how do you feel about weighing yourself during your menstrual cycle?

1amCapable
1amCapable Posts: 21 Member
edited November 17 in Success Stories
tell if you should or shouldn't .
or after or before ..
your words of wisdom <3
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  • BigLifter10
    BigLifter10 Posts: 1,153 Member
    Just say No. :p
  • scorpiophoenix
    scorpiophoenix Posts: 222 Member
    I don't. LOL Okay, I do sometimes, but I disregard the number because I know it's not real for 3/4 of the year.
  • 1amCapable
    1amCapable Posts: 21 Member
    scorpiophoenix wrote: »
    I don't. LOL Okay, I do sometimes, but I disregard the number because I know it's not real for 3/4 of the year.

    I know I do to I was at 160 now at 162 -_- ugh lol .
  • GiGiBeans
    GiGiBeans Posts: 1,062 Member
    I do it because I find it amusing & good to remember that all sorts of things can affect the weight on the scale. Lots of sodium? Up 3 lbs. Drink some alcohol, down 2 lbs (dehydrates me).
  • scorpiophoenix
    scorpiophoenix Posts: 222 Member
    1amCapable wrote: »
    scorpiophoenix wrote: »
    I don't. LOL Okay, I do sometimes, but I disregard the number because I know it's not real for 3/4 of the year.

    I know I do to I was at 160 now at 162 -_- ugh lol .

    lol For real. Just keep in mind it'll come off just as easily as it showed up. ;)
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    I didn't for a awhile, but it doesn't bother me anymore.
  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
    NO... because I know I'll just see the number go up... sometimes up to 10 lbs that week. I'll wait til the week after.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    1amCapable wrote: »
    tell if you should or shouldn't .
    or after or before ..
    your words of wisdom <3
    You shouldn't before due to the swelling, or during because you know. After? Don't weigh yourself because you're fat after eating all the chocolate and ice cream.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    Why not? My weight gain happens 10 days before I start.
  • verymissk
    verymissk Posts: 262 Member
    1amCapable wrote: »

    I know I do to I was at 160 now at 162 -_- ugh lol .


    You could have a two pound weight variance just because you haven't crapped yet that day. Weighing once a week or less is probably more effective.
  • jengilligan04
    jengilligan04 Posts: 8 Member
    I personally don't like to only because of any little fluctuation in the numbers send me into a state of depression, even more so now because I have lost 104lbs, and to see the numbers scares me, even though it might just be water weight, or because I have not gone to the bathroom yet! So for me I WON'T DO IT!!!!
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    I like data. So yes.
  • schle009
    schle009 Posts: 63 Member
    I do but I know it's wrong. I'm usually up 7-10lbs but when it drops back down, I feel good! Ha
  • 3laine75
    3laine75 Posts: 3,069 Member
    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    I like data. So yes.

    This.

    After a couple of months of logging those gains, you'll know when you step on the scale they are not 'real' and they won't piss you off anymore. Also, that when I'm lightest :/ so I definitely weigh in.
  • bunsen_honeydew
    bunsen_honeydew Posts: 230 Member
    I'm not emotionally attached to the numbers, so yes. Plus I like graphs.
  • ChristaNorris
    ChristaNorris Posts: 52 Member
    1amCapable wrote: »
    tell if you should or shouldn't .
    or after or before ..
    your words of wisdom <3

    No way
  • vanessalillian82
    vanessalillian82 Posts: 350 Member
    I do because I'm scientifically interested to see what happens to my numbers (and my graph!) when I feel bloated. I won't log it though.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    I do, just to keep track, but since I know I'm almost always going to put on at least 1 lb, I'm mentally prepared for it and it doesn't freak me out.
  • s2Mango
    s2Mango Posts: 44 Member
    I won't because water weight gain is a real downer, but it can't really be avoided. XD I might for fun, but i'll remind myself it's because of being a woman, and won't record it.
  • Kate5283kate
    Kate5283kate Posts: 87 Member
    I weigh myself every day. I haven't actually found that TOM causes upward variation for me. Weird.
  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
    I weigh everyday, and record my weight every friday. I don't think I have found a direct correlation between TOM and my weight rising though don't pay it too much mind.
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    Noooope. I just avoid it. But right around that time, I'll randomly be up 4+ lbs, and I'll figure out that lady time is right around the corner :(
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    edited April 2015
    how do you feel about weighing yourself during your menstrual cycle?

    I have to if I want to know how much I weigh now - and I don't want to wait until menopause.
  • IAmTheGlue
    IAmTheGlue Posts: 701 Member
    I weigh myself every day. Every single day. I have the fitbit Aria scale and it links to MFP so it is automatically updated daily. I trust the CICO process so fluctuations do not drive me crazy like they do some people. I gain an easy 5 pounds of water during the TOM.
  • cincysweetheart
    cincysweetheart Posts: 892 Member
    I weigh myself once a week. No matter whether it's that TOM or not. Honestly, with weekly weigh ins… I never have noticed it to have too much of an effect.
  • evivahealth
    evivahealth Posts: 571 Member
    Yep I do. I weigh once a week. I mostly do it out of interest to see if I've lost anyway (Which I rarely have) and I log it so I see the bigger downward change the following week. I've found my monthly weight cycle goes

    1. Week 1: (TOM) +0.5-1kg
    2. Week 2: -2kg
    3. Week 3: -0.5kg
    4. Week 4: +1kg
  • rawk_fairy_666
    rawk_fairy_666 Posts: 103 Member
    Ugh I gain around 5lbs leading up to and during. It's nice when it drops off plus more afterwards though! I still weigh, not sure why.
  • xcalygrl
    xcalygrl Posts: 1,897 Member
    I weigh myself. I've been doing this long enough that I know when I'll gain from it and when I'll see my lowest/normal weight. If I weigh the Saturday before it starts, I'm up anywhere from 2 to 6 pounds. The Saturday after it, I'm back to my normal weight or showing a loss. (I only weigh on Saturdays. I'm currently maintaining/recomping, so losses scale-wise aren't top priority for me.)
  • amy102875
    amy102875 Posts: 38 Member
    I weigh everyday. I weigh more (stay the same, and don't lose) when I'm ovulating and usually lose a couple pounds quickly right after my period ends. I like seeing the pattern so I can not get down on myself when the weight doesn't come off in the middle of the month.
  • Change1992
    Change1992 Posts: 40 Member
    I know it's completely useless and a waste of energy but I get really annoyed by the effect it has on the whole tracking thing. (Although, this may be because I like order a tad too much!)

    I have to increase my calories to TDEE - 10% for the week before my TOM (usually on TDEE - 20%) and so don't weigh myself that week. I'm sooo hungry otherwise and likely to just binge on everything in sight. Then during the TOM week, I'm bloated, water weight etc. so put weight on then too (although I'm back to my TDEE -20% figure). It all seems to disappear quite quickly afterwards but I feel like I'm only getting 'real' readings 2/4 weeks in the month. Grr - nature ay?
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