I have a question for the ladies regarding TOM ugghh

ShannaB83185
ShannaB83185 Posts: 441 Member
edited October 1 in Health and Weight Loss
Ok so today was my weigh in day I gained .4 ounces and I started my period YAY! NOT! So my question is do I log my weigh in and put the gain in there or do I skip logging the weigh in and just wait till next week? Also if you are on TOM do you normally just skip your weigh in's that week or wait a couple more days to weigh? Help what should I do and what do you girls do?! Thanks :)

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  • felice03
    felice03 Posts: 2,644 Member
    i usually skip the week during TOM because I typically retain a LOT during that week.
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    I don't skip my weigh in but I also don't stress out if it's up a little because I know it's from water retention.

    P.S. I don't log it, especially if it's only up a tiny bit like yours was. Give it a few days and you may even see a loss.
  • jenblowsbubblez
    jenblowsbubblez Posts: 112 Member
    i skip!!! bc if i see that i gained bc it was TOM i'll be sad! LOL:)
  • ChantalGG
    ChantalGG Posts: 2,404 Member
    I skip til the next week or wait 3 days til when it drops.
  • mendogirl
    mendogirl Posts: 87
    do not weigh yourself on TOM. badbadbad news. i will gain like 3-4 pounds on TOM. so to avoid a serious emotional meltdown due to weight gain.. i just put the scale away lol
  • bmmadden
    bmmadden Posts: 499 Member
    I don't skip my weigh in but I also don't stress out if it's up a little because I know it's from water retention.

    P.S. I don't log it, especially if it's only up a tiny bit like yours was. Give it a few days and you may even see a loss.

    I would do this ^^ but really to be honest unless its a major gain like 5 lbs or more and its not just water weight I never record gains (even on normal weeks not just TOM ) I just wait til the next week. For example couple weeks ago went camping I got back and scale showed a 7 lb gain, In less that a week the 7 lbs was gone plus another 1.4 lbs so I never put in gains I just wait til the following week and if it seems like the weight isnt coming off then I might adjust it
  • foremaar012
    foremaar012 Posts: 60
    I'm glad you asked this because i was just wondering if I should do my scary weigh in and risk a mental breakdown or just do it in a few days. bah TOM succckkks
  • e1izab3th2
    e1izab3th2 Posts: 148 Member
    It's TOM for me and my weigh-in day too! I only lost 1.1lbs but I know it was because of TOM. I still log it! Hopefully, next week the scale will be a little nicer for both of us! :-)
  • Aczjohnson
    Aczjohnson Posts: 22 Member
    TOM is supposed to arrive for me tomorrow. I'll weigh but do NOT expect any changes and if I see gain, that will be ok as well. Now........ when I weigh again this weekend and I'm still not down more than these 2 little lbs overall, THEN I will cry. I have been pounding the water this and last week and it has kept my weight gain at bay....
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    Do what you want with the info. I know during TOM I gain up to 6 pounds in that weigh in, so I don't even bother that week.
  • Vhovell
    Vhovell Posts: 286
    It was TOM for me last week i still weighed in but wasn't going to log it - thankfully i was the same so i was happy :o) but like everyone said i wouldn't worry too much!
  • SmileyAmy1977
    SmileyAmy1977 Posts: 53 Member
    I say weigh...the life of eating better and "dieting" (I hate that word) is going to have you going up and down from time to time. Its life. Its going to happen. Better to weigh, mark it down, and stay on plan...whatever that plan may be. And if it really is TOM, then next weigh in should be great!
  • ShannaB83185
    ShannaB83185 Posts: 441 Member
    I'm glad you asked this because i was just wondering if I should do my scary weigh in and risk a mental breakdown or just do it in a few days. bah TOM succckkks

    Mental breakdown is right!!! I was sooo disappointed and then bam TOM came and I was like uh ok JERK! && he came about 3 days early! I even worked my *kitten* off extra last nigh hoping to see a loss! Next week better be some big numbers ha!
  • foremaar012
    foremaar012 Posts: 60
    no fun. It also sucks bc in a few days i'll start and right now my body is like, " I refuse to be full and you will be hungry 24/7 for a few days and you will only want french fries, pizza, and chocolate." :(
  • charmainecurrie
    charmainecurrie Posts: 435
    I weigh in
    it's part of life
    keep your head up!
    your doing a amazing job..
  • ShannaB83185
    ShannaB83185 Posts: 441 Member
    no fun. It also sucks bc in a few days i'll start and right now my body is like, " I refuse to be full and you will be hungry 24/7 for a few days and you will only want french fries, pizza, and chocolate." :(

    uggh I know I just ate lunch and I am thinking how I could totally go for some salty crunchy greasy food! TOM always makes me CRAVE things I can usually go without!
  • ShannaB83185
    ShannaB83185 Posts: 441 Member
    I weigh in
    it's part of life
    keep your head up!
    your doing a amazing job..

    Thank you!! Your doing pretty amazing yourself!!!!
  • starracer23
    starracer23 Posts: 1,011 Member
    So, you ready to be amazed??

    I actually weigh less the week before I start and the week of....don't ask me how or what's up with that. I put 2 and 2 together a few months back and I was pretty stinkin shocked. So as much as I hate TOM and all that it entails, I do look forward to seeing the dip in the scale :wink:
  • charmainecurrie
    charmainecurrie Posts: 435
    it's been a couple of pretty crapy weeks
    but that's part of this friggin journey!!
    but all in all not to bad
    thanks:)
  • Chunkabutt83
    Chunkabutt83 Posts: 461
    i log it, but i also make sure to note it was my TOM
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    I don't skip the weigh in during TOM because I want it to still remind me to be good, but I don't log the gains.
  • TruckerChick
    TruckerChick Posts: 263
    no fun. It also sucks bc in a few days i'll start and right now my body is like, " I refuse to be full and you will be hungry 24/7 for a few days and you will only want french fries, pizza, and chocolate." :(

    Ugh.. me too!! I hate TOM! I soooo want to quit being a woman! (I even say it out loud every month!!!)
  • sister_bear
    sister_bear Posts: 529 Member
    It's normal for your weight to fluctuate and this is why so many folks only weigh in once a week, every other week, once a month, etc. I'm a compulsive weigher... really, every time I go in the bathroom. The scale is like... "Just step on me... it's okay." LOL

    Anyway, I only record a gain if it stays with me for 3 or 4 days. I figure by then it's stuck. In most cases, it passes, so I would assume it was water weight or excess waste bringing me down.

    I usually don't have a loss during TOM and see 2-3lb sometimes even 4lb variances, especially if I don't get all my water or eat heavily.
  • hikeout470
    hikeout470 Posts: 628 Member
    I will not weight next time Tom visits. Last time I gained a full 5 after Tom got here and that stuck around a few days. It had been particularly hot here and I had been increasing (craving) salt intake so go figure. I could never understand why they call "P" MS, not "D" MS. Haha!
  • hikeout470
    hikeout470 Posts: 628 Member
    I will not weight next time Tom visits. Last time I gained a full 5 after Tom got here and that stuck around a few days. It had been particularly hot here and I had been increasing (craving) salt intake so go figure. I could never understand why they call "P" MS, not "D" MS. Haha!
  • SDV219
    SDV219 Posts: 106
    hikeout ... you're too much!!

    As for the rest of you ladies ... I'm with starracer23, I actually lose weight the day my period starts go figure. The only nice thing that comes out of this misery,

    I'm actually having a problem, where I'm just not hungry ... like at all. I have no desire to eat when I have cramps, and even though I exercise, I have no desire to eat due to the bloated feeling. It's even hard for me to drink water, which is never a problem.

    Hang in there, weight fluctuates, as long as you know what the deal is ... don't let it freak you out too much!
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