Do You?...Even just a little

[flexygrl]

Okay, so I just posted for diet help, and got some great suggestions from Spatts and everyone alike. I have a question though. When that little demon called "pms" comes creeping around do you ever have a bit of chocolate? I have been satisfying my sweet tooth with 1 mini reeses peanut butter cup, or a sugar free candy of some sort. Is this a MAJOR no, no? Thanks.

 

[Shak]

cookies

at 10:00PM last saturday night, i had a major break down and baked a batch of chewy chocolate chip cookies. they were gone sunday morning. the boyfriend ate half...so only half a batch of cookies is still clinging to my ass.

i claim temporary insanity....aka PMS

 

[slinky]

I'll eat a cookie a day or eat a handful of those .10cent chocolates (bite size reeses peanut butter cup, butterfinger, etc.) - or both.

Doesn't matter if it's prior to a cycle or not. A wee bit a day ain't gonna kill me.

Something to think about: a woman's metabolism will speed up dramatically prior to a menstual cycle. Hence the feeling to eat more. During this time, what I'll do is eat more. I actually add another meal or snack time during the days prior. This way, my energy levels remain at a even level.

And that brings something else up: mood levels. Your mood levels may need a kick in the pants during this time. Excercise can do this. But so can chocolate.

 

[velvett]

Sugar free chocolate Jello pudding



Does a craving good.

 

[Shak]

pudding

velvett - when you make the pudding, do you use two cups of milk or do you ever use water?

i love the chocolate fudge flavor, and i've always been tempted to try substituting a cup of water for a cup of the milk, but i'm always scared of ruining it.

 

[MS]

Yup, when dieting, I give myself 1 1/2 days off each month. I try to stick to mainly low fat/high carb stuff, but occassionally I give in completely and eat pizza Does a body good if it's done infrequently IMHO.

 

[newgirl-chargeback]

Sugar free chocolate Jello pudding



Does a craving good.

Even better when you throw a scoop of low carb protein powder in it!

 

[Ceebs]

I don't have too many cravings since I started taking 5-HTP, but when I did, I would allow myself one Lindt truffle ball per day. They only have 8 grams of carbs, and if I froze them and nibbled them slowly, I could make them last. The mint or white chocolate flavors are to die for!

 

[FitFossil]

As I've said before, my life wouldn't be worth living without chocolate chip cookies, no matter how good I looked. So I have a few every day. They're very small, but they're always fresh-baked (I keep the dough in the fridge), so a little goes a long way on the satisfaction scale. For me it works better having a small treat every day than by doing cheat meals or cheat days.

 

[velvett]

Re: pudding

velvett - when you make the pudding, do you use two cups of milk or do you ever use water?

i love the chocolate fudge flavor, and i've always been tempted to try substituting a cup of water for a cup of the milk, but i'm always scared of ruining it.

I use skim milk plus from parmalat (yes, it's regular skim milk) because it's more like 2% than skim.

Never tried water - I guess it's worth a try.