Question for the ladies of mfp...

PositiveMummy
PositiveMummy Posts: 56
edited September 27 in Health and Weight Loss
I know its not the perkiest thing to talk about, but I just wondered if any other ladies notice the scales are slightly up when its 'time of the month'?
I have been staying under my calories and exercising still, but since my period started a coupla days ago i've noticed i've gone from 165.0 to 165.6 - I feel especially bloated, I only gave birth 4 months ago so monthly cycle is still sorting itself out.

Hoping that its normal to notice this, cos if it isn't then im going wrong somewhere but it wouldnt really make sense cos i've lost a stone doing exactly what i've been doing.... any answers appreciated!

Kim xx

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  • DebiP10
    DebiP10 Posts: 275 Member
    im with you there hun, was my tom last week and i gained 5 lb overnight, good news is that once tom has ended this will go back plus whatever weight you have lost so dont give up or be dis-heartened. your body retains water so make sure you drink plenty to help avoid water retention.
  • rwinnie2
    rwinnie2 Posts: 59 Member
    I can gain anything from 2-6lb over a few days, it will right itself but can be quite disheartning. dont give up and you will have a lovely suprise at the end as you suddenly lose all that weight plus a little more when your body returns to normal.
  • dragonz11
    dragonz11 Posts: 57 Member
    Hi im with ya there to,i always bloat a day or so b4 and dont go back to normal till a couple days after ive finshed
  • PositiveMummy
    PositiveMummy Posts: 56
    Ah thanks ladies, really appreciate the fast replies! So glad its normal, I was panicking there! I definitely am not gonna give up on this, I'll be looking forward to checking the scales when I come off!

    :-)
  • Helena4
    Helena4 Posts: 124
    I gain about 2lbs and it takes a few days to settle back down - don't panic :) drink lots of water and keep the healthy foods up and you'll see the pounds melt again when your TOTM is over :)
  • PositiveMummy
    PositiveMummy Posts: 56
    Thank you, its great to get so much help and support on here, love this site!!

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  • brittanyscherich
    brittanyscherich Posts: 355 Member
    during mine, i usually gain 1-3lbs. So I don't even weigh myself until like 2 days after it's gone bc it will just get me down.
  • Tribbey143
    Tribbey143 Posts: 388 Member
    I just was googling this very topic last week -:happy: haha glad to see the same answers on here, I'm back down - don't worry
  • TheGoktor
    TheGoktor Posts: 1,138 Member
    Yep! I'm currently up 3lbs since my weigh-in a week ago. Am not bothered though - it will go. :smile:
  • megruder
    megruder Posts: 216
    Having a similar problem right now, or at least HOPE that's my problem. I've been stuck at the same weight for 2 weeks now and have had an average of an 700 cal deficit everyday for the past 14 days. The problem is complicated by the fact that I started my pre-TOM symptoms about a week ago, spotted Thursday morning and haven't had anything sense. (Sorry about the TMI.) Still feel the pre-TOM bloat AND back pain after 5-7 days. I've never wanted to start my period so badly, just so I can get over it. GRRRR!!!!
  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member
    dont worry about it..its a little off putting..but i've learned for me personally I go up a whopping 5 lbs during that TOM.

    but then drop back to normal a few days later
  • ohdear1986
    ohdear1986 Posts: 110 Member
    well i was due a week ago but was late, friday i weighed and had gained 0.8lb! come fri evening i looked 6 months pregnant. sat morn i came on, and hey presto this morning belly has gone down and so has my gain. i don't usually gain from totm but this time i DID. but i am breast feeding my 18 month old and am all over the shop
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    Absolutely, the scale goes up during that TOM, quite a bit. I usually just stay away from the scale during that week. I can retain water like nobody's business.
  • shivers42
    shivers42 Posts: 20
    Thank god for that -- looking forward to seeing the scales drop this week!!
  • Kath712
    Kath712 Posts: 1,263 Member
    I always wait a few days after TOM before weighing. I'm sure it's just temporary
  • InMyJeans
    InMyJeans Posts: 87 Member
    Yep! I stay away from my scale when TOM comes. The number usually makes me depressed lol
  • roqoru
    roqoru Posts: 31 Member
    I typically gain the week before my tom hits. By the time it comes around, the bloating has gone down. It also really depends on what birth control you're using, I've found. When I was using an IUD (non hormonal form), I would gain something like 6-8 pounds some months. Talk about disheartening! I'm using a hormonal form now (Nuva Ring), which really helps with the cramps and heavy bleeding, and I haven't noticed any substantial weight gain this month. Go figure.
  • NotAllWhoWanderAreLost
    NotAllWhoWanderAreLost Posts: 615 Member
    i have to LOL at this because i am the weirdo who always LOSES weight on day 2... i guess i am holding weight before-hand, making it seem like my weight loss is at a small standstill and when things start happening w TOM, my water retention issues are resolved and my weight takes a sudden nose dive. Its happend 4 or 5 months in a row now!! Crazy, but i enjoy my heavy TOM days in the sense that i can usually look forward to seeing a new low number on the scale! :drinker: If i HAVE to put up with my TOM, it may as well have some perks, right? lol :grumble:
  • psb13
    psb13 Posts: 629
    no worries...absolutely normal. be sure to be extra careful about your sodium intake around then also. you should see a difference next week. best of luck!! :flowerforyou:
  • Mkleder
    Mkleder Posts: 289
    My loss will stop cold for more than a week, sometimes I even "regain" a few pounds. Then, the day I wake up to "oh, you again," the scale ticks back down within a day, not just to where I was before, but to the lower number I had been expecting to reach.
  • Cindi_Jo
    Cindi_Jo Posts: 19
    I had thought about posting something about this very thing!! Stepped on the scale this am and I hadn't lost an ounce! It's day 3 of TOM for me and I do seem to hang onto the water. Frustrating!
  • karenkwalker
    karenkwalker Posts: 155 Member
    I choose not to weigh that week - tend to have a lot of water weight or something. Too discouraging - I too normally return back to a good place - just too mentally unmotivating to be on the scale that week. Hang in there - it will be ok.
  • NotAllWhoWanderAreLost
    NotAllWhoWanderAreLost Posts: 615 Member
    My loss will stop cold for more than a week, sometimes I even "regain" a few pounds. Then, the day I wake up to "oh, you again," the scale ticks back down within a day, not just to where I was before, but to the lower number I had been expecting to reach.

    Exactly what i experience! Its nice to know i am not alone in this phenomenon... i hear so many ppl on MFP saying they gain weight at that time and i have felt like the oddball :laugh: I guess we can be oddballs together :tongue:
  • cyans1996
    cyans1996 Posts: 63
    why do people gain weight while having their period?
  • rwinnie2
    rwinnie2 Posts: 59 Member
    why do people gain weight while having their period?

    water retention
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