Re: feeling bummed today

[Guest guest]

Exactly - as has said, it's the folks who pick themselves up, dust

themselves off and keep on going who achieve the most longterm success.

Question though - what is it that you don't want to be doing again next

month?

n

At 07:12 AM 4/15/2006, you wrote:

>I can completely relate. If you think you slipped up.... Maaan...

>This is PMS week for me, and I was eating like a horse. Scoffing

>chocolate and all kinds of junk. I had four free days in a row, LOL.

>I'd also been hitting my 9's and 10's every day the week before, and

>I was knacketed. To be honest, I felt like giving up after that, but

>then I thought of all the hard work I've put in. Instead of throwing

>in the towel, I set new goals for myself. So it's actually worked

>out okay.

>

>Great tips from everyone here...I really don't wanna be doing this

>again next month, LOL

[Guest guest]

> Question though - what is it that you don't want to be doing again

next

> month?

> n

Oh, by that I meant totally going off the rails! If there are ways I

can manage my cravings better then I'm all for it! :-)

[Guest guest]

OK - I just was double-checking that you weren't trying to reach a goal

weight, and then planning to return to you old eating routines...

At 07:30 AM 4/15/2006, you wrote:

> > Question though - what is it that you don't want to be doing again

>next

> > month?

> > n

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>Oh, by that I meant totally going off the rails! If there are ways I

>can manage my cravings better then I'm all for it! :-)

[Guest guest]

Aww ... hey thanks for checking up on me ;-)

So many old habits have died so hard since doing Body for Life!

- Jacinta

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> >Oh, by that I meant totally going off the rails! If there are

ways I

> >can manage my cravings better then I'm all for it! :-)

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[Guest guest]

so can you come up with things to try next month when it starts to

happen?

felicity

[Guest guest]

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> so can you come up with things to try next month when it starts

to

> happen?

> felicity

>

This article deals with the whole hunger and PMS issue really well.

I read it in the files section, in the article on Flax seed oil.

1) Flaxseed oil assists in the production of hormones. For that

reason it helps to balance hormones that contribute to PMS. Women

who have been " out of balance, " so to speak, may undergo a hormonal

adjustment after adding flaxseed oil to their diet.

2) It is normal to be exceptionally hungry 5-7 days before the onset

of one's period. This is due to the normal rise in progesterone.

3) Progesterone is a hormone that can help to store body fat and

increase hunger. Here is what Dr. Henry Mallek, an expert in women's

nutrition, has to say about progesterone:

" Progesterone is a hormone that selectively metabolizes protein. In

other words, if you were giving a buffet dinner and invited

progesterone, it would arrive hungry for chicken and cold roast

beef. If the level of progesterone were as high at your dinner party

as it is in your body in the premenstrual time, you would soon find

all the protein gobbled up. As a result of progesterone's metabolic

appetite, your body is left with low levels of amino acids that are

the building blocks of protein. You end up feeling hungry. . . "

The solution: " Eat plenty of [low fat] protein in the premenstrual

phase and you'll keep blood amino acid levels high in your system

and counteract the appetite increasing effects of progesterone. "

4) Progesterone is also very efficient at metabolizing protein. It

is so good at it that " your body can burn up to 10 percent more

protein during the premenstrual phase. " This is good news ladies! It

means that adding an additional serving of protein that week will

not hurt-in fact it is needed.

5) Unfortunately progesterone is also good at storing fat in your

fat cells.

The bottom line: If you are trying to lose weight, and you feel

extraordinarily hungry 5-7 days before your cycle starts, eat a bit

more protein and reduce fat intake. I plan to continue taking

flaxseed oil during that time, but with the onset of increased

hunger five to seven days before menstruation, I will make sure I

consume the flaxseed oil early in the day and make sure that I cut

back on all other fats during that time (ie. eat low fat cottage

cheese etc.).

It makes sense that we as women we are more hungry during that week

and need more protein considering the purpose of the monthly cycle

and the changes our bodies go through. Hope this helps!

References:

" The Woman's Advantage Diet, " Dr. Henry Mallek, H. M. Nutritek,

Inc.,

1989 Landau, R. L.: Bergenstal, D. M.: Lugibihl, K.,; Dimick, D. F.;

and

Rashid, E. 1957. Relationship of estrogen and of pituitary hormones

to the

metabolic effects of progesterone. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology

and

Metabolism, vol. 17, no. 2 (Feb.), pp. 177-185 Landau, R.L.;

Bergenstal, D.

M.; Lugibihl, K.; and kascht, M. E. 1955. Metabolic effects of

progesterone

in man. . Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, vol. 15,

no. 10

(Oct.), pp. 1194-1215

[Guest guest]

Someone already mentioned a cup of warm tea.

It helps me alot.

It doesn't even have to be hot

I especially lean on green tea and/or peppermint.

I have been known to mix a tablespoon of psyllium, oat, or wheat bran

in a big glass of water...chug it, then drink one more glass of water

and do 25 jumping jacks. ( " smile " a HUGE smile while you do it)

Laugh out loud for 5 minutes.

Try it ...you might like it

M.

During TOM there is a trick I use with cocoa powder, pasturized egg

whites, and stevia and/or splenda...

whip them into a froth and eat with a tiny spoon.

Something in the cocoa calms me. (I forget)