Do NOT Weigh Yourself during "That Time of the Month"

Bamboozled · 01-12-2013, 11:46 AM

Anyone else agree?

I can be so pleased with my progress then BAM! Few days before the big day comes my weight has gone way up overnight.

I am off the scales for another week til this is all over.

taokeema · 01-12-2013, 12:13 PM

i weigh, but i know it is an anomaly, so i just don't record it.

i record once a week on Monday. if i had lost a little by Friday, and my breasts are sore and i'm up a pound or two on Monday, i record my Friday weight. i know if i've been sticking with my program, it's just hormonal and temporary water weight. i've never been fooled, those few extra pounds disappear like clockwork.

Becky · 01-12-2013, 01:25 PM

I can easily go up 5 pounds overnight due to TOM, I expect it so it doesn't bother me (too much).

taokeema · 01-12-2013, 01:38 PM

i should add, my hubby stares at my upper boday a lot during the worst few days, so i think of the few extra pounds as a once a month treat for him, and that helps me not mind.

someonelikeyou · 01-12-2013, 01:53 PM

Oh yes! I could not agree more. I can add 5 pounds on, but it usually comes off just as quickly.

Ugh.

SugarFreeSheila · 01-12-2013, 02:24 PM

3 pounds up every time, like clockwork - and if you're at goal, it doesn't matter. It's just as bothersome!!

Mistizoom · 01-12-2013, 08:10 PM

Timely post, I had a "bad" week on the scale this week (luckily I didn't gain) but it is TOM for me as well, so I guess there's hope for next week.

jm23 · 01-12-2013, 10:00 PM

Couldn't agree more. The worst part was starting induction this time during TOM. It was really discouraging not seeing those big first week losses that I was used to.

stardustshadow · 01-13-2013, 01:28 AM

Oh, yes, tell me about it. It can be so discouraging. I can gain from 2-8 pounds in an instant

creseis · 01-13-2013, 06:08 AM

After my initial 2 weeks of high weight loss, I find that I only lose weight when my period starts! I gain weight or have a stall the week before. But, everything has changed now because I had the menopause shot and it significantly reduced the bloating, although I still get a period, just a normal one now, not a horror-movie type period

Bamboozled · 01-16-2013, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taokeema

i should add, my hubby stares at my upper boday a lot during the worst few days, so i think of the few extra pounds as a once a month treat for him, and that helps me not mind.

HA!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by creseis

After my initial 2 weeks of high weight loss, I find that I only lose weight when my period starts! I gain weight or have a stall the week before. But, everything has changed now because I had the menopause shot and it significantly reduced the bloating, although I still get a period, just a normal one now, not a horror-movie type period

Really? That is interesting! We are all so very different in how our bodies work.

01-12-2013, 11:46 AM	#1
Bamboozled Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 266 Gallery: Bamboozled Stats: 297/285/210 WOE: Blood Type Diet/SB Phase 2 Start Date: Sept.23/12 and restarted Mar.18/13	Do NOT Weigh Yourself during "That Time of the Month" Anyone else agree? I can be so pleased with my progress then BAM! Few days before the big day comes my weight has gone way up overnight. I am off the scales for another week til this is all over.

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01-12-2013, 12:13 PM	#2
taokeema Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 96 Gallery: taokeema Stats: 187/145-146/122 5'3" WOE: 40-100 g net carb, HF, IF, whole foods freak Start Date: 2009 -10#/2011 -22#/April 2012 LCHF	i weigh, but i know it is an anomaly, so i just don't record it. i record once a week on Monday. if i had lost a little by Friday, and my breasts are sore and i'm up a pound or two on Monday, i record my Friday weight. i know if i've been sticking with my program, it's just hormonal and temporary water weight. i've never been fooled, those few extra pounds disappear like clockwork.

01-12-2013, 01:25 PM	#3
Becky Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: MA Posts: 2,893 Gallery: Becky Stats: 172.8/170/140...47 years old WOE: Low carb/low glycemic Start Date: Start date: May 1, 2013	I can easily go up 5 pounds overnight due to TOM, I expect it so it doesn't bother me (too much).

01-12-2013, 01:38 PM	#4
taokeema Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 96 Gallery: taokeema Stats: 187/145-146/122 5'3" WOE: 40-100 g net carb, HF, IF, whole foods freak Start Date: 2009 -10#/2011 -22#/April 2012 LCHF	i should add, my hubby stares at my upper boday a lot during the worst few days, so i think of the few extra pounds as a once a month treat for him, and that helps me not mind.

01-12-2013, 01:53 PM	#5
someonelikeyou Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 640 Gallery: someonelikeyou Stats: 210/205/144 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: Re-Start January 3, 2013	Oh yes! I could not agree more. I can add 5 pounds on, but it usually comes off just as quickly. Ugh.

01-12-2013, 02:24 PM	#6
SugarFreeSheila I'm here to help! Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,818 Gallery: SugarFreeSheila Stats: 141 to 110 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 2001	3 pounds up every time, like clockwork - and if you're at goal, it doesn't matter. It's just as bothersome!!

01-12-2013, 08:10 PM	#7
Mistizoom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Midwest Posts: 956 Gallery: Mistizoom Stats: 300/248/190 initial goal WOE: low carb Start Date: November 2012	Timely post, I had a "bad" week on the scale this week (luckily I didn't gain) but it is TOM for me as well, so I guess there's hope for next week.

01-12-2013, 10:00 PM	#8
jm23 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 17 Gallery: jm23 Stats: 183/179/145 WOE: Low Carb	Couldn't agree more. The worst part was starting induction this time during TOM. It was really discouraging not seeing those big first week losses that I was used to.

01-13-2013, 01:28 AM	#9
stardustshadow Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 3,365 Gallery: stardustshadow Stats: 248.6/163/150 WOE: VLC/IF Start Date: July 5th 2010 (Atkins)	Oh, yes, tell me about it. It can be so discouraging. I can gain from 2-8 pounds in an instant

01-13-2013, 06:08 AM	#10
creseis Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Troy, NY Posts: 897 Gallery: creseis Stats: 163/152/135 WOE: Atkins/Eades's/Volek and Phinney/Attia.. Ketogenic Start Date: Jan 10.2013	After my initial 2 weeks of high weight loss, I find that I only lose weight when my period starts! I gain weight or have a stall the week before. But, everything has changed now because I had the menopause shot and it significantly reduced the bloating, although I still get a period, just a normal one now, not a horror-movie type period