More Calories Burned While on Period??

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chocolate_totoro
chocolate_totoro Posts: 827 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
My mother has always told me that one may burn more calories when one is on her period....
I thought it might've been just an old wives' tale, but out of curiosity, I did some research.
According to this source, menstrual cycles do have an effect on the metabolism!

http://yourhealthista.com/post/117898068/do-women-burn-more-calories-while-on-their-period

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  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
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    Impact of the menstrual cycle on determinants of energy balance: a putative role in weight loss attempts

    http://www.nature.com/ijo/journal/v31/n12/full/0803699a.html
  • iarelarry
    iarelarry Posts: 201 Member
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    Impact of the menstrual cycle on determinants of energy balance: a putative role in weight loss attempts

    http://www.nature.com/ijo/journal/v31/n12/full/0803699a.html

    HOW+WHY U NO DIS BRUH?!
  • OMGeeeHorses
    OMGeeeHorses Posts: 732 Member
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    Impact of the menstrual cycle on determinants of energy balance: a putative role in weight loss attempts

    http://www.nature.com/ijo/journal/v31/n12/full/0803699a.html

    HOW+WHY U NO DIS BRUH?!

    lmfao this made me laugh to know that a man knows this :), but also in awe that he would care to know!!
  • MarineCodie
    MarineCodie Posts: 256 Member
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    Don't think I'll be logging my period under exercise any time soon.
  • bronnyd
    bronnyd Posts: 278 Member
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    Don't think I'll be logging my period under exercise any time soon.

    :laugh: "Bronnyd burned 600 calories doing 8,640 minutes of Menstruating - Moderate Effort"
  • PepperWorm
    PepperWorm Posts: 1,206
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    Don't think I'll be logging my period under exercise any time soon.

    Oh, come on. I'm sure you burn like...50 calories over that 4-7 day time period with how hard your body is working to churn out your inners. You lose a few pounds every time! Well, and you gain them in the first place...but we're not going into that.
  • PepperWorm
    PepperWorm Posts: 1,206
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    Don't think I'll be logging my period under exercise any time soon.

    :laugh: "Bronnyd burned 600 calories doing 8,640 minutes of Menstruating - Moderate Effort"

    :laugh: :cry: :laugh:!!!!
  • calibriintx
    calibriintx Posts: 1,741 Member
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    No wonder I gained so much weight when I got pregnant.:grumble:
  • coopere6838
    coopere6838 Posts: 16 Member
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    :laugh:
  • Squidgeypaws007
    Squidgeypaws007 Posts: 1,012 Member
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    Don't think I'll be logging my period under exercise any time soon.

    :laugh: "Bronnyd burned 600 calories doing 8,640 minutes of Menstruating - Moderate Effort"

    :laugh:

    I'm impressed there are men even commenting here - let alone knowing stuff! :bigsmile:
  • xstarxdustx
    xstarxdustx Posts: 591 Member
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    Interesting study. Thanks for the link.
  • whitneysin
    whitneysin Posts: 605 Member
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    Don't think I'll be logging my period under exercise any time soon.

    :laugh: "Bronnyd burned 600 calories doing 8,640 minutes of Menstruating - Moderate Effort"

    Hahahaha, I loved this!
  • FromHereOnOut
    FromHereOnOut Posts: 3,237 Member
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    No wonder I gained so much weight when I got pregnant.:grumble:

    bahaha!! Same here! It was the lack of menstruation, duh. hahaha!
  • emmagiffard5
    emmagiffard5 Posts: 22 Member
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    Ahhahaha too funny this thread made my day x :laugh:
  • mandeenicoleb
    mandeenicoleb Posts: 479 Member
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    Don't think I'll be logging my period under exercise any time soon.

    :laugh: "Bronnyd burned 600 calories doing 8,640 minutes of Menstruating - Moderate Effort"

    Epic. I had a laugh lol.
  • My0WNinspiration
    My0WNinspiration Posts: 1,146 Member
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    Impact of the menstrual cycle on determinants of energy balance: a putative role in weight loss attempts

    http://www.nature.com/ijo/journal/v31/n12/full/0803699a.html

    lol dude has a answer for everything
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
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    The articles are to long, and I'm tired as hell...can someone paraphrase please :ohwell:
  • chocolate_totoro
    chocolate_totoro Posts: 827 Member
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    The articles are to long, and I'm tired as hell...can someone paraphrase please :ohwell:

    Here's the key quote from the yourhealthista.com article...

    "A few days before and during the time you are menstruating, you do burn more calories due to the additional cellular activity taking place internally. Some female metabolisms may increase up to 15% during this time due to hormonal changes and loss of blood."

    So you burn about an extra 300 calories a day!
  • msliu7911
    msliu7911 Posts: 639 Member
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    Interesting... could this explain that while I do feel a little bloated during/before that week... lately I always have better losses on the scale the week after?
  • scythswife
    scythswife Posts: 1,123 Member
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    Impressed with the guys entering a post like this, even more impressed with the adding of more info. Also great for the laughs.

    Very informative to know that it aids in burning more calories.

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