Question for the girls...

xlolitabandita
xlolitabandita Posts: 242
edited November 12 in Health and Weight Loss
So, I weighed myself this morning to find I had gained back 5 lbs of what I've lost. I weigh myself once every two or three days, so i have a hard time believeing I've really gained that much back. I think it's about that time of the month. Any of you other girls gain that much water weight due to this or am I going crazy? Sorry if this seems like a silly question, lol! I honestly haven't weighed myself before I started this diet, so I don't really know what the difference is normally like every month.

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  • k8lyn_235
    k8lyn_235 Posts: 507 Member
    i would say it's most likely due to water fluctuations. i would suggest weighing yourself every 7 days instead. weighing every 2-3 days will make you crazy!
  • xlolitabandita
    xlolitabandita Posts: 242
    Honestly, if I don't weigh myself that much I have a really hard time staying on track. I'll probably wait until after aunt flow has left this week though. Those extra 5 lbs made me sad. Oh, what's it like to be a girl.
  • ArtGeek22
    ArtGeek22 Posts: 1,429 Member
    It is most likely water weight. I am on "Shark Week" right now to and it looks like a gain 3 pounds one day then the next I lost like 4! Just try to avoid the salt as much as possible. I find it helps with the bloating and fluctuation in weight :smile:


    Keep Calm and Carry On (but I hate this week :grumble:),
    Anna
  • Karalopolous
    Karalopolous Posts: 574
    Just wondering this myself! I gained like 3 lbs and wanted to drown my sorrows in chocolate, lol. I think it's gotta be the fluctuations and what not. It's sooooooooo not fair!!!!!
  • laurabini
    laurabini Posts: 257 Member
    it's normal, I've got the same "problem"!! Weigh yourself when it's finished and you'll see results ;)
  • jenaissance
    jenaissance Posts: 302 Member
    5-7 lbs, every month like clockwork. I try not to look at the scale that week :P
  • racheljones_2007
    racheljones_2007 Posts: 8 Member
    I weigh once a week, but when it is close to that time I always gain 5 lbs and lose 5lbs 3 days later
  • nwg74
    nwg74 Posts: 360 Member
    Weight can fluctuate all through the week and even in the same day. Just eating something will put weight on until it is processed through. I find even a glass of water will temporarily add half a pound on. I weigh myself through the week but only record what I am every Monday morning after going through the bathroom and before I eat or drink anything.
  • purpleipod
    purpleipod Posts: 1,147 Member
    Sometimes I do, but not always.
  • kimi72
    kimi72 Posts: 17
    Thanks everyone! I am new to this whole dieting thing and I am about to have my monthly meeting so atleast now I know to stay away from my scale!!! :smooched:
  • Cindym82
    Cindym82 Posts: 1,245 Member
    the week before TOM i refuse to get on the scale cause i know it will make me depressed, I "start" on a sunday and change my weigh in day to friday on that week lol
  • jenniferg83
    jenniferg83 Posts: 278 Member
    yes! i gain a few pounds the day before "Aunt Flow" comes for a visit. It always haunts me and then goes away when that mean lady goes away! :) Don't fret. It's normal.
  • aelarek
    aelarek Posts: 83 Member
    5-7 lbs, every month like clockwork. I try not to look at the scale that week :P


    Me exactly.
  • jcpmoore
    jcpmoore Posts: 796 Member
    OH I easily gained 5 lbs or more with AF each month. It's totally normal, unfortunately. Just keep drinking water and doing things right. Try to space out your weigh-ins a bit more. As you get used to you'll reach a place where you can trust yourself more to stay on track without the scale for reassurance so much. Believe me, I understand. I started that way, too.

    Stay strong!
  • kao1114
    kao1114 Posts: 51
    Yep - absolutely normal; not fair but normal. Hide the scale until it's over! :)
  • tkr145
    tkr145 Posts: 1
    I weigh myself every morning when I get up...yes, sometimes its depressing when I've gained in a day, but it helps me keep it in perspective that its just a number!...and if you keep at it, even though there are up and down fluctuations in weight, its going to be a downward trend.....so if I gain 3-5 pounds in a day, its oh well, i know what I did wrong yesterday! Usually not enough water or too many salty foods! If I only weighed once a week, and on those days the weight was high........too depressing!
  • samanthagreen3
    samanthagreen3 Posts: 39 Member
    ive been due on all this week and i weighed myself yesterday and had only lost 1lb! massive bummer! anyway after my lovely 'present' arrived this morning, i have been up and down the stairs for a wee about 10 times maybe. I've never noticed this before but maybe because im paying more attention to my body that im noticing it. i've got a feeling the scales might be reading something different tomo morning!!
  • jessmars
    jessmars Posts: 131
    same here, once a month i gain 3-5 but its usually goes bye bye when TOM leaves
  • aj_gettingfit
    aj_gettingfit Posts: 257
    So, I weighed myself this morning to find I had gained back 5 lbs of what I've lost. I weigh myself once every two or three days, so i have a hard time believeing I've really gained that much back. I think it's about that time of the month. Any of you other girls gain that much water weight due to this or am I going crazy? Sorry if this seems like a silly question, lol! I honestly haven't weighed myself before I started this diet, so I don't really know what the difference is normally like every month.

    Um yeah! I usually see around a 5 lb gain too. When it first started happening I would totally freak out and then my husband would have to reassure me that there is no way I could gain 5 lbs of actual fat in less than a weeks time.
  • Zepplipop
    Zepplipop Posts: 33
    I put on 3 lbs this week, because of AF I got all bummed out. But I checked just a little bit ago and it went back down again and then I ended up losing a bit more. So glad that it did I thought I was doing something wrong. Glad I'm not alone on this one and others have this issue too!
  • libby328
    libby328 Posts: 287 Member
    Every month! I can't tell cause my gut gets all puffy and my pants are tough to clasp lol every month I say damn
  • faythe
    faythe Posts: 245
    Drink lots of water and try to fight off cravings as much as possible during that week but yep, it's totally normal to gain a few pounds then and lose it after.
  • azbutterfly1324
    azbutterfly1324 Posts: 74 Member
    Are you tracking and staying under your calorie goal? A nutritionist I used to work with always said that if you are tracking and staying near your calorie goal, it's almost impossible for you to actually gain weight. It takes 3500 additional calories to actually gain a pound. Scale fluctuations are usually water. I find I always weigh more after a weight workout.....a trainer said it's because when you break down your muscles doing weight training, they absorb/hold more water while they are 'healing'.

    Lots of reasons why the scale might say more. Wait a few days and try again :)
  • CoffeeNBooze
    CoffeeNBooze Posts: 966 Member
    yeah, as everyone has mentioned it does fluctuate. Mine went up one pound, but I hold onto water like its no ones business! So it's also important to watch your sodium intake
  • cinole1706
    cinole1706 Posts: 42
    I usually gain 3-5 lbs during my TOM. Most of it is water weight, but atleast a half pound to a pound is actual weight gain since I tend to go off track during those few days :/
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