TOM hitting hard this month!!! - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

Callie1983 · 06-23-2009, 12:24 PM

I normally get the munchies a couple days before that tom... but this time... WHOA! I just want to eat everything in sight!
I was very tense yesterday and just wanted to cry. I don't usually get that bad.
I didn't exercise over the weekend... and I just didn't want to go to yoga last night...
Here lately I have been living to exercise... I've become addicted to it.. but the past couple days I just dont want to. I feel lazy and gross because I've gained back about three pounds in the past week.
I'm so terribly afraid that I'm going to slip back into my old sedintary lifestyle and loose my self control when it comes to eating. I'm SO afraid of gaining the weight back.

Do any of you go through this? And what do you do to cope and/or motivate yourself again.
What do you do to get through the cravings?

Thanks! I heart 3FC!

~Callie

stellarosa27 · 06-23-2009, 01:11 PM

I go through that. Its terrible. But what I do find is that if I force myself to exercise, the symptoms decrease greatly. I'd recommend just getting some exercise, the endorphins will balance you out a bit

RubyGuggenheim · 06-23-2009, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by stellarosa27

I go through that. Its terrible. But what I do find is that if I force myself to exercise, the symptoms decrease greatly. I'd recommend just getting some exercise, the endorphins will balance you out a bit

+1. When I feel like I just want to lie in bed and die because of TOM, I make myself go out jogging, and usually within the first ten minutes I feel significantly better.

starfishkitty · 06-23-2009, 04:35 PM

I almost had a fit when I saw an added three pounds on my scale yesterday that appeared seemingly like magic.... then I remembered it's TOM.... blah.... Still makes me nervous especially after years of not being able to lose any substantial weight and keep it off for the majority of my life and finally doing so the past few months.... I'm like "oh god oh god oh god.... pLLEAAASE go away!"

sockmonkey70 · 06-23-2009, 04:55 PM

Ahhh the joys of being a woman. My TOM has coaxed me into eating fast food today *sigh* It was just a chicken sandwich, but now I just feel guilty. But tomorrow's a new day! I just had to get used to the fact I might gain a couple of pounds during TOM, but usually when it was over the pounds magically disappear. It happens *shrug* Try not to stress. Aunt Flo gets the best of us all. *hug*

TakingCharge · 06-23-2009, 09:05 PM

I'm going through the exact same thing right now! I can't decide if I wanna eat the house or just curl up in a ball on my bed and sleep for 2 days. I've been super into exercising also and just couldn't force myself to do it today, even though I know it'll make me feel better. I did go for a nice long walk though and that helped a bit. What didn't help is that I had to walk by the "House of Pies" on my way home and was DYING for a piece of banana cream pie....but, I came home and had a banana cream pie flavored yoplait yogurt! What got me through was thinking about how much weight I've lost (you've lost 40 pounds!!!) and knowing that this feeling will pass and I'll feel better if I just work through it and make good decisions. It's tough, but stay strong, have a low cal treat if you need one, and tomorrow will be a better day!

Callie1983 · 06-24-2009, 11:00 AM

Thanks girls! Its just good to know I'm not the only one going through this...
Taking Charge - thanks - yes I am SO proud of the 40 lbs, but it's actually like 37 or 38 right now because of the TOM weight gain.

I just have this overwhelming fear of gaining it back... I still feel fat and I just can't imagine getting back to the way I was.
Also, it's been a busy week and I haven't been "on schedule" which makes eating properly difficult, and have had a hard time fitting in exercise. So it's just one of those discouraging weeks.
Thank you all for the encouragement! MUAH! XOXO!