I’m honestly upset with myself. For nearly three days in a row I have exceeded my calorie budget by a landslide. Yesterday I ate so much I just gave up tracking.
I’m on oral birth control, so I have the option to skip my periods and only have them every 3 months or so if I choose. This month, I decided to let myself bleed because why not? Somehow I forgot that my periods post-birth control are ramped up to the next level. PMS to the max, my friends. Cramps that keep me curled up in bed clutching a heating pad for dear life? You bet! Raging headaches that even Midol can’t tame? Of course! Sex drive through the roof but not wanting anybody to dare touch me? Without a doubt! All that I can deal with, but the worst of it is the food cravings and /constant/ hunger. I have hunger pangs almost all day and am fixated on my next meal.
I understand that when you’re on your period, your body does need extra food. That’s totally fine. But in my case, “extra food” is eating half a tub of cashew yogurt, racking up 600+ calories worth of snacks, and craving carbs like nobody’s business. This is especially an issue for me since I have a calorie budget of 1200 (I am 5’6, sedentary, and 137lbs). To the folks that also experience periods, what helps with your hunger and food cravings during your cycle?
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