Girl Problem!

Manda530
Manda530 Posts: 4
edited November 12 in Motivation and Support
Girls during your week of the month do you have problems loosing your weight even though youre eating better and having good workouts?! This is frustrating.
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  • Dollymix22
    Dollymix22 Posts: 23
    Yes and on top of that you'll usually find you've put on a few pounds but thats just water retention and bloating you'll find it goes once your off your period
  • mickipedia
    mickipedia Posts: 889 Member
    Its water weight.. don't worry just don't weigh that week :)
  • invisibubble
    invisibubble Posts: 662 Member
    Yes and on top of that you'll usually find you've put on a few pounds but thats just water retention and bloating you'll find it goes once your off your period
    This.
  • Kelly3475
    Kelly3475 Posts: 7 Member
    Yes, for sure! I am guaranteed to put on 5lbs 3 days before my period. I then stay on my period for a week, and 2 days after it is over the water is gone. It get's discouraging sometimes, but it's also nice to know it's what is normal for me. Before I realized what was going on, I would see a weight gain on the scale and get discouraged and that would start a binge. Now I know better...stick to eating healthy and exercising and it'll be gone in a week!
  • kabloozi
    kabloozi Posts: 119 Member
    I know my scale is at a standstill or going up 3-5lbs...currently just gotta work it out and you will lose your bloating feeling and water weight. keep moving keep moving and do what you do for your menu. good luck!
  • BruteSquad
    BruteSquad Posts: 373 Member
    I so opened this topic thinking someone had issues with courting one of you lovely ladies.....

    EPIC FAIL
  • toasterlisa
    toasterlisa Posts: 100 Member
    The week before is when I see a little water weight increase. Remember that the leaner you are, the less fat there is to store that pre-menstrual water!

    I also get the munchies really bad that pre-week and have to make really good food choices.

    Always surprising to me how the very day my period starts, all gets back to normal :-)

    Best wishes on your health and wellness journey!
  • lizard053
    lizard053 Posts: 2,344 Member
    Absolutely! Some times I can gain as much as 5 pounds just before mine! And that's following a weight loss plan that had me dropping 3 pounds a week! It's water weight, and really nothing to worry about. It will come off in a few days!
  • kneubee7
    kneubee7 Posts: 47 Member
    My weight is always up during my cycle. I've noticed that right before my period I go down then I shoot up around 2-4 lbs when my period starts and I don't go back down until 7-10 days after my period ends, which is when my fertility decreases (I can tell this using period tracker app). It's very frustrating. It's like 1.5-2 weeks out of the month I'm up in weight. :/
  • Jordynnsmom
    Jordynnsmom Posts: 88 Member
    Definately! I gain a few pounds (water) and have SUPER chocolate or anything else sweet cravings that I give in to. I have also noticed that a have NO energy during this week. I can't even get through a workout. I have started taking that week off of excercise and just trying my best to stay within calorie goal. I also don't pay attention to my weigh in.
  • chaniray
    chaniray Posts: 83 Member
    my scale only goes up during that time when i eat more or eat wrong. when i stay focused, fight through the fatigue, and make good choices i can actually lose weight. it's VERY hard but it's doable.
  • Manda530
    Manda530 Posts: 4
    Thanks everyone! This helps me to know I am not alone!
  • MeStephy
    MeStephy Posts: 39 Member
    I actually do still lose weight during that week. Maybe it is because I don't change my eating or exercise routines during that week. Or maybe I'm just a freak that way :laugh:

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  • original_cake_face
    original_cake_face Posts: 131 Member
    Throwing my agreement onto the pile.. I gained something like 2-3lbs during shark week. Dropped it all (plus extra) back off a few days after.
  • ADM1979
    ADM1979 Posts: 105 Member
    I get this, but does anyone have the feeling of bloating and just plain old "I need a day of cheating!"

    I feel like crap today. I want to just say to hell with this diet. I typically do really good. I measure out EVERYTHING. I exercise 6 days a week. But today, I want my sweats, chocolate, chinese, fries, diet dr pepper and some ice cream. I am ready to sit down and have a really good cry. I have found that I really don't like anyone today and I am very thankful that my cube is in a corner as I have vomit of the mouth.

    I will confess that I am going to the obgyn first of April as I have been told that I have some severe symptom with this issues. but I am so lacking in motivation today. I am at the point where caring doesn't seem worth it.

    I know I will go back to normal in a few days as these feeling will last me about a whole week sometime 2.

    I need to scream, cry, eat chocolate (in that order) then I think I can survive this day!
  • Skeemer118
    Skeemer118 Posts: 397 Member
    I so opened this topic thinking someone had issues with courting one of you lovely ladies.....

    EPIC FAIL

    ROTFLMBO! You dared to enter the secret gathering of the Sisterhood?! :tongue: Too funny! :heart:
  • PeaceCorpsKat
    PeaceCorpsKat Posts: 335 Member
    Oh yeah baby, it's called bloating. It's normal. In fact, It's good for you. Continue to eat well and you will find a dip after it's over.
  • ZombieChaser
    ZombieChaser Posts: 1,555 Member
    I so opened this topic thinking someone had issues with courting one of you lovely ladies.....

    EPIC FAIL

    Haa!
  • Happymom12
    Happymom12 Posts: 114 Member
    yes. At least I didn't gain like most I hear and read about but did stay exactly the same.
  • mclush12
    mclush12 Posts: 35 Member
    If your having girl problems I feel bad for you son...I got 99 problems but a b&^ch ain't one....!, sorry for the song quote...just came to mind..:)
  • MoreThanMommie
    MoreThanMommie Posts: 597 Member
    I actually do still lose weight during that week. Maybe it is because I don't change my eating or exercise routines during that week. Or maybe I'm just a freak that way :laugh:

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    ^This.
  • cockneypaul
    cockneypaul Posts: 52 Member
    YUCKIE
    Being a bloke I dont get this, I get water retention from BEER
    hahaha
  • Apryl546
    Apryl546 Posts: 909 Member
    I so opened this topic thinking someone had issues with courting one of you lovely ladies.....

    EPIC FAIL
    I did too. :grumble:
    Thought it would be something new for once.
    But nope, just another person who can't use the search feature first before posting.
    :bigsmile:
  • Chrissieneave
    Chrissieneave Posts: 99 Member
    I gain weight by about 4lbs, so i always avoid weighing week before/ week during my period, or i get frustrated :/

    But once off my period i've lost that 4lb gain.
  • mbrowder30
    mbrowder30 Posts: 3
    For SURE! those few water pounds are so annoying, and disheartening (ESPECIALLY at that time of the month!!) What I do that usually helps is switch to cardio exercise that week and get my sweat on, hard! I'll switch some weight training for extra swimming, biking, running, etc. I find it helps the water weight kind of distribute itself better, not to mention it eases cramps & stress, and a little alone time exercising personally helps me clear my mind & let my crazy PMS thoughts loose! haha!
  • Emalyn
    Emalyn Posts: 60
    I so opened this topic thinking someone had issues with courting one of you lovely ladies.....

    EPIC FAIL

    LOL, me too!

    But I agree with the others, just water weight. I avoid weighing myself around that time because it's only discouraging!
  • herangel3
    herangel3 Posts: 29 Member
    I also have those cravings & mood swings right before; if I give in I don't sweat it. I just pick myself back up and get moving the next day. No one is on the "perfect" diet and we need to allow ourselves a "cheat" moment. Don't tear yourself down over it. Try to plan for the next month when you know IT is going to happen....I use an app that tracks mine just as a previous poster. So I try to look for some healthier alternatives to the unhealthy food cravings. I like to get up from my desk at work and get a cup of hot herbal peppermint tea and sweeten with splenda; it seems to soften my irritable mood sometimes.

    Does anyone have any other suggestions to help with cravings and mood swings during that time of the month?
  • KarmaxKitty
    KarmaxKitty Posts: 901 Member
    I so opened this topic thinking someone had issues with courting one of you lovely ladies.....

    EPIC FAIL
    I did too. :grumble:
    Thought it would be something new for once.
    But nope, just another person who can't use the search feature first before posting.
    :bigsmile:

    She's new. When I first joined, I didn't think to use the search feature. A lot of other newbies have the same questions though, so it's nice to have someone ask.
  • ladykate7
    ladykate7 Posts: 206 Member
    I get this, but does anyone have the feeling of bloating and just plain old "I need a day of cheating!"

    I feel like crap today. I want to just say to hell with this diet.... But today, I want my sweats, chocolate, chinese, fries, diet dr pepper and some ice cream.

    I go by the fit of my clothes more than the scale, so I'm not sure how much it goes up when Aunt Flo visits. But I'm definitly uncomfortable and in my bigger pants. And I get wild sugar, carb and lazy cravings that week. T

    he main thing that keeps me on track is keeping up with exercising, less cramping for me when I stay active :) And I cut myself some slack in the eating department. If I don't do those two things that week I end up being overwhelmed and exhausted by guilt. Which is a huge trigger for me to revert back to my old unhealthy lifestyle.
  • Manda530
    Manda530 Posts: 4
    I so opened this topic thinking someone had issues with courting one of you lovely ladies.....

    EPIC FAIL
    I did too. :grumble:
    Thought it would be something new for once.
    But nope, just another person who can't use the search feature first before posting.
    :bigsmile:


    No need to get all snippy, that is the point to these message boards. Yes there are search engines, but it is not the same as actually hearing it from others just like myself, it makes it better than just reading it on a search engine.
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