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Do you weigh more during that time of the month?

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  • Shriffee
    Shriffee Posts: 250 Member
    Last month I put on half a pound the day I started and it didn't come off until about five days in, then I magically lost a pound. :)

    This month, I gained two the week BEFORE without going over my calories or skipping workouts.:explode: I just started so we'll see how it goes. :ohwell:
  • teagin2002
    teagin2002 Posts: 1,900 Member
    I stay away from the scale till 1 or 2 days after :flowerforyou:
  • Diandra81
    Diandra81 Posts: 128 Member
    Yes ma'am. Some is water weight and some is from the chocolate consumed.

    LOL same here....my sweets consumption during that time is shameful...
  • BonnieSeelinger
    BonnieSeelinger Posts: 23 Member
    Yes, about 10#s and then it drops back off a day or two after.
  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    Yes, at least 2-4lbs depending ... I start taking diurex a couple days before it gets here and that helps some. The scale still showed a gain then, but my stomach doesn't feel that 'omg my gut feels like it's going to burst' full majorly bloated feeling.

    I also quit weighing myself during this time. All it did was torture me and make me upset.

    I still exercise too, it does make me feel better.
  • NicoletheFaye
    NicoletheFaye Posts: 19 Member
    I'm so glad I read this post. I weighed myself last night and found that I have put on 11 pounds in one week, which essentially would have meant that I ate an additional 47,250 calories that weren't accounted for. I guess I've never really weighed myself around this time before. I was SO discouraged and had to get my roommates to assure me over and over again that this isn't possible. One of which is my sister and also a dietician. She agreed that it's a lot of water and to avoid salt.
  • marycmeadows
    marycmeadows Posts: 1,691 Member
    Yep - during tom for me I weigh 5-7lbs more than normal typically!
  • dme1977
    dme1977 Posts: 537 Member
    I made the mistake of stepping on the scale this morning and was disappointed to see the gain ... but then I just made a note to self: do NOT step on scale during your T>O>M> and try to stay within your calories so next week when its over i should be right where im supposed to be.
  • bulletprooff
    bulletprooff Posts: 77
    I do, for sure!!! I can easily put on 5 to 7 pounds! It's usually all bloat/water weight. And, a few days after I'm done, it goes away. That's my problem right now. I'm discouraged, but I know the gain is all bloat.

    This happens to me. I can't wait for it to go and it'll look like a "sudden" loss
  • hope516
    hope516 Posts: 1,133 Member
    I never weigh myself during that TOM!! its self-sabotage. And yes I always gain 5 pounds!!
  • Sophie983
    Sophie983 Posts: 119 Member
    I stay away from the scale till 1 or 2 days after :flowerforyou:

    Me too. I just don't want to upset myself. :)

    I have bad cravings though. I could eat anything in the first 3 days. It's horrible :)
  • BunnyKiller
    BunnyKiller Posts: 10
    I bloat up like a frakin' dirigible.
  • Articeluvsmemphis
    Articeluvsmemphis Posts: 1,987 Member
    yeah
  • kris523sydney
    kris523sydney Posts: 34
    Ok....Thank God! I was a little worried when I weighed myself this morning. Thanks so much everyone....you have put my worries at ease.
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