Ladies - another TOM thread

nicolepburgess91
nicolepburgess91 Posts: 82 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
How much weight gain do YOU typically see during your TOM?
Is there anyone who sees weight LOSS?
This is my first TOM since starting this weight loss journey and my scale isn't making sense to me.

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  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    Iv noticed i tend to hold weight for the 2 weeks after my period and im crazy starving. And then i lose it the 2 before/during and i have no appetite. Pretty sure im backwards to most girls XD
  • SarahStarr86
    SarahStarr86 Posts: 121 Member
    edited January 2017
    I tend to lose the two weeks prior to my TOM. The week during and the week after, I'll either see a gain or a stall. I just either don't weigh myself or remind myself not to care about what I see on the scale. I've seen a gain as large as 5 lbs-6 lbs the week of my TOM.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    I gain like 3-5 lbs when I ovulate and menstruate. There is only one week out of the month I get a good reading on the scale, and I look lean for one week as well. Otherwise, I'm a big bloaty mess for most of my life.
  • BonnieDundee78
    BonnieDundee78 Posts: 158 Member
    Crazy water retention the week before my TOM means I temporarily gain a pound or two. And it all goes to my boobs, and pushes me up a cup size! I've accepted that I'll only lose 3 weeks out of 4!
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Usually 2-3 lbs. And I get the same during ovulation.
  • bunnyluv19
    bunnyluv19 Posts: 103 Member
    My weight goes up 3-8 lbs.(starting a week before&during)depending on how much sodium I eat_It always comes off within a few days after.
  • nicolepburgess91
    nicolepburgess91 Posts: 82 Member
    So for the last week, week and a half, I've been losing weight - just VERY slowly. But everyone tells me I look like I've lost a good bit. My TOM hit this morning and I saw a 0.6 lb weight loss.
    Is it possible I'm losing more and the TOM water weight is just making it seem slower?
  • SarahStarr86
    SarahStarr86 Posts: 121 Member
    nicolepburgess91 wrote: »
    So for the last week, week and a half, I've been losing weight - just VERY slowly. But everyone tells me I look like I've lost a good bit. My TOM hit this morning and I saw a 0.6 lb weight loss.
    Is it possible I'm losing more and the TOM water weight is just making it seem slower?

    Yes, most definitely! Anytime I see a loss, no matter how small, when it's the TOM, I automatically know I must've had a good loss for it to show through all of my bloat.
  • clags301
    clags301 Posts: 69 Member
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    I gain like 3-5 lbs when I ovulate and menstruate. There is only one week out of the month I get a good reading on the scale, and I look lean for one week as well. Otherwise, I'm a big bloaty mess for most of my life.
  • clags301
    clags301 Posts: 69 Member
    This ⬆️. Exactly. 49 and perimenopausal - the closer I get to menopause, the fewer lean, non-bloated days I have. Ovulation and PMS bloat takes up the majority of my cycle now.
  • StarryJD
    StarryJD Posts: 19 Member
    I actually lose weight right before TOM then it creeps back up steadily for the next couple weeks (before starting to fall again). Just a warning...don't be discouraged if your weight starts to creep back up again. Everybody is different and of course it's the long term trend that matters.
    I used to weigh myself infrequently (every couple weeks or less) but now that I've finally figured this trend out I do better weighing frequently.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    What is your scale saying and why doesn't it make sense? Some people gain at ovulation and lose at Tom, others gain at Tom. Track it for a few months to see what your personal pattern is.
  • GrumpyHeadmistress
    GrumpyHeadmistress Posts: 666 Member
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    I gain like 3-5 lbs when I ovulate and menstruate. There is only one week out of the month I get a good reading on the scale, and I look lean for one week as well. Otherwise, I'm a big bloaty mess for most of my life.

    Exactly the same for me. I ovulated this week and gained 2.6lbs. There's just one week I lose in.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,198 Member
    Track over time...Spot fluctuations

    www.weightgrapher.com, happy scale iPhone, Libra android.

    I prefer trendweight.com with free Fitbit account (no Fitbit necessary).

    (Or your own spreadsheet, of course!)
  • 777Gemma888
    777Gemma888 Posts: 9,578 Member
    I tend to lose weight during my menses. As it happens, today is Day 1 and I am down 2 lbs (which I am happy with, as I am on a calorie reduction). For some reason, I rarely ever lose during the luteal phase of my cycle. Bloating for me occurs around my follicular phase (sucks! ) and my abs always look leaner during my ovulation phase.
  • leejoyce31
    leejoyce31 Posts: 794 Member
    I also lose when menses starts. I continue to drop the week after. Then my weight bounces up and down within my maintenance range.

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