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Water weight

mandyforbes1293
mandyforbes1293 Posts: 10 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Can you be more bloated and retain more water on some periods than other months?

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  • sllm1
    sllm1 Posts: 2,130 Member
    Sure - especially if you throw a sodium-laden meal into the mix!
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    Yes
  • mandyforbes1293
    mandyforbes1293 Posts: 10 Member
    I have also been doing 30 minutes of cardio and this is the week before my period when I get bloated and even working out isn't helping. My weight actually spiked 5 pounds more than usual the week before my period. Don't know what's going on there
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,256 Member
    New exercise can also cause water retention.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    New exercise, TOM, and high sodium can all add to it. Keep moving forward an see what happens. It should drop off by the end.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,138 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    New exercise, TOM, and high sodium can all add to it. Keep moving forward an see what happens. It should drop off by the end.

    Stress hormones can be another factor in water retention.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    yep.
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