Question re: TOM and whooshes for the ladies

Hooligan · 03-03-2010, 06:30 PM

For you ladies who get a whoosh around your TOM...does it come before, during or after TOM? Just curious...because I'm down 6 this week and TOM just started...It would be great to get a nice big whoosh when TOM is over!

crystalgriffon · 03-03-2010, 06:32 PM

Well...I can't recall any BIG whooshes....but for me, it's sometimes a week after TOM that my body gives up the water weight. It's hard to get an accurate number until then.

ozdancer · 03-03-2010, 06:39 PM

Umm, I'm still figuring this out as I went back on the pill in December 'cause LCing didn't return my cycles this time (I have PCOS). Seems I had my TOM wosh during this time. Might be a YMMV (your millage may vary) issue. I know some have reported water retention at ovulation as well as TOM

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fireflyfaster · 03-03-2010, 08:12 PM

I used to have a "whooshability window" that opened about 5 days after TOM and closed about 5 days before. The last several months it's been down to a "whooshability week" that usually starts later after TOM.

I do notice some water retention around ovulation.

Speck333 · 03-03-2010, 09:28 PM

Well, I've only been on LC for 2 months so far (this time around), and I dropped 6 pounds the first month (January), then 2 more the first couple weeks of Feb. The second half of Feb. I just went up and down the same 2 lbs or so. These two weeks coincided with the week before and of TOM. TOM is done, and I've dropped another 2. We'll see if the pattern continues to play out. But I suspect it won't, and like Firefly, I'll have really only a 2 week window each month I can really lose poundage.

2bflawless · 03-03-2010, 09:31 PM

Yes, all my big whooshes were during my TOM which was mind blowing since on slightly higher carb (20-30) I would see a 5# gain every month like clock work that would vanish at the end of my cycle.

Smythe · 03-04-2010, 02:43 AM

I would gain before...then lose what I gained plus some after

. Hoping that trend continues although no more TOM (ablation) hormones that control it are still present.

FloridaShell · 03-04-2010, 03:34 AM

I get bloated and try to stay away from the scale during this time. When it passes, I weigh and I usually weigh the same. I am past caring about whooshes, but I am in maintenance, I just don't want to see a gain!

Lizzy K · 03-04-2010, 06:21 AM

The week before I am happy to stay the same and not gain. This past week, for example, I am thrilled to see the scale staying at 200 where it was 1 week ago. I *feel* bloated and have eaten everything in my house the last few days. I'm hoping for a little whoosh, which has been happening within a week from the start of TOM. Actually, my biggest losses have been in the first 2 weeks of my cycle. (2-4 pounds/week) Then the 3rd week usually 1. 0 the last week before TOM - which is fine by me. Pre-LC days, I would easily gain 5 of water weight around this time. I wish it would do something for my cravings though...

BuffBabe2B · 03-04-2010, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by fireflyfaster

I do notice some water retention around ovulation.

I'm glad to hear someone else mention this...that's something I've started noticing over the past few months and I wondered if it was common. It really sucks though because I'm pretty much up and down with the same couple of pounds during that two week window (ovulation-TOM).

Kaimi2008 · 03-04-2010, 07:08 AM

The week before i gain and the week after i lose and then some!

Hooligan · 03-04-2010, 07:50 AM

Thanks for the input! So it's still hopeful that I'll see a big number next Tues. when I weight myself again since TOM should be gone. I was just curious because this is my 1st week of induction and had a 6# loss this week and TOM just got here. I thought it would be weird to have a TOM loss before TOM got here so perhaps this 6# loss is legit. Now I just need to stay off the scale till Tuesday...I'm such a scale junkie, it's pathetic!

03-03-2010, 06:30 PM	#1
Hooligan Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Indiana Posts: 700 Gallery: Hooligan Stats: 245/210/145 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: Restart: August 2, 2012	Question re: TOM and whooshes for the ladies For you ladies who get a whoosh around your TOM...does it come before, during or after TOM? Just curious...because I'm down 6 this week and TOM just started...It would be great to get a nice big whoosh when TOM is over!

03-04-2010, 02:43 AM	#7
Smythe Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New York Posts: 2,868 Gallery: Smythe Stats: restart 2/6/12 174/163/140 WOE: LC	I would gain before...then lose what I gained plus some after. Hoping that trend continues although no more TOM (ablation) hormones that control it are still present.

03-04-2010, 06:21 AM	#9
Lizzy K Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northeastern Ohio Posts: 584 Gallery: Lizzy K Stats: -11 WOE: Ditched Atkins for Paleo. NEVER turning back. Start Date: May 12	The week before I am happy to stay the same and not gain. This past week, for example, I am thrilled to see the scale staying at 200 where it was 1 week ago. I feel bloated and have eaten everything in my house the last few days. I'm hoping for a little whoosh, which has been happening within a week from the start of TOM. Actually, my biggest losses have been in the first 2 weeks of my cycle. (2-4 pounds/week) Then the 3rd week usually 1. 0 the last week before TOM - which is fine by me. Pre-LC days, I would easily gain 5 of water weight around this time. I wish it would do something for my cravings though... __________________ Why wait until that next goal to start celebrating you? Live the life you want now!

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03-03-2010, 06:32 PM	#2
crystalgriffon Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 879 Gallery: crystalgriffon Stats: 162.5/129.5...back to 138/125 WOE: Not sure...Atkins? Start Date: Summer 2009	Well...I can't recall any BIG whooshes....but for me, it's sometimes a week after TOM that my body gives up the water weight. It's hard to get an accurate number until then.

03-03-2010, 06:39 PM	#3
ozdancer Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 2,881 Gallery: ozdancer Stats: 235/148.5/148-143 WOE: Atkins OWL Start Date: now: 21 March 2009 last time: April 2002	Umm, I'm still figuring this out as I went back on the pill in December 'cause LCing didn't return my cycles this time (I have PCOS). Seems I had my TOM wosh during this time. Might be a YMMV (your millage may vary) issue. I know some have reported water retention at ovulation as well as TOM .

03-03-2010, 08:12 PM	#4
fireflyfaster Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,976 Gallery: fireflyfaster Stats: 234/150 5'9 BMI 22 WOE: Atkins Maintenance Start Date: 4/20/09 - Met Goal April 2010	I used to have a "whooshability window" that opened about 5 days after TOM and closed about 5 days before. The last several months it's been down to a "whooshability week" that usually starts later after TOM. I do notice some water retention around ovulation.

03-03-2010, 09:28 PM	#5
Speck333 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,453 Gallery: Speck333 Stats: 181(16)/163(12)/99(0) ~ 5'2" WOE: Semi-Primal Start Date: Atkins restart: Jan. 3, 2010 (7/99 original start)	Well, I've only been on LC for 2 months so far (this time around), and I dropped 6 pounds the first month (January), then 2 more the first couple weeks of Feb. The second half of Feb. I just went up and down the same 2 lbs or so. These two weeks coincided with the week before and of TOM. TOM is done, and I've dropped another 2. We'll see if the pattern continues to play out. But I suspect it won't, and like Firefly, I'll have really only a 2 week window each month I can really lose poundage.

03-03-2010, 09:31 PM	#6
2bflawless Do you know your CCLL? Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: q Posts: 2,859 Gallery: 2bflawless	Yes, all my big whooshes were during my TOM which was mind blowing since on slightly higher carb (20-30) I would see a 5# gain every month like clock work that would vanish at the end of my cycle.

03-04-2010, 03:34 AM	#8
FloridaShell Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 6,264 Gallery: FloridaShell Stats: Grrr/Grrr/130 WOE: My own way of l/cing Start Date: 1/2/08	I get bloated and try to stay away from the scale during this time. When it passes, I weigh and I usually weigh the same. I am past caring about whooshes, but I am in maintenance, I just don't want to see a gain!

03-04-2010, 07:08 AM	#11
Kaimi2008 Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 11,713 Gallery: Kaimi2008 Stats: 197.2/181.0/155 (for now) 5'6" WOE: Jenny Craig At-Home Start Date: November 2, 2012	The week before i gain and the week after i lose and then some!

03-04-2010, 07:50 AM	#12
Hooligan Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Indiana Posts: 700 Gallery: Hooligan Stats: 245/210/145 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: Restart: August 2, 2012	Thanks for the input! So it's still hopeful that I'll see a big number next Tues. when I weight myself again since TOM should be gone. I was just curious because this is my 1st week of induction and had a 6# loss this week and TOM just got here. I thought it would be weird to have a TOM loss before TOM got here so perhaps this 6# loss is legit. Now I just need to stay off the scale till Tuesday...I'm such a scale junkie, it's pathetic!