[gray eyed girl]

I am so glad I found this thread. I woke up this morning and according to the scale, I gained 5 pounds in less than 24 hours! I know it's just pms bloating but darn it, that's depressing. I stubbornly refuse to update my ticker accordingly until after my TOM is over (should be starting within a day or two) if the weight is still there then.

I'm so glad that it's not just me. Logically I know that I would have had to eat gazillions of extra calories for that kind of gain, and I haven't been at all. I even did an extra long workout yesterday!

I hate PMS.

[BerkshireGrl]

I feel your pain

I am back into my first week of Weight Watchers... was plugging along, losing anywhere from a half pound up to 1.5 pounds a day (yippy!)... when as of this past Sunday, I started gaining!

Diet has stayed the same, no extra salty foods, but I went from 200.5 up to 204.5 in 2 days! Today, my first weigh-in due later, I'm at 201.5 before breakfast.

The weird thing is, I'm not expecting my TOM until 2 weeks from now! What the heck?! Is this now Pre-PMS bloating? Waaaah! Even my feet are still puffy at 6:00 AM!

Ok, I'm gonna stop whining. But yes, you are DEFINITELY normal! Part of the joy of being a woman hehehe!

[Ahealthierme]

1-3 lbs, then when it's over my weightloss really accelerates

[konstine]

I totally put on anywhere from 4 - 8 lbs, easily.

[fairydancer]

I gain weight during ovulation (2-5 lbs), lose it and then some. Then during TOM I gain again (2-5 lbs). Try to stay away from the scale at these times!

[srmb60]

I wonder if it's a percentage or something corelating to your weight because I used to gain 6 or 7 lbs and now it's more like 3 lbs.

[Alaynna]

I gain about 1-3 pounds during the TOM

[Jen415]

This last cycle I gained 4 lbs.....that's about the average for me....

[DeeJae37]

I usually don't gain very much, but I don't lose any either....So I try to not to grumble with myself too much if I don't see a change....for example, I just came off of mine, and during that week, I was stuck on a certain weight and didn't think for the life of me what was going on, but now I do, so next time I won't fret over it.

[Tani]

I gain about 2 lbs a few days before my TOM, and they always disappear the morning before TOM starts. It's so regular I could set my watch by it

[GreatBigMonsterMomma]

I always gain two pounds the week of, and lose them (with change, usually) once it's over.

But right now...All hail lactational amenorrhea! Don't have to worry about it at all...

[telemetrynurse]

I gain 4-5lbs EVERY tom! Fortunately, it is only temporary! So don't get discouraged, you are not alone!

[Jaclalane]

This thread on pms weight gain has really made me feel better. I've been doing weight watchers for about 9 weeks now and I have lost 19 lbs. I'm only 20 so it's important for me to be able to go out and party with my friends and live a somewhat normal lifestyle. Everything's been going great with my consistent weight loss and now I am about to start that TOM tomorrow and my weight has jumped up about 3 pounds! I didn't understand it and wanted to see if it was normal and thanks to everone's posts, I realized that my EXTREMELY bloated tummy is the source of my gain and is NORMAL and hopefully those inches and pounds will come off before my weigh in on friday.