spotting week 1?
 

Sorry about the TMI...but it IS IP related. My coach mentioned that there may be spotting on this diet since estrogen is stored in your fat cells.
On day 5 I pretty much started what appears to be my TOM....a week and a half early. I have PCOS and am on birth control so things are usually pretty regular.
I have been following protocol to the tee, but I feel like my first week weigh in is going to be the opposite of what I am hopping due to this "lovely" visitor.

I'm so glad you posted this - I've been struggling with the same thing - I am also on the pill and pretty regular, and have had like a regular TOM since I started. My coach never mentioned this as a potential side effect, so I've been wondering if something was wrong, and was about to call my OBGYN.

Originally Posted by MrsCW:
My coach mentioned that there may be spotting on this diet since estrogen is stored in your fat cells.

I am on day 10 and I have had this problem since day 5 as well. My coach said the same thing as yours - so it seems like we just have to deal with it. Here's hoping it stops soon.

I had the exact OPPOSITE problem - all the extra estrogen in my system threw my body clock out of whack and TOM came to visit almost 3 weeks LATE. It's totally normal to have whacked-out cycles/moodiness/PMS when you're experiencing rapid weight loss. I expect that it will last until I get closer to goal, and I've seen in the maintenance threads that sometimes TOM disappears or comes late once you phase off.

I don't know what's going on with my TOM this month I'm on day 8 and it's still here. Usually I have a 5 day cycle. This is getting old fast!!

Oh man it feels so much better to not be alone in this! I am not worried about getting preggo...my hubs and I are pretty relaxed in that dept....but with the pcos and the full on TOM symptoms not just "spotting" I was confused.

Hey, at least we are all in this together! I meet wi my coach tomorrow for my week one weigh in....I've never been this excited to step on a scale.

Same here, I ran out and bought a test thinking for sure I was preggo. Then TOM finally showed up a week late. Glad to hear it is normal!

So spotting==good! It means that the fat is getting sucked away! I had my 1st weigh in today, and shared my concerns with my Coach, she said that even if TOM comes, your inches should still go down. My first weigh in was down 10.6 =D with heavy spotting 3 out of 7 days! So overall, no harm, no foul!