How do you stay on track during TOM?

Yep, lotsa water! Or maybe some warm tea with honey and lemon to relax you. And don't deny yourself a treat if you really want it....that piece of chocolate (or entire candy bar) is sometimes necessary Usually I have to up my calories by around 200/day or more during that time of month because of the cravings.

Just remember that if the scale goes up, it is probably water weight and nothing else.

I'm the exact opposite of many of the posters. :-( My uterus owns me for a couple days per month. I get extreme fatigue, eat plenty of everything, and am pretty moody. My cramps at night can be so bad they wake me up. My PCP had diagnosed me with PMDD years ago, but I'm not sure if I buy it. I just think all women go through what I do, and consider it regular PMS.

I still work out, but find that my normal workouts are exhausting. I usually have one or two days where I am about 1K calories per day over. It evens itself out over time afterward through smaller deficits.

I'm already pretty grumpy and indulging in tasty treats helps just a little bit.

I have no advice. I just try to not kill anybody. (chocolate soothes)

Portion control!!! And skinny cow products. They have an awesome chocolate ice cream bar for 100 calories.

But like a lot of others on here, I normally go over at least once during TOM, I just try not to get upset about it. It's either go over or murder my friends/family/loved ones.

I thought it was just me who gets more hungry in that time of the month.

Eat everything in sight - ha! just kidding. No seriously... yesterday I had a bag of cookies, a bag of chips, some wine, pretzels... I was a total pig... but I kept it at my goal. Sometimes (not the entire week) you just gotta give in but keep the portions reasonable and keep it under your macros. Also, drink LOTS of water.

I also ate everything in site yesterday, including papa johns, 2 packs of powdered doughnuts, a slim jim, and mustard pretzels lol

I've never had cravings at that time. If anything I'm less hungry. Perhaps I'm just lucky.

That said, it does make sense to be a bit more hungry as apparently you burn up to 100 - 300 more calories per day when menstruating.

I don't even bother with weighing in- it's just depressing! I'll put on 6-7 lbs from the bloat. It drops off a day or two after, but it's hard to remember that if it's thrown in my face by the scale.

Exercise definitely helps... I will treat myself to a massage as well (joining a monthly enrollment plan was sooo worth it!). But again, if I'm having a craving for something, I will give in and have a little. Portion control is key, so I'll even splurge and buy the individual packs of whatever I'm craving as opposed to the bulk.

I also avoid anything with salt (to minimize feeling like a water balloon) and up my water intake (the more you consume, the less your body hoards).


Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal - Henry Ford

It's really hard to make myself get going, but working out usually really eases cramps and helps my mood. It's hard, but you really will feel so much better after! That and dark chocolate

I second the Skinny Cow stuff for chocolate cravings. I usually have the chocolate craving the day or two before then that goes away (I do not care for chocolate any other time) - I do crave carbs like no tomorrow though!!!

For the body - I steal my SIL's IB800 lol and exercise DOES help - I do not know how or why but it does! So I make sure I get that in.

I usually just try to keep as close to calorie goal as possible...if I go over a little I do not sweat it. Find alternatives for the things you crave and make sure they are on hand during that time