[plumpnursy]

About a week before my TOM comes I am starving for about two days. (I mean like I have been on a hunger strike for 3 years hungry)Does anyone else have this problem? How do you deal with it? I did go over my calories today. Not by much but a little. I feel like I let myself down.GUILT!!!!

[butterflyangels]

I have that problem all the time. For about a week before TOM arrives, if I see prepared (or even unprepared) food, my mind says, "put that in my belleh."

Actually, my struggle is to get to EAT enough calories, I eat ~1000 calories naturally, but then I'm going on a 4 mile run every day, so it's a little easier to get to my calorie goal when TOM's coming.

But, I've always done things the weird way, take this with a grain of salt.

[zenor77]

Your body actually burns more the week before your period. I believe it's in the 300-500 calories per day range. I've seen both numbers sited.

[Gogirl008]

Originally Posted by zenor77

Your body actually burns more the week before your period. I believe it's in the 300-500 calories per day range. I've seen both numbers sited.

I just recently heard this myself. Has to do with a rise in metabolism.....Sure explains those 2-3 days of munchies I always get.

[dgramie]

I have the same problem and i just try and be really careful with what i eat. I try to stay away from salty stuff but that is what i crave ...

[ssmiley23]

Thats so funny, that same exact thing was happening to me last week. I was going crazy trying to figure out why nothing I ate satisfied me. Now I know.

[eilla05]

OH this happens to me to!! In fact I cant get enough to eat today.. I have been craving everything under the sun and had my free meal tonight and it was great but im hungry again..

Glad its just not me

[jimaterry]

im not a big sweet eater, but the week before TOM i crave things like Twinkies, ho ho's, ding dongs, lil debbie oatmeal pies, razzleberry pie from marie calanders etc... but one thing i guess is lucky for me is i live in england now and they dont have any of those things lol....i dont really like the cakes, and sweets over here so i guess im lucky in a way... but oh what i wouldnt give for a Twinkie sometimes lol...i actually had a dream the other night about a chocolate pie with oreo crust and cool whip lol... TOM sucks .. is nice to see its not all in my head tho.. if we are burning more cals during this time, no Wonder we want Foooood lol...

[Iconised Ghost]

i have the same problem, but only if i muck up taking my bc pills and end up missing days all over the place. Then its like my hormones get completely out of kilter and i just want to eat everything including the furniture

[ssmiley23]

And now I'm experiencing the other horrible part of TOM - the weight gain. I ate a lot this weekend because I went to my bf's place and he eats out for every meal.. but I'm up 4.5 lbs from last week. That'll make you feel good about yourself (ugh)

[plumpnursy]

Thanks everyone for sharing your stories with me it makes me feel better to know I am not a complete mutant

[GR8 2B48]

Originally Posted by jimaterry

im not a big sweet eater, but the week before TOM i crave things like Twinkies, ho ho's, ding dongs, lil debbie oatmeal pies, razzleberry pie from marie calanders etc... but one thing i guess is lucky for me is i live in england now and they dont have any of those things lol....i dont really like the cakes, and sweets over here so i guess im lucky in a way... but oh what i wouldnt give for a Twinkie sometimes lol...i actually had a dream the other night about a chocolate pie with oreo crust and cool whip lol... TOM sucks .. is nice to see its not all in my head tho.. if we are burning more cals during this time, no Wonder we want Foooood lol...

I had actually gone to the kitchen to get a Twinkie & was eating it as I read this. When I saw the word Twinkie in your post, I dropped my hand with the Twinkie in it below the computer screen as if you could see me. I had to LOL at myself. I just cannot get full when it is that TOM. It's embarrassing.