There, I said it. I hate it. I hate the bloat, I hate the cravings, I hate it I hate it I hate it!!!!!!

I feel like I"ve eaten about 2 pounds worth of trail mix cause I needed a salt fix. I couldn't get my hand out of the bag. Finally, I just closed it up and threw it to the floor. But not soon enough, as now 3/4 of it now resides in my stomach.


Damn it!

/end vent

I know the feeling . . . I did that last night, salt fix too - only I was eating pita chips . . . damn things taste too good!!

I almost went with a giant piece of brownie cheesecake at the San Francisco Bread Company on Friday. I had my debit card out and was at the counter. Luckily the cashier was busy and by the time he had time to see what I needed I had control again. I wasn't sure what was wrong with me, then my period started yesterday.

Me too!!!!!

I don't have any PMS cravings (yet) but I was really grouchy today. I hate feeling like that. I had to take a PMS pill otherwise I was going to get fired.

It sucks too when men just don't understand.

I feel your pain. I don't have cravings, but I retain water like crazy, and it seems impossible to lose any weight.

I'm suffering as well. No actual cravings, just really hungry, anxious, tearful and depressed. Roll on the weekend when it should be over.

oh yeah the dreaded PMS .... i used to suffer it awful. However chocolate was my craving . Im currently on the cerezette pill (birth control) which you take everyday with no break and ive not had a proper period or PMS episode for nearly two year.
And i thort id never say it but i havent missed it , every few months i will get the odd craving or bloting feeling so i just treat my self to that bit choc and take some water balance tablets to get rid of retention. I cant say my monthly mood swings have subsided haha or maybe its just living with my BF , and all the niggles that come with that haha dirty socks on the floor , pee on the toilet seat . Good thing for us girls we just blame it on time of the month hahaha.

If it really bothers you got to your doctor and discuss birtcontrol pills they can really help. I was put on the pill at 15 (Not because i was active ) because i used to suffer terrible symptoms and the pill calmed them down massivly.

Because id put weight on i had to change pill to the one im on now and its even better. NO cramps , No Bleeding, No Bloating, Etc.

OR if ya dont want the pill, try taking tablets for retention and let ya self give in to ONE craving and have ibruprophen to hand GOOD LUCK

Now for me, I couldn't have that stuff in the house. You can't eat it if it's not there. That's why I've got to stick to the least processed food there is! Yes you can do damage with even healthy stuff, but not quite as much. And plus, for some reason the "keep on shoveling it in your mouth syndrome" just isn't there.

I like a nice veggie plate (cukes, pepper strips, string beans) dipped in a couple of tablespoons of salsa. Really does the trick and squashes cravings.

And remember - you don't have to give into a craving. They may be strong, but make no mistake about it - you ARE stronger.

PMS is the ONLY time of the month I "allow" myself chips. I buy ONE bag and once they're gone, that's it, no more. I don't let myself feel guilty or anything because it's once a month and a controlled amount. Sometimes the bag lasts the week of AF, but usually it's a couple of days.

I find that taking a Cal/Mag supplement 2x a day helps keep the cravings and other PMS symptoms at bay.

Ugh.....I'm in the same boat! We are on vacation also....so double whammy.....lol!

I am PMSing right now. I am so hungry I could eat my arm, I want ALOT of food right now

Oh man, you're talking my language here. I was FINE. Just fine, and then PMS hit and... ugh! Good thing I don't have junk in the house. I think I'd eat it. I ate too much cheese anyway.

The other day I was at work stocking chocolate bars and I was majorly craving a milk chocolate hersheys bar with almonds. I'm not really big into chocolate but when I do want some that is my favorite. I was wondering why I was craving one so badly and then BAM!!! this morning I get a surprise. I hope it doesn't affect my weightloss for the week cos i'm on a 10 day challenge.lol

Every now & then I have a day where life just looks so desolate & all efforts at making it better seem futile, and all I've ever done seems to amount to nothing.

I don't crave anything, I just feel like I've fallen in a black hole. It's always just for 24 hours.

And then the next day, yeah, there it is. And my mood immediately lifts. And I can't believe that, when I was in the middle of feeling so awful, I didn't realize it would pass, and that it wasn't the truth but a distortion that some hormones were causing.

To me, that's scary, that a fluctuation in hormones can put me in that deep of a funk.