Females: Is it just me who gains during a visit from TOM?

I recommend weighing daily for a while if you can without bring bummed by fluctuating. That way you can go back and see the trend. I think it's kind of cool.

I was able to see that a couple days before I seemed to gain 3 pounds, and started using that as a clue that my cycle was about to start. It doesn't bug me, and by the end of my period, it's usually lower than when I started! There were a few months that I logged the most actual loss at a time then. Nothing to help you feel awesome like gaining 3 in water then losing that and 2 more!

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I wish it was only 2-5lbs. Sadly, for me I gain 10-20lbs during my period. 2 weeks of the month are usually horrible on what the scale says but since I track it I know what is normal or not. Seriously amazing to watch the scale change so drastically. I have not seen anyone else have that much but it is normal. Log for you over the next few months and you will know what is normal for you.

My question, though, is - How many of you are on your first period ever? I will even give you 3-4........ But every girl knows by age 14 - 15 that we get bloated, cranky, whiny, have an upset tummy and are hungry for the period of time just before your (generally) predictable cycle and can continue for (typically) 4-7 days. Ok, if you have always had hormonal issues and are just now getting it straightened out, I can *kinda* see the confusion, but, hell, even then, you KNOW it happens, even if it doesn't happen to you. I can almost guarantee you, if you ask 4 men if women gain a few pounds on the rag, at least 3 of them will be able to confirm the phenomenon, and they don't even have a uterus!!!!

really?????

It's not you, it's me

Yep, up to 7 pounds. Lose it and then some the week after...

My question, though, is - How many of you are on your first period ever? I will even give you 3-4........ But every girl knows by age 14 - 15 that we get bloated, cranky, whiny, have an upset tummy and are hungry for the period of time just before your (generally) predictable cycle and can continue for (typically) 4-7 days. Ok, if you have always had hormonal issues and are just now getting it straightened out, I can *kinda* see the confusion, but, hell, even then, you KNOW it happens, even if it doesn't happen to you. I can almost guarantee you, if you ask 4 men if women gain a few pounds on the rag, at least 3 of them will be able to confirm the phenomenon, and they don't even have a uterus!!!!

no not every one gets bloated and cranky and have to talk about it all the time!!!!

Look! I put this part in for people like you! *even then, you KNOW it happens, even if it doesn't happen to you.* I do get bloated and cranky. I don't talk about it. Mainly, because the majority of women before me have talked about it, and used it for excuses, for centuries. We *all* know what the possible symptoms are, even if each of us does not suffer in the same exact way. Just quit whining and be thankful that you don't get banished to a seperate hut one week out of each month like in some remote villages without diurex or tampons.

Merry Christmas! Sorry I haven't been in here for awhile, but I've just been busy since its Christmas. My cycles have been pretty weird lately. Last month I was so heavy, I then spotted a couple of times a week after it started. It was five weeks until I started this one on Thurs. I only had it for about 3 hrs. then it wen't away. My Dr. said that I'm going through menapause. The picture in my profile was taken yesterday, and that last year about this time, I weight about 210 maybe 224 which I think it was. So I've lost 39 lbs.I feel so much better. chat later. Tamara