Question for the Ladies

[lannerjarv]

have you noticed with this WOL that you are late for TOM?
i'm usually in or around the 8th of the month and still haven't gotten it.

there is no way that i'm preggers lol.

i'm wondering if ketosis can mess with it.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Question for the Ladies

Generally this happens when one is just starting Atkins ... and it's related to estrogen being stored in fat cells.

Is it possible you're in peri-menopause?

[Rebbekka Mead]

Re: Question for the Ladies

have you noticed with this WOL that you are late for TOM? ...

Not to get too personal (but there's just no way around it), but before this Lifestyle Change, I rarely had a visit from TOM. During Induction and my first couple of weeks in OWL Rung 1, TOM visited.

Now "he" is back to normal. I wouldn't worry about it.

Tootles!

[lannerjarv]

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nope, i'm only 28. definitely not that.

it's only 5 days late (got it on the 10th last month) so i'm not overly concerned and have pms symptoms.. but was more wondering if anyone else had noticed theirs was off too from time to time.

[kjel]

Re: Question for the Ladies

I have a range of 25-28days in between TOM. I started Atkins the week I was supposed to have TOM and TOM came on the 29th day. Last month TOM came on 24th day. Nothing too out of the ordinary.

[2big4mysize]

Re: Question for the Ladies

the longer you stay with Atkins the better regulated TOM will get. there are several factoirs going on first the estrogen being released from fat cells and secondly insulin interferes with estrogen production so if one lowers the amount of insulin circulating in the body more estrogen will be made.

Since the body works in negative feedback loops for the majority of systems the body has to register that too much estrogen before it can adjust production.

Some folk get several extra TOM visits close together when they begin Atkins others who don't get TOM often can become regular and those who are infertile do to PCOS can suddenly find themselves preggo. It doesn't happen to everybody the same way but it is all normal

[lannerjarv]

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it's still MIA.

i'm going away on a vacation Thursday, so I think it's holding out to surprise me at the airport.

[atkinsgal08]

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>>I think it's holding out to surprise me at the airport.>>

LOL!

This is nothing compared to peri-menopause!

[lannerjarv]

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Atkinsgal: I googled "peri-menopause" and nothing came up.
what is that exactly?

[2big4mysize]

Re: Question for the Ladies

peri is the time just before we hit menopause and it can be anything from extra TOM hot flashes no TOM then more TOM.

can you just see security at the airport thinking your TOM stuff is a bomb in your goin area.

[lannerjarv]

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k. i'm definitely too young for that.
if i still don't have it by the time we get back from vegas i'm going to go to the doctor i think.

[JaxMama]

Re: Question for the Ladies

I googled that subject of TOM and atkins and a lot of women got very weird cycles (some even bleed so much they saw their dr's). I, someone who is not suppose to have a period, got it right after starting RUNG 1. Nothing since. I hope you don't get a surprise at the airport. BTW, check the scale, if it creeps up, you may be starting soon. I retained a lot of water (7 lbs worth).

[JaxMama]

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Vegas...jealous it's been a year since I was there....

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Question for the Ladies

Atkinsgal: I googled "peri-menopause" and nothing came up.
what is that exactly?

Perimenopause - MayoClinic.com

[lannerjarv]

Re: Question for the Ladies

all the chatter about it made it come out from hiding. lol
only a freaking week late! silly body.

yes i'm a bit nervous about vegas actually.. will be tough to stay on the program but i think i can do it.