Men.... plug your ears for this one

getskinny1973
getskinny1973 Posts: 73 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Ladies..

Do you find that you typically weigh a bit more during your "time of the month"?

Is this a normal thing, or is it just me?
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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    It's normal. The hormonal fluctuations will make you retain more water. It should go away by the time it's over.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    yes, its normal.
    I can go up by 3lbs, some go up more and it can stay up for 5 days too.
  • jjalbertt
    jjalbertt Posts: 98 Member
    I can go up 5-10lbs just from TOM. It always goes away though
  • getskinny1973
    getskinny1973 Posts: 73 Member
    LOL Thanks TOM... I just didn't want to make anyone feel uncomfortable ;)
  • getskinny1973
    getskinny1973 Posts: 73 Member
    jjalbertt wrote: »
    I can go up 5-10lbs just from TOM. It always goes away though

    I'm a few lbs and get so frustrated with it...
  • 100_PROOF_
    100_PROOF_ Posts: 1,168 Member
    Yep. Sometimes 8 lbs more. It goes away though so don't worry
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    getskinny1973 wrote: »
    jjalbertt wrote: »
    I can go up 5-10lbs just from TOM. It always goes away though

    I'm a few lbs and get so frustrated with it...

    Download a weight tracker and plot your weigh-ins on it. If you compare your weight when your next cycle comes around to your weight now you should see a downward trend.
  • getskinny1973
    getskinny1973 Posts: 73 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »

    Download a weight tracker and plot your weigh-ins on it. If you compare your weight when your next cycle comes around to your weight now you should see a downward trend.

    I've just recently done this, this is my first cycle that I have been actually monitoring, so I will have it now to compare next month.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,252 Member
    weightgrapher.com lets you superimpose your weight graph from (a user selectable) 28 days past to visually compare your current weight to your weight at the same point during your previous cycle.

    I still prefer Libra for Android, Happy Scale for iPhone, and Trendweight.com, but I don't have periodic water retention! :flushed:

    When setting up all these programs I tell them that I want to maintain my weight so that they don't bug me with useless and un-welcome advice: I can tell on my own whether my deficit or surplus is what I want it to be, thank you very much. Plus you probably already know (or can find out from your logging) why your weight has gone up or down... the programs don't :smiley:
  • Angierae75
    Angierae75 Posts: 417 Member
    Yup. Sometimes 2, sometimes 5. I pretty much ignore my weight for about 4 days before until the last day of my cycle because it's useless info.
  • getskinny1973
    getskinny1973 Posts: 73 Member
    toxikon wrote: »
    I know the title is tongue-in-cheek, but if there is a man out there who doesn't know what a period is or is offended by that word... god help him.

    That was just me trying to be funny.....
  • 25lbsorbust
    25lbsorbust Posts: 225 Member
    edited March 2018
    7-9 pounds more.

    Which is insane because I'm only 150 to start with, so I'm literally taking on an extra 4-5% of my body weight for a few days. My body just flips out and holds every bit of water I take in, I guess. I just don't weigh myself that week, lest I have a heart attack.
  • toxikon
    toxikon Posts: 2,383 Member
    getskinny1973 wrote: »
    toxikon wrote: »
    I know the title is tongue-in-cheek, but if there is a man out there who doesn't know what a period is or is offended by that word... god help him.

    That was just me trying to be funny.....

    "The phrase tongue-in-cheek is a figure of speech that describes a statement or other expression that the speaker or author does not mean literally, but intends as humor or otherwise not seriously."

    :)
  • getskinny1973
    getskinny1973 Posts: 73 Member
    Yikes... maybe it's a good idea to just stay away from the scale right now. LOL
  • vmlabute
    vmlabute Posts: 311 Member
    it's perfectly normal and I hate it
  • thegeordielass
    thegeordielass Posts: 208 Member
    Suddenly jumping up 2-3lbs overnight is usually my sign I'm going to start my period in the next 48 hours. I'm that irregular it's by far the best way of knowing for me.
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,111 Member
    I track mine. I gain 3-5lb the week of ovulation. Then I lose it. Two week later I gain again, sometimes up to 10lb of bloat, until the day after my period starts. Totally normal
  • lightenup2016
    lightenup2016 Posts: 1,055 Member
    I'm currently up 3 lbs due to TOM. Mine goes back down after day 4, AKA, The Day of All the Peeing. I get the same weight spike happening at ovulation, a phenomenon I was unaware of until I started tracking everything a couple of years ago. I'm 44 now.

  • endermako
    endermako Posts: 785 Member
    Yes it's normal. I'm almost 2lbs over my regular weight this week because of it.
  • Fitnessmom82
    Fitnessmom82 Posts: 376 Member
    edited March 2018
    SCoil123 wrote: »
    I track mine. I gain 3-5lb the week of ovulation. Then I lose it. Two week later I gain again, sometimes up to 10lb of bloat, until the day after my period starts. Totally normal

    This is me too. Ovulation and tom. Ugh!! My cycles can be kind of short too, so this month I ovulated right after my period ended. 7 days of tom bloating plus another 3 of ovulation. I know what it all is, but man, this month has been discouraging!
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    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
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