One for the ladies of the group

[TakeAction91]

Ladies, it's here. The most hated TIME OF THE MONTH! And all I can eat is chocolate, ice cream, haribo etc. This needs to stop. I need to do well all month, not just 3/4 weeks! How do you cope on this occasion and how do you control the need for sweets xx

[Foodie87]

Congratulstions, mine came round for her week's stay yesterday!

I'm lucky, I'm "weird" I tend to lose more during this time than others. I seem to retain water during ovulation...

If the hormones tempt you to the naughty stuff, maybe try and plan a bit further ahead?

I didn't normally plan more than 2 dinners ahead, but of late go much further. I have my whole day, breakfast - lunch - dinner - snacks, planned ahead up until now Sunday. So far I have managed to always stick to that plan. Just keep going back and see if you're allowed what you fancy - maybe even plan in some chocolate - just don't have more than what you have made space for...

I have plenty of naughty things in my snack section of this week's plan. 😊

Good luck! 😊

[hollinpark513 in reply to Foodie87]

hi there I was just the same yesterday totally binged all day then felt terrible !! As well as pmt !!

hope today is better for us I'm trying to plan every single bite 😁 xx

[Claire2stone]

Totally with you TakeAction91 😀 having problems at mo with implant (sorry all you men out there) and have been on permanently for 2 months with maybe a days break ...... plodded on and tried to keep on plan. Hope to get it sorted finally nxt wk as all other attempts by gp have failed 😣

[Foodie87 in reply to Claire2stone]

oh, poor you! Hope you get that sorted soon. Must be a nightmare. As if a week's not enough!

[Claire2stone]

Tell me about it 😣 it's been horrendous 😲 had a lovely 2 1/2 yrs with no period then it started with gusto !!! Hope to have implant removed and a new one put in as all other options have failed.... fun times😁

[Sarah578]

It's awful isn't it? The week before I'm usually ravenous and want to eat everything in sight, but seem to loose a little weight that week too so it balances out luckily. But the week itself? Awful, I need chocolate! I've found by calculating in to allow myself a few squares of dark chocolate throughout the day seems to work. It just means I eat a lot of veg and soup to keep the rest of my days calories low so I stay within my count. Mines next week so we'll see if I manage to follow my own advice!

[jenwriter]

I've been feeling so tired and had cramps (which I don't usually get) as well as a monthly headache so I'm concerned as I'm not doing my usual exercise. I really didn't fancy it and didn't want to force it.

The only thing I can thing is is finding alternatives to the sweets e.g. maybe honey or smaller cookies instead of a bigger biscuit. I guess I've been fortunate not to have a chocolate craving, and maybe sorta got used to not having it or fighting my need to have it. The need to lose weight and not see a red - on my calorie app is keeping me avoiding the junk. And the fact that I go on holiday soon and I'm not restricting myself too much then maybe.

I find a few days before I constantly want to eat, then when my headache starts a day or two before -maybe- I don't even feel hungry. Then afterwards I'm constantly hungry again- that's the problems I have the needs to eat so much before and after!

I hope I still lose weight even though I'm exercising less this week Last month I managed to exercise but this month it's not good

[Primelle]

I've been on this week and it's been awful Sugar cravings at their worst.

I go to a quiz on a Wednesday night and they put on a spread of food about 10:30pm. It was pies last night and I had to sit there while my mum and partner had pies!

It was mental torture and I ended up just sitting in the bathroom for a while till they had finished!

Must say I am very glad this morning though that I didn't cave

[TakeAction91 in reply to Primelle]

wow! that is will power well done

[Owain]

I empathise completely

I crave chocolate and sweets before my period and once I start I cannot stop

I find filling up on protein helps

Lean meat,eggs and beans etc and I eat as much as I need to satisfy my appetite

If I want something sweet I have meringue lots of chopped fruit fat free natural yogurt topped with nuts and seeds and a drizzle of honey

I usually gain 5 -7lbs in water retention and lose it immediately afterwards

I still have the odd day where I'm out of control but on the whole I manage it this way without too much damage

Good luck

[TakeAction91 in reply to Owain]

thats great, i will try that thankyou so much