I know there are many threads like this but periods suck! I know that i'll get it soon (today or tomorrow), yesterday i was watching a movie and i kept welling up. I was watching The Incredibles. My weigh in day is today, monday, but i did have a look yesterday, i was 3lbs down, this morning i'm back to where i bloody started!

I hear you... I haven't really bothered to check my weight since I have been on my period twice in the past 3 weeks... It like... started after 5 months of nothing... stopped... then started again real bad... so I'm just like... Screw it... I'm not gonna bother until it's done catching up or whatever-the-**** it's being screwy for.

i sympathise. i'm due in a week and seem to find the week before i'm due the worst (i.e. last week).

i have my period too! ugh. it blows. it's not as bad as last month, though, when i almost threw up from being in so much pain.

my boyfriend brought me some dark chocolate chips yesterday and then he rubbed my back. he's so nice.

I am with you. Despite being on plan nearly 100%, I went up to 150 today!
I did eat two Reese's Miniatures night before last before I went to sleep. I couldn 't quit thinking about chocolate and something salty. I had to really do some HEAVY thinking to remember there was some Halloween candy upstairs. I was so desperate. Luckily, the only thing up there that was anything good were my two minis. My hubby found my wrappers the next morning! Just like old times--LOL.

I also wondered if someone can tell me when to expect THE change. What are the initial symptoms and at what age will I see it happen.

thighs be gone - i'm not sure really. it varies from person to person. according to wiki the onset age is between 45 and 55 (my mum was closer to the lower end). and the symptoms:

irregular periods
hot flushes
sleep disturbances

and a whole bunch of other stuff: http://www.familyhealthguide.co.uk/m.../symptoms.html

I feel ya! Mine is almost over...or at least I think it is..it has been soooo screwy this month that ya never know if it is giong to end or not. I am down for the week now after going up on day 2 of TOM, but hoping by weigh in down I can be past 190 finally! Anyways i HATE TOM!!

Im due in a week and im already trying not to eat everything in sight

thanks anna!

I have increased appetite and emotional liability the couple days before. I'm hypersensitive to everything. Now I find that I get nauseated the day before. Ho boy...

Yup, I hate that tom. My advice is to just stay away from the scale that week!

i'm so glad to talk to you guys and realise it's not just me.

constantly hungry
needing to cry all the time / hyper sensitive

i knwo i've put on this week. i just know it.

Me tooooo!!!!! and I am craving chocolate something awful!!!!! but I can not br trusted with chocolate, I can eat an entire fun-size bag in on sitting. ....i mean

Me too.

I'm up 1.6 lbs this week because of this. (My weigh-in days are Sundays.)

I got all emotional and *****y and almost gave up on myself the other day. I was wondering why, then I got my period a couple days later and it all became clear. lol. I get severe emotional problems when I'm about to get my period.... it sucks, mostly for those around me. Thank god I've kept control of my eating, even though I wanted to eat everything in the house.