How much water weight do you gain at that time of the month?

TaraSpottyCat
TaraSpottyCat Posts: 42 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello

We all differ I know, but I'm trying to gauge how much I may have lost in weight on my first weigh in.

I started my weight loss plan a week ago and unfortunately I was on my period. I have weighed myself this morning, and there's a 1.2 kilo loss (2.75lbs)

Do you think some of that may have been fat loss and not just water?

Would you mind posting how much you gain at 'that time of the month' ?

Thanks ladies!

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  • forgtmenot
    forgtmenot Posts: 860 Member
    It varies, usually 1-2lbs sometimes more.
  • sarabelle0
    sarabelle0 Posts: 49 Member
    I gain 7-8 lbs. Hate it but I do lose it all by the end of the cycle. I purposely do not weigh myself during that TOM! good luck!
  • cargilb
    cargilb Posts: 116
    i've gained 4 or 5 pounds in water weight.
  • newhabit
    newhabit Posts: 426 Member
    it definitely depends on the person. for me about 2-3 lb
  • AnisaMG
    AnisaMG Posts: 154 Member
    4-6 lbs - I avoid the scale like the plague for the entire week!!!
  • Built_Strong
    Built_Strong Posts: 114 Member
    Generally 3-5lbs. is what I'll gain in water.
  • Nina1007
    Nina1007 Posts: 150
    Mine is about 2-3lbs too
  • supersarajane
    supersarajane Posts: 1 Member
    I typically gain ~2 lbs. I found an article that may be helpful (though I am not a doctor, dietitian, or scientist, so I cannot comment on the validity):

    http://www.buzzle.com/articles/weight-gain-during-period.html

    Good luck and keep on keepin on!
  • JenMull44
    JenMull44 Posts: 226 Member
    Its anywhere from 4-6 lbs for me. I try not to weigh myself during this time.
    Makes me even crabier than I already am at that time.
  • DKrisAn
    DKrisAn Posts: 43 Member
    I gain about 3-4lbs each time.
  • TaraSpottyCat
    TaraSpottyCat Posts: 42 Member
    Oh so I may of lost naff all in the way of fat, boo hoo.
    Mind you, the meds I currently take do give me water retention in my legs / ankles, so, I may hold onto any water, and a bit of fat may have shifted.

    The following weeks will tell!

    Thanks ladies :-)
  • serenapitala
    serenapitala Posts: 441 Member
    It feels like twenty pounds :frown: but it's around 2-4. I don't go by the difference between TOM and post TOM I just kind of ignore that week. If there is a loss over the week before that, it is probably fat loss.
  • megleo818
    megleo818 Posts: 595 Member
    Between 3 and 7 pounds. Crazy.
  • changejen2013
    changejen2013 Posts: 87
    I've had my period this week and I've lost weight. So, it doesn't always apply. Approach the week cautiously but don't be afraid. Some people aren't effected like others in water weight.
  • 21Pontoon
    21Pontoon Posts: 46
    I think my average water weight / bloating / annoying time of the month gain is about ... 2 lbs? that's a high estimate. I wouldn't worry too much about that though because it'll take you a little while to equal out your weight loss anyway, menstruation is just an annoying flux but it doesn't last too long.

    Thank god! :P x
  • tinythoughts
    tinythoughts Posts: 2 Member
    wrong thread

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