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SweetHoliday
SweetHoliday Posts: 28
edited October 2 in Health and Weight Loss
Has anyone one noticed you tend to weigh more during your period and then the weight drops back down a few lbs after Aunt Flow has left the building?
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  • Nanadena
    Nanadena Posts: 739 Member
    :noway: Yuppers, we call it TOM
  • sc1572
    sc1572 Posts: 2,309 Member
    YES
  • maritza327
    maritza327 Posts: 100 Member
    Yes, usually is all the water retention during your period or all the sugars or salts you are craving when you have your flow. I usually gain about 3-5 lbs during that time.
  • vwfrog
    vwfrog Posts: 57 Member
    my weight does that too. I gain several (4 to 6 !) lbs before, and then a few days after starting, it comes off. SOOO not what you want 'those' days before!
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    No. I haven't noticed that.
  • CoachMaritova
    CoachMaritova Posts: 409 Member
    definitely! I try not to weigh myself when TOM's on the way... too depressing.
  • Choclat_Pearl
    Choclat_Pearl Posts: 166 Member
    Yes, that's water weight.
  • mea9
    mea9 Posts: 561 Member
    Yes. I do weigh myself because I can justify the gain and I love the loss at the other end;)
  • LolasEpicJourney
    LolasEpicJourney Posts: 1,010 Member
    I wonder how many guys clicked on this then read it and went AHHHH MAN!!!
    LOL

    But yes - it happens to the best of us. I gained 5lbs this time and dropped it in 2 days once Auntie Flow left.
  • Lizzy_Sunflower
    Lizzy_Sunflower Posts: 1,510 Member
    nope, not me.... I usually know its that time when I eat like crazy and still lose 5 lbs overnight

    I guess I am blessed
  • KayteeBear
    KayteeBear Posts: 1,040 Member
    It's very normal and common to gain weight during TOM. I don't weigh myself often because the scale never changes so I don't know if I personally gain weight.
  • RoanneRed
    RoanneRed Posts: 429 Member
    I keep hoping it happens to me but never seem to see a drop! :sad:
  • candykay89
    candykay89 Posts: 110 Member
    Yes, and it is the extra water weight! That sucks!
  • tshahady
    tshahady Posts: 84 Member
    My weight typically fluctuates anywhere from 3-5 lbs. during my TOM. booo hisss!
  • Fat_2_Fit_Mommy
    Fat_2_Fit_Mommy Posts: 569 Member
    YES!!!!! It just recently happened to me...
  • MoonIite
    MoonIite Posts: 341 Member
    I always gain 3-5 lbs a week before Aunt Flo comes to visit, it's so annoying. I also notice that I crave sweets and salty snacks during my TOM. The craving is always there, but it's exponentially worse when it's that time of the month.
  • FaithsVegWorkout
    FaithsVegWorkout Posts: 471
    No, I never get bloated and fat during my period. (Where's the sarcasm font?) ;)
  • onewarmmomma
    onewarmmomma Posts: 222 Member
    Guess I won't be weighing myself this week!! :noway:
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    Omg, you gain weight on your period? Every month? That would totally freak me out.
  • Rachaelluvszipped
    Rachaelluvszipped Posts: 768 Member
    Yes, indeedy!! And then I try to hit the gym harder..cause its sooooo irritating..lol...:grumble:
  • kiesh82
    kiesh82 Posts: 131 Member
    I don't weigh myself during that time lol.
  • SweetHoliday
    SweetHoliday Posts: 28
    LOL awesome! You ladies are great! I'm assuming TOM means Time Of The Month?
  • AngelsheriHackley
    AngelsheriHackley Posts: 67 Member
    Yes and I hate that so much, wonder what can be done to stop the with gain
  • yanicka
    yanicka Posts: 1,004 Member
    Omg, you gain weight on your period? Every month? That would totally freak me out.

    :love:
  • luckiest05
    luckiest05 Posts: 14
    I hate that extra gain! UGH! I definitely go to the gym & work harder because I usually get achy during TOM, and I don't want to get lazy & miss my workouts.
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    after 20 or so years of it i hadnt figured that out yet,i finally figured out about 3 months ago why i was bleeding everymonth
  • Jade_Butterfly
    Jade_Butterfly Posts: 2,963 Member
    Just depends on the individual. . . but that seems to be the overall concensus.:smile:
  • emptysh0ebox
    emptysh0ebox Posts: 19
    isn't it annoying? I don't weigh myself but I can feel it
  • Care563
    Care563 Posts: 61 Member
    I am the Lightest the day before my period THEN gain 2-3lbs the next day. It seems to take it's time to leave again. Arggg grrr. I started MFP a few days ago and I am hoping that when I am eating healthy and less and also exercising that my weight won't change at TOM. I will let you know in 3.5 weeks :)
  • NewVonnie
    NewVonnie Posts: 683 Member
    Does it seriously take 2 pages to say..YES..SMH

    We are women..since puberty..we bleed, we bloat, we cramp, we gain a couple..then it all goes away and we get over it.

    This is nothing new...
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