periods and weight loss

rhedog1995
rhedog1995 Posts: 35 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Can you still lose weight while on your period?

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  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Of course - you may not see it on the scale though, and if you tend to bloat or be like most women during that time, you'll see a gain on the scale. It's temporary, so if scale numbers mess with your head, stay off the scale during that week.

    But whatever you "gain", as long as you stick to your cal goals, will drop back off the scale within a few days.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Can you lose fat? Yes. But you're going to be retaining water weight that will mask the loss.
  • karyabc
    karyabc Posts: 830 Member
    can you lose weight? sureeeee, will it show in the scale while having your period? well that will not be a very common thing to see, but seriously I don't even get close to the scale while my time of the month.
  • rhedog1995
    rhedog1995 Posts: 35 Member
    Thsnks guys! I an afraid of my scale in general so this is a nice excuse not to go near it. I ate more calories than usual today but not even 1200 calories.
  • misskarne
    misskarne Posts: 1,765 Member
    rhedog1995 wrote: »
    Thsnks guys! I an afraid of my scale in general so this is a nice excuse not to go near it. I ate more calories than usual today but not even 1200 calories.

    What?!

    You aren't eating enough. 1200 is the MINIMUM, not the maximum.
  • karyabc
    karyabc Posts: 830 Member
    misskarne wrote: »
    rhedog1995 wrote: »
    Thsnks guys! I an afraid of my scale in general so this is a nice excuse not to go near it. I ate more calories than usual today but not even 1200 calories.

    What?!

    You aren't eating enough. 1200 is the MINIMUM, not the maximum.

    #facepalm wat? Treat your body nice and give him fuel (enough food)
  • kellellie
    kellellie Posts: 109 Member
    Depends on the cycles for me. I have what I refer to as a "jerk ovary". Every other month, my period bizarre, with spotting a whole week before, then lasting up to 9 days. So my first month of eating healthy, I continually lost during my period. Not a lot, but it went down every day. The next month (jerk ovary) I was stuck at the same weight for over 2 weeks. Nothing else changed, I eat petty much the same rotation of food all the time and I drink nothing but water and occasionally red tea in the morning. It's just how it is, it's not worth being afraid of the scale.
  • ogmomma2012
    ogmomma2012 Posts: 1,520 Member
    Please eat more.
  • DDAstrid
    DDAstrid Posts: 50 Member
    My periods are a lot lighter when I diet, but I retain water badly.

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