weird...

[sherice]

TOM will be here soon....but during the begining of the week I was 134.5 and now I am 139...but my waist seems smaller and tighter..another weird thing is it seems pot bellyish...hmmm....argh its really discouraging...I go to the gym everyday!!! Why does the scale say I am fatter??? Will that woosh fairy ever come see me...I am overdue!! anyway I just thought this was weird...any ideas?

[LisaAC]

My guess is your body is retaining fluid because TOM is coming to visit. Mine does that too.

[sherice]

oh god I hope so hehe....I would be devastated if I really gained

[LisaAC]

Remember, quickly put on weight is normally water weight. We can't loose all this over night and certainly didn't gain it overnight either. The nice thing about water weight is that it's easy come, but easy go too.

[sherice]

thanks you made me feel better!!

[LisaAC]

Welcome.
I've had water weight so much during my lifetime that I could have probably stocked a swimming pool by now.

[julirama723]

I usually gain a few pounds during TOM. I didn't even bother weighing myself yesterday because I know the scale will not tell me if I've lost any "weight"--it will just show me all the water I'm retaining, and I already know about THAT! Just keep drinking water, avoid salty foods, and keep exercising. Like Lisa said, water weight is easy come, easy go. There's no way you could have gained 3.5lb of FAT unless you've eaten an extra 12,000 calories since the beginning of the week.

[angelstar]

Weigh urself after TOM, fingers crossed the Whooshie Fairy will have visited!!

[sherice]

Yay! Thanks for your wishes!!! I am keeping my crossed too....but have to wait for tom first...around the 20th..I will let you know!

[LisaAC]

When I knew TOM was about to arrive, and I had PMS like crazy, or TOM was a day or two late...I'd eat tofu. It helped me with the cramps too. Soy, which Tofu is made of, has natural plant estrogen.