So much for the plans to keep calories low till day 18 of the cycle and then raise them. Last cycle, the temperature jump didn't happen until day 19, while it normally comes on day 17.
So... this month, the jump was already on day 14, due to the massive overfeeding on day 12.
I'm really getting to understand to a T how food influences the length of a cycle:
- eating very little over a longer period lengthens the first phase and shortens the second phase
- eating a lot on a given day before ovulation , even when you've eaten little on other days will make ovulation happen within a few days
- eating very little on a given day before TOM, even when you've eaten enough on other days , can make TOM arrive within a few days.
So..
- to make ovulation happen reasonably late (like day 17-19) I'll need to eat low calories consistently every day and not skip a single day
- to prevent TOM from coming too early (like before day 24) I'll need to eat moderate to high calories consistently every day and not skip a single day!
Hah... next cycle it's going to be interesting to watch if I can be stronger than my natural tendencies
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