Dear TOM

Fochizzy
Fochizzy Posts: 505 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Dear TOM:

I hate you...

I hate how you make me feel like I gained a size. I hate how your prescence makes me grumpy. I hate that it makes me want to make everything covered in salt. I hate how you make me have to spend money on pieces of cotton. I hate that you make the scale several pounds higher. I hate that I cannot tell if I lost weight, if I gained weight or stay even for a week.

And I hate that you insist on coming one week in every four of my life.

SIncerely:
Izzy

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  • mlh612
    mlh612 Posts: 311 Member
    DITTO!!!! TOM is a P.I.A! :flowerforyou:
  • GoyaMommy13
    GoyaMommy13 Posts: 80 Member
    i feel you!! ugh i hate TOM...
  • jazzy020106
    jazzy020106 Posts: 485 Member
    Ugh TOM started for me this morning! I was looking at myself like hmm my belly looks bloated.. didnt think anything of it.. then BAM low and behold! haha*sigh*
  • camckinney
    camckinney Posts: 61 Member
    My sentiment as well. Ugh, it makes you feel drepressed then more when you look at the scale and put your favorite jeans that were fitting last week!
  • lind3400
    lind3400 Posts: 557 Member
    Actually....I found once I started really exercising TOM was alot kinder to me.... my periods r lighter and I get no cramps or bloating...

    Sorry, I guess thats not wut u want to hear lol
  • lind3400
    lind3400 Posts: 557 Member
    I hate the expensive cotton part still though!!!
  • kaitimae
    kaitimae Posts: 727 Member
    Some of those things are verryyyyy annoying. However. There is an alternative to the buying pieces of cotton. Have you heard of menstrual cups? They are worth checking out! I love mine and haven't bought pads or tampons in almost 3 years.

    http://menstrual-cups.livejournal.com/

    ^ great link with tons of information on all the various brands.

    Sorry if this is TMI, but sometimes I can't help myself! Getting mine honestly changed my life and how I view TOM. Don't mind it much at all now...
  • kmumansky
    kmumansky Posts: 119
    Today is my first day too....and my first weigh in...what a bummer :( ALthough my weight stayed exactly the same and my clothes don't feel as tight as they normally when it's TOM...so..I think i did good?
  • Squirkie
    Squirkie Posts: 135 Member
    Used to be annoying to me too. But I found an alternative to the expensive cotton and things are looking alot brighter now :)
  • stephyy4632
    stephyy4632 Posts: 947 Member
    love the post but there are other options to the cotton part

    google diva cup

    its wonderful I could not function without mine and I will NEVER go back to the cotton pads or tampons again
  • kaitimae
    kaitimae Posts: 727 Member
    love the post but there are other options to the cotton part

    google diva cup

    its wonderful I could not function without mine and I will NEVER go back to the cotton pads or tampons again

    YAY I am not alone!!! =) Yes, google is good too - but do your research if you decide to get a cup - they come in a lot of different sizes/brands. I started with the Diva and it ended up not working well for me. So I did some searching and ended up getting a Ladycup, which works much better for me!
  • MrsCon40
    MrsCon40 Posts: 2,351 Member
    Isn't this kind of like saying, "dear air - I hate that sometimes you rain!"?

    And what about all the poor guys named Tom?
  • kmumansky
    kmumansky Posts: 119
    I also hate How I can eat 1200 calories on a normal day and not be starving...but it's only 9:30 AM and I had one of my higher calorie breakfasts today (oatmeal) and I'm STARVING...I'm inputting the rest of my day right now to see where I stand calorie wise...I'm so going to end up going over by like 200 calories. I've worked out 5 days in a row so today is a rest day for me too, and I honestly feel like my body needs the rest.

    I wonder why women are hungrier during TOM?
  • dayzeerock
    dayzeerock Posts: 918 Member
    Isn't this kind of like saying, "dear air - I hate that sometimes you rain!"?

    And what about all the poor guys named Tom?

    Oh, MrsCon, just let them b.itch and moan....because, you know...after all these years, they still haven't learned how to deal with the facts of life.
  • twimom03
    twimom03 Posts: 19
    It's a small world! I know the same TOM!
  • amccrazgrl
    amccrazgrl Posts: 315 Member
    Here is my idea.
    You don't get your period until your like in your 20's or until you 1st have sex.
    Ya it might sound crazy but thats always been my thoughts.
  • Adynata
    Adynata Posts: 128 Member
    If I had a penny for every one of these threads that was started I'd probably be able to afford enough chocolate to shove up the vaginas of every woman that's ever b*tched about their period, and sort out the problem at its source.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    Just be grateful we didn't come of age 100 or so years ago. Now THAT would have been a pita. Even my own mother had to wear these funky belts. And because my grandmother had had a hysterectomy at age 22, there was nothing in the house. My mom's older brother had to run out and get the feminine products for his younger sister.

    Yet, we're still here and get along just fine...
  • voluptas63
    voluptas63 Posts: 602 Member
    I hate it when my menstrual cycle comes every month like it has for the past 13 years. Man. I hate that.
  • 2Bgoddess
    2Bgoddess Posts: 1,096 Member
    Isn't this kind of like saying, "dear air - I hate that sometimes you rain!"?

    And what about all the poor guys named Tom?

    Oh, MrsCon, just let them b.itch and moan....because, you know...after all these years, they still haven't learned how to deal with the facts of life.


    wow, two snarky pantses.

    dear TOM - I hate how sometimes you stay with me for NINE days, and then come back 13 days later! 4 periods in one summer pisses me off!
  • Heather75
    Heather75 Posts: 3,386 Member
    I love menstruating. It's the best thing ever.
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    I love menstruating. It's the best thing ever.

    isnt it just like so totally awesome
  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
    Yeah, but you women get to have babies. Us poor guys are stuck earning better salaries for the same job and having much of the world think we're smarter and better.
  • dayzeerock
    dayzeerock Posts: 918 Member
    Yeah, but you women get to have babies. Us poor guys are stuck earning better salaries for the same job and having much of the world think we're smarter and better.

    OOOOOO!!!! The crimson ladies here are gonna let the haterade flow now!!! Bwahahahaha!
  • AggieCass09
    AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
    Yeah, but you women get to have babies. Us poor guys are stuck earning better salaries for the same job and having much of the world think we're smarter and better.

    i make more than my husband, does this mean HE gets to have the babies?
  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
    i make more than my husband, does this mean HE gets to have the babies?
    Yes it does. And he should start not wearing shoes too. I hope you like sandwiches.
  • fudgebudget
    fudgebudget Posts: 198 Member
    Some of those things are verryyyyy annoying. However. There is an alternative to the buying pieces of cotton. Have you heard of menstrual cups? They are worth checking out! I love mine and haven't bought pads or tampons in almost 3 years.

    http://menstrual-cups.livejournal.com/

    ^ great link with tons of information on all the various brands.

    Sorry if this is TMI, but sometimes I can't help myself! Getting mine honestly changed my life and how I view TOM. Don't mind it much at all now...

    Cups are awesome! I was worried about using one when I got my IUD, though (the suction can mess with the strings), but I got a Mirena and haven't bled enough since then to even need my cup. Win! It's cut way, way back on my PMS issues.
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