girls please

kellicarter11
kellicarter11 Posts: 178 Member
edited September 26 in Health and Weight Loss
Do you weigh less or more when you have your time of the month

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  • more....but I seem to go down after a few days...what about you?
  • MichelleMcWain
    MichelleMcWain Posts: 66 Member
    I have only had my period once since starting this but I didn't lose any weight the week I was on it... I think its just because you retain more water, the week after I lost 5lbs.
  • kylakesgal
    kylakesgal Posts: 952 Member
    Always always more!! I usually will weigh 2-3 lbs more and when it's over I drop them:)
  • amymrls
    amymrls Posts: 1,673 Member
    I usually weigh more that week.
  • EpiGaiaRepens
    EpiGaiaRepens Posts: 824 Member
    more before and less after.
  • SunLove8
    SunLove8 Posts: 693 Member
    More. I get really bloated.
  • j_fattler
    j_fattler Posts: 94 Member
    more!
  • UGH I gain like 3-4 lbs when i start. Even knowing it will go away, it still depresses me =(
  • I way more. Before I was 148 and after I weighed 146. So def after, and my stomach always looks fat too, lol.
  • are my posts or replies showing up??????
  • jwells70
    jwells70 Posts: 6
    I have mine this week, I only lost 1/4 of a pound, I did lose inches and I only went over my calories on easter which was the 1st time in 14 days. I think i am retaining water even though I am drinking alot and peeing alot, I feel more bloated! I will know for sure by next tuesday if I have more drastic results!
  • SunLove8
    SunLove8 Posts: 693 Member
    more before and less after.

    Yeppers. Me too.
  • Significantly more.
  • Perfectlycrooked
    Perfectlycrooked Posts: 275 Member
    I gained 1.5 and stayed the same the whole time! But right after I lost 2 (:
    It made me so anxious!
  • Angela4Health
    Angela4Health Posts: 1,319 Member
    I still lose steadily during tom but I also am drinking a minimum of 10+cups of water a day. I'm sure that helps a lot in not retaining water.
  • mynameiscarrie
    mynameiscarrie Posts: 963 Member
    I'm probably just an outlier, but I lose a lot when I'm on TOM. I don't let it stop me from working out. My biggest problem is sweet cravings but I usually handle them pretty well. I retain water but I work out a lot and drink so much water a day anyways that it usually doesn't stick...

    If you do gain, it seems like you'll lose it afterwards so I wouldn't worry about it too too much :)
  • MirandaDeCrane
    MirandaDeCrane Posts: 78 Member
    I have only had 2 postpartum TOM since my baby was born. The first time, I jumped up 4 lbs the day before! Yes-FOUR POUNDS!!! ARGH! LOL

    The second time, I only jumped about a pound, but it hung around for a few days, and then I quickly lost 3 more!

    HTH :)
  • I always gain before. It always goes away the next weekend.
  • runlorirun
    runlorirun Posts: 389
    I have noticed I go up a bit right before, but about mid way through it goes back down.
  • suzooz
    suzooz Posts: 720 Member
    2-4 pounds more. This time, it didn't come off as easiy the next week -- wondering if I was plateauing a bit. Scale started moving this week, though!
  • mskon
    mskon Posts: 64
    I did my weigh in and was 4lbs+! Then I realized that 'she's' right around the corner. Hopefully next time I step on I'm a few pounds less!
  • MelissaL582
    MelissaL582 Posts: 1,422 Member
    Sometimes I'll weigh 2-3lbs more and other times I won't gain anything.
  • Ree_Chatelain
    Ree_Chatelain Posts: 229 Member
    Always more! And i'm always insanely hungry and emotional about 2 days before. So I eat and then cry about it. lol
  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
    I've had TOM twice since starting MFP...first time lost 5 pounds that week...this past time, gained 1/2 a pound...
  • mara232
    mara232 Posts: 93 Member
    I drink a lot of water and don't have any weight gain, last month I lost 2lbs. Before I drank water - I was always up 2-3lbs minimum.
  • SunLove8
    SunLove8 Posts: 693 Member
    I think it's safe to say that, MOST woman retain water during PMS and once the cycle begins they lose the body weight. So for most it depends on before the period begins, during and then after.
  • melhoffman
    melhoffman Posts: 11 Member
    More...usually between 3-5 lbs heavier right before my cycle and i notice it comes back off about a day after my cycle ends...its water retention.
  • betterthanmama
    betterthanmama Posts: 57 Member
    I have come to the conclusion that sometimes I weigh more, sometimes less, but either way you can shed the pounds later. I have stopped weighing myself around that time for 3-4 days and don't calorie count. I get too moody and have horrible cramps, in bed for half the day, so it's easier to just not restrict, drink lots of tea/soup and don't weigh.

    Last time I was obsessed during my period I ended up gaining more weight because I was stressed about how much I ate, then freaked out when I gained 2lbs the next day and ate more because I felt horrible about gaining the weight.

    This time I didn't weigh, after 4 days weighed myself & gained 1lb, and lost 2lbs within 2 days of going back to MFP & weighing myself everyday. I just use it as my cheat days :tongue:
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