Food and that time of the month.

[Miss Inquiry]

The day before I am due on I am always really hungry, what is the reason behind this? I crave chocolate and my willpower to avoid bad food is really tested. Ladies am I alone in this, or is it a common thing?

[boro1986]

No after loads of lager i crave either a Parmo or kebab with garlic sauce yum

[fairy!]

Miss Inquiry... I'm the same... no matter how much I eat I still feel ravenous, like I haven't eaten for a week!! It last for a couple of days at least!!

[Eve]

Boro, what's a parmo? :)

Yep I get this too, crave really stodgy bad for me foods.

[aka pixi]

I get like this too. For a few days I crave chocolate so bad that if I havent got any I almost cry....seriously :( In fact for those few days I will eat anything cos i just get soo hungry.

[boro1986]

Jenna a Parmo is a Middlesbrough delicacy you can only get them in the Teesside area i think. Its breaded chicken with this white sauce and cheese on. Full of fat and crap but taste lovely

[ummmm1]

Yep, I'm the same

[tradey]

im like this a few days before,i just cant stop eating and no matter how much i eat im still hungry and i drink lots of water too and im not keen on that.i always want the wrong things,i try and not eat them but in the end i give in

[drchasuble]

I'm not a chocolate lover at all, never have been but just before my period I always fancy a square or two of really dark chocolate. I also crave red meat and red wine.
And nooky!

[Hellion]

What's even wierder is - I went through early menopause but I STILL get the monthly munchies, either chocolate or carbs.

[beryllium]

chocolate chocolate chocolate, and then mood swings and take his head off lol.... I did stop eating choccy for 1 month to see if it made a difference and it did, he didn't have to duck once!!!
I think we eat more because our bodies need the energy to expel the bl00dy stuff....

[makemesmile]

I always wanted chocolate before I come on, but then whilst on my period, my apetite goes right out the window and I don't fancy eating at all. But towards the end of it all, I just want sex, and lots of it!

[luckyeight]

I dont' crave chocolate - just don't have a sweet tooth - but totally with you on the cr*p food hunger cravings - it's often how I know I'm due. I'd love to know why too - guess it's 'hormones', but quite bizarre. Let's face it, all the symptoms of menstruation are quite hideous - apart from, indeed, wanting lots of sex!! Which again is weird, because it's not like you can get pregnant if you're having your period, so why?

[tina22]

i am for about a week before! but definately chocolate or anything sweet! i can go without it but then i suddenly find myself rustling all over the house looking for sweet stuff! and i cry at the drop of the hat although thats a new thing for me! my boyfriend can not believe how easily i cry, i dont get why thats only just started to happen tho!