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Periods

hidee14
hidee14 Posts: 110 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
so i started my period two days ago, and for the two days i was losing weight but today i gained two pounds back. Im asking because i ate 20 or 30 calories more than i usually do yesterday and i didn't drink as much. could one of these things have played a part in my weight gain or is it just a fluctuation?

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    You are not going to gain weight because you at 20-30 extra calories yesterday. Water weight can fluctuate a lot during your period.
  • hidee14
    hidee14 Posts: 110 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    You are not going to gain weight because you at 20-30 extra calories yesterday. Water weight can fluctuate a lot during your period.

    could the fact that I didn't drink as much play a part?
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    hidee14 wrote: »
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    You are not going to gain weight because you at 20-30 extra calories yesterday. Water weight can fluctuate a lot during your period.

    could the fact that I didn't drink as much play a part?

    It could. Either way, it isn't worth stressing about.

    I weigh myself daily and I see fluctuations of 1-6 pounds a DAY sometimes during that time of the month. I just note it and move on. It's the long-term trend that matters.
  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,588 MFP Moderator
    hidee14 wrote: »

    could the fact that I didn't drink as much play a part?

    there is an almost infinite list of things that could have played a part, just keep doing what your doing

  • hidee14
    hidee14 Posts: 110 Member
    4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »
    hidee14 wrote: »

    could the fact that I didn't drink as much play a part?

    there is an almost infinite list of things that could have played a part, just keep doing what your doing

    okay thank you
  • hidee14
    hidee14 Posts: 110 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    hidee14 wrote: »
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    You are not going to gain weight because you at 20-30 extra calories yesterday. Water weight can fluctuate a lot during your period.

    could the fact that I didn't drink as much play a part?

    It could. Either way, it isn't worth stressing about.

    I weigh myself daily and I see fluctuations of 1-6 pounds a DAY sometimes during that time of the month. I just note it and move on. It's the long-term trend that matters.

    thank you
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