We are pleased to announce that as of March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor has been introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Ladies Only!

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?

Replies

  • 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
This discussion has been closed.

Categories