how do you feel about weighing yourself during your menstrual cycle?

overin2015

I do now. It helps me to fight this mentally watching that my body does exactly what it is supposed to do - gain some water weight and then drop it when it is no longer needed. Kind of cool that things like that go on with no input from me.

jemhh

I weigh every day. I spend 15-25% of life menstruating so I don't see a point in pretending that's not "real weight."

Sabine_Stroehm

kommodevaran wrote: »

how do you feel about weighing yourself during your menstrual cycle?

I have to if I want to know how much I weigh now - and I don't want to wait until menopause.

heh. I see what you did there.

evivahealth

evelynwhitelaw wrote: »

Change1992 wrote: »

I know it's completely useless and a waste of energy but I get really annoyed by the effect it has on the whole tracking thing. (Although, this may be because I like order a tad too much!)

See I think it's perfectly ordered! Isn't nature wonderful? It's like yay! Congratulations you're a woman and your body is doing what it's supposed to do naturally, everything is in a monthly moon-pattern and happens in the exact same way every month, nature's order woooooo. hahahaha sorry did I just get all hippy on everyone's *kitten* there? lol

evivahealth

I have no idea why that's in quotes there :-/

jennaatsuad

I experience the weight increase mid-cycle, around the time I ovulate (since I eat at a deficit, the "increase" shows up as a smaller-than-expected loss.) Then the week before and week of, I have huge 2 - 4 pound losses, as all the water weight goes away. It all averages out to about 1 - 2 pounds a week, and the overall trend is what's important, so I don't really worry about it.

littlmissapril

I do. I usually see a small weight gain or no change in weight the week before. The 1st day I start I automatically shed 2 pounds that I was retaining from the week prior.

bewarethedog

I do. I like the data. And since I know why I'm up, it never bothers me much.

LustyArgonianMaid

I do, but for some reason I lose a couple pounds during that time. I would rather weigh less for 75% of the month rather than the 25%, but whatever lol.

vixtris

I do it because I weigh myself daily and want to record the fluctuations ... it is, however, very misleading and off-putting But I like seeing the huge drop on the scale afterwards

hellomanen

DON'T
the scale plots against you with your cycle, so avoid at al costs

charmmeth

jemhh wrote: »

I weigh every day. I spend 15-25% of life menstruating so I don't see a point in pretending that's not "real weight."

Same here! Also: weighing myself every day has shown me that, in my case, my weight doesn't seem to be affected in any predictable way by where I am in my menstrual cycle.

cherub14

I have weighed myself during my period, but I don't log that weight.

FromHereOnOut

I really try not to weigh then. I tend to go up alot on the scale and I know that I am more prone to overreacting to it during that time because I tend to become a tad irrational (I can admit that ~now~, because it's not that time!). To keep from thinking stupid irrational thoughts like, "All my hard work down the tubes!", "I blew it," "I'll never lose this weight", etc, I just stay off the scale for 7-10 days, til things are back to normal.

TnZMom

I actually use my TOM for weighing on the same day of my cycle -- I fluctuate too much during the month.

Lasmartchika

Lasmartchika wrote: »

NO... because I know I'll just see the number go up... sometimes up to 10 lbs that week. I'll wait til the week after.

WTH?! Why was I flagged for saying this? Is it my fault this happens to me?! :noway:

SparklyPinkMom

TOM doesn't seem to affect my loss at all, so yes, I do.

Francl27

NOPE. Heck my PMS is so bad I probably gain a pound of fat every month before my period anyway. I just weigh myself the week after it's over.

Not sure why this is in the success stories forum though.

pmk1969

I alway gain 2.2 pounds ..always the same every month. However i feel ok about that because the alternative is 40 pounds gain over 9 months

Lounmoun

I do weigh myself on the same day of the week every week and record it no matter what. I just add a note if I have my period.
I think it is good to know what is normal for my body. Gaining a pound or two or staying the same weight during my period is normal. The water weight goes away by the next week. I don't see it as anything to get frustrated or emotional over.

Penthesilea514

Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »

I like data. So yes.

This I think knowing how your body behaves in a variety of situations is good to not get yourself too upset over hard work not resulting in scale changes. At least, it helps me Good luck on your journey!

Altagracia220

I refuse to weigh myself during this time! lol

Heartisalonelyhunter

kommodevaran wrote: »

how do you feel about weighing yourself during your menstrual cycle?

I have to if I want to know how much I weigh now - and I don't want to wait until menopause.

This. Also I weigh my lowest weight the day before my period starts. I gain weight around ovulation but I don't see any point in discounting/ignoring it, it's just what my body usually does.

asimonep

How do you think I feel? Betrayed, bewildered....oh wait.... yes, I weigh during that time of the month, but I try to remember that it's about 3-5 pounds above what it actually is.

lavaughan69

I only get two good weigh in weeks a month as I start retaining water/fluids the week before my period and then of course there's the week of! So I just weight in like normal but don't let it freak me out anymore.

PowerKickChic

You'll gain at least 2-4lbs in water weight so never ever ever believe the scale. I don't weigh in until 2 days after its done.

qwertymmii

" How do I feel about weighing myself during menstrual cycle?" Crabby and grumpy.

Freidon

I usually wait until a couple days have past, and the bloating has started to subside. It still hurts, but not as badly.

deannaaaaaaaaa

jemhh wrote: »

I weigh every day. I spend 15-25% of life menstruating so I don't see a point in pretending that's not "real weight."

word.

CrabNebula

Only time I *may* skip on weighing is on days where I have drank like a fish and haven't peed any of it out. Happens maybe 1-3 days a month that I really notice. Otherwise, weigh every morning.