Men.... plug your ears for this one
getskinny1973
Posts: 73 Member
Ladies..
Do you find that you typically weigh a bit more during your "time of the month"?
Is this a normal thing, or is it just me?
Do you find that you typically weigh a bit more during your "time of the month"?
Is this a normal thing, or is it just me?
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It's normal. The hormonal fluctuations will make you retain more water. It should go away by the time it's over.3
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yes, its normal.
I can go up by 3lbs, some go up more and it can stay up for 5 days too.2 -
No need ladies, I got this. Yes you retain water leading up to, during, and for a short period after TOM.26
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I can go up 5-10lbs just from TOM. It always goes away though0
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LOL Thanks TOM... I just didn't want to make anyone feel uncomfortable
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Yep. Sometimes 8 lbs more. It goes away though so don't worry2
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getskinny1973 wrote: »
Download a weight tracker and plot your weigh-ins on it. If you compare your weight when your next cycle comes around to your weight now you should see a downward trend.4 -
Wait--you're 44 years old and you're just now realizing this?
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Wait--you're 44 years old and you're just now realizing this?
I've never ever weighed myself on a regular basis before.
I didn't realize that it fluctuates so much.
I literally just started weighing in daily about 2 weeks ago, so YES, I am just realizing this now.
It's only since I started REALLY trying and reading all of the discussions and started educating myself more that I started daily weigh ins.8 -
Download a weight tracker and plot your weigh-ins on it. If you compare your weight when your next cycle comes around to your weight now you should see a downward trend.
I've just recently done this, this is my first cycle that I have been actually monitoring, so I will have it now to compare next month.0 -
weightgrapher.com lets you superimpose your weight graph from (a user selectable) 28 days past to visually compare your current weight to your weight at the same point during your previous cycle.
I still prefer Libra for Android, Happy Scale for iPhone, and Trendweight.com, but I don't have periodic water retention!
When setting up all these programs I tell them that I want to maintain my weight so that they don't bug me with useless and un-welcome advice: I can tell on my own whether my deficit or surplus is what I want it to be, thank you very much. Plus you probably already know (or can find out from your logging) why your weight has gone up or down... the programs don't
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Yup. Sometimes 2, sometimes 5. I pretty much ignore my weight for about 4 days before until the last day of my cycle because it's useless info.2
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I know the title is tongue-in-cheek, but if there is a man out there who doesn't know what a period is or is offended by that word... god help him.18
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7-9 pounds more.
Which is insane because I'm only 150 to start with, so I'm literally taking on an extra 4-5% of my body weight for a few days. My body just flips out and holds every bit of water I take in, I guess. I just don't weigh myself that week, lest I have a heart attack.3 -
getskinny1973 wrote: »
"The phrase tongue-in-cheek is a figure of speech that describes a statement or other expression that the speaker or author does not mean literally, but intends as humor or otherwise not seriously."
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Yikes... maybe it's a good idea to just stay away from the scale right now. LOL2
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why would men need to plug their ears for this
people need to embrace that women go through this monthly.
its just life. not some gross thing to talk about in secrecy6 -
getskinny1973 wrote: »Yikes... maybe it's a good idea to just stay away from the scale right now. LOL
Or step on out of fascination at how much weight you gained overnight, and wonder if you secretly ate 25000 calories in your sleep.
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it's perfectly normal and I hate it1
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Suddenly jumping up 2-3lbs overnight is usually my sign I'm going to start my period in the next 48 hours. I'm that irregular it's by far the best way of knowing for me.2
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I track mine. I gain 3-5lb the week of ovulation. Then I lose it. Two week later I gain again, sometimes up to 10lb of bloat, until the day after my period starts. Totally normal2
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I'm currently up 3 lbs due to TOM. Mine goes back down after day 4, AKA, The Day of All the Peeing. I get the same weight spike happening at ovulation, a phenomenon I was unaware of until I started tracking everything a couple of years ago. I'm 44 now.
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Yes it's normal. I'm almost 2lbs over my regular weight this week because of it.1
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About 5 pounds extra. And yes, this is a normal topic that should be normalized ^5
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I'm down with not shooing men away from threads about women's reproductive issues. It's some pretty basic stuff that men who have women in their life whom they love (in any capacity) should be familiar with.8
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I track mine. I gain 3-5lb the week of ovulation. Then I lose it. Two week later I gain again, sometimes up to 10lb of bloat, until the day after my period starts. Totally normal
This is me too. Ovulation and tom. Ugh!! My cycles can be kind of short too, so this month I ovulated right after my period ended. 7 days of tom bloating plus another 3 of ovulation. I know what it all is, but man, this month has been discouraging!3 -
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