Women- Lose weight while on period?

nichi123

I don't know...I'm kinda the same weight this past week and I've put it down to the red fairy! Lol

MaryJane_8810002

I totally relapse on my period. I'm like filled with an extra 7lbs of water weight and fast food. I am too tired to workout. But this varies from person to person

Wilhellmina

I lose on my period but gain when I ovulate. Hormones are weird.

Tell me about it :ohwell:

annarotter77

I was also wondering about this i just started mine yesterday and had a spike on my scale from bloating. But i figure that if my body is having to work more because its doing its monthly routine then doing a few more workouts and drinking plenty of water/green tea will boost my metabolism thus will enhance my weight loss.

katorihanzo

I know this is an old thread but I just searched it because I was curious! It's my TOM currently, and I have lost 2.8 lbs in the past 6 days! Mind you I've been eating well, exercising, drinking lots of water, and honestly my TOM is never so bad that I can't always do these things. I don't know if it's related or if I'm just finally sticking to my goals for more than 3 or 4 days at a time. But I like it!

GOD I'm hoping these pounds stay off! It's miraculous.

emjayne92

I'm on at the moment. I tend to gain weight about 3/4lbs, which makes me feel horrible. I exercise during my period feel hard and drink lots of water (a bit too much) which helps the bloating. I don't tend to eat much don't feel like eating during it. I do a lot of yoga, pilates and ab/core exercise to help weight loss.

mikailabug

I keep gaining a couple oz a day since I started my period and I have been trying really hard to excersize and eat right I had just gotten to my goal that leads to my next goal and then I went up, do you guys think it will come off?

ThatCatholicGirl

I average about a 2lb gain whilst I'm on, but once it's over I lose that and then some. I know to expect this now and as such it doesn't really bother me now

stephgetsfit2

So i usually get really bad cramps the very first day of my TOM, So bad that i have to take midol for any kind of relief.
Every since i started working out this month's TOM was a breeze! I didn't get any cramps at all and my period seemed to finish faster than the usual days.

krw1989

I still gain about 2-3 pounds of water weight during TOM, but then that plus a little more always comes off a few days after I finish (especially if I continued to eat well during the duration of TOM). I am almost at the very end of mine this month, so I am excited to see if I lost anything this time around.

etaylor29704

So I tend to gain a few oz everyday with "Aunt Flow" in town. I try to eat the same foods ( not introduce news ones that week) to insure its not the food that actually is making me gain weight.

victoria_1024

Does anyone else lose a significant amount of weight before their period comes?

Last month, I lost 5 lbs in a week and then 2 days later my period came. The next week I lost 2 lbs, the next week I lost 1 lb, and the next week I lost 1.8, and now this week I lost 4.6 lbs and my period is due in a couple days again! I'm starting to think it's not a coincidence. I don't know why such a significant amount of weight would come off, when it sounds like most women gain before their periods?

DoctorMcCoy10

I put on 3lb every month, normally it comes straight back off though. I find the massive increase in appetite the hardest thing Got to try really hard.

Yes this is me too! Eating right for me during TOM is really difficult. It takes a lot of telling myself no, no, no don't put that in your mouth :laugh:

desired1h

I was so worried that I didn't even see the slightest movement on my scale, even though I'm still dieting and working out everyday of my period. I hope that once it ends I'll see a wonderful number pop up!

paomiamifl

Hi ever one!
Today for the first time in years, I LOST 1/4 of a pound and my TOM is still days away.
I have been consistently losing, but it seemed that on TOM, I gained, then lost. Except this month! Could it have something to do with a faster metabolism?

paomiamifl

On my TOM week...and have LOST 1.8 lbs in FIVE DAYS! I'm staring at the number in disbelief.

bellasmommy99

This drives me crazy. Every month for about 6 months, I have been losing 3-4 pounds during my period and get all excited and then even if I am working out and eating right, it all creeps back on in a few days and I can't get off this horrible plateau. I am thinking of talking to my dr. about trying to balance my hormones with medication and help with my PMS which is terrible during my TOM. Has anyone tried medication to balance hormones? I have lost about 60 lbs in 15 months, slow but effective, I just don't want to gain it back.

tracylbrown839

This drives me crazy. Every month for about 6 months, I have been losing 3-4 pounds during my period and get all excited and then even if I am working out and eating right, it all creeps back on in a few days and I can't get off this horrible plateau. I am thinking of talking to my dr. about trying to balance my hormones with medication and help with my PMS which is terrible during my TOM. Has anyone tried medication to balance hormones? I have lost about 60 lbs in 15 months, slow but effective, I just don't want to gain it back.

This is quite normal. Your body is, in fact, comprised of about 60% water. So, 3-4 pound monthly weight fluctuation due to monthly cycles is completely normal, and actually expected.

So, truth be told, in a monthly way, if your weight keeps going up and down about 3-4 pounds over the course of a month, this is just changes in water. (Weight actually fluctuates over the course of one day, normally).

This just means that your weight is stable and you're not actually gaining or losing.

It also sounds like you've lost a good deal of weight already. Sometimes, this is just generally a sign to take a break from trying to lose any more weight for awhile... Maybe a few weeks or a month, and then go again. (Just my 2 cents)

Shirotora88

While on the my periods I gain weight but if I continue to count calories and exercise and don't give into cravings I lose the weight I gained plus extra weight