I'm not overly comfortable with talking about PMS publicly, but here goes...I have really bad PMS and I blame genetics (love you mom!) Right now, I'm in my hormonal "am I crazy?" mode and I hate it and you'd think after years and years (since 13) of having them I would better recognize the difference between hormonal-crazy and crazy-crazy.
Its not that I feel out of control crazy, it just feels like everything weighs a lot more. The things people say that have nothing to do with me linger much longer in my mind than they should. Being someone who turns to food when I don't feel so good with the added PMS cravings of wanting to binge on the alternates of sweet-salty-sweet-salty, I am struggling this week.
I feel metaphorically heavy today. Everything feels much bigger than it actually is. And writing this, right now, is helping me to put it into perspective. I need a game plan for today and tomorrow until hormonal relief comes.
I have two choices, I can eat a lot today with a "f*** it" attitude and promise to eat better again in a couple of days. I can avoid exercise because I don't feel like it, and both of these actions eating+not exercising will not make me feel better past today.
Or I can acknowledge that this is normal, and treat myself kindly. I can have a sense of humor, tune out the psycho-babble, journal, exercise, and eat sensibly. A romantic comedy wouldn't be too horrible would it? Oh man, I'm a Motrin commercial sometimes. 
I dedicate this post and my hormonal crazies to anyone who is reading this today who may feel like its too hard to put your health and happiness on the top of your priority list. Even if you don't feel like it, you deserve it. Look at your choices and figure out which one will take you to your goals and make you happiest in the long run.
Man girl!
Your me last week!
This morning one of my coworkers came into our file room whistling so I asked her why she was so happy.
Her response?
“What’s the alternative…?”
Indeed!
Let yer hormonal crazies take you where they may… It’ll only last a few days.
I am PMSING like crazy today!!!
Let’s stick to our plans. I’m won’t be giving into any cravings, but, I definitely don’t feel like exercising. I will try to get in at least 20 mins of cardio tonight.
All the best!
I feel the same way when I get my period — woe betide anyone who even makes a chance remark to me, because it will turn out to be a BIG DEAL. however . . . the most important thing is to exercise, even if you do the salty-sweet merry-go-round. i’m trying to work off my extra 100 pounds right now, and even if i can’t control my food issues when i have my period, i can control my exercise. and it always puts everything in perspective. just an idea.
I used to think I was crazy 1 week out of the month I would go ballistic, something would set me off and I would explode…I think on most days I’m pretty even tempered but on the week before I would totally lose it! Then I would wonder why in the world I got so angry. then the next week I would start and everything would be fine. Now you would think after awhile I would catch on but oh no it would just sneak-up on me and I would be out of control and usually my husband would do or say something and it would be all over but the shouting! Literally. I once had enough sense to see it building up and I knew my husband wasn’t deliberately trying to set me off(though I swear men are hormonal too because he always was a little more cranky). I told him in a calm voice I knew he wasn’t trying to push my buttons but anything he said was going to be held against him and it would be best to just shut up. It really worked we were able to avoid an unnecessary explosion. Sorry Lorrie for genetics…just be kind to yourself and take some Advil, nice warm bath…And tell yourself this too shall pass. It is temporary…Sugar/salt will not make you feel better actually adds to the craziness. Salt makes your brain swell…Sugar just makes your neurons crazy.
have you ever read the ultramind solution– from the line of the ultra metabolism diet books? i don’t do diets, but I did try the ultra metabolism– which really just tries eliminating different foods to see if you are allergic to them. I felt so so so much better, mentally and physically when i tried this. I eliminated certain chemicals and foods, and found out what I was “allergic” to. Not hives, for me, just feeling crappy and out of balance. Food sort of is a mind alerting substance, and now that I know what certain foods do to my mind and body, I can know the consequences when I eat them! Again, I would never suggest a diet! it’s more like… an education on what certain foods do to you and you alone. And some healthy recipes. Feel better!
I suffer smth awful during my period — food cravings, being edgy, monstrous tummy pains (relieved only by really strong pain killers)etc. Here’s what I do – I keep dieting and keep going to the gym. I feel like crap but actually exercise helps with the pain and dieting works better b/c women (well, at least me, it seems) burn off more during period. The catch is you feel twice as terrible during the two/three critical days, but here’s the thing you feel five times better once it is over:)
I have been reading your blog for a while now, and I’m rooting for you. Keep it up, it is possible and it is definitely worth it (I’ve been there). And for the record, looking at your picture now, regardless of the weight you are amazingly beaytiful!:) Cheers!
Back in the day we women used to be able to crawl into a comfortable hut with our cronies and drink tea while we let the toxins flow out of our bodies. Now we have to go on with daily life as if nothing’s happening, when all we want to do is to curl up in bed.
That said, though, if ancient people had the PMS we have in this day and age, they wouldn’t have lasted long! I had horrible, excruciating PMS and periods for years due to my diet, which was the standard American fare of refined sugars, overprocessed foods, and chemicals. As I began to eat cleaner and healthier I saw a dramatic shift in my symptoms…
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Hi Lorrie,
I had some terrible PMS this time which occurred around the same time yours did. Maybe working on the banner put us in sync. Wow, sisterhood flow via wireless.
The way I tell if I am hormone crazy or just crazy-crazy is simply. If I cry about the finding the butter tub sitting open on the counter then it’s hormones. Ask yourself Does the ogita fit the crime?
Feel better.
Thanks for the beautiful banner.