Monthly Periods.
sarahmartin2013
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Do they really effect someones weight? *Like when they're on a period do they tend to weigh more or less?.. Its my time of the month and today was my weigh in.. The scaled showed I had gained 2 pounds, and that my belly was a little bit bigger then last measurement. Is that because I'm bloated or something?..
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Yeah, I start holding water the week before mine and that adds to the scales, then a few days into my period it's all away again. Don't be disheartened on the scale, you're not any fatter.0
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Yep. I go up sometimes as much as 5 pounds, and feel like I can't button my pants.0
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Yes, we retain water during that time. Ugh!!0
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I tend to retain water during that time of the month. This week, I only lost 1lb., so I'm curious what my weight will be in a few days.0
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i retain in the lead up to starting my period
i can gain up to 7lb. this last fortnight i lost a lb one week and my tummy was stuck right out (i came on the next day) and this week i lost 10lb, stomach was back to normal and my nutrition advisor asked me if i was starving myself to get big weight loss grrrrr0 -
Like everyone else said, it's most likely just water weight. Most women retain water and get bloated during their periods. The same happens to me too, but it usually goes away towards the end of my period.0
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I was going to ask the same question - my weight jumped up 3 pounds so I'm thinking I must be due, although this didn't happen last month. The fact it coincided with eating a portion of chocolate pudding and some of my birthday chocolates must be coincidence! I'd not eaten any puddings or chocolates since before 1st Jan, so it was a tad annoying.0
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I puff up like a flippin balloon. Puffy fingers and all. I write off my weigh in that week.0
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When do you lovely ladies find that the water weight comes off? First day of your periods? When it's finished?0
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Near the end of it, for me. I get a rockin' weigh in a few days after it finishes.0
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Yep I was up 5lbs yesterday and was down 3lbs from that today...0
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For me it isn't water retention but food retention, I always get constipated the few days before and then whoosh ... sorry if TMI but you did ask :blushing:0
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I puff up like a flippin balloon. Puffy fingers and all. I write off my weigh in that week.
Yes i bloat terribly too!! I actually have to take my rings off for a week!! But yes one week a month i ignore my scales due to the monthly, Though I can go up to a 6lb gain if I DON'T drink lots.0 -
I puff up like a flippin balloon. Puffy fingers and all. I write off my weigh in that week.
Yes i bloat terribly too!! I actually have to take my rings off for a week!! But yes one week a month i ignore my scales due to the monthly, Though I can go up to a 6lb gain if I DON'T drink lots.
I hear you!! one of my rings doesn't come off right now and sometimes I'm scared my finger is going to turn purple!0 -
Totally normal. Drink plenty of water, that should help.0
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this happens to almost all of us. I can gain up to7-8 pounds, from the day before until even a week after, this sucks! I weigh in weekly but that week while period, it is so frustrating, and my mood is already bad enough to worsen it on the scales.0
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My weight goes up about 3 pounds and it's about that time for me now so I'm not expecting any losses this week. And my clothes get sooooo tight. Ugh.0
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Yep. Normally gain up to around 5lbs on my TOM. Drinks lots of water and it will soon go away x0
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Yep I get pretty bloated around that time too.
Usually show a 1.5-2lb gain too and clothes esp trousers feel quite tight.
Tends to go back to normal around a week after its finished.0 -
For me it isn't water retention but food retention, I always get constipated the few days before and then whoosh ... sorry if TMI but you did ask :blushing:
This is me too! I think some of it is water, but food too. Then my period starts and its like someone pulled the plug from the bathtub.0
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