Oh if I get a craving, I HAVE TO HAVE NOTHING BUT THAT! LOL

I keep "feeding the need" and my ass is proof! ha.

I give in too! Sometimes, chewing gum can help (only as long as you are chewing it though!

If I don't eat what I'm craving I will continue to eat anything and everything and never be satisfied. So now I give in- but I try to have just a little and savor tiny bites making it last a long time.

I did this very same thing...but with a fresh homemade pumpkin pie! I could NOT believe that I seriously stood at the counter and ate HALF the dayum pie! Goodness...goodness...goodness. That night when I went to get ready for bed...hubby was already in bed and I was changing into my night gown and from where I was standing I could see myself in the mirror from the side...and when I noticed that I could see myself..I instantly said to my husband "DAYUM...why in the hell does my freakin' clothes keep getting smaller and smaller on me! LOL! My hubby didn't dare laugh but he said "I dunno baby"...I laughed hysterical and said to him...OH YES YOU DO...it's from eatin HALF of those dayum fresh pies I keep making when I'm craving the shit!!!! LOL!!! Hubby started laughing like hello-operator! LOL!!!

Gotta love the "goodstuff" about peri-meno and meno ladies after all we get rewarded with MORE stuff to think about...like how to lose the extra POUNDS of pie that's added monthly! LOL!

(*(*HUGS*)*) We'll get through this mess even if it means eating a pie or two a month! hehehehe Hang in there ladies!

peach34

Actually I thought the crazy cravings were from pre- diabetes that I had going on.....I didn't know it was peri-meno!! Good Lord....this is awful...I am so tired of watching my waist grow!

This takes a little time and effort on my part, but it really works for me. I eat 5 small meals a day, about 3 hours apart. Breakfast is a MUST. (I used to not eat breakfast, but it keeps you fuller throughout the day...my feet hit the floor, now, and I head straight to the kitchen.) Eating smaller meals more frequently does several things. It keeps me from getting "ravenous" at any point in the day, it keeps my blood sugar even, and it boosts my metabolism. If I crave something, I have a few bites. But because I am not so hungry, I don't eat as much of it. (And I savor it slowly...make a good thing last!! LOL) I hope this might help you, too.

I've been craving hospital pudding for the last week or so. Not only can you not really find it outside of a hospital, but I don't think they even have the right kind IN hospitals any more. (It's that kind of pasty butterscotch stuff.) Meanwhile, I'm trying to give up my cola habit again. Can't really find anything else to replace it. Aaargghh!