To those of you who see a weight gain during your TOTM, when do you usually see the start of it happening and when does it settle back down to normal? I want to know how long I should stay away from the scales to stop the scariness!
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I usually see the sudden weight gain about a day or a day or two before I start. And then I don't bother to get on the scale again until it is over.
I stay away from the scale starting about 3 days before until about 3 days afterward, and even then I'm a little more gentle with myself ~ sometimes it takes me up to 5 days to 'deflate' from TTOM bloating and weight gain ~ other months just a couple of days...it varies so I try to be rational about what the scale says and not get too freaked out.
Mine is pretty variable, but I can tell when it's started because of the way that my stomach sticks out, it kind of bulges differently and I start to look like I'm about three months pregnant. It goes away the day or so after, I'm taking the pill, so I usually expect all the bloat gone by the second day of active tablets.
Thanks guys, you've made me fee a lot better :) x
i hate that time of the month where i gain weight. i feel so bad when i weigh myself.
no worries :)
it's alot of water weight
I actually tend to loose weight pretty suddenly leading right up to it--then, in about a day RIGHT before, I gain about five pounds. It goes back down within about threeish days? Give or take a little--I've learned to stay away from the scale--AND mirrors when I can :P
Thats so crazy all these answers! I noticed that I gain weight about 4 days before mine -and as soon as I'm on it I deflate like a hot air balloon!
Much like katydid85, I tend to loose weight before my period; however, I do not "gain". I notice while losing weight, I tend to look "bloated" a week prior and after, but during, nothing. Why is it that I and katydid85 seem to lose weight a few days prior to TTOM ?(but for me the weight seems to stay off)
that's funny, i lose weight really easily too up to about three days before, and then all of a sudden i gain around 3-4 lbs of water weight that just sticks around till around day two after TOM is gone (i too am on the pill).
it's so funny how different everybody is! and here's a shout out to all the ladies who mentioned how pregnant they look while TOM is around lol... it's ridiculous and i hate it, but i figure it'll be over in a few days. why worry?
ACTUALLY, i've noticed you can REALLY decrease the bloating (at least in appearance) by drinking a ton of water and exercising (although i know you don't feel much like exercising!).
Only had a scale during my last TOM, so can't say what the norm for me would be, but I noticed that I stayed at the exact same weight for like a week during, I was expecting to gain. Then after it I dropped 3 pounds over 3 days :-s - I'm assuming I had some fat loss during that time but the water retention 'hid' it (then I regained 2, and lost 2 again - pesky fluctuating weight lol).
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