ACK! Gaining 5lbs before AF normal?

[busymama77]

I weighed myself on Sunday or Monday - 140lbs. I weighed myself this morning, I'm at 145lbs. I haven't changed a thing in my diet - well, okay, I cheated a little bit on Sunday night and had a yummy dessert (out of my norm), but that wouldn't have caused me to gain 5lbs in 3 days, would it? I am expected to start AF in the next day or so. So could this 5lbs be water weight gain???

Just frustrating to see, if it's not AF weight gain, since I've been doing SO good on my low carb diet and sticking with my exercise.

[nola79]

I would say it's due to AF. Hang in there, fluctuations are normal.

[HappilyEvrAfter]

It could be a combination of both....especially if you don't normally hold that much water weight before AF and have been adhering to a low carb regime so far.

I've done long term low carb and have gained as much as 7 pds "water weight" (aka "system shock" weight) for a couple of days after a cheat until my body stopped being shocked.

Is this your first AF on low carb?

You may already know, but time and LOTS of water will help flush it.

[busymama77]

Originally Posted by HappilyEvrAfter

It could be a combination of both....especially if you don't normally hold that much water weight before AF and have been adhering to a low carb regime so far.

I've done long term low carb and have gained as much as 7 pds "water weight" (aka "system shock" weight) for a couple of days after a cheat until my body stopped being shocked.

Is this your first AF on low carb?

You may already know, but time and LOTS of water will help flush it.

No, it's my 2nd, but I didn't start weighing myself until a couple of weeks ago, so now I've been 'weight' conscious. Should've never bought that darn scale!

I'll just continue my diet as normal and increase my water intake. I'm not drinking as much as I should, so hopefully that will help and I'll weigh myself again in a week and see how things are.

First time on the scale - 142. Five days later - 140 and have been that for a week or two and now it's 145. So strange how our bodies work!

[busymama77]

5lbs gone including an additional 1lb! Crazy body of mine!

[ParisApril]

Every month I gain 3-4 lbs of water weight right before AF and after it always disappears.