Do you weigh yourself whilst on your period?

AutumLeaf

I personally don't see the point because that week while on your period is skewed anyway. I'm wondering what are the reasons of someone who does weigh themselves on their period.

Duck_Puddle

I weigh myself every day. On my period or not, post heavy carb day or not, if I drank a gallon of salt water or I had a stomach flu or whatever other 193895950 things might cause my weight to fluctuate. Of all of those things, my period is actually the one that affects my weight the least. I know that because I weigh every day.

And I watch for overall trends. If I’m losing weight, even within the fluctuations-I’ll still be trending down. My highs will be lower than they were (and so will my lows). My whole range shifts.

I don’t get bogged down in daily weights or needing them all to be “good.” They are “good” anytime my scale doesn’t say “whoa-one at a time, please”.

GemstoneofHeart

Yep I do! Every day. It is scary at first, but once you start to know what lifestyle things, like carby food or heavy exercise, along with a period, can increase your weight temporarily, it’s actually not bad. My period is somewhat irregular and because I weigh myself every day, I can usually tell when it’s going to start because I’ll have a few pounds of weight I wasn’t expecting. You can also use a weight trend app if the fluctuations are too worrisome for you.

lalalacroix

Definitely. Whenever one decides to show up!

guil0095

I'm with @Duck_Puddle !!!

Luciicul

I weigh myself every day (am actively trying to lose weight so monitoring everything), so yep that includes when I have my period. Just don't get hung up on the little ups and downs, watch the trend line, and start to learn the patterns - whether you 'put on' weight around your period - and knowing that it can be water retention etc that is a temporary gain so it doesn't stress you out. For example, this past week my weight has had two ups and 5 downs, resulting overall in 1.2kg lost. But if I only weighed weekly or fortnightly, and I happened to weigh myself on an "up" day rather than a "down" day, I could think I was gaining weight rather than losing it and be very demoralised.

And, yeah, I like data. It helps keep me motivated to track things. And I find it easier to create & keep a habit if I do it every day, as opposed to trying to remember to do something weekly.

zeejane03

I weigh myself every day for the data.

kami3006

Like the others, I weight daily for the data. The number itself isn't particularly relevant; just the trend. The first day of my period is usually my lowest weight of the month. My highest is when I ovulate. I know this because I weigh daily.

quiksylver296

Another every day weigher. I know a lot more about how my body reacts to different situations because of it.

puffbrat

Yet another daily weigher. I'm on my period right now and still weighing daily.

kimny72

When I was losing weight, yes. I usually weighed several times a week (forgot on some days) and liked to see the data. It also helped me get used to weight fluctuations and not to panic every time the scale didn't say what I wanted it to.

Now that I'm in maintenance, I don't weigh myself on a schedule, just whatever mornings all the variables line up so I can get on the scale in the right condition. And I rarely weigh myself during because between water weight and digestive differences I know it's gonna be a weird number and I don't have anything left to learn from it.

mbaker566

i weigh every day. it's just a data point in the trend.

Mouse_Potato

Not everyone experiences weight fluctuations whilst on her period.

jesspen91

Yes. I weight myself every day. Sometimes my period might cause a fluctuation (although not every month) but it all evens out in the end

lalalacroix

I get my water gain about one week before period and weight drops day before/day of period. So no reason for me to not weigh.

stricklee11

I still do knowing the scale shows a heavier weight than I actually am. I weigh myself weekly though

sardelsa

I do. My weight doesn't really change much.

ruqayyahsmum

I weigh myself every day
I see upswings in weight around my period, ovulation, after more intense exercise, after a high carb or salt meal, when travelling

It's all just data, so long as the overall trend is downwards all's good

Jackie9003

Yep, I weigh every day regardless and use a trend app.

AutumLeaf

It's been interesting reading your responses thank you

rosiorama

Another daily weigher here. I like seeing the overall trend.

Some things - like a late supper... or pizza night -affect my weight more than my period does. The upward bumps in my weight used to bother me; now it’s just my routine.

janejellyroll

Because you have no true weight and your weight is "skewed" regularly by all sorts of factors. Why single out this one specific factor?

Opalescent_Topaz

Yes, I do. I'm another daily weigher. I go into it with the knowledge that I'm probably going to be up in weight for a few days. It's the overall downward trend I'm after anyway.

clicketykeys

Daily. I mark it on a paper chart on a clipboard hanging above the scale. I have about two months' data on each sheet - it's super helpful because I can never just remember where I am on my cycle. It's saved me from potential accidents by reminding me to make sure I have some "feminine supplies" with me more than once!

It also helps keep me from excusing overeating. I can look back at the previous month(s) to see how much my weight fluctuated on or around my period and then compare that to the current month.

Lounmoun

I weigh myself every Sunday morning regardless of if I have my period or went out to eat or there was a holiday that week. It is data on what is happening with my body that I can look at over time.
My weight might go up 1 lb during my period due to water retention. I know this from weighing myself once a week for years. I know what normal for me is.

Anthem76

My period is accompanied by a 2-4 pound weight loss and much flatter stomach. I actually look forward to it. It's the several days before where my weight shoots up and I look bloated.

LivingtheLeanDream

I'm a daily weigher and use a weight trending app (Libra) regardless of TOM, I know I'll see a spike and it can last for up to 10 days (think I'm peri-menopausal!) - its just a matter of preference.

kali31337

I definitely do and it's been interesting now that I'm on a birth control that causes me not to get them anymore. I still get the cravings and PMS but I no longer get a period or any of the cramps that go with it...it's been really odd.

amusedmonkey

I do. All days are skewed because you can't really tell how the body will handle water on any given day, and what really is your "true weight". Sometimes you can guess the fluctuations, but you can't really know. When I look at my weight as a range instead of a number, it's really easy to accept fluctuations regardless of the reason.

amusedmonkey

Anthem76 wrote: »

My period is accompanied by a 2-4 pound weight loss and much flatter stomach. I actually look forward to it. It's the several days before where my weight shoots up and I look bloated.

That's the case for me too.

mdreddie

I way myself during my period, and the reading on the scale is usually "W-A-T-E-R : R-E-T-E-N-T-I-O-N".