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MVY_
MVY_ Posts: 253 Member
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When you are menstruating do you gain a few lbs and those few lbs are so hard to knock off but right after your period is done you are back to your normal weight or you even loss a few more lbs? is this normal?
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  • IrenieL
    IrenieL Posts: 42 Member
    exact same happens to me .. I avoid the scale that week!
  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    Yep :laugh:
    We hold onto water during that time, not sure why but what you describe happens to me :grumble:
  • jrbb03092
    jrbb03092 Posts: 198 Member
    Totally normal. Not everyone has it happen but enough of us do that it's totally normal. Whenever I suddenly put on 3-5 pounds (for no other reason) I know my TOM is about to arrive. And then it drops right off after.
  • neesha2zumba
    neesha2zumba Posts: 36
    i get so bloated :mad:
  • michellelhartwig
    michellelhartwig Posts: 486 Member
    YES!!!!!!!!!! :noway: I hate it!
  • krystina_letitia9
    krystina_letitia9 Posts: 697 Member
    I only gain if I eat like a maniac during that time (which I sometimes do... hehehe). Otherwise, I still consistently lose.
  • Owsla135
    Owsla135 Posts: 350 Member
    You know with a title like that every man is going to look! ROFL!
  • CrisAlex
    CrisAlex Posts: 236 Member
    Yup! I gain as much as 8 pounds, which shows A LOT on me since I'm only 4'11".
  • YogaNikki
    YogaNikki Posts: 284 Member
    Yep. Every time. I also crave the crap out of carbs the week before, and used to deprive myself, but I found if I let myself have a pasta day once or twice before my period, I actually am in a better mood and the scale stays steady or drops when I'm done :)
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    The only thing I like about it is, I've lost enough weight now to notice that my belly pokes out more once a month. That's something, anyway.
  • slimmermomma
    slimmermomma Posts: 82 Member
    I think alot of women see this - you tend to retain alot more fluid during your period and it will come and go every month. I wouldn't be to concerned during that week, especially if you notice it coming right back off
  • bpwparents
    bpwparents Posts: 359 Member
    Yup same thing happens to me
  • Chenoachem
    Chenoachem Posts: 1,758 Member
    Absolutely normal. It is mostly due to water retention. A number of fitness books will tell you to look out for it. You can also feel more drained, making it harder to exercise. Also, a couple of running books I have suggest that you may need a few extra calories to maintain normal energy. Those calories do not have to come from junk. But don't feel concerned if you eat a bit more salad than normal (or whatever) :)
  • janemem
    janemem Posts: 575 Member
    I find that my weight goes DOWN by 1/1.5lb a few days before my period, I can eat more than normal if I feel the need for the 1st and 2nd day and then afterwards I'm back to where I was before it all started.
    Now I know this I tend to make sure I don't indulge my cravings and that way the initial loss usually stays off which is a bonus!
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    When you are menstruating do you gain a few lbs and those few lbs are so hard to knock off but right after your period is done you are back to your normal weight or you even loss a few more lbs? is this normal?

    jesus h christ on a crutch!! i've never menstrurated and i know that this is completely normal!!!
  • Yieya
    Yieya Posts: 168 Member
    YEP... same here, you're not alone...lol
  • robin52077
    robin52077 Posts: 4,383 Member
    When you are menstruating do you gain a few lbs and those few lbs are so hard to knock off but right after your period is done you are back to your normal weight or you even loss a few more lbs? is this normal?

    jesus h christ on a crutch!! i've never menstrurated and i know that this is completely normal!!!

    I know, right?
    "This has happened to me every month for the last 8 years but I am just now noticing how it works!":grumble:
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    When you are menstruating do you gain a few lbs and those few lbs are so hard to knock off but right after your period is done you are back to your normal weight or you even loss a few more lbs? is this normal?

    jesus h christ on a crutch!! i've never menstrurated and i know that this is completely normal!!!

    lol...that said, one thing I have picked up on is if I try REALLY hard not to give in to my cravings during my period I usually end up dropping even more weight that week once the bloat goes away.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    havent you been doing this for almost 10 years by now?
  • LovelyLifter
    LovelyLifter Posts: 560 Member
    honey did you just start???

    do you need the talk ?
  • lorihalsted
    lorihalsted Posts: 326 Member
    I gained 9 pounds week before last....makes no sense to me but dropped it last week. Go figure!:explode:
  • Butler018
    Butler018 Posts: 26 Member
    About a week before AF is due I can eat anything and everything and not get full. I have dubbed it Shark Week so when I talk with friends. They get a kick out of that, but it's appropriate for how much I want to eat. The urge to eat stops abruptly about 2 days before AF shows and then a day after AF shows up my weight goes back to normal completely and I have my energy back.

    I am currently up about 2 or 3 pounds and AF should be showing in a couple days. Looking forward to seeing what the scale says on Sunday!
  • shelbyfrootcake
    shelbyfrootcake Posts: 965 Member
    I usually gain 2-4lb but lose it again easily once my hormone calm down.
  • RockinSkiBunny
    RockinSkiBunny Posts: 152 Member
    Going through that right now. I know it and I STILL stepped on the scale only to frustrate myself! argh!!!
  • BeautyCrys
    BeautyCrys Posts: 209 Member
    Total normal honey... I usually know when I'm about to start, I eat so much leading up to it, then it's a fight to get it off after!
  • Tarin626
    Tarin626 Posts: 101 Member
    Yup normal! I'm 5lbs like clockwork - it goes away right after. If I indulge and take in too much salt it might last an extra day or two that's it :-)
  • ahviendha
    ahviendha Posts: 1,291 Member
    It kind of depends on the month, sometimes I do bloat up like a pufferfish (jeans are snug, shoes are snug) and this is when I either maintain my weight, or gain a lb or two, then a few days after my official "period arriving" day, the water weight drops off (magnificent bathroom breaks!) as well as a lb or two.

    Some months I don't gain at all, and I don't end up losing either.

    I exercise regularly during TOM, and try to keep my raging hunger in check by many small snacks throughout the day, plenty of water and green tea.
  • vickiandrews
    vickiandrews Posts: 254 Member
    You bet it happens to most of us. Must admit the worst time for me was when I went through a stage of having a male personal trainer. Of course I knew the reason for my 5lb weight gain, but he just kept asking my what I thought I'd been doing wrong all week!!! He was impressed the following week though when I'd 'lost' the 5lb plus another 1!! ;-)
  • LADYDEBORAH1984
    LADYDEBORAH1984 Posts: 64 Member
    me too, water retention!!
  • jrbb03092
    jrbb03092 Posts: 198 Member
    You bet it happens to most of us. Must admit the worst time for me was when I went through a stage of having a male personal trainer. Of course I knew the reason for my 5lb weight gain, but he just kept asking my what I thought I'd been doing wrong all week!!! He was impressed the following week though when I'd 'lost' the 5lb plus another 1!! ;-)

    *cracks up*

    I used to have that at WW even and I was damned if I was announcing in front of everyone that it was my TOM.

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