women!! TOM HELP PLS.

[lazy daydreamer]

helloo girlies
please! i'm expecting my period sometime this week, have you guys experienced more pain BEFORE it actually came? ouchiee. I'm also eating more than usual, which is normal for me, but I don't want to revert back to the old me!
sorry if this post sounds rude, i'm not trying to be, its the pms!!!
thanks soo much

[zoewmu]

I was eating more this week as well. Then I realized that TOM should start on Saturday. I just added in another induction type snack (pepperoni chips and the like) on the days I felt I needed it. If you don't feel satisfied, you're more likely to be tempted by sugar. So, I've tried to keep myself satisfied, even though on a couple of days it means I've eaten more than usual.

[caramella]

My TOM just started yesterday, which was 2 weeks later than normal. Over the last 2 weeks, I felt more bloated than usual and had very mild cramps here and there. I also felt hungrier, because I was craving sugar. I used to eat chocolate to deal with PMS. Since beginning Atkins, I couldn't do that anymore, So, I just increased my protein and drank more water.

(Gross part) Now that it's started, I've found the flow to be a lot heavier than before. I'm not sure why that is. I also would usually have painful cramps during TOM, but I haven't had them yet. I somewhat see that as a positive.