PMS
Does PMS get worse as you get older? I don’t ever remember being affected by it but the last few months it has definitely caused some problems. And I know it’s not in my head because it’s not until after the fact that I check the calendar and realize that TOM is coming. Take last night for instance. I did great all day, even got in 2.5 miles on the treadmill. None of the food I normally eat for supper sounded any good and I had a huge craving for Happy Joe’s Pizza. It’s a particular pizza chain in our area and normally I don’t really care for it, but last night I had a specific craving for it. We ended up ordering it b/c I know myself well enough to realize that if I fight off the craving for it now I will end up paying for it later, but I made my hubby promise me that he would help me stay on track for the rest of the week including the weekend. That was my only fear, that going off-plan last night would lead to sliding through the rest of the week.
But then while we were waiting for the pizza (hubby and oldest son ran to the store, baby was napping) I was too hungry to wait so I prowled through the kitchen. I found a bag of chocolate covered peanuts my hubby had put in the freezer. He hid them really well and normally I don’t like frozen candy so it’s not that he’s trying to sabotage me, I was just on a mission. I bet I ate at least 2 cups of those candies and that’s a ton. When I tried to figure out why I felt so out of control it dawned on me and I checked the calendar and yep, PMS. But at least now I’m aware of it and I can plan for it instead of letting it control me.
Speaking of all things female, have any of you noticed a change in your cycles as you have lost weight? Usually I’m like clockwork but last month TOM came a whole week early and this time I can tell it’s going to be 3-4 days early. I know losing an extreme amount of weight/body fat can screw things up but I have only lost 30 pounds and about 6-7% body fat. I do have a gyno appt. next week to discuss a tubal ligation so I’ll ask my doctor then but I’m always worried that it’s something sinister instead of looking for the more obvious answer.
Hello
I sooooooooo know what you mean. As you see from my blog about a week ago I had my cycle. I think it does get worse as we age. At least it is for me. There are some cycles where I would eat anything salty or covered in chocolate. Keep strong, thank goodness it only last for a few days.
Joy
Oh gosh! I think so! I have one day of just rage. Not towards people, but I start to personify objects. If a cup falls out of the cabinet when I am reaching for something else…it is out to get me. That kind of thing. It is crazy (or maybe it is ME that is crazy!). I tend to want to eat more too. I knew that the body needs more calories during that time, but when I looked it up it is apparently only 60 each day, not the 300 extra that I feel like eating! There is something about fat cells storing estrogen, so when you have less fat cells it makes sense that things would go through an adjustment. Best of luck to you,
So relate to it…I never thought I had PMS issues until I met my hubby and he started pointing it out. He’s pretty observant and started noticing a pattern with me and now he just tells me out flat I’m PMSing if I’m freaking out or something around that time
I’ve got couple entries related to PMS and family members in my blog. I think now I’ve started to crave things at least I noticed last couple times. Good luck to you and you’re not alone trust me 