Women: How does TOM Affect Your Weight Loss?
 

(I put this in the Tips and Stalls area because I want to find out if I'm in a stall or if this is TOM-related.)

I confess that I've never really kept track of weight gain/loss as that time comes and goes. I've been fortunate not to suffer from PMS (as I know so many women do) and I've never had bad cravings associated with TOM (since sugar used to be my "drug of choice," I just craved sugar all the time! What difference did it make what time of the month it was?! :lol: :lol: ).

In terms of weight loss and measurements shrinking, things had been proceeding very well for two months - I lost 25 pounds. Then suddenly, it stopped and my weight even crept up a couple of pounds. I've been doing exactly the same things I've been doing all along - and NOT cheating. The only difference is TOM. SO I thought I would ask other women what their experience has been with trying to lose weight and TOM. Do you gain a few pounds before, during, after? Can you gauge how it's affecting your body? I know, to many of you, I must seem like the most ignorant woman on the planet not to know how it affects me!

Thanks for reading all this and for sharing your thoughts in return.

Michelle

I do not loose anything for about two weeks, week prior and week of. I usually gain a couple. No other change, just tom. He's a hateful ole fart that causes me way too much problems. Once its over I will drop a lb or two. I have to keep this in mind during that time or I get discouraged realy bad. As far as symptoms, PMS from HELL, bloating, water retention.