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QUESTION FOR THE GIRLS OF MFP!

Km0714
Km0714 Posts: 62 Member
edited January 9 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello everyone!

So I know most of us gain a little bit of weight during our time of the month and i was just wondering how long you wait afterwards to weigh yourself? I've heard two days, what do you guys think?

Thanks!

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  • jacie87
    jacie87 Posts: 46 Member
    My weight gain tends to happen a few days leading up to my "time of the month." By the 2nd day into it, my weight has usually gone back down.
  • SG_Diary
    SG_Diary Posts: 26 Member
    I usually just avoid the scales until the following week....I can get pretty discouraged if I see a gain + it's that time of the month so I tend to want to eat EVERYTHING anyway. So to keep me sane I stay away from weigh in :)
  • susyseq
    susyseq Posts: 94
    About a few days after for me. I try to weight myself after I'm no longer bloated.
  • ladioffaith
    ladioffaith Posts: 49
    I can gain 10 pounds or MORE as far as 2 weeks in advance of my TOM, depending on whether I have also consumed sodium.

    It's a vicious cycle for me which also includes pre menstral constipation, etc.

    Right now my scale solves this problem for me, because it won't weigh me when I've gained too much.

    I still weigh, but only count the gain if it persists for a solid week.
  • nashai01
    nashai01 Posts: 536 Member
    I wait until the following week
  • cm1458
    cm1458 Posts: 742 Member
    I used to wait 2-3 days after
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    I weigh every day. Any gain isn't really a surprise by now. :)
  • meredith1123
    meredith1123 Posts: 843 Member
    My weight gain tends to happen a few days leading up to my "time of the month." By the 2nd day into it, my weight has usually gone back down.
    Same with me. my weight gain is usually up to a week prior to starting. And then after the 2nd or 3rd day of the actual cycle... i'm already dropping back down to my usual weight.
  • fg8585
    fg8585 Posts: 110 Member
    I weigh every day. Any gain isn't really a surprise by now. :)

    This.
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