Menstral and diet

Dose the menstrual cycle effect week to week weight lose... I find that the week before my cycle I tend not to lose weight or I gain weight... Why is this???

I've noticed changes like that too. I think it is just a natural part of the process. A lot of women retain more water or feel bloated when they have their period. Just try to stick with the calorie intake and use goals you have set for yourself and it will all even itself out over time.

 

 

I find that about a week before my cycle begins it is almost impossible to lose weight.

A day or two before it begins, I actually gain weight even though I am dieting. 

After it begins, I lose the weight that I gained and my weight loss is accelerated for a week or so. 

It all balances out.

 

The week before my period my appetite skyrockets, I gain about 5 pounds, maybe more, I always feel bloated but I can't stop eating, even when I'm not even hungry!! I'm pretty sure my hormones are just going crazy, but right when I get my period, I'm totally fine and I go back to my normal routine.

I find the same trend.  It's very frustrating!

Yes that is exatly what happens to me ..... It drives me nuts   LOL

Yeah. It's a given. Females will usually gain 3-8 lbs of water during TOM (or week before).

However, don't fret. Weight goes back to normal after TOM.

I have read that during TOM your body naturally needs a couple hundred more calories 200-300?  I think I read it on one of the cc's posts,.   

Yes, you will retain water as well. 

Last night I actually binged hardcore on peanuts and raisins because I just got my period... But I'm sure in a few days my appetite will subside and everything will be normal again...

It seems to be salty foods and chocolates that cause my problem around that TOM....Chocolate has a mood enhancer in it ....(just an excuse to eat it LOL for me)

I posted his a week or so ago, too.  I agree with the acceleration of weight loss after your period is over or even late in the week of.

I just noticed this too!  Usually the day before I begin my period, I want to eat everything in sight.  And I mean everything, it is like I get food into my mouth fast enough.

I kind of know I'm about to get my period because I start having cravings beforehand...on the other hand, I've read that 1-2 weeks before your period, you have an easier time burning fat when you exercise!

I purposely don't weight myself around that time, I tend to weigh myself on tuesdays, i don't know why that day, but I won't do it the week of and sometimes the week after my period cause I am so bloated and I tend to have a lot of water weight.  I also tend to do the whole eat everything in site thing. so I just ignore the scale for at least a wk and figure it will actually be right the next wk. I figure thats better then seeing a higher number and freaking out.... 

Have people noticed a weight gain during their cycle. I weighed myself during my period and I'm at my heaviest :(

Yes, I'm at my heaviest for about 5 days before and until my period ends. I weighed myself everyday for a couple months just to see what my monthly cycle was. So now when I go up a pound or three around my period, I just don't worry about it. I don't check my weight again until a couple days after my period. I can pretty steadily lose one pound a week for three weeks a month. Sometimes I can lose a pound during my period, but it shows on the scale as 2 pounds lost from before my period, to 2 pounds less the week after my period.  

You really can't judge your weight loss that week. So if you weigh in once a week, it is just better to skip that week, or mentally subtract the pounds you know you gain in water weight. IF you get depressed by the water weight gain, don't weigh in that week.