PMS - weight gain....

Before my surgery for ovarian cysts and uteran polyps, I would gain anywhere from 6 to 10 pounds in a week. OMG!

This time (2nd cycle post surgery) I actually lost weight during. So I don't know.

I DO know that it's just water bloat and if you cut caffeine during TOM, and drink TONS of water, you won't bloat so badly.

The good news is, on your next weigh in (when TOM is over) you'll look like you lost a TON!

During our TOM we women tend to retain a lot of water due to hormonal changes. I have the same problem and it worried me just as it worries you. Bloating is also extremely common.

To avoid water retention it's helpful to reduce your sodium intake (because that always retains water), or try taking some calcium supplements. Keep exercising, regardless of whether or not your want to. Also, try limiting your caffeine intake if you drink a lot of coffee.

Hope this helps!

I do as well ..have finally stopped weighing in as often ,because it was becoming obsessive and discouraging ...:)

I'll usually drop a pounds or two and then BAM! gain like 4. You can try taking a low dose OTC diuretic the week leading up to help reduce water retention and bloating. Don't overstress about it though, it's usually just water weight. My major problem is I get crazy hungry the first few days, bottomless pit hungry, so fighting the urges is war.

I actually tracked it for the first time. Start: 124.4. The week before I popped up to 125 even a stayed that for 3 days. It crept up over the weekend and by Day 1 I was about 128. I have dropped a pound each day I have been on it. I am now back under 125 (Was 124.8 this morning).

As long as I keep my mind off of watching the numbers go up it was interesting to watch. And I do eat more carbs and sugars right before it but it didn't affect my weight because once it starts I lose interest in food for a couple of days.

NOTE: since I started eating healthy and cutting out crap foods and junk foods I don't get the PMS symptoms as bad and my cramps are nowhere near like they used to be.

That sounds very sensible, I was very dissapointed and disheartened :sad: this month when my TOM came around...... Not weighing next month, Im Just going to keep up with the diet and exercise xx

I gained almost 4 lbs this time around - waiting for it any day now. I don't let it bother me cause I know its just the water weight. In fact it usually makes me watch my foods a little more and push a little harder with the cardio so when Aunt Flo leaves town I'm down a pound or so overall. I still weigh myself everyday despite the gain because it helps me track it better.

i gained 5-7 lbs this month before TOM and im still waiting for it to show up.....should be any day now :grumble:

Amen sister, I feel your pain - 5 pound gain here as well, and anytime in the next 5 days. I am SO relieved to know that it's PMS water gain......thank goodness. I was totally stressing, lol.

This time I was up 6 lbs and then it finally came down a week later. Yeah, for me usually 3-6 lbs of water weight...puffy, horrible, water weight. ; )

Always gain, between 1-4lbs. The day it's over it instantly goes down. I take in A LOT of water, exercise as normal, and watch sodium, still have the gain. I'd say it's somewhat unavoidable for some people, either that or I don't know the magical trick.

Its 2 weeks before my TOM and i put on 4 pound already I get frustraded!

I refuse to weigh myself during that time... so I have no idea.

I think as long as you dont give into cravings too much it goes right back to normal.

Mine has been off since Saturday and I STILL got those damn 4 pounds from it! It's so frustrating! :sad:

I range any where from gaining 2 - 7lbs but as soon as it is over I tend to be at my lowest. I just trying to keep that in mind whenever I weight my self during that tme