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capriqueen
capriqueen Posts: 978 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Now I know weight can fluctuate a lot before our menstrual cycle starts, but do our measurements change significantly too? I just took my hip measurements and apparently it's an inch more than what it's been for the past two weeks...very unnerving! Almost like all the work I've done for 3 months is just a waste :( What do you say?

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  • capriqueen
    capriqueen Posts: 978 Member
    Bump.
  • Qskim
    Qskim Posts: 1,145 Member
    Old TOM can cause all sorts dramas...wait until gone, measure again. I know my waist goes up that week. I dont bother weighing/measuring then.
  • capriqueen
    capriqueen Posts: 978 Member
    Does it go upto an inch of fluctuation though?
  • PunkyRachel
    PunkyRachel Posts: 1,959 Member
    I will get bloaty for sure, but I don't gain weight. Actually I lost a couple pounds during my last few cycles, I lose apetite as well. It's just a horrible week.
  • YoshiZelda
    YoshiZelda Posts: 340 Member
    I'm on TOM right now, and weighed this morning while on it. NEVER.AGAIN.

    Even though it's just water weight. So don't stress. But it is pretty annoying.
  • PunkyRachel
    PunkyRachel Posts: 1,959 Member
    I would say an inch or so for me, my clothes always get tighter.
  • htmlgirl
    htmlgirl Posts: 314 Member
    I would venture to say that it can and honestly I would just avoid measuring and weighing during TOM.
  • Stephanie_Autry
    Stephanie_Autry Posts: 228 Member
    I think it does make you go up in inches. I measured myself and I went up an inch on my hips and waist line last night. (on my cycle now) I also gained like 5lbs of water weight from it, kinda sucks though. I get more hungry & lazier... feel like I could sleep all day!
  • elyelyse
    elyelyse Posts: 1,454 Member
    yeah i wouldn't stress an inch around that ToM, our bodies are totally rebelling against us!
  • Qskim
    Qskim Posts: 1,145 Member
    Yep easy inch. Just continue to eat right..I can b stricter on myself that week..I don't use it as a reason to go nuts...when I indulge I want to b in a frame of mind of self control...I am able to lose/maintain that week now. It's usually best week (mean when finished).
  • december8teen
    december8teen Posts: 107
    Yes it does go up...measurement-wise. My thigh measurements went up by an inch before-during that period. It's back to my usual measurements now. Don't worry!
  • paint_it_black
    paint_it_black Posts: 208 Member
    I'd kill to only swell by an inch, every month my stomach swells by 8 or 9 inches during TOM, on the plus side i do get preferential treatment when people think i'm 6 months pregnant.
  • misswager
    misswager Posts: 67 Member
    yup sadly our TOM can cause water retention... well it does for me, so therefore I appear more bloated and weight more too. I dont worry about it. Drink plenty of water to help decrease water retention. But overall, I say relax and ride it out :-) Us ladies suffer with it and feel your anguish
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