Ladies! Do you gain weight during your period?

I read online that women can gain up to 12lbs worth of water weight during their period, this I'm sure is also in part due to cravings and giving in to salty and sweet foods that increase water retention. Just try to stay hydrated as much as possible while keeping away from high sodium foods and sweets as usual. I've been known to pack on 5-7lbs of water weight within a few days and almost dropped dead of shock

So glad I am not the only one. I have been working so hard to lose the last of my baby weight and last month had lost 6 pounds. The day my period started I got on the scale and had gained back all 6 pounds! I felt more bloated then normal and could tell in my face and fingers that they looked a lot more chubbier. I am on my 4th day today and have lost almost all the weight except a pound or two. Still can't get my wedding ring off so hopefully the water weight will be off by the end of the week.

Yes!
This is what I do:
a) avoid the scale - I know it's water retention weight and a PMS thing, but the numbers can get depressing or scary anyway, so no scale until my period's over.
b) keep a pair of jeans that are slightly bigger than my size. I often get bloated during my period and I don't like the feeling of tight clothes. Besides the obvious physical discomfort, they make me feel larger and it's not a nice feeling.
c) drink a lot of water and herbal tea

I am currently on my period and since I have gained one pound and have been stuck there for the past few days. Do you gain during your period? And if so, how much for how long?

Yes I tend to gain weight. Once I gained 9 lbs. in 3 days. YIKES! Lately, I have really tried not to gain, and the past 2 cycles have been gain free!! yay, but we will see long term. My cravings that time of the month are so overly intense it is quite a feat to not give in!

nope...i tend to lose more actually. lol im a freak.

I'm the same way! I gain before my period, and the second I get it I lose like crazy.

I always put on a few pounds during that time of the month...I stopped paying attention to it...cause it always comes off....

You crave more during your periods and you can gain up to 3 kilos during your periods. Yes, you can and many women do weigh more during their periods.It will usually even out during the month and "naturally" come right. I usually weigh more around my period and can pick up, but I lose it quicker. The times I lose are usually when I'm sick (I can get bad periods) or I've had no appetite.
Also, a lot of your body can bloat e.g.g. stomach , breasts etc. that makes you seem to gain weight.


Don't stress about it.

I gain up to three pounds during my period week......
But comes off after again.....guess its just a lot of water or because i take painkillers

yup 2 pounds, all of which are gone when i'm done

No, I usually gain water weight, but by the time my period finishes it's usually all gone.

The responses here are very encouraging because I, too, have wondered about this. I always seem to bloat and feel heavier, and though my diet and exercise routine has been kept and even changed up a little (the exercise) I have gone back up on the scale rather than down. However, I am expecting my cycle early Friday morning, and I have felt the bloating coming, and I've been super irritable, so it will probably be on time. I'm hoping that things will return to normal after it's all over. I feel like I've fought too hard to come even this far and then quit, you know?

I'm just going to have to work in a little chocolate each day somehow. Not the protein shake chocolate either, REAL milk chocolate. That is the only craving I have when my unwanted guest arrives.

oh my yes, usually right before, but I try not to change anything. Usually gain 5-7 pounds, usually go back down to normal, plus loose more, but dont change anything: diet or exercise

I am the same usually but I have noticed that if I exercise more and I am eating right then I will gain only about 2-3 versus the 5-6

Same....used to gain 5-7 pounds easy but now maybe 1-2 pounds but I find if I walk more and drink more water than normal it helps with the water weight....

I weighed myself today and im up 2 pounds and on my fourth day is this normal?.

Some cycles I gain and other times I loose. This month showed a loss on the scale