LADIES: TOM survival kit....

emmamcc1981
emmamcc1981 Posts: 133 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
Fail to plan and plan to fail.... I stupidly left myself open to a monumental failure this month when the hormones struck and i had nothing in the house that could satisfy 'that' hunger. i gained 4lbs in the last 2 days just eating, eating, eating and not exercising at all. so for next time i'm putting together a little survival package that will instantly satisfy my cravings and allow me to give myself a break during the days leading up to TOM.

it shall include:-

1 Snickers Bar
1 Bar of Green & Blacks 70% Chocolate
1 Bag of Redskin Peanuts
1 Completely Guilt Free Round of Grilled Cheese
1 Trashy Magazine
1 Forget The Housework and Pamper Yourself Instead Voucher
1 Get Out of Gym for 2 Days Note.


I will make sure these things are in my shopping trolley WELL in advance and kept in a box marked DO NOT OPEN UNTIL 20TH EACH MONTH!!! (well. maybe not the grilled cheese though, eh?)

ok. what else am i missing? :D xx

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  • carlynn13
    carlynn13 Posts: 281
    dont forget the "I get to be b*tchy for a couple of days" note
  • onedayillbeamilf
    onedayillbeamilf Posts: 966 Member
    That's a very creative idea. My TOM survival kit includes the following:

    Tampons
    Pads
    Evil eye
    Hypersensitivity
    and being irrational.
  • Gwenski
    Gwenski Posts: 348 Member
    midol, pamprin, or some such other aid? lol
  • rbn_held
    rbn_held Posts: 692 Member
    I don't really have one, well except for the neccessities of course. I don't usually get mood swings or bad cramps so my life pretty much stays the same. Everyone in awhile I get the urge to eat anything in site, but not very often.
  • meli_medina
    meli_medina Posts: 594 Member
    Also a pair of stretchy waist pants so as not to feel guilty when you're bloated and your regular pants squeeze you. :)
  • LinzCurlyQ
    LinzCurlyQ Posts: 94 Member
    And the Do Not Talk to me in the morning warning sign.
  • onedayillbeamilf
    onedayillbeamilf Posts: 966 Member
    A locked room, a disconnected phone, and bed sheets made of chocolate?
  • vettle
    vettle Posts: 621 Member
    I like your list! I think I will adapt it for my own (I will credit you of course... ha ha)

    For me I get sever PMS too, so the two weeks before I need:

    One latte (to stay awake)
    One bottle of ginger-ale (for the nausea)
    Bag of pretzels
    Kit Kat Bar
    A massage (ok that won't happen unless the husband does it haha)
    Box of tissues (for the emotions)
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    no tampons?

    that's nasty...
  • california_peach
    california_peach Posts: 1,809 Member
    Mine will include

    tampons
    and a copy of Are You There God? It's Margaret.
  • emmamcc1981
    emmamcc1981 Posts: 133 Member
    hahahahahahaha - OF COURSE TAMPONS!!! but you can't eat them....

    i will include stretchy trousers and the do not talk to me in the morning thing!

    also bed sheets made of chocolate :D
  • Chelle_Davis
    Chelle_Davis Posts: 241
    A locked room, a disconnected phone, and bed sheets made of chocolate?

    Ohhhh yes. You just made me drool.
  • WarriorMom2012
    WarriorMom2012 Posts: 621 Member
    A locked room, a disconnected phone, copious amounts of wine and bed sheets made of chocolate?

    fixed it for you!
  • Chelle_Davis
    Chelle_Davis Posts: 241
    A big warm, fuzzy blanket and a heating pad.
  • Andie_loops
    Andie_loops Posts: 93
    I didnt even realize i got a little "*****y" when TOM rolled around lol all i need is advil, and lots and i do mean lots of sleep so back off and leave me the hell alone!! lol no cooking cleaning or taking care of anyone during that week!

    Dumb question, is there a difference in calorie burning when working out with TOM i keep seeing it logged in as "working out with TOM" and always wondered that.
  • emmamcc1981
    emmamcc1981 Posts: 133 Member
    I didnt even realize i got a little "*****y" when TOM rolled around lol all i need is advil, and lots and i do mean lots of sleep so back off and leave me the hell alone!! lol no cooking cleaning or taking care of anyone during that week!

    Dumb question, is there a difference in calorie burning when working out with TOM i keep seeing it logged in as "working out with TOM" and always wondered that.

    YES! to sleep. always so extra tired!

    i always wondered if the TOM hunger is 'real' hunger and a need for extra calories? or just stupid hormones? anyhow i've given in to fighting it, it's pointless coz i never win - i'm just gonna go with it for those 2 days prior an month.
  • onedayillbeamilf
    onedayillbeamilf Posts: 966 Member
    A locked room, a disconnected phone, copious amounts of wine and bed sheets made of chocolate?

    fixed it for you!

    Thank you! How could I forget the wine?! My 3 nights straight of no sleep is starting to show.
  • aj_31
    aj_31 Posts: 994 Member
    MIDOL....that is a must.

    Chocolate
    Cappuccino
    Sleep
    Old movies like - Pretty Women, Dirty Dancing
    Massage


    And a great husband that knows he's never right no matter what for 1 wk a month.
  • aj_31
    aj_31 Posts: 994 Member
    no tampons?

    that's nasty...

    Tampons are a given.
  • GasMasterFlash
    GasMasterFlash Posts: 2,206 Member
    HA HA HA YOU GO GIRL HA HA HA I LOVE MY CHOCOLATE WHEN THE FLOW IS FLOWIN HA HA HA INTIMATE RELATIONS NEEDS TO BE ON THE LIST TO HA HA HA HELPS ME GET THROUGH IT HA HA HA
  • Andie_loops
    Andie_loops Posts: 93
    HA HA HA YOU GO GIRL HA HA HA I LOVE MY CHOCOLATE WHEN THE FLOW IS FLOWIN HA HA HA INTIMATE RELATIONS NEEDS TO BE ON THE LIST TO HA HA HA HELPS ME GET THROUGH IT HA HA HA

    really? i feel so gross during that week i dnt even want him around me lol

    Nice profile pic btw! irma serrano haha Shes pretty good at speaking her mind!
  • tistal
    tistal Posts: 869 Member
    Water, water, water! Im day 3 of my TOM and I am down .5lb since Sunday! :) Oh and Skinny Cow chocolate.
  • FitLink
    FitLink Posts: 1,317 Member
    Fail to plan and plan to fail.... I stupidly left myself open to a monumental failure this month when the hormones struck and i had nothing in the house that could satisfy 'that' hunger. i gained 4lbs in the last 2 days just eating, eating, eating and not exercising at all. so for next time i'm putting together a little survival package that will instantly satisfy my cravings and allow me to give myself a break during the days leading up to TOM.

    it shall include:-

    1 Snickers Bar
    1 Bar of Green & Blacks 70% Chocolate
    1 Bag of Redskin Peanuts
    1 Completely Guilt Free Round of Grilled Cheese
    1 Trashy Magazine
    1 Forget The Housework and Pamper Yourself Instead Voucher
    1 Get Out of Gym for 2 Days Note.


    I will make sure these things are in my shopping trolley WELL in advance and kept in a box marked DO NOT OPEN UNTIL 20TH EACH MONTH!!! (well. maybe not the grilled cheese though, eh?)

    ok. what else am i missing? :D xx

    No. Definitely do not keep the grilled cheese in the box. :laugh: :noway:
  • FitLink
    FitLink Posts: 1,317 Member
    HA HA HA YOU GO GIRL HA HA HA I LOVE MY CHOCOLATE WHEN THE FLOW IS FLOWIN HA HA HA INTIMATE RELATIONS NEEDS TO BE ON THE LIST TO HA HA HA HELPS ME GET THROUGH IT HA HA HA

    really? i feel so gross during that week i dnt even want him around me lol

    Nice profile pic btw! irma serrano haha Shes pretty good at speaking her mind!

    If relations with your s/o doesn't appeal, do try *kitten*. Orgasm will ease your symptoms a bit. Try it, you'll see!
  • Andie_loops
    Andie_loops Posts: 93
    HA HA HA YOU GO GIRL HA HA HA I LOVE MY CHOCOLATE WHEN THE FLOW IS FLOWIN HA HA HA INTIMATE RELATIONS NEEDS TO BE ON THE LIST TO HA HA HA HELPS ME GET THROUGH IT HA HA HA

    really? i feel so gross during that week i dnt even want him around me lol

    Nice profile pic btw! irma serrano haha Shes pretty good at speaking her mind!

    If relations with your s/o doesn't appeal, do try *kitten*. Orgasm will ease your symptoms a bit. Try it, you'll see!

    will try thanks! =)
  • GasMasterFlash
    GasMasterFlash Posts: 2,206 Member
    HA HA HA YOU GO GIRL HA HA HA I LOVE MY CHOCOLATE WHEN THE FLOW IS FLOWIN HA HA HA INTIMATE RELATIONS NEEDS TO BE ON THE LIST TO HA HA HA HELPS ME GET THROUGH IT HA HA HA

    really? i feel so gross during that week i dnt even want him around me lol

    Nice profile pic btw! irma serrano haha Shes pretty good at speaking her mind!

    If relations with your s/o doesn't appeal, do try *kitten*. Orgasm will ease your symptoms a bit. Try it, you'll see!
    HA HA HA BETTER THROW SOME DISPOSABLE GLOVES INTO THE KIT HA HA HA THIS IS GREAT GIRLS HA HA HA
  • BeesKnees181
    BeesKnees181 Posts: 166 Member
    Love this! And also a great idea...or else I take to ridiculous measures like eating pb and jelly from the jar. Yes...it gets disgusting. I think feminine products are a given...so...

    1 acupuncture treatment (pre TOM...I swear by this)
    1 bag smartfood white cheddar popcorn
    1 bag Kettle baked potato chips
    1 Vosges Red Fire bar
    1 Midnight Milky Way Dark bar
    1 pint errr...make that 2 pints soy delicious chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream
    copious comedies to lighten my dark mood
    red wine
    bath bombs, bubbles, pampering items
    evening primrose oil (another thing I swear by)

    and the right to be pissed over nothing, cry frequently without warning, and feel just a bit needy for a few days :)
  • emmamcc1981
    emmamcc1981 Posts: 133 Member
    HA HA HA YOU GO GIRL HA HA HA I LOVE MY CHOCOLATE WHEN THE FLOW IS FLOWIN HA HA HA INTIMATE RELATIONS NEEDS TO BE ON THE LIST TO HA HA HA HELPS ME GET THROUGH IT HA HA HA

    really? i feel so gross during that week i dnt even want him around me lol

    Nice profile pic btw! irma serrano haha Shes pretty good at speaking her mind!

    If relations with your s/o doesn't appeal, do try *kitten*. Orgasm will ease your symptoms a bit. Try it, you'll see!
    HA HA HA BETTER THROW SOME DISPOSABLE GLOVES INTO THE KIT HA HA HA THIS IS GREAT GIRLS HA HA HA

    *not* this ^^^^

    grim.
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