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How much weight is usually gained on a period?

incisron
incisron Posts: 550 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
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  • VisofSer
    VisofSer Posts: 130 Member
    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: 17,562 Member
    Everyone's different. I gain two pounds right before. Others will go up 7-10.
  • ebouchie
    ebouchie Posts: 124 Member
    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
    I gain 3-4lbs.
  • Josalinn
    Josalinn Posts: 1,066 Member
    I have not tracked this...
  • YalithKBK
    YalithKBK Posts: 317 Member
    I'm usually about 2 pounds. However, I get terrible munchies with PMS so it can be more for me. -_-
  • ShrinkingKerrie
    ShrinkingKerrie Posts: 338 Member
    When I was doing slimming world I used to notice a 2_3lb gain
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    Mine fluctuates each month. I have some months where I gain just 1lb then months where I gain 4.
  • CricketClover
    CricketClover Posts: 388 Member
    I tend to lose a couple pounds. This could be because I get terrible stomach cramps and belly issues during.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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: 28,055 Member
    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: 25,882 Member
    Anywhere from about a 0.5 kg loss to a 1 kg gain.
  • erock115
    erock115 Posts: 30 Member
    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
    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
    anywhere from 5 to 12 lbs
  • NinjaChinchillaNZ
    NinjaChinchillaNZ Posts: 56 Member
    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.
  • CoffeeNCardio
    CoffeeNCardio Posts: 1,847 Member
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »
    Mine fluctuates each month. I have some months where I gain just 1lb then months where I gain 4.

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  • tomteboda
    tomteboda Posts: 2,171 Member
    5-10 lbs, depending on the month. I try to stay away from the scale. It drops off very dramatically over 48 hours at the end.
  • WinterSkies
    WinterSkies Posts: 940 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    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

    This is me. I have noticed the increase around ovulation as well. Took me a few cycles to clue into why I was seeing a mid cycle gain. I am happy to see that I am not the only one! Invariably, it happens on a weigh-in day too :P
  • annaheyoolay
    annaheyoolay Posts: 100 Member
    edited November 2015
    Depends on how much chocolate I inhale ;)
    Usually 2-3 lbs but drops back down a few days later.

    Eta: the rest of my post that disappeared.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    42
  • aim630
    aim630 Posts: 120 Member
    Whenever I gain 2-3 lbs overnight with no explanation, I know my period will be starting within a couple of days. That happened Sunday, and sure enough this morning it started. I usually avoid the scale until about 2 days afterwards and then my weight goes back down again.
  • dianaiku
    dianaiku Posts: 96 Member
    edited November 2015
    I always gain 4-5 pounds on my period but it all goes away the minute my period ends.
    I also eat EVERYTHING on my period including cookies, bread, pudding, Hostess cakes, etc. It never hurts to indulge.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    tomteboda wrote: »
    5-10 lbs, depending on the month. I try to stay away from the scale. It drops off very dramatically over 48 hours at the end.

    this for me as well
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    Alluminati wrote: »
    42

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  • yangt41
    yangt41 Posts: 33 Member
    I usually gain about 5 lbs. But my last period I gained 10 lbs! :o The weight gradually came off but you bet I was stressing because I gained so much weight!
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