Question for the girls...
xlolitabandita
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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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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!0
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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.0
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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
Keep Calm and Carry On (but I hate this week :grumble:),
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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!!!!!0
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it's normal, I've got the same "problem"!! Weigh yourself when it's finished and you'll see results0
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5-7 lbs, every month like clockwork. I try not to look at the scale that week :P0
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I weigh once a week, but when it is close to that time I always gain 5 lbs and lose 5lbs 3 days later0
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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.0
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Sometimes I do, but not always.0
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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:0
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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 lol0
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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.0
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5-7 lbs, every month like clockwork. I try not to look at the scale that week :P
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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.
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Yep - absolutely normal; not fair but normal. Hide the scale until it's over!0
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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!0
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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!!0
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same here, once a month i gain 3-5 but its usually goes bye bye when TOM leaves0
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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.0 -
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!0
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