TOM Question

[vikski]

What is the average amount of weight you gain when TOM arrives???

This morning i'm up a few lbs. and i'm sooooooooooo bloated.

[FightingTheFight]

I don't personally have any experience with TOM, if I did I would be really worried, but I know water weight can fluctuate 5-15lbs depending on the person.

another thing to remember, if you went to bed at one weight, and woke up at a higher weight, its definitley water.

a lb of Fat=3500 calories. And if you wake up ay say...5lbs heavier...thats 17500 calories, did you eat that the day before? lol

[BreakfastSurreal]

i have no clue honestly...I am on week 4 and have been on my TOM for 3 weeks...I'm hoping when it goes away I'll get a nice whoosh! Apparently Atkins can be funny when it comes to TOM...women have had all kinds of crazy things happen with their bodies while on TOM...you should come join the women's forum!

[cajunthunder]

I guess I'm lucky. TOM doesn't bring any baggage with him when he comes to visit, nor does he take any when he leaves. He's just a big pain while he's here, ya know?!

Drink more water - might help, might not, but couldn't hurt! :capital

BTW, you might want to join the Womens Forum - TOM gets raked over the coals on a regular basis there! :raving LOL!

[FightingTheFight]

TOM for 3 weeks

Seriously? is that normal? I thought it only lasted a week or so

[cajunthunder]

TOM for 3 weeks

Seriously? is that normal? I thought it only lasted a week or so

Clare is coming off of a contraceptive shot that seriously messes with your hormones.... so along with the interesting and varying things that happen to our hormones when we start Atkins, her body is just going through a lot of changes.

Depending on age, health, meds used and genetics, most women go anywhere from 2 - 7 days. Just depends...

[BreakfastSurreal]

no its not normal...but there really is no normal when you have 5gazillion different things going on with your reproductive system...heh...birth control just does not work for me. I have been on 3 different methods and the side effects are just more trouble than they are worth to me, and now there are studies that show that being on the shot too long can cause infertility, and being that I already have enough funky stuff going on with my body, I really want to minimize that risk as much as possible. I do plan on having kids in the next 3-4 years, and I would be devistated if that was not possible for me. I think a lot of it has to do with the combination of going off the shot/starting atkins...my shot pretty much wore off the day before I started atkins...So yipee tampons for 3 weeks! SO fun lemme tell ya...but I'm hoping that maybe this is the reason I haven't lost any inches...when it finally clears up I am hoping for a whoosh in inches

[Buddrfly]

It may vary depending on the person and the person's body. Some of us don't retain much water during TOM, other may be full of fluid. From what I've seen around the board, 5-10lbs is totally normal. Keep in mind that some may gain more and some less. It all normally comes back off a few days after TOM is totally gone.

There are also a few of us that lose during TOM, rather than gain. That just shows how different we all are.

[FightingTheFight]

no its not normal...but there really is no normal when you have 5gazillion different things going on with your reproductive system

Dang, And to think, I've been worried about an ingrown hair :yikes

I would have to think anything that is effecting your hormones will cause you all kinds of problems with losing weight. Your body doesn't know what the heck is going on.

[BreakfastSurreal]

no its not normal...but there really is no normal when you have 5gazillion different things going on with your reproductive system

Dang, And to think, I've been worried about an ingrown hair :yikes

I would have to think anything that is effecting your hormones will cause you all kinds of problems with losing weight. Your body doesn't know what the heck is going on.

hmm i doubt it, im only 21 and have a fairly good metabolism...and now that im off depo i lose the effect that makes me GAIN weight, so hopefully I will be able to lose pretty quickly...remember that a year ago i was 130lbs

[sadie147]

no its not normal...but there really is no normal when you have 5gazillion different things going on with your reproductive system

Dang, And to think, I've been worried about an ingrown hair :yikes

I would have to think anything that is effecting your hormones will cause you all kinds of problems with losing weight. Your body doesn't know what the heck is going on.

hmm i doubt it, im only 21 and have a fairly good metabolism...and now that im off depo i lose the effect that makes me GAIN weight, so hopefully I will be able to lose pretty quickly...remember that a year ago i was 130lbs

You went from 130 to 206lbs in one year just from the depo shot???? :yikes the pill made me gain 10 and i thought that was extreme!

[cruiser gal]

When TOM is around I am usually up 2-3 lbs. and then lose it and a bit more after. I wish TOM would go away now, I'm finished having kids, so what's the point!!!!

[BreakfastSurreal]

no its not normal...but there really is no normal when you have 5gazillion different things going on with your reproductive system

Dang, And to think, I've been worried about an ingrown hair :yikes

I would have to think anything that is effecting your hormones will cause you all kinds of problems with losing weight. Your body doesn't know what the heck is going on.

hmm i doubt it, im only 21 and have a fairly good metabolism...and now that im off depo i lose the effect that makes me GAIN weight, so hopefully I will be able to lose pretty quickly...remember that a year ago i was 130lbs

You went from 130 to 206lbs in one year just from the depo shot???? :yikes the pill made me gain 10 and i thought that was extreme!

it had a little more to it than that, but Depo sure didnt help...

[shmooziecat]

I'm on TOM right now....and the scale is telling me that there is 8 pounds of water bloat loitering around on my body :guns ......I feel`like a camel!