Another ladies TOM post
Scochrane86
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For those who see a "stall" around that time of the month... how soon before do you start seeing the stall? I am about 4 days before and I feel bigger, the scale went up a little and hasn't come back down, despite being good. I feel like I am holding water, my fingers feel swollen and I just feel frumpy....
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I usually slowly start gaining 5-7 days before...sometimes it hits all at once, but for me usually it's a pound here, half pound there over the course of the week usually adding up to 4-6 lbs of gain right before...then once shark week hits it tends to come off faster, not usually the first day, but days 2 and 3 are usually several pound drops back to normal.
Mine usually only lasts 3 days, so I suspect the drop could be later if you have a longer cycle.
I also take raspberry to keep that process moving along quickly...1 a day for normal days, 7 a day for shark week.2 -
Just had my 1st "shark week" on Keto I can say I didn't gain any before but couldn't lose and didn't understand why until I realized it was that time of the month, weight dropped like crazy after which was awesome! I have very irregular periods so after my previous post about this I now know from all the awesome advice I got that it's completely normal and I won't freak out now if the scale stops moving or goes up a bit
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I'm premenstrual right now, and the scale shows an increase. I was expecting it, as I always retain water before Shark Week, but I certainly wasn't happy to see the number. I'm going to wait to weigh until a day or two after the sharks depart.
I'm also being especially deliberate in meal planning for this week, as I want to ensure I hit my macros and don't go off plan. Hoping I'll have the big drop afterward!0 -
I stopped losing weight a couple days before I got it. I'm day 3/4 and still stalled. I have to end up losing after, because I always stay in my macros and have a calorie deficit, right? Haha I hope so. I'm glad I didn't gain so far though!0
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Stay away from the scale during shark week.... just don't do it. Aunt flow is an evil b-witch.5
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And you call it 'shark week' because....?
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@AlexandraCarlyle because it's like a bloody slaughter.... Named after a popular week of TV shows featuring sharks on the Discovery Channel.
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Ah.... We call it 'the Curse', TOTM, Mouse week (on the basis that apparently, insertable sanitary wear looks like a little mouse with a tail...) Bloody Mary's Visit and the worst - or best? - one of all, Blue Steak week.
I'm on the Power Surge level - haven't had one of these 'visits' for nearly 3 months now, and counting....0 -
Blue Steak week - I kind of love that and may have to steal it...
I also like Aunt Flo is visiting, and the playground is closed for maintenance.0 -
this will forever ruin blue steaks for me
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I gain 2-3 pounds water weight the week I ovulate and ~5 pounds the week of the blessed event. So basically, I just count actual weight every other week. I'm ovulating at the moment and my fingers feel puffy...aren't you glad I just told you that????1
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AlexandraCarlyle wrote: »Ah.... We call it 'the Curse', TOTM, Mouse week (on the basis that apparently, insertable sanitary wear looks like a little mouse with a tail...) Bloody Mary's Visit and the worst - or best? - one of all, Blue Steak week.
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I'll have a spike 2 days before ovulation and then again about 5 days before menstruation.
I'll have a minor dump the day after ovulation and then a major one the 3rd day of my period. Which in it's self is new since my period used to last 5-7 days and since starting this WOE is now 3 consisting of cramps from hell, a murder scene, and then spotting with a weight dump. Freeken weird...1 -
canadjineh wrote: »this will forever ruin blue steaks for me
Trust me, it didn't appeal to me either.... I used to love fresh oysters...Until I heard a comedian describe them as 'licking snot off a tortoise'. I haven't been able to stomach one since - and it's been around 10 years or so, now!1 -
Hahaha... Wow. This just made me realize I gained weight around the same time I would be ovulating. I was randomly up 4lbs a few days ago, I was furious.2
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Hahaha, never seen that one, @Syleyna.0
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my4andme333 wrote: »Just had my 1st "shark week" on Keto I can say I didn't gain any before but couldn't lose and didn't understand why until I realized it was that time of the month, weight dropped like crazy after which was awesome! I have very irregular periods so after my previous post about this I now know from all the awesome advice I got that it's completely normal and I won't freak out now if the scale stops moving or goes up a bit
2nd "shark week" down, this time I was feeling very blue which is not normal for me (I'm a Reverend and had to deal with helping my cousin through pulling the plug on her husband who slipped into a coma for no reason that docs could find. After losing my little brother in December to cancer, death has been hard for me to deal with and funerals and celebrations of life weren't something I had planned on doing anymore but this was family and they needed me) but reading through some of the posts, so many I can't remember where I saw this gem of advice, but it seems if you have low electrolytes it causes this, so I upped the sodium and bam I felt so much better! In case any of you ladies here needed to read that Other than feeling blue, same this month as last, no weight loss a few days before, did gain about 1.5 pounds but I blame that on the noodles I ate on Easter, now this morning I'm way down again about 5 pounds in 2 days! Love Keto HATE that TOM! I think my body is finally figuring this stuff out though 0 -
Astonishingly (I'm 60, remember!) I had a show off loss, this morning... much as we're all ladies together, I don't want to be distasteful... and that was a bit of a revelation, because I've been slightly bloated for a few days, and I got a decided case of the munchies, the other day.... That would explain it, then! I'm hoping it's not going to go into a full-on 'Mouse' week.... It's slightly possible I guess, but unlikely.... the munchies have passed, and the bloat is down....0
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Hahahaha, you are Italian and so like me, will likely be able to get pregnant well into our 60's. Google Maria Rosaria Veneruso.... gave birth to her first child at 61 in Sept 2016. Lol, I think I'd kill myself first, @AlexandraCarlyle.0
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This is my first TOM on this WOE. The upside: I did not actually have much weight gain getting UP to it, (in fact I lost weight?), now that it is day 1 - I have notice a small gain (nothing huge) - the downside... with a healing body the whole process seems slightly more painful and sensitive.
Anyway, question: should we up our calories during TOM? I am currently not getting much food as I'm quite nauseous and crampy, but I also thought, what if our bodies need more energy during this time as it does "it's monthly process" ? Just curious what others thought. Maybe more protein?0 -
canadjineh wrote: »Hahahaha, you are Italian and so like me, will likely be able to get pregnant well into our 60's. Google Maria Rosaria Veneruso.... gave birth to her first child at 61 in Sept 2016. Lol, I think I'd kill myself first, @AlexandraCarlyle.
I'd join you - My child-bearing days are well and truly past me! I just do it for fun now.....Oh .... wait....TMI....?
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Nope not TMI.... I've only ever done it for funAlexandraCarlyle wrote: »I'd join you - My child-bearing days are well and truly past me! I just do it for fun now.....Oh .... wait....TMI....?
. Even when I was 3 I never wanted children, lol. I've always aimed to be the superfun Zia who takes the nieces & nephews to awesome events and fun times.
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This is my first TOM on this WOE. The upside: I did not actually have much weight gain getting UP to it, (in fact I lost weight?), now that it is day 1 - I have notice a small gain (nothing huge) - the downside... with a healing body the whole process seems slightly more painful and sensitive.
Anyway, question: should we up our calories during TOM? I am currently not getting much food as I'm quite nauseous and crampy, but I also thought, what if our bodies need more energy during this time as it does "it's monthly process" ? Just curious what others thought. Maybe more protein?
I've never been too concerned with intentionally increasing it. The body doesn't run on 24 hour cycles where it'd panic if you didn't eat in that time (or eat "enough"). Sometimes, the best thing for the body is to simply not eat, since fasting triggers various repair mechanisms and whatnot. Take your cues from your hunger, and be sure to include iron and electrolyte rich foods to replenish what you've lost when you do eat.
On a side note, I've found ice water useful for staving off nausea.1
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