Girly question!

I know! I have idea why, but I tend to just not weigh when she's in town. No point in disappointing yourself!

Also, don't forget that when you eat under your recommended calorie intake - you could be putting your body into starvation mode and during your Aunt's visit - your body is actually needing more nutrients than less. Increase your iron intake and protein and you will probably see a better result during the visit. Also, it will help you to feel more energetic to do things like take a walk.

I switch to maintenance calories when she's in town because I know my body is evacuating a lot of nutrients and I need to make up for it.

First, why are you weighing yourself everyday? Second, if you look hard enough you will find 100's of posts on here about the negative effects of NOT eating enough...Third, if you look hard enough you will find tons (ha, no pun) of information about 'muscle weighing more than fat' IF you are working out. Forth -- I don't, but lots of people also measure themselves vice weighing or with weighing, have you tried that?

Fifth, I rarely gain "girly weight" so I cannot really relate to this problem, although on the 1 or 2x a year I do, it's A LOT, and my diet has a lot to do with it.

Yes. I typically stall for almost a week and then see a huge drop. So hang in there! It's just water weight obscuring your actual fat loss.

You really do want to aim to MEET your calorie goal. Don't worry if you're within 100 calories on either side, but don't aim to be significantly under.

I avoid the scale during "lady times". It's depressing if you are really looking at the numbers hoping for a change and that change is up. In general I only weigh once a week but if that log in day is in the middle of lady times, I skip it and will log in on the next one. It's not worth the frustration IMO.

Does anyone else's "Aunt" stay with them for a week to 10 days? Does that mean I can only lose weight for 3/4 of the month?

Avoid the scale like the plague right before and during.

Does anyone else's "Aunt" stay with them for a week to 10 days? Does that mean I can only lose weight for 3/4 of the month?

Yes, I am *blessed* with that length. Doc always raise their eyebrows at that but then tell me I am perfectly healthy, so I'm just lucky!

If you are following your plan, then you will still lose weight, you just might not see it during TOM as the water weight obscures your loss on the scale. Then you'll see a larger than normal drop right afterwards.

I usually lose more the next week or two it seems. Slow the week of but after it usually makes up for it. If I stay on track that is. lol

I have to admit, I haven't seen a weight gain or stall during my cycle. I usually up my water and still try to workout as much as i normally do, and stay at my calorie limit. 1-2 days out of the 5-6 i am on it, i may go over but i usually aim to stay under 1500. (my normal intake is 1300). I'm "there" now and weigh in day is tmrw. I weighed yesterday morning unofficially as a check seeing as the night before my hun was home (he works oil so is gone a lot) and we had a nice dinner and i knew for sure my sodium was up (i didnt log dinner as i turned off my computer when he got home). I was actually down 2lbs and then i double checked it this morning and i was actually 2.5lbs down after the water i chugged and exercising I did. Let's hope when I officially weigh in tmrw morning I've still go the same numbers lol. So far...aunt dot has been kind to me minus the cramps and fatigue! :grumble: