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(Message started by: slacker032 on Nov 1^st, 2007, 2:18am)

Title: junk food
Post by slacker032 on Nov 1^st, 2007, 2:18am

Do any of you guys crave junk food while in cycle? I'm usually pretty health conscious but I eat like crap when I'm in cycle.

Title: Re: junk food
Post by DennisM1045 on Nov 1^st, 2007, 8:16am

Count me in...

I was just thinking about this connection yesterday. It seems that I get some slight relief from shadows when I eat. I'm already an 'emotional' eater so this creates a perfect storm for weight gain. 10 lbs this cycle.

The relief I get is slight and probably has something to do with diverting blood flow to digestion. Then again, it could be all in my head - or was that my stomach ;)

-Dennis-

Title: Re: junk food
Post by clusterwife on Nov 1^st, 2007, 9:52am

Give me a reason to eat, and I'll eat. Give me junk food, and I'll reason myself fat!
Leah.

Title: Re: junk food
Post by birdman on Nov 1^st, 2007, 12:14pm

IMHO. Comfort food. When I am in cycle and miserable, if some junk food is going to make me happy, then I dig in.

Title: Re: junk food
Post by Melissa on Nov 1^st, 2007, 2:32pm

I carb load at the beginning of a cycle. After that, I don't eat much...

Title: Re: junk food
Post by Brewcrew on Nov 1^st, 2007, 2:36pm

How much of this might be driven by high doses of prednisone?

Title: Re: junk food
Post by DennisM1045 on Nov 1^st, 2007, 8:08pm

on 11/01/07 at 14:36:00, Brewcrew wrote:

How much of this might be driven by high doses of prednisone?

Not me, I've never done a taper. I'll probably try one next cycle though. Maybe I'll gain 20! :o

-Dennis-

Title: Re: junk food
Post by slacker032 on Nov 2^nd, 2007, 12:41am

No prednisone for me either

Title: Re: junk food
Post by birdman on Nov 2^nd, 2007, 10:15am

Pred definetly makes me eat way too much. But so does being depressed about feeling like sh*t!

Title: Re: junk food
Post by sandie99 on Nov 2^nd, 2007, 11:01am

During my low points in Spring 2004 I ate lots of crap food: pie, cake, candy, pizza, crisps, chips... When I got back home, I decided: enough! And got rid of all the junk food. I ditched candy and cakes for good, but these days I'll have pizza and crisps every once in a while. :)

Sanna

Title: Re: junk food
Post by DennisM1045 on Nov 2^nd, 2007, 12:52pm

I wish it were that easy Sanna. I can't tell my kids they can't have snacks so they are always around the house. It's just me and my willpower. Not a battle I usually win. ;)

-Dennis-

Title: Re: junk food
Post by midwestbeth on Nov 2^nd, 2007, 4:37pm

Dear Local Grocery Store,

Please stop selling me Lofthouse Cookies!!!!

Thank you.
Beth

Title: Re: junk food
Post by Brewcrew on Nov 2^nd, 2007, 9:37pm

My beautiful bride just made a great big honkin' 13x9 pan of rich, gooey homemade brownies with the tiny little York peppermint patties (the baking size) mixed in. I'm in cycle, but getting hit very little thanks to my compounding pharmacy and methysergide, but I still crave this stuff. And damn, are they goooooood.

Title: Re: junk food
Post by CostaRicaKris on Nov 3^rd, 2007, 5:40am

Prednisone makes me eat fast food - which I NEVER normally eat. When me husband found the Burger King bag I told him "The Prednisone made me do it!" And, yes I do think I crave comfort/junk food while in cycle. Doughnuts, cake, brownies.... yum.