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TMI - Metabolism boost whilst on Shark Week?
anna_toffee
Posts: 31 Member
i'm really sorry if this has gone in the wrong section, and if i'm just talking out my butt here, so mods, i concede to any judgement you make.
also, this is probably going to be a bit TMI, so if you're a bit squeamish, i'm very sorry and you have been warned :P
ladies and people who get periods: i read (ages ago, a long way off somewhere) that being on that time of the month boosts your metabolism by about 50%. my science brain says that's dumb, and my non-science brain is saying "well.."
the reason i ask is, i always lose a little extra weight after mine. so if i have an avg. loss of about half a lb a week, after my time of the month, i find i've lost a little more, like 3/4 of a lb, or a full 1lb. also, i don't gain it back.
i've realised as i'm typing this that i sound really dim, and probably a bit like a spambot spouting crap about metabolism shifting and moving.
so, does anyone else get this? could it actually be a slight change in metabolic rate? am i in the wrong section?
also, this is probably going to be a bit TMI, so if you're a bit squeamish, i'm very sorry and you have been warned :P
ladies and people who get periods: i read (ages ago, a long way off somewhere) that being on that time of the month boosts your metabolism by about 50%. my science brain says that's dumb, and my non-science brain is saying "well.."
the reason i ask is, i always lose a little extra weight after mine. so if i have an avg. loss of about half a lb a week, after my time of the month, i find i've lost a little more, like 3/4 of a lb, or a full 1lb. also, i don't gain it back.
i've realised as i'm typing this that i sound really dim, and probably a bit like a spambot spouting crap about metabolism shifting and moving.
so, does anyone else get this? could it actually be a slight change in metabolic rate? am i in the wrong section?
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I'm sorry but I have no good response other than calling it shark week is amazing an I'm stealing it.0
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LOL I don't know but you made me laugh... :bigsmile: I go on rambles as well... but if it is true.. I don't care.. would rather NOT have that time :sad:0
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I think I remember reading in a women's magazine or some such back in the day that you do get a slight boost during that time, though 50% seems much much too high (just an educated guess, but I'd figure something like that would max out at maybe 100-150 calories/day at absolute best, probably less). Don't remember what, if any, science was behind it. Water balance can have a lot to do with your loss around that time of the month as well.
ETA: And here I thought one of my friends invented calling it "shark week." Lol. We've been calling it that for years, and I find it fantastic. :laugh:0 -
I've noticed that too. Sometimes i think it's just because I gain so much in water, etc. the week or two before, and then it just all comes off at once.0
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I always gain between 3-8 lbs a few days before my period. I do always find that although I feel achy and sore, that I have a lot of energy and often go nuts doing a deep clean of the house or garden. This lasts about 2 days. Not sure why I get this boost, but I do. When its all over I normally return to what I was weighing before, no less. This is probably due to giving in to cravings a bit more.0
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i just call it Shark Week because that's when i see documentaries on Great White Sharks and i think "i can relate.."
and yeah, i thought it was water weight too! but i'm not sure because i simply don't gain that much weight beforehand, if at all. (i'm very lucky in that sense)
yeah, BarbieAS, it was either a women's girly mag or some website purporting to be an online version. i probably overestimated it at 50%, hence why my science brain is like "..naaaaaaaaaaaahhh!"0 -
In because...well... "shark week".0
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I have to laugh at "shark week" hahaha!! I have never heard of it like that before, but now that I think of it, so very true!!0
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I don't have an answer for you but.....Hahaha; Shark Week. That's great. I'm stealing it too.
The first thing I thought of was possible water gain during Shark Week to, like Alassonde. The female body is pretty amazing, and complicated. I believe a shift in anything during that time of the month is possible so why not metabolism.
Honestly I don't pay much attention to any fraction under a full pound. I THINK I have a decent digital scale, but I can shift my weight or step off and back on the scale and the number fluxuates a little.
By the way.... Ya'all are doing great! I've been OFF MyFitness Pal for almost a year! I just started back. I hope to see progress like yours over the next year. I'm determined to stick with it this time. Seeing your progress is very encouraging.0 -
It's just water retention.0
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My understanding was that there is a slight increase, but it is not during the menstrual period, it is in the luteal phase, the 2 weeks before when the uterus lining is thickening up, preparing for a fertilized egg.
I have seen nothing to suggest as high as 50%, just a slight increase in calories.
ETA - there is also a slight drop during the follicular phase, the first part of the cycle.0 -
This makes more sense. Thank you.0
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I'm sorry but I have no good response other than calling it shark week is amazing an I'm stealing it.
^^yep! that was CLASSIC! :laugh: :bigsmile:0 -
^This. I think it's the bloating FINALLY leaving after.I've noticed that too. Sometimes i think it's just because I gain so much in water, etc. the week or two before, and then it just all comes off at once.0 -
i'm really sorry if this has gone in the wrong section, and if i'm just talking out my butt here, so mods, i concede to any judgement you make.
also, this is probably going to be a bit TMI, so if you're a bit squeamish, i'm very sorry and you have been warned :P
ladies and people who get periods: i read (ages ago, a long way off somewhere) that being on that time of the month boosts your metabolism by about 50%. my science brain says that's dumb, and my non-science brain is saying "well.."
the reason i ask is, i always lose a little extra weight after mine. so if i have an avg. loss of about half a lb a week, after my time of the month, i find i've lost a little more, like 3/4 of a lb, or a full 1lb. also, i don't gain it back.
i've realised as i'm typing this that i sound really dim, and probably a bit like a spambot spouting crap about metabolism shifting and moving.
so, does anyone else get this? could it actually be a slight change in metabolic rate? am i in the wrong section?
I would be curious to see if there is any science behind it because I have had it happen to me too. So, no I don't think you are spouting crap. I don't have periods anymore because I had a hysterectomy but I still have my ovaries so I still go through the symptoms. I would often gain a couple before due to water then when it was over I would lose 3-4. A lot of times I came out of it lower than where I started. I have no idea why. But I wanted to offer support that you are not alone.
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Why do I always miss shark week? This needs to be a fixed date to help me.0
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