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Question for the ladies... PMS weight gain?

_Jessica_
_Jessica_ Posts: 216 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So I am just wondering in general about how many pounds do you generally go up durning that time of the month??

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  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    I'll gain 3 overnight.
  • Akaratel
    Akaratel Posts: 137 Member
    I am usually between 3-5 pounds during PMS.
  • TiniTurtle
    TiniTurtle Posts: 595 Member
    i go up usually 3-5lbs & it's really discouraging for that week until about 2 days after my period ends, i go back to where i was before it. i hate it lol
  • mfiggs
    mfiggs Posts: 155 Member
    3-5 lbs
  • judy02
    judy02 Posts: 19 Member
    definitely about 5lbs
  • RoniDoll
    RoniDoll Posts: 262
    2-5
  • mirapaigew
    mirapaigew Posts: 107
    Usually about 5lbs .... Sometimes more, given what I eat. LOL Chocolate cravings are the worst :(
  • RisRis85
    RisRis85 Posts: 28
    Just weighed myself this morning, 3 lbs overnight.
  • Foxerlina
    Foxerlina Posts: 51
    I gain from about 3lbs - 9lbs....honestly, if PMS wasn't bad enough already haha
  • _Jessica_
    _Jessica_ Posts: 216 Member
    Thanks ladies.... as I am shoving in semi sweet choc chips... guess I have a choc craving... I seem to want to eat everything today.
  • maremare312
    maremare312 Posts: 1,143 Member
    I'm so glad to see others with the same issue, I was super disappointed to see I was up 3-4 pounds today!
  • Imthatg1rl
    Imthatg1rl Posts: 109
    anywhere from 3 to 7 lbs!
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    I gain 5 - 10...that's why I only weigh myself once a month, and it's right after TOM
  • BuddhaBelly79
    BuddhaBelly79 Posts: 59
    OMGgggg ME TOO! This thread is a lifesaver! I lost 8 pounds my first week, 6 pounds my second week....now this past Monday was my "weigh-in_ day and I was UP 5 pounds!! I nearly had a heartattack.....felt like going to the Chinese Buffet straight away, "Heck with it"! LOL! Then I took a peek at the calendar and realized ol' you-know-who is expected to visit me next week.......Now I think I know what is happening.....This is PMS week for me. Lovely - the hubby will be so happy to hear that! :laugh: :wink: :laugh:
  • blueham5
    blueham5 Posts: 67 Member
    I gain about 3 lbs during the 1-2 weeks leading up to it.
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