I never work out vigorously on my TOM. It creates unwanted things thatwould be TMI if I posted them. I walk and that's about it, usually I miss 3 days of working out.

What about a nice baked sweet potato with ghee and a bt of salt (that's the way I like them, you could add nutmeg and cinnamon too if you prefer sweet)

I try to ignore it and keep on going with my "normal" life. ......easier said than done, but that's my tactic.

I just have to really mind-over-matter it and tell myself that YES I do need a bathroom break right now, + some Advil/heating pad/etc but that's just a part of my hygeine and I have to get over it. I try not to let it be an excuse for anything. As for fatigue, I maybe have some extra coffee

Granted when I was in my teens I had such debilitating cramps/nausea/vomiting around that time that this was nearly impossible, but thankful as I've gotten older it's been better! So I do understand the misery that some people have, because it is a very real, gross, annoying, embarrassing thing to have awful TOM's, so be easy on yourself if you need it. Just don't confuse fatigue and self pity with a real need for rest, ya know?

Oh, I know. It's going okay, actually. I took a couple days off from working out, I've been kinda grumpy, and today, even though I'm eating lots, I'M SO HUNGRY.
I ate a huge salad for breakfast, covered in seafood. And immediately afterwards it was like I wanted more food.
But, I haven't slipped yet, which is good. I just have to get through the next two days, and then I'm in the clear.

Mark Sisson says to eat additional carbs as your body readily will use the carbs as energy in the luteal phase. I eat as much as I want according to my cravings during PMS, which typically includes lots of fat, protein, slow carbs especially from sweet potatoes, and some fruit nearly everyday. By the first day of starting my period, I usually eat a whole lot less, as I eat according to hunger. It seems to balance everything out and I don't typically worry about water weight a few days before and a few days after my period starts. For me, I no longer worry about it, especially weighing myself because my weight is very skewed during those days.

I workout typically the 2nd day of my period, after the cramping and fatigue has gone away. But I try to walk daily no matter what. If I don't feel like working out, I don't especially if I'm tired and cranky. I don't believe in pushing my body to do something my mind doesn't want to do because I believe wholeheartedly in rest and relaxation as part of stress management for weight loss. I continue to lose weight, so skipping a few days doesn't seem to be a problem. I used to be a chronic exerciser, doing it 6X a week no matter what but that got old. I like to have fun with workouts whether they're tabata cyclings, HIIT (which I'm not actually supposed to be doing), yoga, or zumba.

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/dear-mark-food-for-skiing-menstrual-carb-cravings-a-stubborn-teen-and-more/#axzz28aBDLhao