Women: Do you weigh in on your periods?

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  • kizzaii
    kizzaii Posts: 52
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    I skip it, I usually put around 3/4 pounds on that week so skip a week. Always nice to lose more than usual the week after anyway!
  • th2much
    th2much Posts: 156 Member
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    NOOOOOO lol.....I Hide my scale!! I do take water pills though during my cycle to relieve water weight gain...helps alot with discomfort and it helps so my buttons dont fall off my pants lol...
    What are these Water Pills ?????

    I made a mistake of weighing myself last week & was SHOCKED!!!!! but now this week after that time has almost passed I am bk to my normal weight !!!!! SO I am not going to weight myself arnd that time ;)
  • robot_potato
    robot_potato Posts: 1,535 Member
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    I do, it doesn't affect my weight.
  • pinkhu13
    pinkhu13 Posts: 133
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    Yes, I don't usually get very bloated so I don't have an excuse.
  • alyson820
    alyson820 Posts: 448 Member
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    I weigh in because I like seeing my weight drop dramatically when it's over and I've lost the water weight. It's such a great 'LOOK AT HOW SKINNY I AM!' feeling
  • questhaven
    questhaven Posts: 109 Member
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    I weigh in but it's rarely positive....one time I had gained 2.4 pounds in water weight alone!
  • chellemitchell
    chellemitchell Posts: 12
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    i dont weigh in those times as i retain and lot of water and ave 2 wear my bigger clothes as i bloat 2 xxx
  • arkansascountrygirl
    arkansascountrygirl Posts: 234 Member
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    I don't weigh during that time with all the water retention and bloating I would not get an accurate read on the scale.
  • SarahE1092
    SarahE1092 Posts: 83
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    I did weigh in on my period week. I actually lost 2 lbs that week, who knew! I was super happy. Although I do only weigh in once a week.. I dont even think about weighing in at all, any week!
  • ahealthy4u
    ahealthy4u Posts: 442 Member
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    2-5 lbs weight gain is normal for me when it is that time of the month it sucks but I do weigh myself knowing full well that is what is going to happen but I have a lot of competition that I am in that I have to weigh in for.
  • pornstarzombie
    pornstarzombie Posts: 297
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    Nope. Won't get on or near a scale, just have no desire to. I know the week before my period I gain weight, and during the week of I drop a little bit but not near enough. I wait until about two - three days after, then I'll weigh myself to get an accurate weight.
  • MiaOrange
    MiaOrange Posts: 151 Member
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    I'm glad so many of you responded, women I know in person don't really notice weight gain or are post menopausal and don't have these annoying gains (usually lower metabolism though and I'm not looking forward to any more of that :(.

    I also gain on my special TOM. I weigh in with my TOPS weight loss group once a week so I still record that weight on MFP. I have cravings, also and freak out and think why do I want to eat these foods; weigh-in is in a couple of days! Even if I don't eat them, I feel like I need to eat certain things, part of it is probably craving things with iron in it; ie meat and chocolate.
  • Amazon_Who
    Amazon_Who Posts: 1,092 Member
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    I weight every Friday at my TOPS meeting no matter where I am in my cycle. I gain between 2/10 pounds all the way up to 5 pounds once and a blue moon I actually lose. Any gain is usually all gone and then some by the next meeting.
  • hanahlai
    hanahlai Posts: 281 Member
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    This past week I weighed about 3 lbs over what I had weighed the previous week. Then once my period was done I lost all those 3 lbs I "gained" and an additional 1.2 lb! I tend to weigh myself quite frequently so I know how food, periods, time of day affects my body. This is how I knew I gained 3 lbs literally almost instantly it seemed 2-3 days before it started and kept it until about 3-4 days in. Then on day 5, I lost an additional 1.2 lb from the weight I was before I started the period. It's not for everyone to weigh yourself this frequently, but I do feel more knowledgeable about what helps and what doesn't when it comes to my body.
  • LauraHasABabyJack
    LauraHasABabyJack Posts: 629 Member
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    I go up 5-7 pounds in the week leading up to it but by the week after its usually all gone and then some. I don't like seeing the number go up but that nice drop the week after is great.
  • audreygumm
    audreygumm Posts: 30
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    You shouldn't weigh in when you are on your period because you retain more water then normal which can add up to 15lbs. I always wait 2-3 days after I'm off.
  • daisytripp
    daisytripp Posts: 527 Member
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    Goodness no - it's already a difficult enough couple of days. Yikes.
  • girlontheseesaw
    girlontheseesaw Posts: 90
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    Yes I weigh in. I only weigh weekly, and I'm interested to see how I fluctuate. I'm a bit more aware of my rhythms now and it's good to know that I can actually give in to some of the stodgy food cravings I have. As long as I don't go crazy, I recognise that my temperature goes up, my mood goes down, and my body is generally behaving in an entirely different manner to usual.

    Therefore, I can - in fact, I need to - adjust my eating habits.
  • LeannSz
    LeannSz Posts: 68 Member
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    It's seems totally impossible but I actually weigh less when I have my periode. Sounds like a cruel joke I know lol

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