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Jackpalm

Does anyone else gain weight during PMS even when they stay within their calorie goal?

Lyadeia

Yes we all do.

It's called water retention and has absolutely nothing to do with fat.

StacySkinny

Yeah, that's happened to me and a lot of the women I know.

Bloating or water retention is common during PMS. Try reducing salt consumption and increasing water consumption. Less salt means less water retention, and better hydration will help alleviate some symptoms of PMS.

Source: http://www.mckinley.illinois.edu/handouts/nutrition_pms.html

HonkyTonks

Yep, and will drop off on or a few day after period starts

Jackpalm

ok, because I thought I had a great week and my scale is not helping my motivation!

StacySkinny

ok, because I thought I had a great week and my scale is not helping my motivation!

lol Yeah, I feel your pain. Don't let a weight gain on the scale for a single week get you down. The body can retain a crazy amount of water and fluctuate drastically throughout the week. If the scale shows a bad things two weeks in a row, that's when you maybe should start to think about making some adjustments to your routine.

Jackpalm

ok, because I thought I had a great week and my scale is not helping my motivation!

lol Yeah, I feel your pain. Don't let a weight gain on the scale for a single week get you down. The body can retain a crazy amount of water and fluctuate drastically throughout the week. If the scale shows a bad things two weeks in a row, that's when you maybe should start to think about making some adjustments to your routine.

Jackpalm

Thanks!

Rsjessen

Honestly, it doesn't really happen to me :i
guess I'm lucky

But I have heard that most girls "bloat" when they have that time of the month.

lottie_28

I think you should avoid the scale until the end of your period. Your uterine lining builds up before your period, this is what the weight gain is. Sorry for being crude but if you think of the fluid expelled whilst on your period... it's quite a lot! And that's all in your system before your period starts. When I know I'm a few days from my period I stop weighing, and then do a proper weigh in the day after it finishes.

melhayes1115

Drinkng a lot of extra water should help.

Jackpalm

Will try to limit salt and up my water intake, I hope next week is better!!

shakybabe

my water retention overall - daily fluctuations and TOTM has improved loads since went low carb. only going up by 1 lb a day daily and 2-3 lbs at monthlies instead of 6lbs + for over a week before it started coming back off again previously.