I discovered yesterday that my cycle is still off by a good 7 days thanks to the Ortho Tri Cyclen from February. It’s slightly inconvenient, but hey, no biggie. I’ll just finish out the actives this week, skip the week of placebos, and go right into the next Aviane pack next Sunday to get back on schedule. At least it saves me the trouble of having to use my spare preggo test this month. 
Even better, this means that I’ve unwittingly survived PMS munchies week without even noticing!
I think the PMS stuff is all in my head after all. I didn’t have any major urges to eat bread or cereal last week, though the P&P challenge did make me recognize a general urge to have a late night meal at least three evenings out of the seven. Those I chalk up to the fact that I was up two to three hours past the time of my last meal of the day. I experience that any time I’m up too late just because my body wants to be fed every 2-3 hours as long as I’m not asleep.
So, for me at least, PMS is apparently not a true binge or cheat trigger for carbs as I claimed in the past. It was just a convenient excuse and crutch that I used to justify those midnight cereal cabinet raids, because I’d heard and read other women using it to excuse chocolate, cake, cookies, sodas, and a full carton of Ben and Jerry’s.
I should have known better. I don’t get weepy, crampy, or generally psychotic like other women. I am easily annoyed by my male co-workers for a block of maybe 6 hours during PMS week, and that is it as far as symptoms go. I don’t even give into the compulsion to kick any of the guys as my lower self directs me to do during my slim window of bitchiness.
Why did I expect to have the raging PMS munchies when I barely PMS at all?
Obviously, I just wanted to shift the blame for the release of the cereal monster away from my own power of choice to that nebulous blame-all scapegoat of pre-menstrual syndrome. 
I’m aware of my flimsy, addled thinking now, so you will never catch me using PMS as a reason for any sort of extra snacking again.
The next time I have to ‘fess up to Kashi GoLean Crunch pillaging, I will place the blame directly where it belongs: on the makers of Kashi, who dared to make their cereal way too tasty for public safety.
:whistle:
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5/8/05 P&P Challenge Report
Consecutive Perfect Days = 8 :prop:
Total Perfect Days = 8/62
- 1709 calories eaten / -304 deficit
- 42.3% carb, 34.1% protein, 24.5% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 16 cups water
- All planned workouts performed
Weekly Weigh-In: 135.0 lbs on 5/6/05 (Start weight on 5/1/05: 135.4)
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Nutrition: 1600-1700 calorie low zig zag day
1: 3×1 omelette, 1 c. broccoli in oyster sauce, 1/3 c. (dry) oatmeal, 1 T. raisins
2: 3.5 oz. grilled whiting, 1 c. broccoli in oyster sauce, 4.5 oz. (raw weight) sweet potato chips
3: Cherry Garcia shake w/1 T. flaxseed oil
4: Sara Lake’s chocolate cake
5: BFL Turkey Lasagna
6: 3/4 c. FF cottage cheese and large navel orange
Total: 1630 calories, 48.6% carb, 35.6% protein, 17.6% fat
Daily Supplements: multivitamin with iron, calcium 500 + D, 1 T. flaxseed oil
Water: 16 cups minimum
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Workout:
7:30 AM P90X Chest and Back (60 minutes)
8:30 AM P90X Abs (20 minutes)
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The Awful Truth:
1. Nada!
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Brownie Points:
1. Had a perfect weekend with exercise and food.
2. Didn’t have ANY unplanned snacks or items while visiting my mother’s house yesterday.
3. Bumped up my # of push-ups by an average of 5 per set today during Chest/Back, including 55 regulars in 45 seconds. Am I a machine or what? :tongue:
4. Picked up card and potted tulip plant (really nifty looking) and made lasagna for Mommy Wang.
5. Prepared broccoli in oyster sauce and protein-fortified banana bread and chocolate cake for the week.
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Short-term Goals:
1. Create P90X HanDbase module.
2. Work on paper doll project.
3. Start full sketches for new Oasis prints.
4. Finish fairy girl print.
5. Clean the apartment!
6. Stir fry some rice and shrimp in spicy red sauce tonight.
