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i_love_vinegar
i_love_vinegar Posts: 2,092 Member
edited September 2024 in Chit-Chat
Is it true that we weigh more when we are on our periods? :laugh:

This is my second week having my period this month (I missed a couple birth control pills I use to regulate it...), but I am still losing weight.

When my period ends (probably in another 5-7 days), should I expect to weigh less? Basically, is it true we weight more when we are menstruating?

I've been on a diet for around 1.5 weeks so far, I believe. Thank you and cheers to Mr Red :drinker:

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  • HeatherrSue
    HeatherrSue Posts: 106 Member
    I've always weighed a little extra on it...our body's have more blood and stores extra water.
  • strawberry1969
    strawberry1969 Posts: 1,476 Member
    some people do as they hold more fluid i vary from 3lb to nothing it just depends on you
  • music_lover_103
    music_lover_103 Posts: 118
    i'm not sure about it, i've never really tracked that before.

    how tall are you? i was just wondering because of your cw/gw...just curiousity not judgment : )
  • MrsRobertson1005
    MrsRobertson1005 Posts: 552 Member
    most women tend to retain more water on our period which can cause us to weigh more but i don't know that that applies to everyone
  • zaz936
    zaz936 Posts: 68 Member
    I gain 2 pounds every TOM. But it's fast gone 1 day or 2 after. Everyone is different.
  • ajfranzen77
    ajfranzen77 Posts: 118
    I weigh a few pounds more during mine. I usually drop a few pounds after, but thats just me.
  • i_love_vinegar
    i_love_vinegar Posts: 2,092 Member
    i'm not sure about it, i've never really tracked that before.

    how tall are you? i was just wondering because of your cw/gw...just curiousity not judgment : )

    Oh no, I completely understand haha :smile: I am 4'9". I haven't listed my height, because I used to be 4'11" since I was 13 and I am 21 now. I caught very sick all last semester, and apparently I shrunk...:indifferent:
  • ChantalGG
    ChantalGG Posts: 2,404 Member
    I have only had it once since starting on here. I gained 4 lbs on day one of TOM, just happened to be my weigh in day, i dropped it the next day, lost 1.5 lbs. My weigh in for the next week the scale didnt move, and then when i weighed in on the following week i dropped 1.5 lbs. I did in that time lose inches though. so measure yourself to see if you are still moving in the right direction.
  • music_lover_103
    music_lover_103 Posts: 118
    i'm not sure about it, i've never really tracked that before.

    how tall are you? i was just wondering because of your cw/gw...just curiousity not judgment : )

    Oh no, I completely understand haha :smile: I am 4'9". I haven't listed my height, because I used to be 4'11" since I was 13 and I am 21 now. I caught very sick all last semester, and apparently I shrunk...:indifferent:

    haha it's too bad that you shrunk : ) good luck on your journey and thanks for understanding!
  • Kelly_Wilson1990
    Kelly_Wilson1990 Posts: 3,245 Member
    I gain 2-3 pounds in water weight when I am on my period.
  • maureenB7
    maureenB7 Posts: 55 Member
    I do, maybe 3 pounds more. "water weight" according to my ob/gyn.
  • i_love_vinegar
    i_love_vinegar Posts: 2,092 Member
    Thank you everyone! I am actually getting excited to weigh myself in a week or so. :laugh:
  • eills44
    eills44 Posts: 65
    I have my WI tomorrow morning so I will let you know lol xx After a sneaky peak at the scales this morning it doesnt look good though :((( x
  • Fochizzy
    Fochizzy Posts: 505 Member
    Gah! So it may look like I took a step back next week. Yick!
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