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Question for the ladies.....

fynendandi1
fynendandi1 Posts: 122 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I am sure this has been brought up in the past but I am still fairly new so I am going to throw it out there again. On an average I was wondering how many pounds you gain when you are on your menstral cycle. I was told years ago that you will only put on 1-3 pounds at the most but yet month after month I gain so much more than that. Does anyone else?

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  • fynendandi1
    fynendandi1 Posts: 122 Member
    I am sure this has been brought up in the past but I am still fairly new so I am going to throw it out there again. On an average I was wondering how many pounds you gain when you are on your menstral cycle. I was told years ago that you will only put on 1-3 pounds at the most but yet month after month I gain so much more than that. Does anyone else?
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    Heck, your weight can fluctuate up to 5 pounds on any given day as it is due to bloat, fluid retention, etc. much less during that time!

    That said, I usually don't gain--if I do it's never more than 1/2 lb.--during that time but I do stall in weight loss every time for about 3-4 days. But then I'll have a big drop right afterwards! So it usually all works out.
  • LML79
    LML79 Posts: 697
    My weight goes WAY up when its that time.. Sometimes my scale hits about seven or eight pounds higher than normal. I know it's all water weight and I tend to retain a lot..but still..you hate to see the scale go up.. rest assured it will go down when its over!!
  • fynendandi1
    fynendandi1 Posts: 122 Member
    Ok well me too and I know it is going to drop after I am done but I am a little emotional right now:ohwell: and my scale is being mean to me!
  • vramage
    vramage Posts: 28
    im the same last week i was 5 pound lighter and now this 5 pound has suddlenly came from no where it was soooo depressinh:sad: but i will keep on going:flowerforyou:
  • edyta
    edyta Posts: 258
    This month it was 5lbs for me... :ohwell:
  • ali106
    ali106 Posts: 3,754 Member
    well was 5 on the dr's scale...sometimes its gone up to 6 or 7, depends on the sodium intake too...

    good luck and this too shall pass...then come back...then pass....then back....:ohwell: joys of womanhood! lol:flowerforyou:

    hugs!
    Ali
  • LML79
    LML79 Posts: 697
    Ok well me too and I know it is going to drop after I am done but I am a little emotional right now:ohwell: and my scale is being mean to me!
    Give it a good swift kick... that's what I do to my scale when it misbehaves LOL
  • tashjs21
    tashjs21 Posts: 4,584 Member
    This month I went up 6 pounds that first day of my cycle which was enough to make me want to grab for the chocolate. By the 3rd day it was back to normal though. I guess it all depends on how much water you usually retain. I tend to eat salty stuff around that time and that doesn't help I am sure. Ahhh, to be a woman.
  • 2Shoes
    2Shoes Posts: 396
    Heck, your weight can fluctuate up to 5 pounds on any given day as it is due to bloat, fluid retention, etc. much less during that time!

    That said, I usually don't gain--if I do it's never more than 1/2 lb.--during that time but I do stall in weight loss every time for about 3-4 days. But then I'll have a big drop right afterwards! So it usually all works out.


    Ditto :ohwell:
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    I usually only find that I'm affected that way during day 1 or 2 during my period. I find I go up anywhere from 2-6 pounds on that day. But I go back down very quickly. It's best just not to weigh yourself then, it can really play tricks on you!
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