I gain 5 - 6 lbs during my period?

rhinomidget
rhinomidget Posts: 52 Member
edited November 15 in Health and Weight Loss
I'd just like to know if this is normal?..and if there is anything (besides drinking more water, doing cardio, and eating clean/healthy - all of which I already do) I can do to prevent this from happening? I look (and feel) about 3 months pregnant :P

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  • futuremanda
    futuremanda Posts: 816 Member
    Yep it is normal. It's just water retention.

    Nothing to do about it besides what you're already doing + learning to accept it.
  • Jgasmic
    Jgasmic Posts: 219 Member
    It's just bloat, it happens to the best of us. Can't offer any advice, but know you're not alone. I do take joy in watching it all go away right after even though I know nothing I did made that weight appear or disappear!
  • justjack18
    justjack18 Posts: 720 Member
    Yep I gained 5 pounds last month. I was pissed.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    It's not fat, so don't worry about it. You'll experience a satisfying drop afterwards, too.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Absolutely normal.
  • marissafit06
    marissafit06 Posts: 1,996 Member
    edited March 2015
    Me too, I hate it, but it is what it is.

    I have found that if I consume less sodium, added sugars and gluten the week before my water retention is less. Mostly because these items cause me to bloat/retain water by themselves my period just exacerbates the issue.
  • slugbug1023
    slugbug1023 Posts: 1
    I may not have a way to stop it, but I can tell you that it is normal. I normally gain about three or so pounds and then it goes back down. Bloating is just one of the things that goes with periods.
  • kpw818
    kpw818 Posts: 113 Member
    Yup yup. Things fluctuate for me weekly anyhow, but definitely upwards during aunt flo's visit lol
  • asimonep
    asimonep Posts: 47 Member
    I get upset EVERY TIME, even though I know it's just bloating. Probably because it coincides with the time of the month that I can't help but stuff my face with all the wrong things! Guilt complex :(
  • LookAWalrus
    LookAWalrus Posts: 52 Member
    edited March 2015
    You can flucuate 3-8lbs a day. It's normal and completely unfair. Drink water and eat less salt, it'll go away.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Yep! Four pounds for me. On about 4 days before, off about 3 days after. Every...freakin'...time...
  • adamitri
    adamitri Posts: 614 Member
    Between five and eight lbs every time. It sucks so I avoid the scale around that TOM.
  • JenD1066
    JenD1066 Posts: 298 Member
    It's perfectly normal- as long as it comes back off. I gain and lose the same !@#$% three pounds every !@#$% month. Nothing seems to change it, either.
  • jenniferinfl
    jenniferinfl Posts: 456 Member
    I gain around 2 lbs a day or two before and it stays till the bitter end.. lol
  • breezy0906
    breezy0906 Posts: 164 Member
    I don't really eat red meat all that much anyway, but I avoid it at all cost during my cycle. I feel like my cramps and bloat are much worse when I eat beef and stuff with a lot of salt. Which is not easy because all I want during my period is a burger or a cheesesteak ( I have driven to philly on a Tuesday just to get one before, period mania is real.) . :| I feel like the bloat just sits in my lower abdomen determined to make me wear leggings and sweats all week. I sprint past the scale. I don't even bother. LOL
  • Justygirl77
    Justygirl77 Posts: 385 Member
    lilylenz wrote: »
    I'd just like to know if this is normal?..and if there is anything (besides drinking more water, doing cardio, and eating clean/healthy - all of which I already do) I can do to prevent this from happening? I look (and feel) about 3 months pregnant :P
    Check out (google) "low progesterone symptoms".
    It's common to have pms symptoms, but it's not truly normal, nor is it comfortable! It can be resolved naturally.
    Often, low progesterone is caused (root cause) by high cortisol (stress, improper foods for your system, etc). Whacked out Cortisol meddles with ALL your hormones.

  • MindySaysWhaaat
    MindySaysWhaaat Posts: 401 Member
    I try very hard not to weigh myself during my period for this exact fact.
  • Marilyn0924
    Marilyn0924 Posts: 797 Member
    MindySaysWhaaat wrote: »
    I try very hard not to weigh myself during my period for this exact fact.

    ^^This!^^
  • farfromthetree
    farfromthetree Posts: 982 Member
    yep!
    check out Vitamin B-6. It's in this article
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/482215-vitamins-with-diuretic-effects/
  • Milotic2015
    Milotic2015 Posts: 51 Member
    I just got my TOM today, i'll find out in the morning weather i will gain weight but i've heard that it is completely normal and that it's just water retention. It will come back off. All i know is that i'll be excersising a little more than normal this week just to make sure that it comes off. I won't advoid the scale though atleast for me cause i want to know my fluctations durring this time.
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