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Monthly visit from aunt flow

Angall08
Angall08 Posts: 148 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Ok ladies serious question. I have been losing weight 5 pounds in the past 2 to 3 weeks, but now my menstrual cycle has kicked in and I've gained a couple of the pounds back. Has this happened to you.??? Is it normal??? I don't want to gain the weight back unless it's in a normal way.

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  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    Water weight.
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    Completely normal. 2-4lbs every month for me 1 week before TOM
  • ashorey87
    ashorey87 Posts: 173 Member
    Bloat/artificial gain.
    It'll level out after a couple days
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »
    Completely normal. 2-4lbs every month for me 1 week before TOM

    ^^This.
  • motivated310
    motivated310 Posts: 19 Member
    It goes away but I'd completely avoid the scale during that week as it will decrease your motivation if you see yourself at a couple lbs higher than normal
  • karenzehob
    karenzehob Posts: 87 Member
    Yes!!! I've gained 2.5 lbs this month because of that. Freaked me out but I know it'll be gone soon
  • kenzienal
    kenzienal Posts: 205 Member
    I was 148lbs last week. today I am 150.4lbs and due to start any second.

    I track my weight every day, and you can clearly see when its that time of the month. I always increase 2-3lbs.
  • Stella3838
    Stella3838 Posts: 439 Member
    Yuuuuuuuupppp.... just waiting to get through this week, then boom, back to where I had been trending. Aren't we just the luckiest? :smiley:
  • PrincessMel72
    PrincessMel72 Posts: 1,094 Member
    Yep, totally normal. I avoid the scale during my PMS time until after I'm completely done and then wait another couple of days until the water weight flushes out.
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