Ladies: PMS weight gain

Posts: 51 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi!

Does anyone gain weight right before their period? I've been losing weight, and within the last two days I have gained almost 1.5 lbs back. It is so frustrating! Does anyone else have this problem or know how to avoid pre-period weight gain?

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  • Posts: 31 Member
    I do, but by the end of the week it's gone again. It's what our bodies do - don't worry about the scales so much around 'the time' and just eat healty and listen to your body..
  • Posts: 2
    Yes! 2 pounds every month, but it's gone the next week. I just take this into account when I step on the scale (and sometimes avoid the scale completely that week if I think I'll get frustrated by it...)
  • Posts: 261 Member
    Sure do, every single month I go up a couple of punds, but like the other posters stated, it all goes away within a week.
  • Posts: 74
    Same here!
  • Posts: 514 Member
    It's just water retention, not fat, so don't worry about it.
  • Posts: 590 Member
    I don't even try to weigh myself during PMS, I know I'm gonna be bloated and retain water and it will all go away when it's over.
  • Posts: 490 Member
    I gain 5-7 lbs. Of water weight. It's gone plus some last day of my period
  • Posts: 282 Member
    I can fluctuate by almost 6-7 pounds!! I used to freak out, I don't anymore. It's also why I don't log my gains, only losses.
  • Posts: 2,951 Member
    me too, usually 2 lbs. i gain it 1 week prior to TOM and then a few days later it's off. I also find for some strange reason that the day i get my period is my lightest day of the month? it's the exact same each month. so i try not to log that gain or loss and weigh myself a day or two later..
  • Posts: 366 Member
    Yep.... it was there this morning! SUCKS!
  • Posts: 172 Member
    As everyone else has said, this also happens to me. I do not check-in that week. :)
  • Posts: 443 Member
    Yep, just one of the wonderful things about being female :laugh:
    Dont sweat it, eat clean, exercise as normal and it will be gone and then some next week
  • Posts: 246 Member
    4 to 5 pound swing.. :huh:
  • Posts: 566 Member
    yea we gain...normally about 5 pounds for me.
    it sucks, but it will go away.
    Just stay on track! (:
  • Posts: 13 Member
    2-7, although I've recently transitioned into a whole foods, vegetarian, minimal dairy diet and I've noticed my cravings for junk food around that time have diminished BIG time. Pay extra attention to the glycemic index of the food your eating and craving around that time because it's so easy to set yourself off on a series of spikes and crashes. all. week. long. . . . . that's what used to really get me.
  • Posts: 359 Member
    Yup around 2lbs. I've decided I'm not even going to weigh myself this month so I don't get frustrated. By the time it's over I've lost all of it plus a little more.
  • Posts: 669 Member
    I gain 5-7 lbs. Of water weight. It's gone plus some last day of my period
    Ok I'm glad I'm not the only one with this high of an amount.
    Folks were scaring me with 2-3 pounds!
  • Posts: 287 Member
    Yup 2-2.5 pounds a few days before my period and holds on till about 2 days after then it's gone. So that week I don't even bother weighing because I know I will show a gain. Just water. just keep on truckin
  • Posts: 965 Member
    Yup, gained a pound just today as a result of my damned cycle.
  • Posts: 207 Member
    I do - I used to fluctuate up to 7 or 8lb in the few days before but it would all go again after. :-)
  • Posts: 27 Member
    Happens me too but it falls off within three days or so. Unfortunately I'm more likely to be triggered into huge carb binges during that time too... I wish that gain would fall off as easily!
  • Posts: 2,005 Member
    It's temporary, don't sweat it. Your weight is going to constantly fluctuate anyhow. Take measurements, make good eating choices, drink water and exercise and it will all fall into place!
  • Posts: 7 Member
    Dont...I repeat do not get on that scale four days prior to TOM....I gain any where between 3-6 lbs depending on my sodium intake. If I try to keep my sodium consumption down and drink a ton of water the week before I can keep it close to the 3 pound mark. If I dont watch my sodium and drink lots of water it will be six.
  • Posts: 99
    Oh yes..3-5lbs a month..I just don't weigh myself during that time!
  • I concur weighing yourself during this time is a total waste of time. Just check when its over and you'll be pleased with the results.
  • Posts: 247 Member
    Damn you mother nature...damn you's. Raises hand...due any day now and normally about 5lb gain. grrr
  • Posts: 160 Member
    Finally someone is brave enough to address these issues...I was too shy but I wanted to write about my chocolate cravings....Grrrr....I didnt even complete my food diary yesterday because I didnt want to see how many calories I had eaten....I had my husband pick up some chocolate chip cookies and I binged....Thankful that it hasnt seemed to effect my weight but I dont want to do it too frequently. So...what do you all do about your cravings???
  • Posts: 348
    Yes I did it shot me back up to 190 because of the bloating. I 've been eating like I am supposed to it. I know its because of TOM.
  • Posts: 1
    I definately gain weight before my period, and for two reasons. 1: bloating - yeah, it happens. 2: suggggarrr cravingggggs - i have no problems turning down sugar normally, but for the week and a half before my period it is ridiculously hard, like i have an addiction.
  • Thank God it happens to everyone else too! I was starting to get really frustrated!
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