyone can write a blog....not all of them are reputable.

    :flowerforyou:
  • MrsCon40
    MrsCon40 Posts: 2,351 Member
    Hi ladies,

    Just wondering if you found you want to eat more when TOM is around ??? I just want to snack on anything and everything this week and havent found this before :sad:

    Thanks :flowerforyou:

    Who is Tom? If he's making you eat more and you don't want to, I would suggest not hanging out with him any more!! My friends have to be supportive of my weight loss journey or they are no friends of mine!!

    :flowerforyou:
  • voluptuous_veggie
    voluptuous_veggie Posts: 476 Member
    Hi ladies,

    Just wondering if you found you want to eat more when TOM is around ??? I just want to snack on anything and everything this week and havent found this before :sad:

    Thanks :flowerforyou:

    Who is Tom? If he's making you eat more and you don't want to, I would suggest not hanging out with him any more!! My friends have to be supportive of my weight loss journey or they are no friends of mine!!

    :flowerforyou:

    ^^This is why I heart you.
  • baisleac
    baisleac Posts: 2,019 Member

    As JodaNord said, this is from www.iibc.com/hungry-period/

    Studies show.....

    (Not attacking the poster of this, just the premise!!!!!)


    Any site that can't even cite the studies from which it gets its information is useless. How about offering up some solid science to back up these claims? I'm so sick and tired of blogs on the internet spewing those words "studies show!" Anyone can write a blog....not all of them are reputable.

    :flowerforyou:

    It's actually 100-300 calories and for the entire luteal phase.

    http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&rlz=&q=menstrual+cycle+metabolism&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=160059l169857l0l171173l36l36l7l4l4l1l247l4592l0.15.9l24l0&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=ws
  • yummy♥
    yummy♥ Posts: 612 Member
    Hi ladies,

    Just wondering if you found you want to eat more when TOM is around ??? I just want to snack on anything and everything this week and havent found this before :sad:

    Thanks :flowerforyou:

    Who is Tom? If he's making you eat more and you don't want to, I would suggest not hanging out with him any more!! My friends have to be supportive of my weight loss journey or they are no friends of mine!!

    :flowerforyou:

    let's not invite Tom to our wine party. he sounds like a d1ck.
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    Hi ladies,

    Just wondering if you found you want to eat more when TOM is around ??? I just want to snack on anything and everything this week and havent found this before :sad:

    Thanks :flowerforyou:

    Who is Tom? If he's making you eat more and you don't want to, I would suggest not hanging out with him any more!! My friends have to be supportive of my weight loss journey or they are no friends of mine!!

    :flowerforyou:

    let's not invite Tom to our wine party. he sounds like a d1ck.

    There's a wine party? I hope there is no whining about periods at this party. Because really, who wants to listen to that?
  • shanolap
    shanolap Posts: 1,204 Member
    You'd be surprised how many women drop their panties for TOM.

    :flowerforyou:
  • cabaray
    cabaray Posts: 971 Member
    I just discovered the same thing this week. I can't stop snacking. I don't think I noticed it before because I never recognized hunger. I ate so much that I was never really hungry.
  • tmwillit
    tmwillit Posts: 13
    I crave sugar during this time. So I just save up some calories during that week so I can get a donut when I need to!! Or I have a fun size candy bar, this often does the trick and is way less calories than a full size.

    Good luck!!!
  • ojell
    ojell Posts: 748 Member
    Honestly, I do find that I CRAVE certain things, BUT I don't typically eat more...If anything, I think I may eat less depending on how crappy I feel wih cramps and all.
  • LaComadreja14
    LaComadreja14 Posts: 277 Member
    I get extremely bad cramps first three days, I can barely move and although I have the desire to eat more during my period, I don't (at least for the first three days) because I discovered that if I eat, the cramps become more powerful.. Like I am fueling my body to attack me, lol- So, I actually eat less those three days and am tortured by constant cravings/hunger/omgimusteat- moments. But then by day three I have to practically chain myself down in order to not eat my entire fridge- lmao. I have a question about TOM though, do you guys exercise through TOM or not? (I am new here and just starting a work out regiment for the first time ever, lol, sorry if that's a silly question)
  • SarahMorganP
    SarahMorganP Posts: 921 Member
    My cycle is not "normal" at all, so my hunger and craving comes about 3 weeks before my period shows up. My cycles are between 43-50 days most of the time. So around days 22-26 or so I crave sugar. That would be this week. UGH! I do eat some though, I just try to make sure I work it off.

    Sarah
  • teagin2002
    teagin2002 Posts: 1,900 Member
    I do the day before I start and the first two days after, then the snack cravings die down.
    In this time I usually make turnip chips and home made guacamole. Low carb and very nutritious.
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