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mermaid2290
mermaid2290 Posts: 27 Member
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Is it true you gain weight right before your period? Does this happen to you?

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  • lemonychild
    lemonychild Posts: 654 Member
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    yes
  • rochellesullivan85
    rochellesullivan85 Posts: 4 Member
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    Yes I look like I'm pregnant smh :'(
  • momo_t90
    momo_t90 Posts: 288 Member
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    Yes. Pretty sure it's just water weight.
  • majigurl
    majigurl Posts: 660 Member
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    YES! and during that week. But usually right after it drops again.
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
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    yes - I don't weigh that week anymore
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
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    yes, i usually do and then lose it and that's generally when i get my woosh
    (though not this month.)
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
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    Yes, hormonal flux impacts weight. It sucks. But that's how the body works (dangit). I'll still weigh in, but accept any flux is just due process.
  • ngolden3320
    ngolden3320 Posts: 360 Member
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    Yes and it sucks!
  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
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    Yeah. It's pretty much all bloating from water weight for me, so it drops off.
  • provencal73
    provencal73 Posts: 1,275 Member
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    Yea. A good 3-5 pounds depending. Ugh.
  • Joanna2012B
    Joanna2012B Posts: 1,448 Member
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    Sure do....I never weigh in period time!! I feel *kitten* enough...don't need the scale to disappoint me!! :D
  • Joanna2012B
    Joanna2012B Posts: 1,448 Member
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    Whoops...I guess I am not allow to swear...so I will change it to crappy!! LOL
  • ghouli
    ghouli Posts: 207 Member
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    Yep, water weight. I avoid the scale a week before I'm due and for a few days after my period is over, and I avoid scrutinizing myself in the mirror as well because I'm bloated as heck. It's usually 3-5 pounds that goes away after it's done. Doesn't help that I always crave salty stuff around that time, haha.
  • RoseTheWarrior
    RoseTheWarrior Posts: 2,035 Member
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    Water weight. I do suggest you try even harder at this time of month to stay within calories, or at least eat at maintenance. Basically, avoid using it as an excuse to overindulge and/or overeat. And don't worry if you go up a bit. It'll come right back down afterward. I don't avoid the scale. I weight daily. But I fully accept that weight loss isn't linear, and that water weight isn't the same as gaining fat.
  • liftsalltheweights
    liftsalltheweights Posts: 73 Member
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    Yes, although my weight fluctuates 2-4 pounds daily due to water
  • mermaid2290
    mermaid2290 Posts: 27 Member
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    Thank you for all the responses!
  • myaminals
    myaminals Posts: 197 Member
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    something that has helped me not gain as much when on my period is upping my water intake upped to 80 oz a day and noticed not as much weight gain this month or the month before.
  • NaturalNancy
    NaturalNancy Posts: 1,093 Member
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    Yes! Almost 5lbs and my stomach looks bloated :-/
  • thepicadillomix
    thepicadillomix Posts: 9 Member
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    unfortunately yes :(
  • freakymistkd
    freakymistkd Posts: 586 Member
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    Yes, and I usually have some serious cravings for anything sweet or salty. Basically anything that's bad for me haha. If there's snacking foods in the house that week I'm absolutely screwed ;-)

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