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TOTM starting anyday... And
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My scale usually stays around the same number for like a week before up until the day my period starts, then my weight will usually drop by quite a lot. Everyones bodies react differently! I don't mind my "stalls" since I know what causes them and I know the weight will drop eventually.0
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Ive been tracking my weight daily and I noticed 7 days before my period the scale goes up 5lbs. Then about 2 daya before it starts slowly dropping back to the pre weight and then whatever else I have "lost" if I lose for that week. I also noticed a slight gain around ovulation.0
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Devastated is a strong word...It's just the nature of hormones. Someone women experience weight gain, some don't. I find that if I FEEL heavy, the scale will say so too. So I just stay off of it. Until I feel normal again.0
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Unless you're overeating, it's just water weight and will come off in the week following your period.0
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I weigh daily and I've actually found it to be very helpful. If I keep my sodium intake moderate, I'll see a 1-2 lb increase in my weight which will hold steady for 4-5 days - right up till my period starts. So I can kinda use the upward fluctuation as an indicator that, yep, monthly visitor is definitely right around the corner.
Up to you what you wanna do, though! If you feel that seeing the higher number will adversely affect you, then stay off that scale!
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I weigh myself daily too. Maybe a little neurotic, but I am a person who can be kind of a stats nerd, so it actually helped me learn to not get too anxious over an unexpected gain, especially when I compare my results with my diary.0
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For me it can be up to a 2kg gain. I expect it and after 4 months of daily weighing I know if I stick to my deficit within 10-14 I'll hit a new low.
I weigh daily. I use an app called happy scale. You put your weight in daily and it calculates the weightloss trend, online a page called trend weight can do this too. These might help you see your weightloss trend over time rather than having to stress about the daily fluctuations if you continue to daily weigh.
Otherwise monthly or weekly weighing might be a better solution for you if fluctuations continue to cause anxiety0 -
I don't weigh myself the week of my period - I'm generally about 2lbs heavier around then.0
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In the beginning of my journey I would stay the same during my TOM, but now I lose weight during my TOM. Some people gain, some stay the same, some apparently can lose, it's nothing to worry about though as it's just a temporary gain if there is one.0
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I gain around TOTM and ovulation as well. Goes away within a few days.0
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Sometimes I gain during my TOTM and sometimes I lose. The scale goes up and down randomly for me. It used to freak me out at first, but I'm learning to roll with it. I know that later down the road I WILL lose fat for sure as long as I'm consistently earing at a healthy deficit. Don't be alarmed when you see the numbers on the scale fluctuate. It's totally normal. And water weight gain is just temporary... thank goodness.0
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