Sometimes being a woman sucks...
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I hear you. The frustration would be real but you will have a nice surprise just around the corner. Periods suck fullstop. The bloating, fluid retention and resultant weight gain are but a small part of the suckiness of it all. Bring on menopause!5
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I always have the weirdest damn cravings too. Like last month...pickles. I ate almost a whole jar. What the hell is that crap about?! Working so hard and then gaining because of your period is just frustrating.
Hugs everyone! Now, who wants to rev some chainsaws and burn *kitten*?!2 -
I always have the weirdest damn cravings too. Like last month...pickles. I ate almost a whole jar. What the hell is that crap about?! Working so hard and then gaining because of your period is just frustrating.
Hugs everyone! Now, who wants to rev some chainsaws and burn *kitten*?!
At least pickles aren't costing you any calories! I always want dense bread or cake type things. I usually opt for wheat bread if possible, since it has fewer calories than cake or brownies.2 -
I always tell myself it's just going to look bad for a little while, but if I keep doing my best in the meantime, then I'll be thrilled at the end of it.1
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It's frustrating right now but when it ends is the most exciting! You see all that water weight drop off and then some!3
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That sucks. I can't sympathize as a woman but I don't like scale increases regardless of the reason. You won't get any unwanted advice from me or be told how you should feel about it. You were hoping for something and you are irritated to get so close and be denied for a week or more. Makes sense to me.
Yep! It was more of a funny/vent post than something I'm actually genuinely concerned about. I've used a lot of smileys and "haha's" in this post just to make that clear.
Just annoying is all.
I'm over it already, just thinking about how to grill my beef tenderloin steak tonight LOL (hooray for sales!!)6 -
firefoxxie wrote: »It's frustrating right now but when it ends is the most exciting! You see all that water weight drop off and then some!
Exactly!! One benefit of the period and water retention is that because I was SO CLOSE this week I feel like I want to eat PERFECTLY this weekend so I definitely see that number next week. Game face all weekend!2 -
Totally normal , albeit very annoying. As soon as I see a new low I am back up 3-5 lbs for almost a whole month before the new low resurfaces and comes to stay. If weighing daily doesn't bother you, get a weight trending app like Libra or Happy Scale. It will let you know if you are trending down or up. So far with all my peaks and valleys I have yet to see that blue trending line go up hill. It's comforting to see and provides me with a bit of extra motivation to keep going.1
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I gain at ovulation and right before my TOM. Because of this (and because Lyle McDonald said to) I compare myself to last month, not last week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6846ZTBu08k&index=4&list=PLUXvX9BaxgqG9yO5XWB3gA_QshvrrcjVr
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Sorry, but of all things that suck about being a woman, weight fluctuations wouldn't even make my list.13
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snemberton wrote: »snemberton wrote: »Do you do measurements beyond just the scale? I find that seeing a 1/4 inch off my hips helps negate the scale getting stuck during TOM. My water retention doesn't show up with the tape measure as much as the scale.
I don't. But I still fit in my size 12's which I just started wearing a week or so ago so that's good enough for me hehe.
It's not really a huge deal. Who knows maybe I'll eat perfectly and workout today any my water retaining self will see a 0.2lbs new low weight tomorrow morning. I'd be happy with that haha.
Well, I certainly get your frustration. I'm currently "up" 4lbs from my low weight last week due to water retention and a little constipation caused by TOM. I know it isn't real weight since my other measurements are still slightly lower than last week, but it's irritating all the same.
I agree. we all know its water weight and we all know it will come off in a week or so.. but man is it hard to see the number go up. I also try to stay away from the scale but when you feel fat in an emotional state during PMS its hard. I once cried because my friend drank the last coke. So more then likely I am going to get emotional when i see the scale go up a few pounds. In my non PMS state i wouldn't have thought anything of 1 or 2 pounds increase.. would have shrugged it off and done better.2 -
Try to think of it as your body preparing a nice surprising by dropping a velvet curtain (um, some water weight) to temporarily mask your continuing fat loss, until, next week . . . TA DAH, the unveiling: Major victory.8
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Try to think of it as your body preparing a nice surprising by dropping a velvet curtain (um, some water weight) to temporarily mask your continuing fat loss, until, next week . . . TA DAH, the unveiling: Major victory.
As a woman who has pms and is expecting a heavy weigh in tomorrow, this made me literally laugh out loud! I salute you.2 -
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I'm right there with you. But I've just decided to feed into the water-gain... Drinking more water and eating watermelon because it is better than eating chocolate- which is what I'm craving right now.2
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BusyRaeNOTBusty wrote: »
I gave you an insightful for that. On long hikes with my husband, he gets to pee and I don’t. I live in a desert, so peeing behind a tree is out of the question.2 -
BusyRaeNOTBusty wrote: »
Why can't you pee in the woods? 😂5 -
BusyRaeNOTBusty wrote: »
Why can't you pee in the woods? 😂
You are right. I CAN peed in the woods, just not nearly as easily as someone with male genitals.5 -
Omg I feel ya! I'm in peri menopause and my cycle is all kinds of skeewompus. I feel like I'm in a perpetual state of water retention. Its hard to say "this is water weight and this is not" so I end up going with whatever the number says on the scale and hope for any drop, even if it's minuscule.
So ready this stage of life to be over with already!1 -
You think this is frustrating??? Wait until you get to play "Fun with Hot Flashes".5
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