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Do you find you weigh a bit more during your periods?

Secretsundays
Secretsundays Posts: 26
edited February 2 in Health and Weight Loss
Obviously for the ladies :p

I'm a bit wary of weighing myself during my periods. I feel heavier and last time I did I found I was almost 4lbs heavier!! I don't want to be put off and feel sad so I avoid the scales during my periods.

Is it just me or does this happen to anyone else?
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  • ladymm40
    ladymm40 Posts: 31
    I always gain a pound or 2 of water weight during my period. It usually goes away the next week. I try not to let it bother me.....
  • Secretsundays
    Secretsundays Posts: 26
    Yeah. A couple of days ago in the morning I weighed myself. I was 0.6lbs heavier. I thought it was strange. Later on that night I began my period so I thought that explained it. Normally I gain 4lbs during my period. I just wanted to double check.
  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
    Oh God yes like 4 pounds! Coupled with my high-running emotions from PMS, it makes for a pretty bad week. Lol.
  • Khendyl
    Khendyl Posts: 35 Member
    absolutely I weigh more during my period. I don't get on the scale that whole week!
  • Zuzanna100
    Zuzanna100 Posts: 39 Member
    Yeah, most of the time. I sometimes don't weigh during that time if I think it may effect me.
  • evviamarshall
    evviamarshall Posts: 80 Member
    Yes I gain about 4-5 pounds the week before it starts, then it goes away once its over. I hate it, its awful!
  • MsMimidoll
    MsMimidoll Posts: 249 Member
    I've lost 6 lbs, during my period :-)
  • evviamarshall
    evviamarshall Posts: 80 Member
    LOL here here!
  • vermillionlove
    vermillionlove Posts: 37 Member
    It was that way for me. But the last period I had, I was reading like 5 pounds less than I had been the previous day. o_O I think my period flushed out some water weight. I hope it happens again next time lol :P
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,150 Member
    2 weeks around my period = weight gain. Ovaries. :grumble:
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    Yes. I do weigh myself daily and record that weight daily. This information is helpful so that way I can see if I am truly outside of my normal fluctuations.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I weigh two pounds more the week before, then lose it all during and more after, pretty much.
  • Escape_Artist
    Escape_Artist Posts: 1,155 Member
    I weight up to 10lbs more a week before and during my periods. Once it went up 12lbs :grumble:
  • BostonStrong617
    BostonStrong617 Posts: 117
    I stay away for the scale for this reason, too many things ( a tough work out, dehydration, retaining water, a big meal etc etc) can change your weight. Instead I go by how my body looks and feels and how my clothes fit and to track progress I measure. I find this works much better than the scale. I bloat badly during my periods my pants and bras and definetly tighter the days leading up to and during my period
  • kristafb
    kristafb Posts: 770 Member
    I always lose during TOM, in fact I started yesterday & woke up today down 2 lbs.
  • lsorci919
    lsorci919 Posts: 772 Member
    YES I always weigh about 2 lbs more... Although when I do my weigh in the next week I'm happy to see I've lost more then usual lol
  • jamiebxo
    jamiebxo Posts: 116
    Yep! It sucks but I just avoid the scale until a few days after I finish!
  • Adrianachiarato
    Adrianachiarato Posts: 362 Member
    Always
  • KathyPerry70
    KathyPerry70 Posts: 40 Member
    I weigh in weekly. This month, I had gained 1 lb just before it started. A week later I was down 3 lbs. Also get moody, tender, lethargic and big time into the salty snacks! Sometimes wonder how the scale manages to goes back down considering the amount of junk I consume!
  • avskk
    avskk Posts: 1,787 Member
    I'm always down an average of five pounds during/just after my period, then back up two (water weight) during ovulation, then five more down at my next period. It's like clockwork. I do my weight logging during my TOM (well, once during and once after) and use that as my baseline for the next 28 days -- it seems to be my most "true"/free of water weight reading.
  • linsey0689
    linsey0689 Posts: 753 Member
    I have been at these for awhile now a little over 7 months so my weight isn't no longer the number one thing I focus on. I enter the numbers into a excel document and look at the big picture not daily changes. But I do step on the scale everyday just so I don't make it a big event it's just a daily reminder. But yes I am normally I little bit higher during my time of the month but that's okay. I would success not letting your weight make you or break you just let it be a small part of it. I have done this and have lost 50 pounds now. Really you can do this!!
  • just_jess7
    just_jess7 Posts: 271 Member
    I tend to fluctuate, sometimes I'll be up a pound or so, but I don't really let it get to me. I have found that if I am making sure to get plenty of water in, I don't see as much of a gain during, and I also feel a lot less bloated.
  • mlogantra76
    mlogantra76 Posts: 334 Member
    Yes and for me, If I throw too much sodium in the mix, I really gain and it hides a loss! I gained 2 lbs that week and the next week after cutting my sodium those two lbs were gone and 3 more! So, if you weigh just once a week, expect to see a high number that one week but don't let it bother you if you are counting your calories.
  • dragonfly123321
    dragonfly123321 Posts: 51 Member
    yes I always gain 4-5 lbs it is annoying but when its over its good to see the scale come back down
  • Tmoxson
    Tmoxson Posts: 19 Member
    I weight up to 10lbs more a week before and during my periods. Once it went up 12lbs :grumble:

    Same here, about 8-10 pounds more the week before and during, all in my stomach (when I'm not working out with weights, I also gain in the boobs, but the strength training seems to have helped that a bit). I have to wear different pants that week; if I find a pair of pants I like I have to buy it in 2 sizes. Been told this is "a little unusual" but nothing to worry about. So it's not a health issue, but it is SOOOOO frustrating - especially when trying to find a baseline. Ugh. It's a curse....
  • lady6starlight
    lady6starlight Posts: 127 Member
    I was 166 on Monday, and blew up to 170 by Friday when my period started. It's very discouraging, I wonder when it'll go away.
  • Flabulousss
    Flabulousss Posts: 106
    I gain about 5 lbs usually... I either don't bother weighing or shrug it off. Once it's all over the "loss" just gets me pumped & ready to lose some legit weight.
  • KimberlyinMN
    KimberlyinMN Posts: 302 Member
    Heck yeah! I used to. I had the Novasure procedure done so now I barely have a period. My cramps are still horrible, but now I can use one of those tiny Light tampons and that's it. But it's better than going through a Super one per hour or less. (TMI, sorry.)
  • hannah_d1989
    hannah_d1989 Posts: 57 Member
    I don't go near the scales when its my TOM. I know I gain, mu tummy looks so much larger. I still don't even weigh myself too soon after, I like to wait about a week to I know the result is accurate!
  • Anna_Joys_Journey
    Anna_Joys_Journey Posts: 253 Member
    Yes. The week leading up and the week of TOM I suddenly go up about 6 pounds. No fun!
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