Period Weight Gain?

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  • raeganjayne15
    raeganjayne15 Posts: 55
    I actually find that I dip a couple of pounds just before my period. I have to keep from getting too excited about it, knowing that it's just my pre-period low.

    Me too! I was begining to think I was the only one!
  • FindingAmy77
    FindingAmy77 Posts: 1,268 Member
    yep,i get this too. I do my best to counteract it with drinking extra water and adding in more strength and cardio that week. It helps with the cramping this way. Avoid carbs too. THey bloat you and tend to increase cramps. Add in some vitamin c to your multi vitamin. I tend to get a cold with pms so this has helped me. its normal.that is why it helps to keep track of your monthly cycle especially when losing weight. this way you can recognize patterns.
  • liplikemorphine
    liplikemorphine Posts: 4
    I gain about 2-3 pounds but it really doesn't bother me because i know its just because of my period. It goes back to normal the day after i've finished.

    I don't really think its anything to fuss over.
  • kimid123
    kimid123 Posts: 16 Member
    I know this is a different question and should probably be in a different post, but has anyone's cycle gone wonky when they first started working out "religiously"?

    Mine has gone MIA and it's making me really miff!!

    YUPPPP - I've had it all over the place. Sometimes I get it every 2 weeks, and others not at all.

    If it's really bothering you and you aren't opposed to it, birth control might help straighten out the timing for you o:
    I use a nuvaring, personally, and I get it at the exact time on the exact same day now, and it used to anywhere from 2 and a half to 4 weeks for me.

    I've been on BC (on and off) for about 17 years. This is more of a body fat thing or a lack there of. When I'm dieting down for a competition my body fat is generally lower than what's recommended so it stops...then starts when I've bounced back.

    But what you're saying is right - I did find that when I'm off it, it's NEVER regular.
  • shelleytrickett
    shelleytrickett Posts: 11
    I am so glad I found this thread, I weighed myself the other day -day before I got my TOM and was happy I had lost,even looking forward to Saturdays weigh in, then today having almost finished the awful TOM I had put on 3lbs despite calorie control and exercising, it was only by fluke I checked on Google about water retention on periods and came straight on here to see how other ladies differ,seriously hoping that the weight drops by Saturday else I will almost be back to when I first started on here =(
  • speedy740
    speedy740 Posts: 141 Member
    Does your belly stick out more than normal just before your period or is it just me this happens to? The scale goes up a bit but my belly really sticks out the week before quite a lot???
  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member
    ^ Yes.. the scale goes up and my belly goes out cause of water retention. It sucks, I never know when my cycle is coming but I'd rather have the scale go up for 2 weeks then have to take birth control. If you have the luxury of knowing when your period is going to come, just put the scale and measuring tape away for the week :smile:
  • Joebob8
    Joebob8 Posts: 69 Member
    I just went through this! I gained 4 pounds on the scale, my stomach was enormous, and for two days I was so hungry I ate a good 700 calories over my normal intake, all in chocolate. Embarrassingly stereotypical hormonal woman. Thank god TOM came today and with it, most of the water weight disappeared.
  • Sunshine2plus2
    Sunshine2plus2 Posts: 1,492 Member
    Yes and its normal! No big deal!
  • carlynicoleelliotte
    carlynicoleelliotte Posts: 2
    I'm in the process of losing weight now. I've lost 21lbs since the beginning of the year. I have found that when I get my period I stay at the same weight or gain a pound and then about a week after my weight drops below where it was when I even started. It's all water weight from bloating. I wouldn't worry about it. It's not a "fat" gain, just water.
  • KudraM
    KudraM Posts: 73 Member
    Yes and the cravings are awful. I usually have 1-3 lbs of water gain and have to really try not to pig out. I also refuse to weigh myself those days even if it falls on a weigh in day. Too stressful. This too shall pass ;)
  • jrwilliams124
    jrwilliams124 Posts: 38 Member
    always! I go up about 3-5lbs the week of my period, but then it will go right back down when its over. I hate it! I'm also STARVING the week before my period which doesn't help.

    This is exactly me too!
  • Fit4LifeNMalv
    Fit4LifeNMalv Posts: 3 Member
    This is so very normal everyone. I have gained 7 lbs right before my period and then been 7 lbs lighter a week later. This is what makes a woman's body so fascinating! (Among many other things!) The water weight is the body's protective mechanism at work. Your body is expecting to lose fluids over the next 3-7 days with your period so it retains the water to prevent a substantial shift in your fluid levels and avoid dehydration. This is the same concept as when a woman is pregnant and doubles blood volume and water retention due to the impending delivery and expected loss of blood. It's truly amazing what we can do so don't stress ladies! Lets be happy our bodies work well to keep us healthy!

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