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period question.

pinkpixies
pinkpixies Posts: 277
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Women always complain about bloating during their period...but today is my 3rd day of my period, and I'm down 4 lbs from what I was on Sunday morning? LOL and my waist is down 2 inches...LOL wtf? Is that normal? My weight does fluctuate a bit...but I was going up and down from 295 to 300 and this morning I'm 293...:laugh:

Bad thing is, that my body comp yesterday showed I lost quite a bit of muscle mass in the past week and a half. :blushing: I need to eat more protein. *sighs* I was down 3.5 lbs total weight though. I don't know how much was body fat.

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  • pinkpixies
    pinkpixies Posts: 277
    Women always complain about bloating during their period...but today is my 3rd day of my period, and I'm down 4 lbs from what I was on Sunday morning? LOL and my waist is down 2 inches...LOL wtf? Is that normal? My weight does fluctuate a bit...but I was going up and down from 295 to 300 and this morning I'm 293...:laugh:

    Bad thing is, that my body comp yesterday showed I lost quite a bit of muscle mass in the past week and a half. :blushing: I need to eat more protein. *sighs* I was down 3.5 lbs total weight though. I don't know how much was body fat.
  • Jules4506
    Jules4506 Posts: 29
    Could the loss of muscle mass actually be water weight gain? I think you may just have to wait and see what your weight and readings come out to a week or so after your period is over. I'd be curious to hear what the difference is.
  • svetlana
    svetlana Posts: 2
    Most women retain water (hence feeling of being "bloated") for a couple of days prior to their period. Then, the water comes out and it looks like you've lost a lot of weight. Plus/minus couple of pounds is really water fluctuations in your body.
  • pinkpixies
    pinkpixies Posts: 277
    Could the loss of muscle mass actually be water weight gain? I think you may just have to wait and see what your weight and readings come out to a week or so after your period is over. I'd be curious to hear what the difference is.

    I think the body comp knows the difference between muscle and water...they take it very seriously but I don't know how accurate it is? They put electrodes on my hand and foot and it's supposed to tell them.
  • pinkpixies
    pinkpixies Posts: 277
    Most women retain water (hence feeling of being "bloated") for a couple of days prior to their period. Then, the water comes out and it looks like you've lost a lot of weight. Plus/minus couple of pounds is really water fluctuations in your body.

    really? cool. I hope it goes down more. :laugh:
  • Fab140
    Fab140 Posts: 1,976 Member
    Most women retain water (hence feeling of being "bloated") for a couple of days prior to their period. Then, the water comes out and it looks like you've lost a lot of weight. Plus/minus couple of pounds is really water fluctuations in your body.

    really? cool. I hope it goes down more. :laugh:

    Yup, about half way through my period I lose a lot of that "bloating" and water weight. :smile:
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