Just for the girls......

RochelleBlack

WE ALL HAVE THAT PROBLEM HUN...AUNT FLOW IS A REAL B1#*%. I DON'T WEIGH MYSELF AROUND THOSE TIMES..

I stay away from the scale at that point in time as well. Why bother getting upset when there is nothing you can do about it? I've always wondered what fitness and figure athletes do...maybe they are so lean they don't get their cycles?

Brittmy

WE ALL HAVE THAT PROBLEM HUN...AUNT FLOW IS A REAL B1#*%. I DON'T WEIGH MYSELF AROUND THOSE TIMES..

Truth, I noticed I gain anywhere from 1-3 lbs every for that week, so i have just stopped weighing myself around then because it is hard not to get discouraged, even if you know it is only temporary.

thinmintme

Oh, the notorious Aunt Flo...

I bloat. Face, abdomen, legs, etc. The bloating in my face is the most annoying of all. I look like a cherub of sorts. Ugh.
I crave chocolate and salty things, not at the same time but a few days of the first followed by a few days of the latter.
Lest I forget, the cramps. Sometimes, they can be murderous. But I don't agree with taking birth control to help curb the pain. I have enough problems without throwing my hormones for a loop. I might look into asking my doctor for a prescription strength painkiller for my time of the month but at this point, I feel I can bite it. At its worst, I spend the first day of my menstruation, lying face down in bed, breathing excessively, trying to calm myself down, hoping the advil kicks in. It usually takes about two hours and a nap before I'm ok again. Also, on those days, I can't eat until the evening hours. If I try to, I'll end up vomiting. The nausea is so bad when the pain is at its worst so I can't handle anything. Sometimes I get chills and very dizzy, too. It's a whole mess! lol
But, luckily for me, that only lasts about a day of the entire cycle. Thank the gods!

On my third day, I'm usually almost done and my energy levels seem to skyrocket. o_o I'm usually spending that time cleaning, organizing, cooking, working on some project, whatever strikes my fancy. Wish I was like that all the time....
By the fifth day, the bloating seems to have disappeared. The 'real' bleeding lasts about two days followed by spotting that eventually just ceases altogether. Which is great because I no longer worry about making a mess. Haha. I never do but I still worry like mad. xD

The water weight comes off slowly, though. So I don't weigh myself AT ALL during that time. I don't want to stress myself out over something that isn't actual 'weight', ya know?

And that's pretty much it!
I don't think you're prying. I think everyone should be able to talk about it. We all deal with it! You can't just hide it...:blushing:

yoovie

I gain 5-8 ppounds each time I gotta chase the cotton mouse. If I d two ST sessions and a short cardio session during the first 72 hours of it,the gain leaves and takes with it an extra pound or so at the end

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MsMal24

I have the same issue! It can be really discouraging but I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one this happens to. My scale tells me that I get 5 extra pounds for that week.

sandy_taylor13

I really needed to see this!!! I usually dont gain anything or very little, but this week I gained 3 lbs. Im drinking lots of water (although I usually get my 64-80 oz in a day no problem). It is discouraging to see the number jump, but I just tell myself to keep going. It will drop off. Sucks that we have to go through this. My husband jumped on the scale right after our run and he lost 5 lbs. I was happy to stay the same hoping it will drop down after I get my period. Thanks for sending out the this topic and the replies. Makes me feel better.

shirleygirl910

Don't have the scale be your only motivation or demotivation. The week before is the worst time for cravings etc. Try the hardest on the week before to eat the healtiest you have ever eaten, no sugar, no chocolate, etc. It will make the week of a lot easier when it comes to weight gain, water gain, cramps and all. Try it.

Carlysanders7

I'm like you, in the fact that I usually have a small gain in the week leading up to and during my period. I'm on the Depo shot so that time only comes a few times a year, thankfully.

jsbpoohbear

I am new here and just starting my process of trying to loose some weight and of course that time is coming SOON. I usually gain 1-6 lbs and am always starving a few days prior. That is not helping the motivation but oh well such is life. Must stick with it. LOL

pf3855

I can easily gain 4-6 lbs in the days leading up to that TOTM, as soon as I start I can drop 5 lbs overnight! I'm 49 and not on any birth control and as I've gotten older the bloating, backache, etc., has only gotten worse. Problem is I'm too regular, even without BC, so my doctor(s) really don't see a problem. I keep offering to donate my uterus to science as it's never been used and surely there's some kind of donor program for it but alas they won't take me up on it. We all feel your pain and weight gain!

proudtexan71

Last month was a 5lb gain - I was freaking out, until I looked at the calendar. But it still sucks to see any kind of gain.

redwoodbsq1

Well, I'm not entirely sure how much I gain when I start, but i do know that magically a two to three days before I can't get my wedding ring off without lotion. That's my #1 'don't weigh yourself now' hint. I only weigh in once a week, so I adjust my weigh ins accordingly. When my fingers are back to normal, that's when I weigh myself.

I usually combat it with more water and green tea. The more I pee the more I say "Good, more water gone from my fingers!" It could be an old wives tale but my mom told me the more water your retaining the more water you need to drink, something about your body realizes it is going to get water and doesn't feel the need to hang on to it. That give me a little goosebumps thinking my body is thinking, but beyond that the extra water and green tea seems to really help.

yesthistime

I gain about 5 pounds, I hate jeans, and all I want to do is cry and eat chocolate.

yhateme1

OMG... i have not paid attention to weather i gain or not... but I do have some terrable mood swings.. i'm going to see what happens on saturday.

kao1114

Do not go near that little, evil, torture device known as the "scale" during that time!

Hood25

I crave salty food and have sore breasts during ovulation but have very few symptoms during my period or the week before. I find my symptoms lesson the more I exercise and have my calcium. Maybe keep up with your sodium intake prior? I've been blessed with mild to moderate periods and I haven't been on the pill in 15 years, since i was 23. I hope i didn't just jinx myself...

redwoodbsq1

I hate jeans, and all I want to do is cry and eat chocolate.

Holy @^#$^ I feel you there! My hubby asked once "so do you get PMS anymore after menopause? When does that kick in again??" lol poor guy.

tnorth82

gain anywhere from 2 - 4lb, its all water bloating, even my wedding ring gets tight. Soon goes a few days later.
I can't be bothered to work out either, and the cramps don't help. Plus I have to fight to not eat stodgy comfort food.

sux being a girl sometimes x

jenluvsushi

I gain 3-5 pounds the week before and it takes me a week or so to lose it. It is so discouraging! I feel like my losses only happen one or two weeks of the month! And it doesn't help that I get super hungry and PMS-y before so all I want to do is eat crap and then cry about it....waaaaah!