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sunrisestarter
sunrisestarter Posts: 10
edited October 4 in Motivation and Support
how do you get through the weight gain?
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  • swaymyway
    swaymyway Posts: 428 Member
    Ignore it, it goes away again so why worry about it?
  • lottycat
    lottycat Posts: 333 Member
    I don't weigh myself that week. Happens to every girl, not worth worrying about. x
  • meli_medina
    meli_medina Posts: 594 Member
    One day at a time, really. You're going to have to live through it anyway. Maybe just stop weighing yourself during that time if it bothers you so much. I tend to ignore it because I know it's water, but I weigh daily anyway (record only once per week) and I know that there's going to be fluctuation so it doesn't generally bother me. :)
  • Neliel
    Neliel Posts: 507 Member
    BUT how do you girls cope with the extra appetite and extreme cravings? I think mine is due and today I just feel starving. I eat a little and then i'm REALLY hungry again an hour later.
  • jwaitman
    jwaitman Posts: 367 Member
    Never fails I usually gain 2 pounds that week, but after it is gone. I pop plenty of midol to help with the water gain and that seems to help.
  • kymwilkinson813
    kymwilkinson813 Posts: 2
    I do weigh during that time. And even though my weigh in day(s) were before and after, I still saw a weight gain. It bummed me out a little bit, but I know that next Tuesday when I step on the scale, it'll be GONE!
    To deal with the extra appetite, just continue to make the right choices. If you are starving, eat something, just make it a fruit or a veggie...they will fill you up but the caloric intake isn't HUGE! And if it's a serious craving, give in just once...maybe make up for it somewhere else? Or walk a little extra on the treadmill... If you continue to ignore the craving, you eventually will OVERendulge and that's no good either.
    Thanks for posting! It's always good to see that others have the same problems and aren't afraid to share them!
  • kymwilkinson813
    kymwilkinson813 Posts: 2
    Midol as a dieuretic? Wow...that's news to me....maybe I should go to the store and stock up for that week after!
  • AHealthierRhonda
    AHealthierRhonda Posts: 881 Member
    I accept that it is going to happen and ignore it. I don't weigh myself when I can see the deifference in bloating. I wait till the bloating is gone to weigh in. The joys of being female!
  • JeSuisPrest
    JeSuisPrest Posts: 2,005 Member
    First time since I am on this journey I am experiencing weight gain during that TOM. It's a bit unsettling for sure!
  • smkcx♥
    smkcx♥ Posts: 317 Member
    it's water weight and it'll go away a few days after your period is over; dont worry about it!

    I dont even weigh myself when im on my period or even for a few days afterwards. I've even heard that you can retain water up to a week before your period starts.
  • marycmeadows
    marycmeadows Posts: 1,691 Member
    I usually just don't weigh when I'm on my period. If you do, you'll just stress out over it - and is it really worth it since it's temporary? It's not ACTUAL weight gain!
  • Riara11
    Riara11 Posts: 23 Member
    so glad I saw this thread - I was annoyed to gain 2 pounds when I've been exercising/eating right! Now I know it's because of the period...
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    birth control pills
  • _GlaDOS_
    _GlaDOS_ Posts: 1,520 Member
    Don't weigh yourself.

    Have some chocolate.

    Don't post about it.

    :flowerforyou:
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    It's just a little dot.
  • Unwrapping_Candy
    Unwrapping_Candy Posts: 487 Member
    Don't weigh yourself.

    Have some chocolate.

    Don't post about it.

    :flowerforyou:

    Cheers!
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    Don't weigh yourself.

    Have some chocolate.

    Don't post about it.

    :flowerforyou:

    Love you :flowerforyou:
  • Apryl546
    Apryl546 Posts: 909 Member
    I don't even notice. I don't gain, I don't lose, I don't get the cravings, i don't get the hunger.. yadda yadda.

    I feel bad for anyone that does. LOL
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    BUT how do you girls cope with the extra appetite and extreme cravings?
    I figured out how mine works when I was, oh, about 13...
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    BUT how do you girls cope with the extra appetite and extreme cravings?
    I figured out how mine works when I was, oh, about 13...
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  • Just_Dot
    Just_Dot Posts: 2,283 Member
    Don't weigh yourself.

    Have some chocolate.

    Don't post about it.

    :flowerforyou:

    What she said.
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    I have been having them for about 27 years now. For some reason, I know what to expect every 28 days or so and don't get surprised anymore. Unless you are experiencing some very strange symptoms, it is normal, if you are having strange symptoms, there are doctors that actually specialize in the female reproductive system. Please, stop posting about it.
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    I don't understand this question. How do you get through it?

    Well, first I use the search function and then I'm done.
  • lor007
    lor007 Posts: 884 Member
    First time since I am on this journey I am experiencing weight gain during that TOM. It's a bit unsettling for sure!

    "Journey" and "TOM" in the same post. Wow! :flowerforyou:
  • complete_tease
    complete_tease Posts: 214 Member
    I don't gain weight.

    :flowerforyou:
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    comma explanation point colon
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    complete_tease Posts: 214 Member
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  • lor007
    lor007 Posts: 884 Member
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  • sweetpunani
    sweetpunani Posts: 86
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    Lol Ty! I was having a difficult time copying the link via mobile :)
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    midol, excedrine menstral are suppose to help with water weight too.
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