We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Ladies...

mermaid2290
mermaid2290 Posts: 27 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
Is it true you gain weight right before your period? Does this happen to you?

Replies

  • lemonychild
    lemonychild Posts: 654 Member
    yes
  • rochellesullivan85
    rochellesullivan85 Posts: 4 Member
    Yes I look like I'm pregnant smh :'(
  • momo_t90
    momo_t90 Posts: 288 Member
    Yes. Pretty sure it's just water weight.
  • majigurl
    majigurl Posts: 660 Member
    YES! and during that week. But usually right after it drops again.
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    yes - I don't weigh that week anymore
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    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
    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
    Yes and it sucks!
  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
    Yeah. It's pretty much all bloating from water weight for me, so it drops off.
  • provencal73
    provencal73 Posts: 1,275 Member
    Yea. A good 3-5 pounds depending. Ugh.
  • Joanna2012B
    Joanna2012B Posts: 1,448 Member
    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
    Whoops...I guess I am not allow to swear...so I will change it to crappy!! LOL
  • ghouli
    ghouli Posts: 207 Member
    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
    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
    Yes, although my weight fluctuates 2-4 pounds daily due to water
  • mermaid2290
    mermaid2290 Posts: 27 Member
    Thank you for all the responses!
  • myaminals
    myaminals Posts: 197 Member
    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
    Yes! Almost 5lbs and my stomach looks bloated :-/
  • thepicadillomix
    thepicadillomix Posts: 9 Member
    unfortunately yes :(
  • freakymistkd
    freakymistkd Posts: 586 Member
    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 ;-)
This discussion has been closed.

Categories