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We're so used to convenient, ready to eat processed foods that we forget that they're actually an unhealthy inconvenience. Replace your white rice with brown rice and regular pasta and bread with the whole wheat kind. There are recipes on the internet and cookbooks that are in accordance with this healthy lifestyle. Sweet tooths, don't fear! There are plenty of alternatives that will fulfill your cravings. Recipes catered to hypoglycemics and diabetics may help (watch out for those that still contain sugar). Or you can just use regular recipes and elimate or replace those ingredients with healthier options. The key to sticking with this is preparing in advance and eating every 3 hours. The night before you should pack your lunch so that you won't find yourself at the McDonald's near your work. Making a grocery list of what you will need will tremendously prevent dawdling in unecessary aisles.
Summary: Check out recipes. Prepare meals beforehand and eat small portions every 3 hours.
DAily Take
1,200 mg of Calcium with 600 mg of Magnesium
Vitamic C
Vitamin B (containing at least 100 mg of B6)
Finally, do at least 30 min of Cardio daily(for muscle definition add another 30 min of weightlifting)
Join a gym and ask an instructor to teach you proper weightlifting techniques. I know that on the week before the period arrives, being sedentary is all we want to do but a light walk on the treadmill or outside will help you feel significantly much better.
Don't forget that you all are amazing and don't let this condition define you!! Anger,negative thoughts, insecurities, self-doubt, anxiety, and muddled thinking like to breed during those PMDD weeks but doing the above will drastically if not eliminate all of these. Courage Ladies!!
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