PMS! HOLY MOLY!

I'm dieing here ladies. Since surgery I get a visit from my least favorite friend about every 2.5 to 3 weeks. The cravings are horrid! I WANT FOOD! Not little bits but big hearty BOWLS! I want nice hot creamy soup in a big bowl, I want a honkin' Salisbury Steak, mashed taters with lots of gravy and some tasty green beans. I big fat slice of cheese cake will do nicely for desert! It's not so much the menu it's the AMOUNTS. Little dabs ain't doing it! I think I might start to gnaw on my knuckles! And to top all of that off I'm a real ***** to deal with, even I say so let alone what my poor husband must be thinking. I yelled at the dog this morning because he didn't go out side fast enough.... it's wet and rainy and he didn't wanna go! Poor pup, I scolded him and it wasn't really him, it was me and my supreme witchiness. Any ideas on what I can do besides grazing and sniping? Oh yeah, the candy from Christmas found it's way to the table, it's chocolate and STUFF, Such YUMMY STUFF! I only eat one or two... three times a day! Not really but it sure seems like it. Any help? Before I kill hubby for his dinner and the 7 pound dog for not wanting to get wet and cold????? L&H Gayle

Gayle, what happens when you go to eat this stuff? Can you eat large amounts? Even if I TRIED to eat that much, I would not be able to do it. Drink, Drink Drink. Lock yourself in your bedroom. Yes, the PMS kills me too. I hate it. I try to get extra protein bars for that time of the month. It sux!--------hang in there,girlie!-----------Joan

it kills me too. i take the pill to make it more regular...since it was visiting earlier and earlier every month. the cravings are really bad...esp for chocolate, always been my down fall. i fight it with water and it seems to work...but sometimes i feel like i'm starving when i know that i'm not.

Wow - I went through the SAME thing when I was entertaining my Aunt Flo! Yeesh - all I could do is suffer through it and try not to eat everything in sight. Weekends are worst for me since I have more time to think about eating. I have 3 heads of cauliflower in the fridge that are going to get eaten up this weekend though. I think I'll just get it all cut up and have some cooked and some raw. Time to get on the stick! Dina

Oh, I don't eat it I just want to, to the point that sometimes I go bezerk! I found the cure THIS TIME. It was a slice of pizza. I had them cut the pizza into more slices than normal, ate one with the crust and all and then just the toppings from the second slice. I try to watch my cravings and go for the protien first but it doesn't always work out that way. I know if I ate like I FELT I wanted to I would literally explode. Mostly I just end up suffering and tasting little bits of this and that until I find the one thing that will 'cure' the cravings. Sometimes it's as easy as a cracker but the hard part is FINDING the cure. I may go for a day or two munching until I hit on the cracker thing. I ain't perfect and know that I'm no angel either but I try... I use my horns to keep my halo in place. The cravings are over, thank God but now I'm just waiting for my visit! Fun. Well gotta jet to work so see ya'll soon! L&H Gayle