Re: Some days you eat more....

[Guest guest]

That's how I could always tell when my period was about to start-- I'd be

walking around the building looking for chocolate. I never bothered trying to

fight it because it seemed inevitable.... No one else I knew seemed to have the

same " problem " and were always very generous with their stashes....

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> > And then I realized something -- my body is asking for more food to support

its increased functions and hormone production prior to menstruation. It's

asking me to feed it, and what should be my response? Should it be to " fight " my

body?

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> And in fact, studies have shown you do burn more calories during menses, so

being more hungry makes sense. I think it would be more helpful if those

articles gave women other tools to cope with PMS besides food instead of

berating them for meeting physical needs.

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> Patti

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[Guest guest]

tilley: I am way past menopause and can still have those cravings.  Sandy

 

That's how I could always tell when my period was about to start-- I'd be walking around the building looking for chocolate. I never bothered trying to fight it because it seemed inevitable.... No one else I knew seemed to have the same " problem " and were always very generous with their stashes....

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> > And then I realized something -- my body is asking for more food to support its increased functions and hormone production prior to menstruation. It's asking me to feed it, and what should be my response? Should it be to " fight " my body?

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> And in fact, studies have shown you do burn more calories during menses, so being more hungry makes sense. I think it would be more helpful if those articles gave women other tools to cope with PMS besides food instead of berating them for meeting physical needs.

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> Patti

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