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Subject: PMS & new to the Zone

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christine User is Offline
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05/09/2008 5:00 AM Alert 
Hello All, I am new to The Zone, just started a couple of days ago and unfortunatly it coincides with major PMS. The last couple of months I started to suffer from slight headache and hunger pains (all day regards of what and how much I eat). I read in another thread that perhaps I should add a block to my daily 11 blocks during this week. Can someone help me with that? Just some background info: I am 5'5", 113 lbs, light attivity level. My goal is not to loose weight, but to control PMS and allergy symptoms, introduce more calcium and fruit in my diet, and I also have a family history of breast cancer/cancer (my mom at 50), heart disease, high blood pressure. I am also trying to get pregnant and am already working on eating as healthy as possible. I live in Italy and am following the Italian Zone. I follow the block method very closely. From experience I have been eating too many carbohydrates in the past, and now just a couple of days in I think the 3 blocks of C might be to much, but perhaps it is too early to tell. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!
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05/09/2008 7:55 AM Alert 
Hi christine!

Don't make any changes now. It's too soon. I'll be happy to help you adjust if you need to in the future, but your symptoms now are all those of the initial adjustment period to the Zone diet. My tip would be to mix the carb types so your meals are not too large to eat (eg. 3 blocks could be 1 1/2 cups green 1/4 cup garbanzo beans, and strawberries for dessert).

Adding fish oil to the Zone diet will help a lot to address the issues you have concern about. Enerzona has a fish oil that Dr Sears approves.

Give my best wishes to your mom! (I'm a breast cancer survivor)
sue

lost 100 lbs 13 yrs ago, off BP meds, thanks to the Zone diet and Zone fish oil!
Shannon M User is Offline
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05/11/2008 1:04 PM Alert 
Hi Christine
I use to suffer really bad PMS. I am 40 years old and I was always told that when I got older it would get better. For me it only got worse until I started taking both my Omega RX & Eico RX, added vitamin B and stopped all bad Starches. I am happy to say that my monthly cycle is 95% much better. I'm a better person.
I always have been very athletic, ate really good so I couldn't figure out what the problem was.
I am also a Breast Cancer Survivor. It will be 12 years this June that I have been Cancer FREE!
I refused all treatment. It was young and wanted a family. I didn't want to go through Chemotherapy and possibly become infertile. So 1.5 years after all my surgeries, I got pregnant, breastfed my babies with only one breast. I did opt for a Mastectomy, with re-construction surgery.
Heart Disease and high blood pressure also run in my family, however Cancer does not.

You lwrote that you liive in Italy. My moms family was from Torino. Her maiden name was Copollo.
My husband and I would love to go there some day and visit your beautiful country.
We are also huge wine drinkers.
Hope to hear back from you to see how everything is going.
My name is Shannon. Take care
Sue User is Offline
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05/13/2008 11:20 AM Alert 
Congrats on 12 yrs Shannon! I'm happy for you!

July 1 will be 6 yrs for me. I had a single mastectomy too, and LD flap reconstruction (a re-do 4 yrs ago of my initial immdiate recontruction with tissue expender followed by implant; I had scar band issues and also a ruptured implant...long story). Glad to hear all is well with you now. Enjoy the Zone!
sue

lost 100 lbs 13 yrs ago, off BP meds, thanks to the Zone diet and Zone fish oil!
Sue User is Offline
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Zoner
05/13/2008 11:32 AM Alert 
christine,

Hope your hunger and headaches are gone. I neglected to mention my Italian Zone conncection. About 7 -8 years ago there was a woman in Italy who frequenty posted here in these forums (her username was Eta, for those who may remember), and we quickly became good friends. Then another Italian Zoner joined these forums, adn became online friends with us. Long story short , they began dating , got married in 2003, and now have 2 kids. I went to their wedding in Trento, and met a group of their Zone friends from Rome (and to try out the Enerzona bars). Had a great time!

sue

lost 100 lbs 13 yrs ago, off BP meds, thanks to the Zone diet and Zone fish oil!
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