By: Lindsay Messina
I can’t help but laugh when I hear someone say “I have P.M.S.” I mean seriously, is this some kind of cruel joke? I don’t know about you, but feeling like a slug on an emotional rollercoaster who wants to stop at every turn for a fat-infested snack followed by a nap does not seem normal to me. I can hardly stand to be around myself at times and feel like a human vacuum cleaner. God bless the husbands and boyfriends that are subject to our ruthless and obnoxious behavior, truly… we are sorry, and I would not want to be you. Do you ever feel like you are crazy? Welcome to the club!
So the question arises… HOW do you handle it, HOW do we teach those around us to handleit, and HOW do we stay clean, fit, motivated and healthy during this intrusive debacle? As far as how I handle it… I just go with the emotions, there is no stopping it hormones are evil little elves waiting to attack us when we are not looking. Pop in a Yoga DVD to relax you, pop in a sad movie and blubber away, buy a punching bag and tape a picture of that girl in high school that made fun of you and have a ball. Whatever it takes, deal with it it’s a fact of life until we earn the right to have hot flashes.
What about helping the people around you? Well, an easy button does not work in this case so just be nice by putting that “week” in their calendar as a warning and tell your kids that it’s “Mommy’s weird week”.
How do you stay clean, fit and healthy? Well, you don’t! HAHA just kidding! (Sort of) My belief is to get my body’s metabolism to a certain point through proper weight training, cardio and nutrition so when the “beast” arrives or if I simply want to chill and do yoga or Barre, instead of boxing (although when PMS sets in I could easily punch a person) I can. For me, some months are worse than others , so here are some recipes I would suggest for “that time” of the month instead of driving through a fast food joint ordering and devouring one of every menu item before parking your car. You are only laughing because you have done it! My advice is to work your butt off getting your metabolism up so that on the weeks you are overtaken by the alien species we call P.M.S., you can take a low key class and have a hot dog. Here are some of my personal favorites… they are not “healthy” but they sure beat fast food.
