Do you weigh yourself during TOM?
nas30
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I prefer not to weigh myself during TOM, I was just wondering what other women prefer to do? :blushing:
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I do but I don't expect to see much movement on the scale or possibly a slight gain. Today actually I weighed in and between Easter and my TOM I was still actually down .6 of a pound. It may not seem like much but this week its a huge victory for me0
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I don't I bloat and gain between 2-4kg which drops off immediately afterwards. Its discouraging for me to see the scale go up, even though I know its water weight.0
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So is it pretty normal to see a 3-4lb gain on the scale during TOM? I mean. I weighed myself and I am currently 4lbs heavier than what I usually am. Is it all because of TOM?0
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I think I am going to skip that week of weighing in and do it the week after. Just because I might gain a few pounds and I don't want to be discouraged. Just my thing I guess.0
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I weigh myself; I find as long as I'm working out consistently and drinking plenty of water, everything will work itself out. Besides it keeps me accountable for that week, and if I give one week a month an excuse for weight gain...where does it stop? "Oh the scale went up this week because of Easter." "It's up this week because it was my birthday" Before you know it, you have given half the year away to weight gain excuses. Step. on. the. scale.0
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Yep, I sure do. I am not a number. If it goes up or down, I'm okay with it. The scale is just a tracking tool. I track my weight weekly.0
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I weigh myself every other day, regardless of my TOM, it helps me keep track of my body flucuations, and most of the time, if I haven't lost anything in several days, it's usually b/c my sodium levels are too high and I have to up the water intake a little bit. I started a 7 day cleanse from GNC on Saturday, and you have to eat only lean proteins and healthy snacks and such, which helped both keep me away from the candy on Easter, and with the sugars I've been craving since this week is my TOM. Happy I'm seeing results!! But I still am not updating my weight every day, even though the scale has continued to go down (yay!!), just so I can make sure that number doesn't go back up again. But getting on the scale every other day is definitely help me stay on top of my goal0
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I do, but I almost always gain about 2 pounds from water weight....I've found green tea with lemon and water with lemon really help with the water weight gain. After TOM I'm always happy to see a great loss (even though I know its the water there too).0
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Yup. Then I subtract 7 pounds and go eat a chocolate bar.0
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I prefer not to weigh myself during TOM, I was just wondering what other women prefer to do? :blushing:
Yeah just to laugh at how much weight I put on!0 -
Yep, absolutely do.0
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Nope0
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No, because I know it will be more than normal and I don't want to set myself up for disappointment.0
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Yes, twice to be sure0
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I do. This past week has been my TOM, and surprisingly I lost about 3lbs. Crazy.
I am also on a new BC, so I am hoping that my weight-loss spikes a bit more once my body adjusts. I am just approaching my 3 month mark.0 -
I was just wondering the same thing, I was thinking Yes, because it would make me learn more about my body since I am still new to this but No because I didn't want to discourage myself. I think I am going to do it but of course not log it in as a weight gain since I know it's because it's that TOM.0
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I do weigh myself. I don't always record that weight. I will sometimes gain 10 lbs when TOM shows up only to drop those 10 lbs 3 days later...lol...sometimes I gain nothing. I guess it just depends.0
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I do so I can understand my body fluctuations.
I've found since I weigh myself through out the day it makes me a lot less hard on myself when I see it go up a smidge.0 -
I do and suprisingly for the first time ever, I lost 3llbs even though it was that time.
I say do it, its good to know how your body is changing week by week so you can accommodate for it0 -
i do and it makes me sad so I try not to but its very hard0
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I bloat up bad pre-TOM, so during the actual time I usually have a loss. When I was on bc I thought it was hormonal (my weight would only change during the 7 days of placebos), but since it is continuing now, I don't know... but I always get my lowest weights during my TOM (right now on day 3 and I'm down two pounds from where I was Saturday. Down 0.2 pounds since yesterday). I just have to be mindful that I don't get to keep these numbers usually.0
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I use to weigh myself during TOM, and I would see a 5-8 pound difference. I feel for ya ladies. On the flip side, this is one thing I DO NOT miss. Good luck to you all.0
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yes. and you know why? ... because when i see the scale moves up a couple pounds sometimes and then i see it go back to normal the day after tom goes away, it's good to know that. because of tracking, i worry less about the numbers during tom even when its crazy numbers and know that it's just the norm. I can even predict when tom comes because of the day before lol! i track it all because it's good to know that my body fluctuates but always has a pattern. same with when i lose weight. i actually gain .5 pound or more for a week then drop some. it's a fun experiment lol0
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I do, and generally if I'm still eating well and drinking enough water, I'm still down - maybe not as much as my normal weekly loss, but still a bit. But that's just me - not everyone is like that! I've never been much of a bloater, except if I'm eating high salt foods.0
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I use to gain the week I ovulate AND during TOM. Now that I'm gluten intolerant, I don't gain those weeks, but I don't lose either. I still weigh every day and because of that, that's how I know that is what my body is doing. I use to let it bother me, but I'm older and wiser now and don't let little fluctuations get to me. I use to gain 3-5 lbs during those weeks and it was so frustrating!0
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Yes, twice to be sure0
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I weigh myself everyday and graft it. I know it sounds ocd, but it helps me to see where my wt spikes the most during my cycle and how long it takes me to get the excess wt off after my cycle. So to answer your question, yes I do.0
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I do, but I need to stop.. It depresses me every time and that is usually my down hill spiral. With Easter and TOM being the same I was up a few pounds so now I'm really frustrated..0
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I do weigh myself at that time. I can honestly gain up to 7 - 10 pounds in water weight and have to wear pants 2 sizes bigger which drives me crazy & it never fails to be right at a time when I need to look my best. I track my cycle and hit the herbal diuretics a few days before I start and a few days into it. Such a miserable time because I swell up like a water balloon. I sooo envy my post-menopausal & post-hysterectomy friends!!0
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I agree!0
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