PMS and Water Retention

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ElliePhillips1991
ElliePhillips1991 Posts: 15
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Ladies,

How many pounds do you usually gain 'around that time', and when do you tend to gain it, before, during, or after?

Just curious. My scale, over the course of a day, shot up from 182 to 187. Big jump there, and it's about that time of the month.

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  • likearadiowave
    likearadiowave Posts: 445 Member
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    I don't know because i've stopped weighing myself during that time.
    It's a little too discouraging.
  • BelindaDuvessa
    BelindaDuvessa Posts: 1,014 Member
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    A woman can gain anywhere from 2-10 pounds during that time period. Just put your scale up and don't weigh.
  • cgatmsu
    cgatmsu Posts: 1
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    This is such an interesting thing because I have always weighed myself daily in the mornings so it's a consistent read. I usually lose 1.5 lbs/week. However the week of my period I will either gain 1-2 lbs or stay flat, but when I come out of it I usually lose those 1-2 lbs plus the additional 1.5 lbs that week. I was very inspired by this woman - sponsormyweightloss.com and she tracked her weight on there weekly- you can see the same pattern every month.

    Don't be discouraged if you are doing things right it will eventually come off!
  • collingmommy
    collingmommy Posts: 456 Member
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    Yea.. Mine does it to, i noticed in one day, i woke up at 530am, tinkled, lol weighed in and then when i got back on at 5pm (afterwork) i jumped upabout 3 lbs!! That was a day when i didn't take in ant junk and felt lighter! Should poof been a lb down, 6 days later, ain't flow appeared! It always happens, get ua water pill and take it with loss of water and it'll help with bloat! Good luck
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    Lots of threads on this if you're interested in researching it.

    Personally? 2-5LBS
  • knittingwitch
    knittingwitch Posts: 231 Member
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    I gain a inch the week before and through out the period, the usually I gain 1-2 pounds or I won't gain or lose any weight during that week. Then the week after I lose the weight I gained plus 2 more pounds. That is as long as I stuck with eating right and working out those weeks.
  • jikkenkekka
    jikkenkekka Posts: 61
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    I normally shoot up 3 to 5 pounds; occasionally less, sometimes more. I normally weigh myself (started today actually, and I'll be weighing in as usual tomorrow) but just to see how much I'm up; I don't update my weight here or on any of the other fitness sites I use on weeks like these.
  • msafunk
    msafunk Posts: 163 Member
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    it's hard for me to tell. I continued to weigh myself this month. It doesn't look like I gained any weight, but my weight loss slowed down a little bit.

    But I'm not sure. I have Endometriosis, so I try to stay on birth control like Seasonique so I only have to deal with the type of "omg-kill-me-now" pain that is associated with the disorder. This month was so bad that my boss drove me home from work 2 hours early =\
  • MCNWifey
    MCNWifey Posts: 31
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    UGhhh I hate that time of the month, I try not to weigh during that time because I always eat more then I should because I feel like i'm starving and i'm just so bloated.
  • ElliePhillips1991
    ElliePhillips1991 Posts: 15
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    Thanks. That helps. :)
  • cheerforsteelers
    cheerforsteelers Posts: 686 Member
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    I actually weighed myself during that time and was surprised to find I gained only a pound and then quickly lost it. I felt like I gained so much more. Tricky, tricky.
  • carrietehbear
    carrietehbear Posts: 384 Member
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    I don't gain the week of my period. My weight loss does slow down the week I ovulate. I've only gained once during my weight loss journey and it wasn't related to my cycle.
  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,721 Member
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    yea I'm bloated right now I can visibly tell a difference...
  • Roxsand
    Roxsand Posts: 13 Member
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    I am so glad I saw this topic!!!!!! I am currentlly going through this too! I hate the horrible bloated feeling! I was suprised to see when I weighed in this morning that I was 1 lb lighter! I figured it'd be much worse than that, even though I controlled my cravings that usually happen around that time!
  • amycb03
    amycb03 Posts: 68 Member
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    oh, you know, just EIGHT POUNDS!. Ugh. I learned the hard way and refuse to weigh myself until it is completely over or else it's just no bueno.
  • halfretird
    halfretird Posts: 49 Member
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    Thank goodness I'm not the only one I shot up 3 pounds this morning cos of it. Worked my behind off today to get rid of it..Im so bloated I feel miserable and I'm eating the house down..I hope its over soon.

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