How much weight is usually gained on a period?

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incisron
incisron Posts: 550 Member
edited November 2015 in Health and Weight Loss
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  • VisofSer
    VisofSer Posts: 130 Member
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    It varies from woman to woman. Sometimes quite a lot.
    The only sure way to know is to compare weight on one week of a cycle to weight the same week next cycle and contrast that with the other weeks. This is because the water weight can fluctuate wildly from a pound or three to more than ten regardless of calorie intake or activity level.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,565 Member
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    Everyone's different. I gain two pounds right before. Others will go up 7-10.
  • ebouchie
    ebouchie Posts: 124 Member
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    I gain a pound or two right before but it goes down steadily during. I always end up weighing less than when it began.
  • norcogrrl
    norcogrrl Posts: 129 Member
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    I gain 3-4lbs.
  • Josalinn
    Josalinn Posts: 1,066 Member
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    I have not tracked this...
  • YalithKBK
    YalithKBK Posts: 317 Member
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    I'm usually about 2 pounds. However, I get terrible munchies with PMS so it can be more for me. -_-
  • ShrinkingKerrie
    ShrinkingKerrie Posts: 339 Member
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    When I was doing slimming world I used to notice a 2_3lb gain
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
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    Mine fluctuates each month. I have some months where I gain just 1lb then months where I gain 4.
  • CricketClover
    CricketClover Posts: 388 Member
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    I tend to lose a couple pounds. This could be because I get terrible stomach cramps and belly issues during.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,426 Member
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    For me it is usually 0-2 lbs of temporary weight gain.
    It hasn't ever gone over 5 lbs.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
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    Around ovulation I tend to go up 1-3lbs then it drops

    The day of my period I go up 1-5lbs that lasts a couple of days then it drops again
  • Achaila
    Achaila Posts: 264 Member
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    Sometimes I don't gain anything, sometimes I gain as much as 10. And anywhere in between.
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
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    Sometimes I gain up to 5 lbs, other months I don't gain at all. I never know what my body is going to do at that time.
  • questionfear
    questionfear Posts: 527 Member
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    I see a slight uptick (2-3lbs) sometimes, and sometimes I get a weird drop right after (like dramatic, 3-5lbs) and then it eventually comes back up. I just assume it's water weight/dehydration/hormones evening out.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 27,906 Member
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    I gain less weight before and have a nice weight loss whoosh afterwards if I eat normal foods at maintenance to accommodate my increased appetite and don't use TOM as an excuse to

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,885 Member
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    Anywhere from about a 0.5 kg loss to a 1 kg gain.
  • erock115
    erock115 Posts: 30 Member
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    questionfear wrote: »
    I see a slight uptick (2-3lbs) sometimes, and sometimes I get a weird drop right after (like dramatic, 3-5lbs) and then it eventually comes back up. I just assume it's water weight/dehydration/hormones evening out.

    This is me too. Up a bit then afterwards down 4 or 5 lbs. Some times I get discouraged that I am up but then remember tom
  • talismanicmagic
    talismanicmagic Posts: 36 Member
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    Usually about 1kg. I like to keep going with my plan and when I come out the other end, I see a loss, so this keeps me motivated. Usually back to normal 2 days after cycle.
  • allaboutthefood
    allaboutthefood Posts: 781 Member
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    anywhere from 5 to 12 lbs
  • NinjaChinchillaNZ
    NinjaChinchillaNZ Posts: 56 Member
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    I usually gain 1-1.5kg in the 5 days before it starts, then on the day it starts it all disappears suddenly. Probably water retention. That's assuming I eat normally over that week.

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