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 Help with PMT please!!Moderators: Moderators Jump to page : 1 Now viewing page 1 [25 messages per page] | View previous thread :: View next thread |
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| i would begin by moving towards whole foods. start by cutting our all white sugar, white and processed flours (essentially most commercial bread and bread-like products), and anything that is processed/overprocessed. for a time, simply do not eat any breads or bread products. if you are going to eat grains, eat whole grains boiled (in water or broth) such as quinoa, aramanth, brown rice, barley, etc. try to consume more raw and steamed vegetables and fruits. move from pasturized, skimmed dairy (which is very high in sugar) toward raw (unpasturized), whole milk products. These have a better macro and micronutrient ratio. if you include meats in your diet, move away from processed lunch meats and toward whole, fresh, pasture-raised meats. It doesn't take much work to roast a chicken, just time near the kitchen to make sure you don't start a fire.  it takes two hours, but the prep is easy--wash the chicken, put it in the roasting pan, roast for one hour, flip it, and then roast again. eat the bird hot or let it cool and pull the meat from the bones. Save the bones in the freezer until you have 4 and then make bone broth out of it (also simple--water, salt, pepper, an herb bundle--let it boil down, skim the fat, compost the bones or throw them away). you can freeze the broth into useable sizes for yourself or use the broth within the week. by eating more whole foods, you'll find that you don't crave things. if your diet is balanced and nutrient rich, your body will find it's own stability. i am vegetarian, but i rarely, if ever, have cravings. And, i do consume chocolate. my husband and i buy a dark chocolate bar (fair trade, etc), once a month. It's a regular sized chocolate bar. it takes us a month--sometimes more--to finish it. it works! | |||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 8442      | SB - this was me last week! I have read that more lean protein is helpful. I forget what the logic was but it does take longer to digest and it also requires more water to digest protein than carbs (which is one reason they put more carbs in life raft provision kits, apparently...) so it will keep the tummy busy. What I ended up doing last week was a) drinking a lot of herbal tea b) having a big plate of steamed veg for lunch with butter, salt etc. Good flavours to kill that "need to taste" craving and c) giving myself rationed treats. I had toast and jam after lunch then in the afternoon if I had done the chores I had set myself, I had an extra treat. One evening I even ordered pizza, which I haven't done for ages. Basically, as jo says, you have to have a plan. Whether you set it yourself or someone else imposes it on you, it helps to have something set up so you can have some feeling of control. I think my thread last week was "PMS - food!" so you might want to look there as well. Good luck. When it gets really bad I just remember I only have (I hope) a few more years of this  | ||
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| ok, i'll tell ya'll my secret, secret recipe for the PM and M 'i crave sweet and salty:' grilled jam and cheese. yes, i wrote 'jam' as in jelly or preserves. you can also use whole fruit. i use dense sprouted rye bread (imported from germany no less) with blue cheese (imported from denmark) and sugar free (all fruit) strawberry preserves. Now, i know it sounds crazy, but it's freakin DEE-VINE! now, if you're like a few of my friends who cannot eat bread, may i suggest rice pudding with cheese and jam? boil your rice, and milk and pie spice to let it reduce and get 'creamy.' add your blue cheese and stir it throughout. then top with strawberry jelly and a few crumbles of the old blue cheese. i'm serious! SERIOUS. it's tastey. you could also use fresh strawberries. oh yes! it is SO good. so, big secret shared with all. | |||
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| Zoebird - you're lucky, you say you don't get cravings and it takes you a whole month of struggle between both you and your husband to finish a single bar of chocolate - thats AMAZING!! Am very envious indeed..LOL Jo - Does a food plan sort out your cravings, even come PMT time?! Tourist - LOL, I just noticed your thread on PMS - Food!! How funny!! I think I might try the big plate full of steamed veg with lashings of butter and salt etc, sounds DEELICIOUS though not sure if it would help my cravings as I don't think I've ever craved steamed veggies when I have PMT!!! Zoebird again - I absolutely LOVE the combination of cheese and jam - so yummy! Funnily enough this was exactly what I craved the other day going through my PMT phase. I had toasted bread with strawberry jam and melted cheese on top - divine and totally hit the spot!! The only problem is, I can't really eat bread but I had the craving for it with the cheese and jam and it HAD to be bread otherwise my craving wouldn't be completely satisfied. So I am with you there, it is seriously yummy!! I usually have cravings for very specific foods. For example the other day, I woke up and just HAD to have toast with cheese and jam!! I find that if I don't satisfy my craving and try and substitute it for something else, it doesn't work and then I end up having the substitution and my what I crave so a double whammy!! How do I tackle that one?! SB  | |||
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| switch from regular bread to sprouted grain bread. you'll eat far less of it (i promise) and it won't cause more cravings. the flour is the issue. when it's not sprouted, it gives sugar rushes and crashes which makes you hungrier. here's another fav: Nut-Butter and Jelly Bread Pudding: sprouted grain bread eggs, milk nut butter of choice (i like almond) jelly of choice mix eggs, milk and nut butter of choice. plce bread in pan as per bread pudding. pour milk, egg, and nut butter mixture over bread. make 'wells' for jelly at random places throughout the mixture. bake until brownie consistancy. serve warm! some add sugar, but i prefer a more 'full bodied' flavor and feel that the jelly adds enough sweetness. i use sugar free jelly btw and often use my own nut butters. sprouted grain cinnimon bread with almond butter and loganberry jam is EXCELLENT too. | |||
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| joscmt: awesome! two things: 1. i'm glad that you can use it; i know some abstain from all bread products--so that's why i mentioned the rice pudding bit too (unless that's what you were refering to)! 2. i find that really working pidgeon pose (because of it's discomfort) is a great mirror for overcoming addictions and cravings. A lot of dealing with cravings and the physical side effects of overcoming addictions is really learning to embrace and breathe through the present discomfort of that moment when the addiction is being moved out of the body/energybody/mind/spirit or when the craving strikes and it is very uncomfortable! so, another angle to 'white knuckling' through it. maybe. | |||
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| Zoebird - I'm based in Cyprus at the moment and there is no chance of getting it here...hee hee!! I may have to do an internet search sb | |||
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| Zoebird - I'm based in Cyprus at the moment and there is no chance of getting it here...hee hee!! I may have to do an internet search sb | |||
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