Healthy eating question- period cravings?

[Bernadine]

Gah.  I can't stop eating.  How do you handle this?  I just had some almonds, and I'm feeling very unsatisfied.  Because what I actually want is chocolate chip cookies.

[Deleted]

I just eat.


I get ravenous the week before my period. Its for a reason. So I eat some the junk I crave and try to throw in some healthier stuff here and there, then return to less shitty eating during/after my period.

[mmmomof2]

Trader Joe's has some Dark Chocolate with almond bars that have no soy and not a lot of sugar. They're usually by the registers. I break off a square or two (or three on bad days!) and it hits the spot. If you have no TJs, Black & Green dark chocolate bars are good too. I go for the highest chocolate content and it's so rich.

[thebuddhagouda]

I eat a little bit of what I'm actually craving. Otherwise, I just wind up horribly disappointed and grouchy or overeat because I eat the substitute and then eat the good stuff anyway because I'm unsatisfied.

[starryfish]

I make these "healthy" cookies. They have the "paleo" (kinda paleo) chocolate chips in them and the honey makes them sweet. It calls for 1/2 cup honey but I find that is VERY sweet (and I LOVE sweets), so I usually do 1/4 cup instead.

ETA: it calls to add walnuts or whatever to them. I add the "enjoy life" brand chocolate chips to them instead. 

thegirlwhowentpaleo.blogspot.com/2012/08/pumpkin-breakfast-cookies.html

[frozentoes]

I'm going through this right now. I brought a healthy breakfast to work and then stopped and got a huge blueberry muffin instead. I just try to make sure my workouts are a little tougher to try to counteract the extra calories. But I feel like resistance is futile when it comes to period cravings. :-)

[Serenity9]

You could eat a couple of squares of dark chocolate. You get the chocolate fix without the buttery, fatty part.

[shamrockshake]

Jun 18, 2015 8:18:05 GMT -5 @fucksticklegit said:

I just eat.


I get ravenous the week before my period. Its for a reason. So I eat some the junk I crave and try to throw in some healthier stuff here and there, then return to less shitty eating during/after my period.

yep. if I don't give in to my craving it doesn't go away and then I just end up eating all the stuff I didn't want trying to avoid it and then caving to it anyway. 

[luckyval]

It's for one week out of the month - I don't deny myself the carbby goodness.

[jreeds]

Honestly? I give myself a little leeway during the few days before and during my period. It helps me feel better (comfort food for the win). It's basically the only time I crave chocolate now anyway so I just have it but try not to go overboard.

[mskitkat]

When I'm craving chocolate, I will have a square of super dark chocolate - the highest cocoa content I can find. It satisfies my craving and I only want a tiny amount.

When I'm craving chips, all bets are off. Just gimme the damn bag of Fritos.

[Bernadine]

I've been doing really well losing weight, so I think I'm nervous to let go a little.

I like the idea of getting some good dark chocolate though- I think that would help.