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  • #1

    OWL and TOM

    I thought I can start owl-ing tomorrow, but now my time of month appears and I decided to postpone it a bit. My cravings just won't let me have an accurate look
    Have any of you made "wrong" decisions about your food/food group tolefance because of tom? What do you do then? Just stay where you are and try to survive? Because that's what I'm gonna do!
    female/33/5'

    RESTART: September 2009:



    Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.


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    Re: OWL and TOM

    That's a great way to describe it. Stay where I am and try to survive LOL
    ~Joy

    Start 1/2/06 Goal 6/11/07 restart 1/2/09
    268.5/196/185
    QUIT SMOKING JULY 23, 2006 while on Atkins


    Just when you think you've eaten enough vegetables...EAT SOME MORE!
    http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=ride2joy

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    • #3
      Re: OWL and TOM

      Ditto....
      ~Susan
      49/f 5'7" Start 2-27-06 SW222/11-18-09 @ 160-ish/G135-150ish??

      Doin Miles, Flights, & Kid Ketchin'...
      2 Ab Chal's; 6WEC#27 slug-Free; & more; 50# LOST in'06-
      but regained ~20# in '07 in less than 3 weeks! And again early '08 ...Was in HEAVEN -got to 150, for awhile, then got too busy, and gave in too much... and... OK holding pattern "keep it together..."

      .................OMG how did I fail AGAIN
      (((on temporary break)))
      Sigh ... I'll be back... life isn't always fair 10-07-09

      "Goal: First you have to dream of it. Then you have to do it." Author unknown

      sheesh

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      • #4
        Re: OWL and TOM

        My weakest TOM-induced moments happen 4-5 days before it. So I've super vigilant during that time.

        Also I retain water the week leading to TOM. So I don't try out new foods/increase carbs during that time, nor do I weigh myself....it's futile.
        ~Megs~
        242/141/160 (130)
        dress size 26/10/8
        5'4", Female, May 2, 2003
        My blog:
        http://mformiscellaneous.blogspot.com/

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        • #5
          Re: OWL and TOM

          I hate TOM. Last time I gave in to a chocolate craving but then I felt better and got right back on the wagon. I did it to preserve my sanity and the lives of my family.
          SWIMR4
          Start weight: 1/1/07 206.5
          1/8/07: 198.5

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          • #6
            Re: OWL and TOM

            Originally posted by swimr4
            I hate TOM. Last time I gave in to a chocolate craving but then I felt better and got right back on the wagon. I did it to preserve my sanity and the lives of my family.
            In the "Health Chat" forum, there's a thread about chocolate cravings and magnesium deficiency. It might be helpful to you.

            ~Megs~
            242/141/160 (130)
            dress size 26/10/8
            5'4", Female, May 2, 2003
            My blog:
            http://mformiscellaneous.blogspot.com/

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            • #7
              Re: OWL and TOM

              Honestly, if I weigh at all, I try not to pay any attention to the number during TOM. And a few days before TOM, I nearly always eat one of my "dicey foods" in a controlled-serving setting and cut the rest of my carbs back the rest of the day... I didn't start out that way, but now part of my plan is adjusting the rest of my food intake to deal with my hormonal time... there's been a lot of trial and error for me, and it's a very personal balance, but it's important to figure out how your body operates -- at all times of the month (IMO).
              No stats. Not weighing anymore ever. Will post "before and after" pictures when I want to. The end.

              Vigilance, not perfection.

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              • #8
                Re: OWL and TOM

                If anything, I probably allow myself to eat a little more of legal foods to keep myself sated during this time. And I avoid weighing until I've physically feel that I'm not bloated anymore.
                Stats:
                Age: 41
                Sex: F
                Height: 5'2"
                Highest weight ever: 170+
                Goal: 114



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                • #9
                  Re: OWL and TOM

                  I guess I got lucky, I had that uterine ablation, where they take the lining of your uterous out, and your TOM practially stops, and the hormones still come thru, but not near as strong.

                  Start date 1-09-07 Starting Weight 277 CW 252 GW 200





                  My journal:
                  http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...d.php?p=587933

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