Does menstruation add pounds to the scale?

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fitchlets
fitchlets Posts: 58 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey Ladies,

I was just wondering if you see a stall/gain when you get your period? Thanks!
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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,150 Member
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    Yes, 3-5 pounds.
  • allanakern
    allanakern Posts: 245 Member
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    yes
  • veganbettie
    veganbettie Posts: 701 Member
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    yup. i'm currently 2 pounds up.
  • Mistapholeezkat
    Mistapholeezkat Posts: 80 Member
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    3-5 lbs a week before and goes away during
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,950 Member
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    Yep, up to 10 lbs for me.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,868 Member
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    Well, I don't have any direct experience but I've heard (from my wife) that it causes water retention...and water has mass and thus weight...so yeah.
  • BWBTrish
    BWBTrish Posts: 2,817 Member
    edited January 2015
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    For me there is a kinda same rhythm every month
    Because i log everything and weigh everyday i noticed this.

    First my weight loss comes to a stand for 2 days..than i gain some ounces for some days. than 2 days of a stand again and than whoppa 1 or 1.5 pounds off...and from there we go down again :)
    I dont flip out over any of it btw. Its normal.

    lol every time the same.
    And i also feel much better since i lost weight during those days. Lucky because i was pretty miserable.
  • 2snakeswoman
    2snakeswoman Posts: 655 Member
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    Mistapholeezkat wrote: »
    3-5 lbs a week before and goes away during

    Same for me (before menopause).
  • mykaylis
    mykaylis Posts: 320 Member
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    5-7 lb fluctuation usually. i just ignore it and weigh in the following week instead.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
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    Mistapholeezkat wrote: »
    3-5 lbs a week before and goes away during

    That's my pattern, confirmed with daily weighing for the past month.

  • Tedebearduff
    Tedebearduff Posts: 1,155 Member
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    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    Yes, 3-5 pounds.

    It can actually be upwards of 10lbs
  • JustAnotherGirlSuzanne
    JustAnotherGirlSuzanne Posts: 932 Member
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    Yup. It always goes away once the period does.
  • Archerychickge
    Archerychickge Posts: 606 Member
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    Nope! But then I don't have them anymore... lol
  • HeySwoleSister
    HeySwoleSister Posts: 1,938 Member
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    I timed my start on MFP just right...it was THAT week....between water lost because of my cycle and water lost because of dietary changes, I lost 5 pounds that first week!

    It's been a pound a week-ish since, which is far more sustainable. But, it was awfully nice to start getting shot out of a cannon. :)
  • Jennifer_Lynn_1982
    Jennifer_Lynn_1982 Posts: 567 Member
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    I'm up about 2 lbs ...and I'm drinking at least 2 L of water a day to try and help with the water retention. Can't wait until it drops off!
  • chimechonga
    chimechonga Posts: 2 Member
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    1-2 lbs the week prior but weight returns to normal the week of.
  • fitchlets
    fitchlets Posts: 58 Member
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    good to know, thanks so much ladies!
  • sassymussels
    sassymussels Posts: 2 Member
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    I also gain when I'm 'mid cycle' .
  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
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    Archerychickge wrote: »
    Nope! But then I don't have them anymore... lol

    May I ask how old you are? Mine stopped at 40 (I am 46) and all the nurses and doctor thought I was too young to be in menopause so I had thought something was wrong. You look young so I am curious.

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