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  • KevDaniel
    KevDaniel Posts: 449 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.

    lol guilty
  • sarahkova
    sarahkova Posts: 245 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...

    I would guess since it is a question that is asked so often that not everybody goes through the bloat cramp phase, I never have felt bloated and have never had cramps...it was not until the Feb of this year that I realized that happened because I noticed it on the scale. I feel bad for you that you go through feeling bloating and cramping...that has to make the rest of suck that much more!
  • ambermichon
    ambermichon Posts: 404 Member
    Yep! Especially when I continue exercising hard thru that time. :-)
  • tuacsmm
    tuacsmm Posts: 24 Member
    Yes, I normally gain an extra 2 or 3 lbs, then I lose it right after the flow has ceased! (i.e. I crave the salt like crazy before and during, but not after)
  • RocketsGirl75
    RocketsGirl75 Posts: 648
    really?????????????????????????????

    :grumble: :huh:
  • gsenriquez
    gsenriquez Posts: 181 Member
    Yup. I usually gain 2-3 lbs before my monthly...water retention and craving to eat (doesn't matter what it is..just to eat).
  • kapeluza
    kapeluza Posts: 3,434 Member
    YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    READ THIS!!!!!!!!!! I just blogged about it! Very interesting conclusion!

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/kapeluza
  • SweetHoliday
    SweetHoliday Posts: 28
    YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    READ THIS!!!!!!!!!! I just blogged about it! Very interesting conclusion!

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/kapeluza

    That was funny!!! I was just talking to my friend about this subject today and how much we hate our Auntie lol. I loved your blog, thanks for sharing :D
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
    :noway: Yuppers, we call it TOM

    Um, no. I call it my Super Hero week. way cooler.
  • Michelle_M2002
    Michelle_M2002 Posts: 301 Member
    Yup. This is the case for me. It's water retention. I go up 3-5 pounds right before AF hits, and then lose it (plus that weeks fat loss) the day after AF is gone.

    God bless!
  • amandavictoria80
    amandavictoria80 Posts: 734 Member
    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?

    Hell YES!!!! And I have proof now.
    I did my weigh in two days ago and was so upset and shocked. I gained five pounds when I should have lost a couple. Then I realized, I am due for my period and that could possibly be the reason I am heavier then I should be. Well, I got my period the next day! So I think it really does make you heavier on the scale.
    I guess I will know for sure next week with my next weigh in after my period ends. :)
  • amandavictoria80
    amandavictoria80 Posts: 734 Member
    Yes. I do weigh myself because I can justify the gain and I love the loss at the other end;)

    :) I like this and plan to do the same thing at the end of this week. I will be like "Yahoo, I lost almost ten pounds in a week!". LOL Yeah right. More like two pounds of fat and eight pounds of water. I bloat like a blow fish.
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
    :noway: Yuppers, we call it TOM

    Um, no. I call it my Super Hero week. way cooler.

    Best I heard was Shark Week :)

    Op:
    Yea, I get bloated about a week before and gain about a pound or 2.... but it generally goes away a day or two after it's done.
    I never weigh the week before or during my period.. because I know there will be no change or there will be a gain.
  • SamiSamiBoBlammy
    SamiSamiBoBlammy Posts: 868 Member
    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?

    Has anyone noticed that neither TOM nor Aunt Flow have mastered the Search button?
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
    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?

    Has anyone noticed that neither TOM nor Aunt Flow have mastered the Search button?

    THERE IS A SEARCH BUTTON!?
  • SamiSamiBoBlammy
    SamiSamiBoBlammy Posts: 868 Member
    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?

    Has anyone noticed that neither TOM nor Aunt Flow have mastered the Search button?

    THERE IS A SEARCH BUTTON!?

    Bwhahahaha YES! AND if you click it and then type what you're looking for - it'll actually pull up the other gazillion threads where women were using their period as an excuse to crave bad foods and gain weight!

    **AND you can use it for other topics too, such as 'should i eat my exercise calories', 'does tea/soda/beer count as water', 'JM 30 ds', and 'p90x'... just to name a few :wink:
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
    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?

    Has anyone noticed that neither TOM nor Aunt Flow have mastered the Search button?

    THERE IS A SEARCH BUTTON!?

    Bwhahahaha YES! AND if you click it and then type what you're looking for - it'll actually pull up the other gazillion threads where women were using their period as an excuse to crave bad foods and gain weight!

    **AND you can use it for other topics too, such as 'should i eat my exercise calories', 'does tea/soda/beer count as water', 'JM 30 ds', and 'p90x'... just to name a few :wink:

    Dude, that sounds like black magic. *steps slowly away*
  • SamiSamiBoBlammy
    SamiSamiBoBlammy Posts: 868 Member
    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?

    Has anyone noticed that neither TOM nor Aunt Flow have mastered the Search button?

    THERE IS A SEARCH BUTTON!?

    Bwhahahaha YES! AND if you click it and then type what you're looking for - it'll actually pull up the other gazillion threads where women were using their period as an excuse to crave bad foods and gain weight!

    **AND you can use it for other topics too, such as 'should i eat my exercise calories', 'does tea/soda/beer count as water', 'JM 30 ds', and 'p90x'... just to name a few :wink:

    Dude, that sounds like black magic. *steps slowly away*

    Its totally not black magic. DUH its wizardry
  • fitmommy2012
    fitmommy2012 Posts: 451 Member
    Yep...I was 150.7 on Sunday when I weighed in (Sunday is my weigh in day) and then I weighed myself today and I was 153 pounds....and I KNOW I didnt gain almost 3 pounds in 3 days....I typically dont weigh myself during my period...BUT I am doing a challenge right now and today was our last day of the month and we had to weigh in...sheesh,..glad I still weighed myself on Sunday! LOL
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