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How much do you gain while on your period?

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  • lyrical_melody
    lyrical_melody Posts: 242 Member
    3-5 pounds...SUCKS!!!!!
  • numinousnymph
    numinousnymph Posts: 249 Member
    usually right around 3 lbs, sometimes a little less or a little more.
  • independant2406
    independant2406 Posts: 447 Member
    I gain anywhere from 2-5lbs. (I switched birth control last year to an IUD which has made a significant improvement over the 8-10lb fluctuations I had before...crazy stuff.)

    I gain less if I drink a ton of water (and I'm talking like a gallon a day). I usually lose the weight a few days after my period.

  • beamer0821
    beamer0821 Posts: 488 Member
    none
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    I gained 7 last time.
  • 21million
    21million Posts: 113 Member
    I actually lose more weight on my period than any other time. I am good for a 2 pound loss each time it hits, but then again, my appetite vanishes.
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  • 21million
    21million Posts: 113 Member
    vinegar_husbands wrote: »
    I'm on continuous birth control now, but I would usually lose weight on my period.
    Oooh, me too. Maybe that is why.
  • maylee426
    maylee426 Posts: 4
    sarahnicole218 wrote: »
    I tend to gain about 2-5 pounds when the PMS starts, but I seem to be opposite of most people and I lose my appetite on my period, so I'm usually back to normal in the middle of my TOM.


    Same here

  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    I'd say 3-5 pounds. Though I've also discovered I'm quite sensitive to extra sodium in my diet, and my cycles are not regular. I'm just going based off the last 2 months which have mostly been regular (*knock on wood*).
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