Bleah.

I've felt like hell the last coupla days since Auntie Flo unexpectedly entered the picture.  So bloated--I feel like someone blew up my face with a bicycle pump!  I'm hoping the massage I already had scheduled for today may release some of the fluids built up in my tissues, or at the very least, relieve the blinding head-ache radiating out of the base of my skull...  \

Anyhoo--I did a quick search on "period bloating," since it's usually not a big problem for me, at least like this, and lookie what I found in this article:

Watch what you eat. Stay away from chocolate, caffeine and refined sugars. Poor nutrition increases water retention. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables to relieve bloating.

Sigh.  And of course the thing about staying away from excess salt.  So I'm guessing the two mega-mugs of coffee I had yesterday, the chocolate cupcake and the relatively salty teriyaki sauce must've canceled out all the veggies I ate yesterday AND going to the gym, since my condition which had already started yesterday appeared to be exacerbated, or at least not helped.  Well....off to a massage, and then, I guess the gym after I force myself to do some more work around here.