LADIES: Pre-period Bloating question

mjshorty5
mjshorty5 Posts: 44
in Health and Weight Loss
Last Friday I was down to 201.2 from 207. I have not cheated on my diet and I have been exercising. Monday I was back up to 204 something and I have only gotten back down to 202.8 with the diet and exercise continuing.

I assume this is pre-period bloating because im due for my period any day now.

What I wondering is, if you get pre-period bloating, how long does it last? How much do you bloat?

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  • wasveganvictoria88
    wasveganvictoria88 Posts: 249 Member
    Urrrg bane of my life! I get it a week before and it doesn't go till after my period has finished. Everyone is different though!
  • MrsRoundbottom
    MrsRoundbottom Posts: 33
    Yeah I put on a couple of pounds around period time too, it should come off again as it ends, its just water retention usually
  • Savagegirlt
    Savagegirlt Posts: 46
    GRRRRR YES!!! About 4 days before my 'friend' comes I bloat up almost a dress size, or about 5lbs. It leaves about 1 day after ~she~ leaves. I hate hate hate it! I never did this until i had kids. When I started tracking my weight/food/exercise I thought the gain was because of my diet. But after several 'rounds' I realize it is just hormones playing with my body. Everyone is different, but this is pretty normal.
  • SavvyCake
    SavvyCake Posts: 150 Member
    I feel you. I have to be easy on myself, because I've learned over the years that I can gain and lose 5 pounds just during the week of my period. It drives me INSANE.
  • cari4jc1
    cari4jc1 Posts: 233
    It sucks, but it happens. My last period I fluctuated 5 pounds total for the week before, the week of and it didn't go away until a few days after my period ended. It sucks, but just don't weigh yourself too much during TOM or at least don't take it seriously. Remember it's just water, not actual fat gain. It's stupid and annoying...yay for being a woman. haha
  • munny_p
    munny_p Posts: 73 Member
    I am bloated these last few days - i have lost 5lbs so far, but am back up to my starting weight because of my bloating. Trying to tell myself to just stick to the exercise and control my cravings and it'll be fine after it's all done...hard when I felt like I was doing so well. Not giving up, though!
  • marycmeadows
    marycmeadows Posts: 1,691 Member
    Just don't weigh yourself around your period if the fluctuation bothers you.

    My period causes me to sometimes have up to 10lbs of water weight. It happens. Typically goes away within a few days after my period is over.
  • LolasEpicJourney
    LolasEpicJourney Posts: 1,010 Member
    I found as much of a 5lb gain - and sometimes took a full week post visitor to lose it all.
    Some months I wouldnt have a gain at all

    Drink plenty of water and avoid sodium drenched foods : )
  • aleshai
    aleshai Posts: 55 Member
    I can bloat and retain 3-4 pounds of water pre-period. By the time that I have finished my period, I am back to where I was. The only thing is that it can get frustrating when it feels like you lose and gain and lose the same 3 or four pounds for that little bit of time. I really don't want to record those few pounds as a "gain" on mfp only to record the "loss" a few days later, but I guess it would be a good way to keep track of that time of the month... maybe I will try it next time! LOL
  • SWink06
    SWink06 Posts: 73 Member
    I'm glad to know I'm not alone. I usually put on 2-5 pounds and it lasts around a week. It's so depressing to work so hard and yet watch the numbers on the scale creep up. I know it's water weight, but it's still depressing.
  • scrmngdsy
    scrmngdsy Posts: 54 Member
    I NEVER weigh myself when I know I'm PMSing and I refrain from doing so until my period is over.

    I only do this to avoid the added emotional stress of seing the number on the scale go up due to water retention (can be from 2-4 lbs in my case).

    I suggest you hide the scale until aunt flo has departed!
  • hooperkay
    hooperkay Posts: 463 Member
    I usually put on about 5 lbs. I just had mine and I had only lost .2 for the week. I knew I would lose more after and I did. Just keep weighing your self and eating right and exercising. You'll even out when it's over. You could take some midol with a diuretic if it's uncomfortable. I have put on 10 lbs before. I did take midol to help. It suxs.
  • kittyhasclaws
    kittyhasclaws Posts: 446 Member
    Mine can last for a week, and I've gained as much as 9 lbs from bloating. I felt like an over stuffed sausage....
  • Damiilla
    Damiilla Posts: 66
    I get bloating up to a week before my period, from 2-4lbs.

    I don't mind it, it's the CRAVINGS that kill me a little on the inside.
  • wookiemouse
    wookiemouse Posts: 290 Member
    Yup, 4 lbs overnight as well. And on my monthly weigh-in day. Gotta love it.

    I just ignore it and am pleasantly surprised by the scale when the week is over! :)
  • airlily
    airlily Posts: 212 Member
    I'm going through this right now! I gained 8 pounds in 9 days! No lie. I've only lost 3.4 of it, but I restart my hormone tonight (I was on placebos), so hopefully the pill helps with the rest of the water. I also began lifting weights for the first time, so hat may have compounded the problem.

    Feel free to add me; this horrible crap happens to me EVERY cycle.
  • ahigg396
    ahigg396 Posts: 100 Member
    This it the worst feeling :( I sometimes gain 6-7 lbs in the week before my period and that usually lasts until a couple of days after I start. It's so discouraging, but try not to weigh yourself 'til afterwards because it's just water weight. It WILL go away. :)
  • jennaworksout
    jennaworksout Posts: 1,739 Member
    I ALWAYS put on a few pounds the week before my period...its pretty much annoying as hell ....drink lots of water , thats the best way to deal with it :happy:
  • tundeke
    tundeke Posts: 80
    I am the same i have preggers belly when PMs ing. However i found that Water retention tablets help! Maybe try that, it may help you too :flowerforyou:
  • thescrumisfun
    thescrumisfun Posts: 355
    Probably anywhere from 2 -5 pounds. I take Midol and drink lots of water, and that helps curb it. Just watch the sodium intake!
  • LarStar
    LarStar Posts: 102 Member
    Ahhh, hate these days! I made the mistake of getting on the scale yesterday about 5 days pre-tom and was 1 lb heavier; I know I will go up at least 4 more lbs before it is over. I've decided to only weight myself twice a month now, the two weeks following the end of my period, because seeing the #s rise up when I've been under my cals every day is totally disappointing. Don't beat yourself up, just STEP AWAY FROM THE SCALE!!!
  • naasirab
    naasirab Posts: 43
    Well I've only had 1 period so far since trying to lose weight.. and during that week i just maintained at the same weight.. no lost (I however did swell up and looked fatter than when I started, but it all went down plus some, when the bloating left mid-cycle). My next period is due in the next week or 2.. So I'm expecting some bloating and slight weight gain this week -__- . I think the PMS has already started because I've been eating everything in site.. and now I have no appetite what so ever today unless its chocolaty or creamy.. let me stop rambling lol.. but yea its normal anywhere up to 5lbs during TOM and sometimes more than that.. but it shouldnt last for more than a week.
  • FAYESY84
    FAYESY84 Posts: 15 Member
    So encouraging to hear other women having the same problem, I find it so depressing. Every time I end up thinking 'what's the point- hand me the 500g bar of chocolate'! Think I will take the advice of others on here and just weigh myself twice a month when I know it will be a better reflection of the hard work I have put in. Thanks ladies!
  • FatStoatLondon
    FatStoatLondon Posts: 197 Member
    They have 500g bars of chocolate?!
  • josiereside
    josiereside Posts: 720 Member
    Saw this thread as soon as I was getting ready to post about how the heck can I gain 6 pounds in 1 week. I have not had a period for a while due to being on the pill nonstop but stopped the pill a couple weeks again and feel like I am supposed to get TOM any day now. I am devastated but hoping it is just pre-peroid bloating... Last week I was down 2 pounds from the previous now up 6... I really want to scream this morning! :sad:
  • annie7hudds
    annie7hudds Posts: 199 Member
    I also gain and swell up like a balloon.

    I have learnt to step away from the scales when i am jsut about to start my period, and for a few days after. Oh, and to wear looser clothes to disguise the masive preggy looking belly.

    Currently lounging on the sofa wearing a very floaty dress... ;)
  • Puddles0308
    Puddles0308 Posts: 74
    I get bloating up to a week before my period, from 2-4lbs.

    I don't mind it, it's the CRAVINGS that kill me a little on the inside.
    This! I dont mind the scale. The cravings are unbearable.
  • momjulia101
    momjulia101 Posts: 17 Member
    Hi! I'm new here, but I always get bloated before my period too. I don't start losing it until a day or two after my period starts. Not sure if I'll weight myself during the PMS weeks!
  • staceylcash
    staceylcash Posts: 71
    I know this is an old thread, but i get baaad bloating before and during my period. I dont weigh myself at all while im menstrating because i know better. But my clothes dont fit too great and i just feel so bloated. I hate periods. I wish i didnt have one!

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