LADIES: How to get rid of period bloating and water weight g

I don't get on the scale that week. I do my best to eat well and continue to exercise. I can't control TOM. I just do my best and don't weigh myself that week. Why get discouraged? Stay on track and the weight will come off...slowly but surely. Good luck to you.

I was just researching this issue. What I have found is that you need to - drink plenty of water (of course), cut way, way back on the caffeine,cut back on the sodium, lay off the red meat and pork and eat chicken and fish only. Add a few more carbs every day and fiber as that will help with the water weight.

Here is an article I found - and it worked - I lost 3 pounds this week - EVEN still being on my period at weigh in.

Foods to avoid during your period

* Caffeine elevates estrogen levels that increases symptoms of
premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Cutting back on caffeine, which is found
in tea, coffee, colas and chocolate, can relieve breast tenderness
during your period.
* Alcohol increases premenstrual depression and headaches. Try to
avoid it during your period.
* Sugar causes rapid swings in blood sugar levels, triggering mood
swings. Avoid candy and sweets when you can.
* Salt increases water retention, which leads to bloating. Foods
you should avoid include fast foods or anything else with more than 50
mg of sodium, like most chips.
* Avoid fatty and greasy foods such as beef, lamb and pork and eat
fish and poultry instead.

What to eat instead

To beat your sweet tooth, eat complex carbohydrates like pasta, rice,
beans, cereal and whole grains.

Vitamins A and D help you steer clear of pitfalls like acne and oily
skin. Good sources include cantaloupe, raw carrots, cooked sweet
potatoes, spinach, enriched milk and cereal.

Vitamin B6 helps relieve premenstrual cravings, fatigue, mood swings,
fluid retention and bloating. You can find it in fish, eggs, nuts,
bananas, potatoes, and the white meat of turkey and chicken.

Make premenstrual stress a thing of the past by eating broccoli, bell
peppers, Brussels sprouts, citrus fruits, cranberry juice and
cantaloupe, which are all rich in vitamin C.
Reference

1 Watson, Stephanie, “How PMS Works: Treatment for PMS: Diet,” (2006).

I work out during but pretty much just avoid the scale and let it run its course. I try to up my water intake if possible though I don't know if it really helps.

The active ingredient for bloating in pills like Midol/Pamprin is actually the caffeine because it's a diuretic. So you could try having extra coffee if it's really bad.

For me, exercise does seem to help me feel less crummy during that time. I may not go quite as intense if I'm feeling fatigued.

Cardio, Cardio, Cardio....sweartogod, it stops all the premenstrual, pre or peri menopausal symptoms.
Drink Traditional Medicinals Weighless Cranberry Tea, take cranberry supplements, drink water with a lemon slice.

I told my doctor I DO NOT need to take medications, such as xanax, zoloft, sleeping pills, diuretics...they all have side effects that need ANOTHER pill to counteract that.
I wrote my health insurance company and told them they could save tons of $$$$ if they prescribed exercise and not pills. They told me they agreed, but there was no way to track how much people work out.

By the time I was 30, my knees hurt due to the water retention, it runs in my family. I could barely walk upstairs. I wasn't even heavy! I only weighed 120lbs and I'm 5'7"!
I started running and the pain in my knees immediately stopped.

Bloat foods...
White stuff...bread, rice, salt, sugar, cake, flour, white carbs.

Hope this helps, cause bloat SUX!

I remind myself that there is no way I actually gained four pounds of fat in a day and keep soldiering on until it is over and I drop five pounds over night.

I remind myself that there is no way I actually gained four pounds of fat in a day and keep soldiering on until it is over and I drop five pounds over night.

so true!!!

I drink at least 12 cups of water a day and I no longer gain weight on my period.
The only time I get random gains now is from either cheat days or from doing a new work out.

Awesome answers!!

Why let it screw with your head when you know it happens every month?

What I tend to do (almost said "like" to do) is, if I know it's probably just bloating, to keep track of it on the scale. Why? Because in the day or two after the TOM starts, I lose all the water weight in like a day (which makes up for the self-esteem killer of the rising scale number).

It was especially fun the week I didn't gain or lose anything, but then lost all of a sudden due to the decrease in bloating.