Girl talk

TiffanyBeckett

i have been dieting and exercising everyday! Lost 10 lbs this month! But now I am on my cycle and three lbs are back! Will I lose that once I stop? How much do yall usually gain?

Erinsmiles2015

I,m usually up a pound or two during my period too.

TiffanyBeckett

It so unmotivating!

Duchy82

I've gained anything between 0lbs and 6lbs, it usually goes again plus 1 or 2 extra especially if i don't give in to the 'hormonal munchies'

zoeysasha37

Its normal. Weight fluctuations can be frustrating at first until you learn your body. I go up 8lbs , but I know it isn't fat. Its not a real gain. So its no big deal.
Many things like hormones, sodium, and so on cause temporary water weight gain . its nothing to worry about

TiffanyBeckett

Thank yall! Yea this is the first time I have been on it since dieting and exercising! So I freaked for a second cause I felt like all my hard work was for nothing. But hopefully it will go away once it stops. Thanks for the feedback

ktekc

i go up 3-5lbs the day before and down 4-6 on day 4.

Bshmerlie

Ive gone up as much as five pounds but the then dump them really quickly within a few days after its over. Over the course of the entire month it has no affect on your weight loss pace. Take out that up and down water weight glitch and you'll see you're still on your same pace. Start tracking on a calendar and writing these things down and you'll start to see patterns. Like how doing a big weight training day affects you. That ones a killer. I can gain 4 pounds in a single day after a serious weight lifting day if I haven't been lifting for awhile. All these things are just water weight and won't affect your fat loss pace. Don't let them overly concern you.

callsitlikeiseeit

its water weight. its normal.

jemhh

I don't understand what is demotivating about your body's normal hormonal cycle. Maybe reading up on it a bit would set your mind at ease.

To me, getting upset about going up a couple of pounds due to your menstrual cycle is like getting mad when your fingernails or hair grow back after you've trimmed them.

JessicaB523

It is part of the natural cycle in a woman's body. Temperature fluctuates, complexion fluctuates, hormones fluctuate. The pitch of our voices even fluctuate. Weight is just one more thing and it usually comes right back down after a few days. Don't let it stress you out unless the overall trend is going up.

Liftng4Lis

Water retention, might as well get use to it, because it's going to happen every month.

booksandchocolate12

I hate to tell you this, but....in addition to the bloating, and the abdominal cramps, and the breast tenderness, and the change in appetite, and all the other wonderful things that can happen during a woman's period.....you're going to bleed. Do not be alarmed. It's perfectly normal.

TiffanyBeckett

I obviously know that I am going to have a cycle since I am female but my question was how many pounds do other people have while on it.... No need for smart *kitten* comments

arditarose

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cupcakesplz

My weight goes up when I am ovulating
This week my weight was
Monday 185 lbs
Tuesday 184 lbs
Wednesday 186 lbs
Thursday 188 lbs
Friday 188 lbs
Saturday 187 lbs
Sunday 187 lbs
Monday 187 lbs
Last week I lost 3.5 lbs
It's the same each month

TiffanyBeckett

cupcakesplz wrote: »

My weight goes up when I am ovulating
This week my weight was
Monday 185 lbs
Tuesday 184 lbs
Wednesday 186 lbs
Thursday 188 lbs
Friday 188 lbs
Saturday 187 lbs
Sunday 187 lbs
Monday 187 lbs
Last week I lost 3.5 lbs
It's the same each month

Good to know thank you!

jonelles1

Fair enough question if you are only just learning this and have started regularly weighing, jeez there is no need for the bitchy comments at all. I usually put on up to 2kg Tiffany, and I know what you mean it can be really demotivating until you get used to it.

TiffanyBeckett

jonelles1 wrote: »

Fair enough question if you are only just learning this and have started regularly weighing, jeez there is no need for the bitchy comments at all. I usually put on up to 2kg Tiffany, and I know what you mean it can be really demotivating until you get used to it.

Thank you!

yummypotroast

The first time I weighed myself during my period while trying to lose weight I FREAKED OUT. I felt so bloated and just overall "fat-feeling" all week too. Haha but it's perfectly normal for your weight to fluctuate from water retention, especially for women. I have to keep reminding myself that. It takes a while to get used to!

arditarose

I realized that if I FEEL heavy (bloated), and I step on the scale, I am going to weigh more. Period.

booksandchocolate12

I am sorry for my bitchy humorous comment. From the original post, where she asked "Will it go away", it seemed to me that she didn't understand how the female body worked. My 18 year old daughter has never had a weight problem and never gets on a scale. But even she is aware that her jeans fit a little tighter during her period, and then things go back to normal when her period is over.

I am 50 and perimenopausal. I have yet to experience a hot flash. But I know they exist, I know that it's a common symptom of women going through menopause. It's possible to know about something even if you haven't experienced it.

This thread is just another in a long line of threads asking about water weight gain during a woman's period. The sheer number of women who don't seem to know how their bodies work is frightening to me.