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CRAZY sweets/carbs cravings just before "that time of the month"?
Well, I've been avoiding this newsgroup and the Challenge because of
one big reason lately...I am STALLED. Stalled stalled stalled. And mostly because of one thing... Crazy mad cravings starting exactly one day before "that time of the month". I can time exactly when it's due just by seeing when, out of nowhere, I get intense, BAD cravings for a brownie or some bread pudding. And they sell these really really great fresh brownies at my work... Ugh. So invariably I have one, and that puts my weight up about 2 pounds and stalls me out there for about a week. Then by the time I have my feet back under me and have lost the two pounds again, it's four weeks later and it all starts over again. I'm not really looking for advice since the only advice to give really is "butch up," which I'm already aware I should do. I could probably also do more by way of having lowcarb/lowsugar alternate snacks onhand for situations like this, but while they take the edge off the cravings are still pretty overpowering and the low carb stuff tastes paltry in comparison to my imagination. What I'm wondering is are there other women who experience this? Is it a hormone thing? It seems to have gotten worse the more weight I lose. Any techniques for managing it to help out with the up that I should be butching? --Pook! ^_^ |
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CRAZY sweets/carbs cravings just before "that time of the month"?
What I'm wondering is are there other women who experience this? Is it
a hormone thing? I had a page that explained it all, but lost it. Something about the endrometruim (sp?) shedding and releasing glucose into your blood stream. You really do have to just 'butch it out' since feeding it will only cause the cravings to go on for longer. Personally, I find a Z-carb bar takes care of it. The other low-carb candy with malitol just give me more cravings, and god help the person who offers me a brownie when I have PMS! LOL LCing since 12/01/03- Me- 265/222/140 & hubby- 310/244/180 |
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CRAZY sweets/carbs cravings just before "that time of the month"?
I went slightly bonkers with my chocolate craving last month, although it
wasn't as bad as usual. Somewhere in the Atkins book he mentions stirring some cocoa into some mascarpone cheese, and that certainly helped. I also had a couple of chocolate-raspberry smoothies made with the much-maligned Atkins shake mix. It was chocolate, and it looked fairly "safe", which was all that mattered at the time. Do people ever go for the lower-sugar dark chocolate? I can't stand the stuff myself, but at TOM, chocolate is chocolate. Daria 166/148/140 sugar-free since 2/1/04 low-carb since 2/17/04 |
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CRAZY sweets/carbs cravings just before "that time of the month"?
Pook,
It is most definitely a hormone thing and the hormone is probably progesterone. It pushes up your blood sugar and probably your insulin in a way that makes you unrelentingly hungry. Food won't help. You just have to know that it is a chemical and let it pass without feeding it. I learned this after menopause when I started supplementing with hormones. All of a sudden I could have "instant PMS" just by taking the "natural" progesterone. The only good thing about menopause is that you can thrown the damn pills in the trash. You, however, are stuck with it. g It does pass, but there is nothing you can do but wait it out. And when you feel like killing yourself (which used to happen to me like clockwork for a few hours every month at that time, too) you have to take a deep breath and say, "it's the hormones, stupid" and ignore anything you might feel until it passes. It always does. -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.2. Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes, strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm "Pook!" wrote in message ... Well, I've been avoiding this newsgroup and the Challenge because of one big reason lately...I am STALLED. Stalled stalled stalled. And mostly because of one thing... Crazy mad cravings starting exactly one day before "that time of the month". I can time exactly when it's due just by seeing when, out of nowhere, I get intense, BAD cravings for a brownie or some bread pudding. And they sell these really really great fresh brownies at my work... Ugh. So invariably I have one, and that puts my weight up about 2 pounds and stalls me out there for about a week. Then by the time I have my feet back under me and have lost the two pounds again, it's four weeks later and it all starts over again. I'm not really looking for advice since the only advice to give really is "butch up," which I'm already aware I should do. I could probably also do more by way of having lowcarb/lowsugar alternate snacks onhand for situations like this, but while they take the edge off the cravings are still pretty overpowering and the low carb stuff tastes paltry in comparison to my imagination. What I'm wondering is are there other women who experience this? Is it a hormone thing? It seems to have gotten worse the more weight I lose. Any techniques for managing it to help out with the up that I should be butching? --Pook! ^_^ |
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CRAZY sweets/carbs cravings just before "that time of themonth"?
pook wrote:
I get intense, BAD cravings for a brownie or some bread pudding. And they sell these really really great fresh brownies at my work... this was posted in the webtv lo carb newsgroup. i made it yesterday. one spoonful of this stuff out of the fridge is equal to feeling like i ate a whole brownie or hershey bar! and i should know! i went up four sizes after i quit smoking by eating an entire box of little debbie brownies _everyday_ for months! BJ is on south beach, hence the reference to fat free half and half. i used cream. this recipe is very rich. it should quench your craving the good part is it has no sugar alchohols which create havoc in my system. ;-) try it repost ----------------snip Fudge "whatever" (rec) Group:alt.discuss.clubs.public.health.diet.low_car b_diet Date: Thu, Mar 11, 2004, 5:21am (CST-2) From: (Barbara=A0Jean) reading the 'peanut butter cookie' post reminded me I hadn't gotten around to posting this yet.... On the back of the Hershey's unsweetened cocoa box is a recipe for "Perfectly Chocolate Frosting". Just use powdered Splenda instead of sugar and...... 1 'stick' (1/2 C) Butter or margarine 2/3 C cocoa 3 C Splenda (I used 2-1/2 C) 1/3 C milk (I used FF 1/2 & 1/2) 1 tsp vanilla melt butter, stir in cocoa, alternately add splenda & milk, stir in vanilla You now have frosting for those cookies, or warm a bit in microwave and you have a fudge dip for those p'nut butter balls or those strawberries or whatever, or a great fudge topper for the ricotta cremes (easy to convince myself I'm having a hot fudge sundae) ~OR~ just enjoy a teaspoon of two straight from the fridge...tastes like fudge to me! it hardens up in the fridge, 30 secs in the micro make it sauce again. **When I was young we used to go 'skinny dipping'. Now I just 'chunky dunk'. witchy |
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CRAZY sweets/carbs cravings just before "that time of the month"?
Pook! wrote in message . ..
Well, I've been avoiding this newsgroup and the Challenge because of one big reason lately...I am STALLED. Stalled stalled stalled. And mostly because of one thing... Crazy mad cravings starting exactly one day before "that time of the month". I can time exactly when it's due just by seeing when, out of nowhere, I get intense, BAD cravings for a brownie or some bread pudding. And they sell these really really great fresh brownies at my work... Ugh. So invariably I have one, and that puts my weight up about 2 pounds and stalls me out there for about a week. Then by the time I have my feet back under me and have lost the two pounds again, it's four weeks later and it all starts over again. I'm not really looking for advice since the only advice to give really is "butch up," which I'm already aware I should do. I could probably also do more by way of having lowcarb/lowsugar alternate snacks onhand for situations like this, but while they take the edge off the cravings are still pretty overpowering and the low carb stuff tastes paltry in comparison to my imagination. What I'm wondering is are there other women who experience this? Is it a hormone thing? It seems to have gotten worse the more weight I lose. Any techniques for managing it to help out with the up that I should be butching? --Pook! ^_^ Oh yes, I do. I crave anything with chocolate. Like brownies, candy bars, ice cream. Its mainly chocolate. Any other time of month, even before starting low carbing.. I do not crave chocolate, or even want it. What is up with that I always wondered? When I crave the chocolate..Before Atkins, and then ate it. I had loose bowels afterwards too. |
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CRAZY sweets/carbs cravings just before "that time of the month"?
What I'm wondering is are there other women who experience this? Is it a hormone thing? It seems to have gotten worse the more weight I lose. Any techniques for managing it to help out with the up that I should be butching? --Pook! ^_^ I forgot to add also.. I found a low carb syrp, made by Atkins, and its chocolate flavored. Thought about trying it out with yogurt or something at that time of the month. I found it at a low carb store. Maybe that would help? It has zero carbs. |
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CRAZY sweets/carbs cravings just before "that time of the month"?
I feel your pain. It's hell, but reading threads like these help me keep the
reasons for the cravings in my mind when I'm suffering the worst of them. Sometimes a big glass of water helps distract. Yesterday, I had my first peanut butter (I only ever liked the natural salted kind that you stir, like Smucker's makes) since beginning this WOE. I was afraid because I really LOVE PB and I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to control it-- but 2 tb on a large piece of celery made the cravings go away and was immensely satisfying. Distract, distract, distract. I DO miss chocolate intensely this time of the month, and it can be very hard. Piedlourde |
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CRAZY sweets/carbs cravings just before "that time of the month"?
Quit making excuses and butch up, you WFFID.
-- Most of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little. Becky P. "Pook!" wrote in message ... Well, I've been avoiding this newsgroup and the Challenge because of one big reason lately...I am STALLED. Stalled stalled stalled. And mostly because of one thing... Crazy mad cravings starting exactly one day before "that time of the month". I can time exactly when it's due just by seeing when, out of nowhere, I get intense, BAD cravings for a brownie or some bread pudding. And they sell these really really great fresh brownies at my work... Ugh. So invariably I have one, and that puts my weight up about 2 pounds and stalls me out there for about a week. Then by the time I have my feet back under me and have lost the two pounds again, it's four weeks later and it all starts over again. I'm not really looking for advice since the only advice to give really is "butch up," which I'm already aware I should do. I could probably also do more by way of having lowcarb/lowsugar alternate snacks onhand for situations like this, but while they take the edge off the cravings are still pretty overpowering and the low carb stuff tastes paltry in comparison to my imagination. What I'm wondering is are there other women who experience this? Is it a hormone thing? It seems to have gotten worse the more weight I lose. Any techniques for managing it to help out with the up that I should be butching? --Pook! ^_^ |
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