Question for the Ladies

Do any of you have problems sticking with your diet and excercise during your period?

No.

Exercise and orgasms have been shown time and again to relieve monthly discomforts.

True story.

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and I have no problem sticking to my diet either. That's a whole week I'd lose toward my goals. I won't be stopped by something I've been dealing with for YEARS.

I agree. If you are in active during your period, it is a really miserable experience. I don't let my period stop me. Tell yourself you have to do it. Don't play the period card...

omg i know that feeling!! i have to really really push myself to exercise but i have noticed since i am drinking more water my cramps arent bad and my periods are lighter. but i crave sweets like crazy still. lol

It depends.. I have months with cramps so severe I can't straighten my legs out of a fetal position, so no, I am not going to exercise at th at point in time...other times, if they are minimal it doesn't seem to aggravate it.

Suppressed mine so I wouldn't have an excuse for being b----y, sneaking in sugary/salty/savory snacks, and not exercising.

I don't usually have problems with exercise I do that in spite of everything. My problem is cravings. About two days before I start and throughout the entire time its all about sweets especially chocolate. I gave in to the hot fudge sundae yesterday.

Do any of you have problems sticking with your diet and excercise during your period?

No.

Exercise and orgasms have been shown time and again to relieve monthly discomforts.

True story.

I love this.

Another vote for orgasms... they help relieve a lot and get the blood flowing. But I don't force myself to do any exercise of lifting if I'm not feeling it. I just take a day or two off and then pick right back up. A little chocolate or ice-cream isn't going to hurt you either. Just don't eat the whole container.

Yeah, I know that it seems like it would make it worse, but I get up first thing in the morning and walk two miles to school. Totally stops my cramps dead in their tracks. In fact I used to have horrible cramps, but I haven't had to take any kind of pain reliever in months, because i just exercise if they start comming on. It's very effective for me. As for food... I crave salt like a mother effer, so I usually go over on sodium for those days, but never on calories.

I get the crankies every month, but about 1 in 4 months I really get clobbered with cravings and cramps. I know a great deal has to do with the fact that I'm way overweight. I'm working on that, but even at my goal, I got clobbered once in a while. Because we are all built different and suffer different symptoms and severity, I say be honest with yourself and listen to your body. If I am truly about to vomit and my head is spinning with the pain and bloodloss, I don't head out for a marathon or feel guilty about taking a sick day either. The trick is being honest and not just makeing excuses to sit on my *kitten* when sticking to or modifying the food and exercise regimen can do me a lot of good.

Walking eases my pain.. My only issue is I get pimply and want to eat anything savoury in site..

I know how you feel. I get really bad bloating and cramps. But I push through it, even if I have to take some IB profen for the pain. I still workout. And I have found that (and it is a known fact) if you workout during your period, it helps. Over a little time, it has been known to lessen the pain and discomfort you feel during that time of the month.

I almost never have cramps anymore. The reason is because I take flax seed oil. It is a miracle in a bottle. When, and its very rare anymore that I get hints of cramps is because I have slacked off on taking my flax seed oil. Flax seed oil is rich in Omega 3 fatty acids and there is your cure for cramps! :-) Take it for a few weeks and you will notice a difference. If you didn't, I would be very surprised. Keep taking it. Its that important to your health. Also, eat salmon and other fish. Fish also contains omega 3 fatty acids. The omega 3 from flax seed oil is a great addition to your diet. Add it to your salad dressings. Don't cook with it. It should never be heated and always keep it in the fridge.
Also, FYI, not sure if you eat artificial sweeteners, but those are huge problems. Stay away from aspartame aka Nutra Sweet and Splenda aka Sucralose. Terrible that those are even out on the market. They are likely to make people crave carbs. They are no favor to anyone.