Female hormones, cycles and eating too much

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I had been so attentive to MFP until 3 days ago when I suddenly didn't care anymore if I went 300-500 calories over my "allowance." Watching myself eat like I was on auto-pilot made me do some research. Here's an article I found that really helped me understand that this kind of crazy eating is more hormonal than I could have ever thought possible. Meanwhile, pass the crackers...


https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/contemporary-psychoanalysis-in-action/201302/why-do-i-get-so-hungry-right-my-period

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Wow - good to see i'm not alone in the weak/dizzyness stakes. I'll try the iron supplement. I have some at home but always forget to take them. What an unfortunate thing for us to have to go through every month eh... bloody hormones!