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    Girls, a time of the month question?

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    • Posts: 337 Member
      5 pounds.
    • Posts: 631 Member
      For me it depends, if I keep well hydrated then either a plateau or 2 poundas at the most. If I don't follow my hydration plan, especially a few days prior could be 4-5
    • Posts: 1,147 Member
      If I do, it's usually not more than 3 pounds.
    • Posts: 1,259 Member
      Another great reason why I glad that no longer have my periods.....it would send me crazy it I still have them....
    • Posts: 356 Member
      How much of a "gain" do you do you see on the scale when you are on your period?

      Or do you gain at all?

      I gain around 10 pounds on my period. Whenever I see it, it freaks me out, even though it goes right back down afterwards haha. Just curious if that happens to others to this extent?

      i too see it to this extent, this month was a 7lb increase ugh
    • Posts: 469 Member
      Usually around 3 or 4 pounds, but I've gained as much as 8. I tend to gain more in the summer for some reason. I also get worse cramps then.
    • Posts: 1,046 Member
      3-6
      recently 4
      when I weighed less, I think it used to be lower, but I'll vary by more than 5 lb in a day anyway
    • Posts: 371 Member
      this round i gained like 5-6lbs. i was not happy. i am still afraid step on scale given its my first day off of TOM. i feel for ya
    • Posts: 1,314 Member
      I always gained a lot too... probably 8-10 lbs. because I wasn't watching my sodium. I swear I could just pull my chair up to a salt lick and have at it when I was PMSing... it got out of control. Gotta keep an eye on what I'm eating no matter what time of the month it is.
    • Posts: 28
      A 10 lbs gain is normal for me
    • Posts: 495 Member
      3-5 pounds is normal for me. A friend of mine routinely goes up 5-8.
    • Posts: 419
      I've had as much as 8 lbs before. It used to freak me out but now I know what it is and I know it will go away. I wouldn't sweat it too much.
    • Posts: 1,143 Member
      3-5 and I am sure it has nothing to do with the chinese food, or the visit from Ben and Jerry.
      Add to that list anything w salt/fat/sugar/caffine in it.
    • Posts: 241 Member
      This last time I was up 7lbs! (over night) I definately feel ya!
    • Posts: 63 Member
      easily 2-5 lbs.
    • Posts: 464 Member
      I know it sounds counter-intuitive, but drink more water at that time of the month. It will help your body to not retain quite so much fluid.

      That being said, since I eat better quality foods now, I gain 3-5 lbs at that time, rather than the 5-10 lbs I used to.
    • Posts: 108
      I don't weigh at all for that week. Starting about 2 days our from when I actually "start," I gain 5 right out of the gate and then it continues about a pound a day no matter what I do. Usually by the third day of my actual period I start to drop again. And then poof, its just gone the week after and I'm right back to where I started. I'm actually on an extended cycle BC pill now so I only have to deal with that every 3 months now, thank God!
    • Posts: 6,376 Member
      that's really an anecdote. Likely, your story is due to better diet and exercise routine
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      No, not really. I still had 10 lb fluctuations when I started losing and had a consistent high quality diet and exercise. I had gradually smaller fluctuations the more weight I lost. 10 lb fluctuations are not abnormal for women who are larger. There are many others in this thread who experienced the same thing.

      Furthermore, according to my gynecologist, this is perfectly normal for women who are obese and/or have abnormally heavy periods.
    • Posts: 201 Member
      none. I'm one of these lucky woman unaffected by TOM. My sister hates me because of it
    • Posts: 631 Member
      6 lbs and I hate it
    • Posts: 274 Member
      I gain weight and bloat 3-4 days before my period and put on 2-3 lbs. It goes away after a few days.
    • Posts: 39
      Yes, that frustrates me also. I feel I gain every other week and lose the other weeks. It's crazy!
    • Posts: 7
      I don't gain at all. :smile:
    • Posts: 1,296 Member
      I'm not going to weigh in on the week of my TOTM. Last week was mine which has been about 3 days. I don't want to be discouraged. I'd rather just say heck with it. Although, today, I feel fat. Usually before, I feel fat. During, I feel great. After, I feel great. So, I don't know what's going on with me and tomorrow is my weigh in day. :(
    • Posts: 125 Member
      I used to put on about 7, but now after about 90 days of weight loss and working out it seems like I have only gained about 2 lbs this go around. But I sure FEEL it!
    • Posts: 212
      Usually 3 or 4 pounds the week before, when I am *****y. After it starts goes right back down and I feel halway normal again.
    • Posts: 2,283 Member
      that's really an anecdote. Likely, your story is due to better diet and exercise routine
      show previous quotes

      Considering you have a penis, and unless you have defied nature and actually have experienced a menstrual cycle, I suggest you STFU. :flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 6,376 Member
      I'm not going to weigh in on the week of my TOTM. Last week was mine which has been about 3 days. I don't want to be discouraged. I'd rather just say heck with it. Although, today, I feel fat. Usually before, I feel fat. During, I feel great. After, I feel great. So, I don't know what's going on with me and tomorrow is my weigh in day. :(

      That's exactly how mine goes. I'm huge the few days before, then great after. Don't sweat it so much. Just keep meeting your nutrition and fitness goals for the week and forget about it. It's the long-term trend that matters most, not the monthly or weekly fluctuations.
    • Posts: 310 Member
      Between 2 - 5 lbs and then the day or the day after it starts, I lose it all. The harder part for me to handle is that this lower cal or few carb diet has really messed with my cycle. I'm at least 6 - 8 weeks since the last one. Crazy body.
    • Posts: 175 Member
      i gain between 2 and 4 lbs. it devestates me and sometimes doesnt go away" for a long time LOL!
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