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    Ovulation time?

    Posts: 4 Member
    edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    Hi I was 10st 2.6lbs Friday and now it's ovulation week I weigh 2lbs more?
    Is anyone else the same during ovulation?

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    • Posts: 2,432 Member
      How do you know that you are ovulating? How are you tracking it?
    • Posts: 5,646 Member
      Yep, I gain at ovulation and TOM. It's just fluid retention.
    • Posts: 1,365 Member
      Nony_Mouse wrote: »
      Yep, I gain at ovulation and TOM. It's just fluid retention.

      I also gain around ovulation. A day or two before my period starts I am also heavier. A few days after my period starts is usually the lowest weight of the month for me.

      I have weighed myself daily for years. It has helped me understand how hormones and sodium cause normal fluctuations in weight.
    • Posts: 282 Member
      I gain during ovulation and TOM as well
    • Posts: 381 Member
      I gain a bit aswell for a few days then it goes back
    • Posts: 103 Member
      yes,me too! a pound or two of water retention,a little more emotional and a bit hungrier_it's like a lighter version of pms for 3 or 4 days.
    • Posts: 1,297 Member
      Hormonal changes in weight gain are common. In fact women with some ovarian cancers have their girth measured daily because of the hormonal effect of water retention and fluid shift in this region.

      Both ovulation and menstruation can have a similar (less ominous) type of fluid retention and associated weight gain. Some women are more sensitive to it than others.
    • Posts: 173 Member
      I gain more around ovulation than during my period. In fact, I find that I overall lose very little in the first couple of weeks is my cycle, and all the loss is revealed in week 3 / beginning of week 4.
    • Posts: 10,330 Member
      I always gain around ovulation. It's normal.
      Ironandwine69 wrote: »
      How do you know that you are ovulating? How are you tracking it?

      For me, personally, I have PCOS and I get an unmistakable twinge during ovulation, and before that twinge I have an insatiable appetite so I can tell with 100% accuracy that it's coming that day.
    • Posts: 367 Member
      I always gain 1-2 pounds during ovulation!! I gain 2-3 days leading up to my period, I just hate that ovulation weight!
    • Posts: 38 Member
      This is interesting. I didn't even think about gaining during ovulation but I'm happy I came across this.
    • Posts: 339 Member
      I gain more at ovulation time than TOM.
    • Posts: 1,369 Member
      I gain loads around ovulation and before/during periods. Such fun.

      I can always tell when I'm ovulating as I get a sharp, one-sided pain when the egg is released plus - and this may be TMI - vaginal mucous becomes very thin and slippery.
    • Posts: 4,571 Member
      Yes. I am very heavy when I ovulate. You can see it, I can feel it, and it shows up on the scale. I know when I'm ovulating because unlike when I was a spring chicken and felt my libido rise, I now get cranky and have worse pain than when I have my period.
    • Posts: 342 Member
      My weight stalls or increases during ovulation and TOM. My weight drops sometimes up to 4 pounds the week after my TOM. I could start weighing my self only after TOM since that's the most accurate. But my body inches continue to decrease all throughout the month regardless of ovulation or TOM. Further proof you continue to lose even if it's not reflected on the scale.
    • Posts: 4,571 Member
      Also, now that I'm relatively lean and at a healthy weight, I actually only LOOK lean at certain times per month. My lowest weigh in and best looks is a few days after my period ends. If you look in my profile, the picture of me in the gray sports bra is during that time. For the rest of the month I look a bit more squishy.

    • Posts: 405 Member
      It will go back down as long as you stick to you plans
    • Posts: 16,049 Member
      edited April 2017
      Ironandwine69 wrote: »
      How do you know that you are ovulating? How are you tracking it?

      I never paid attention or even thought about ovulation throughout my life. But after my hubby had a vasectomy and i stopped birth control, i downloaded a 'period tracker' app which tells you ovulation time on it's calendar.
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