Do you weigh yourself whilst on your period?

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  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Definitely!

    After about the fourth day, that's when my weight drops about 1kg.

    Since my weight is higher for about 2 weeks before my period, I look forward to that. :smile:

    (Logging food & weight daily 4 years, lost 35 kg, maintaining goal weight 3 years.)

  • brittanystebbins95
    brittanystebbins95 Posts: 567 Member
    I weigh myself maaaaybe every two weeks or so. Basically whenever I remember.
    I'm not really aiming for a number goal anymore, though. I've begun lifting heavily on a daily basis so I know the scale is bound to change as I gain muscle. To me, that's discouraging, so I don't weigh.
    I've been in maintenance for about a year now and I use how my clothes are fitting to determine if I need to cut back on calories or not.
    I'm in a cutting cycle right now, to try and lose excess body fat and reveal more muscle definition, so my clothes are becoming looser and looser :) But the scale has not moved hardly at all. If I were basing my progress based solely on the scale, I would be so disheartened and would think I wasn't going anywhere.
  • TanyaHooton
    TanyaHooton Posts: 249 Member
    I weight just about every single day. So yes, I weigh on my period. In fact, my weight drops 1-2 lbs right as my period is ending, so I look forward to seeing that while I am going through my period.
  • Dreamwa1ker
    Dreamwa1ker Posts: 196 Member
    Only time I don't weigh is when I'm travelling so I don't have my scale. If you weigh daily, after a couple months you will probably be able to see if there is any pattern in regards to your monthly cycle, and can mentally note that. Also zoom out and look at the big trends (over months) or use a weight trending app to help with that.
  • rhtexasgal
    rhtexasgal Posts: 572 Member
    Perimenopause brings out the worst in me, weight-wise. From one day to the next, I could experience an 8-12 pound difference! Unfortunately, I don't want to try any hormonal treatments because they could trigger an ulcerative colitis flare. That is the long story of no, I don't weight myself around my monthly cycle (when I get it these days).

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