How much do you gain on your period?

niajones95
niajones95 Posts: 59 Member
edited November 28 in Health and Weight Loss
Recently I haven't been able to weigh myself due to my scales breaking but now I have bought new ones I'm around six or so pounds heavier than the last time I weighed myself. There are many reasons as to why I'm heavy, I've figured out that after I've eaten I'm always 2lbs heavier than I am in the morning on an empty stomach, I also went drinking last night. I know I get heavy when I'm on my period but I've forgotten by how much because I've missed mine for the last three months, or they've been so irregular they're extremely light so it doesn't really affect my weight.

I'm curious on how much you girls gain when you're on your period, if you actually get heavier or lighter when on?

(Sorry it's rambly! I was taken aback when seeing the weight on the scales so I'm trying to figure out why I'm so heavy!)
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  • jnunez1963
    jnunez1963 Posts: 35 Member
    Approximately 2 days before I start, I weigh ~5 lbs heavier, but it goes back to normal as soon as I start.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    Day before can be up to 5 pounds and tapers down until done!
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    0-5 lb gain for a week and then it goes away.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    0-2 pounds
  • SingRunTing
    SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
    I don't normally gain, but I don't lose anything for the week leading up to my period. Then the second day after it starts, I drop.

    But, I know that a lot of women can gain 5-7lbs leading up to their period.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited January 2016
    Day before can be up to 5 pounds and tapers down until done! Never weigh yourself after a meal. If you can weight first thing in a.m. (after the bathroom if possible).

    And drinking all those carbs last night... Def may have some water retention going on... You are dehydrated... you need to hydrate... LOL

  • mzfrizz15
    mzfrizz15 Posts: 135 Member
    A couple days before I start, I typically put on 2 or 3 pounds. They all come back off a couple days after it's done. Also, water retention can be a factor. I weigh myself first thing in the mornings before jumping in the shower.
  • Wendy77685
    Wendy77685 Posts: 27 Member
    I always gain at least 5 lbs, but I always think I have some extreme weight gain/bloating than compared to most women with mine. It is nice to know that others have to go through going up and down so much too!
  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    I actually am close to my lowest weight when my period starts; it's ovulation that makes me hold the most water. I can see an increase of up to three pounds during that time.
  • flyingfur74
    flyingfur74 Posts: 80 Member
    For me, give or take 5 lbs during that time and ovulation. I only weigh myself once a month because of all the fluctuations.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    niajones95 wrote: »
    Recently I haven't been able to weigh myself due to my scales breaking but now I have bought new ones

    New scales will probably weigh differently to your old ones. Check them by putting something on them you know the exact weight of



    I'm around six or so pounds heavier than the last time I weighed myself. There are many reasons as to why I'm heavy, I've figured out that after I've eaten I'm always 2lbs heavier than I am in the morning on an empty stomach,

    You shouldn't weigh more than once a day, everybody puts on weight over the day ..also the food you eat has weight

    I also went drinking last night.

    Water weight

    I know I get heavy when I'm on my period but I've forgotten by how much because I've missed mine for the last three months, or they've been so irregular they're extremely light so it doesn't really affect my weight.

    Water weight

    I'm curious on how much you girls gain when you're on your period, if you actually get heavier or lighter when on?

    I go up 2-3lbs around ovulation and period

    (Sorry it's rambly! I was taken aback when seeing the weight on the scales so I'm trying to figure out why I'm so heavy!)

    You need to understand water fluctuations because you're bothered about something natural that happens to everyone and that's not sensible
  • starwhisperer6
    starwhisperer6 Posts: 402 Member
    I gain when I ovulate and then again with my period, ah the joys of womanhood :) as little as a pound and as much as 5.
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    I gain 2-3# at ovulation and about 5-6# when my period shows
  • tomteboda
    tomteboda Posts: 2,171 Member
    5-10 lbs. Reliably every month since I was 11.
  • chaoticdreams
    chaoticdreams Posts: 447 Member
    5-10 lbs the week before here too. I guess my body needs all the water LOL.
  • lilybuggg
    lilybuggg Posts: 5 Member
    New scales can weigh differently than your old ones too.
  • elaineamj
    elaineamj Posts: 347 Member
    edited January 2016
    I've started using trendweight (based on recommendations here) in the hopes of not letting myself panic too much during ups and downs. I read the book it was based on (The Hacker's Diet) and these charts were an eye-opener:

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  • bisky
    bisky Posts: 1,090 Member
    My group uses a scale that gives us weight, body fat, bone and water %. It is so useful. Last week my weight was up 0.5 but so was water % but fat % was down reflecting my hard work outs. I don't know how accurate it is but we are looking at trends over a long period of time.
  • kportwood85
    kportwood85 Posts: 151 Member
    3 pounds, every month, the day before my period. On Day 2 I will be back to normal, or pretty close.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    3-7lbs
  • Danimri84
    Danimri84 Posts: 262 Member
    Maybe a few ounces, sometimes none at all.
  • JoJean12
    JoJean12 Posts: 29 Member
    Don't bother weighing yourself during your period.You will drive yourself crazy
  • brb_2013
    brb_2013 Posts: 1,197 Member
    I'm on birth control so I don't ovulate but I always gain 3-5lbs during my period. I've actually been running two packs back to back with permission to skip every other period.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    At least 5 pounds, but I have massive water retention because I get so hungry before my period that I probably eat 6000 calories over maintenance that week... then I (usually) lose them before I ovulate again.

    Of course I haven't really lost any weight in months because of that.
  • cessi0909
    cessi0909 Posts: 653 Member
    I gain anywhere from 5-7 about three days before, once I start it goes away
  • saires_au
    saires_au Posts: 175 Member
    1-2kg 5 or so days before And it goes away around 3-4 days once I start
  • pineygirl
    pineygirl Posts: 322 Member
    Only about 1lb....ovulation is worse for me. I gain about 2 to 3 lbs about 5 days before and lose it 2 or 3 days after. So for at least a week I see no progress in weight loss...then have a whoosh of a 3 to 4 lb loss a couple days after ovulation.

    I might get a whoosh toward the end of my period too...but it's smaller...like 2lbs.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,689 Member
    edited January 2016
    Usually about 0.5 kg (approx. 1 lb).

    Sometimes none at all ... I rarely feel extra hungry before my periods now that I've lost weight. When I get down under about 140 lbs, my premenstrual systems are greatly reduced to the point that periods kind of sneak up on me.



    I haven't noticed any particular changes around ovulation, but I might try to track it and see.
  • vespiquenn
    vespiquenn Posts: 1,455 Member
    elaineamj wrote: »
    I've started using trendweight (based on recommendations here) in the hopes of not letting myself panic too much during ups and downs. I read the book it was based on (The Hacker's Diet) and these charts were an eye-opener:

    al4n8glxvxce.jpg


    y7wqr9ocxcwe.jpg


    I died at "teeth of terror" :lol:

    OP, as others have stated, it's normal to fluctuations. You're going to see more not sticking to a set time to weigh yourself though, although I'm guessing you were just trying out the new scale.

    Try a trend graph instead from someplace like Trendweight.com, it helps put fluctuations into perspective.

  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    My period started today. Normally I gain about three pounds, which all comes off plus a little more exactly a week after my period begins. This month, however, I only gained a pound. I have been drinking more water recently.

    Also, normally my appetite spikes up for a few days before my period starts, and I eat at maintenance for a few days. This month, however, that didn't happen. I've been eating a lot more fiber the past five weeks.
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