Anonymous
02/08/2023 01:27
Subject: Re:What does your weight loss journey look like around that time of the month?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have lost around 8lbs since New Year's. For me, my weight held steady around my period whereas I would otherwise typically be up 2-3lbs in the days before. Then, when my period arrived I lost 2-3lbs over the next week.
I have the same experience. Instead of my weight going up by the usual 2 pounds, when I am cutting it just gets stuck and then suddenly drops overnight a few days after my period ends.
Same.
Anonymous
02/06/2023 13:43
Subject: Re:What does your weight loss journey look like around that time of the month?
Anonymous wrote:I have lost around 8lbs since New Year's. For me, my weight held steady around my period whereas I would otherwise typically be up 2-3lbs in the days before. Then, when my period arrived I lost 2-3lbs over the next week.
I have the same experience. Instead of my weight going up by the usual 2 pounds, when I am cutting it just gets stuck and then suddenly drops overnight a few days after my period ends.
Anonymous
02/06/2023 10:10
Subject: What does your weight loss journey look like around that time of the month?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’ve been working out consistently for about nine weeks and I’m finally noticing a change in my body, and the scale has started to move down. I’m one who typically gains 5-8lb the week before my period. Due any moment is my period, and this is the first one where I haven’t noticed any weight gain. The scale hasn’t moved at all, though I feel a little bloated. I’m hoping after I get my period the typical 5-ishlbs come off. Just curious what it looks like for others when you’re actively losing weight.
OP you need to track. For me, I stay the same weight (maybe gain 1lb) and then drop 1-3 lbs in the week after my period.
If you have changed your eating habits, especially if lower carb, then you may not be bloating as much. Dont get discouraged if one day you have pizza on day 1 of your cycle and it takes 5-7 days to lose the water weight. Your hormones plus the carbs will cause you to hold onto more water. This is normal and not something to be worked off.
With that said tracking helps you look at overall trends. You need big picture. Over 30-60+ ideally.
At some point the scale may go up if you gain more muscle. This is where clothes fitting (waist particularly) and/or taking monthly measurements will help as well.
I do track daily, that’s how I know I haven’t gained any weight, and how I know my body composition has changed. I’m just noticing that this is the first month I haven’t gained around my period (I notice since I’ve been tracking) and was curious how others who are losing look around their period, since you are always constantly losing (or at least that’s the goal!)
If you haven't gained anything and you normally do, then I think it's reasonable to expect that a few lbs will come off quickly during the time when your weight typically comes back down. However, you may also be bloating less because you are (presumably) eating cleaner. So maybe temper your expectations a little bit.
Anonymous
02/06/2023 10:07
Subject: Re:What does your weight loss journey look like around that time of the month?
I have lost around 8lbs since New Year's. For me, my weight held steady around my period whereas I would otherwise typically be up 2-3lbs in the days before. Then, when my period arrived I lost 2-3lbs over the next week.
Anonymous
02/06/2023 10:02
Subject: What does your weight loss journey look like around that time of the month?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’ve been working out consistently for about nine weeks and I’m finally noticing a change in my body, and the scale has started to move down. I’m one who typically gains 5-8lb the week before my period. Due any moment is my period, and this is the first one where I haven’t noticed any weight gain. The scale hasn’t moved at all, though I feel a little bloated. I’m hoping after I get my period the typical 5-ishlbs come off. Just curious what it looks like for others when you’re actively losing weight.
OP you need to track. For me, I stay the same weight (maybe gain 1lb) and then drop 1-3 lbs in the week after my period.
If you have changed your eating habits, especially if lower carb, then you may not be bloating as much. Dont get discouraged if one day you have pizza on day 1 of your cycle and it takes 5-7 days to lose the water weight. Your hormones plus the carbs will cause you to hold onto more water. This is normal and not something to be worked off.
With that said tracking helps you look at overall trends. You need big picture. Over 30-60+ ideally.
At some point the scale may go up if you gain more muscle. This is where clothes fitting (waist particularly) and/or taking monthly measurements will help as well.
I do track daily, that’s how I know I haven’t gained any weight, and how I know my body composition has changed. I’m just noticing that this is the first month I haven’t gained around my period (I notice since I’ve been tracking) and was curious how others who are losing look around their period, since you are always constantly losing (or at least that’s the goal!)
Anonymous
02/06/2023 09:57
Subject: What does your weight loss journey look like around that time of the month?
Anonymous wrote:I’ve been working out consistently for about nine weeks and I’m finally noticing a change in my body, and the scale has started to move down. I’m one who typically gains 5-8lb the week before my period. Due any moment is my period, and this is the first one where I haven’t noticed any weight gain. The scale hasn’t moved at all, though I feel a little bloated. I’m hoping after I get my period the typical 5-ishlbs come off. Just curious what it looks like for others when you’re actively losing weight.
OP you need to track. For me, I stay the same weight (maybe gain 1lb) and then drop 1-3 lbs in the week after my period.
If you have changed your eating habits, especially if lower carb, then you may not be bloating as much. Dont get discouraged if one day you have pizza on day 1 of your cycle and it takes 5-7 days to lose the water weight. Your hormones plus the carbs will cause you to hold onto more water. This is normal and not something to be worked off.
With that said tracking helps you look at overall trends. You need big picture. Over 30-60+ ideally.
At some point the scale may go up if you gain more muscle. This is where clothes fitting (waist particularly) and/or taking monthly measurements will help as well.
Anonymous
02/06/2023 09:34
Subject: What does your weight loss journey look like around that time of the month?
My weight loss chart springs up 2-4 lbs in the days before but quickly goes back to where it was after it starts and then I continue the general downward trend until the next month.
Anonymous
02/06/2023 09:19
Subject: What does your weight loss journey look like around that time of the month?
I’ve been working out consistently for about nine weeks and I’m finally noticing a change in my body, and the scale has started to move down. I’m one who typically gains 5-8lb the week before my period. Due any moment is my period, and this is the first one where I haven’t noticed any weight gain. The scale hasn’t moved at all, though I feel a little bloated. I’m hoping after I get my period the typical 5-ishlbs come off. Just curious what it looks like for others when you’re actively losing weight.