have you noticed when the bloat goes back down? Is it when TOM is totally over? Midway thru? I'm so irregular I haven't gotten to know myself that way yet but I do feel bloated and my rings are tight.. all I've noticed is that right before TOM and the first day of, that I feel snackey.

I usually feel bloated with tight rings a few days leading up to my period and the extra water weight is normally gone by the time my period is finished. I avoid the scale completely during this time!

I usually feel bloated in my fingers a day or two before my period and do not normally weigh myself for at least 2 days after my period is gone.

its funny. we KNOW we get bloaty. we RECOGNIZE that we are retaining, and pudgier and what not, during that certain time. but i still freak out every month, wondering if this time will be the time the bloat doesnt go away!
Especially since i slipped in to maintenance, its worse. i wonder if ive been eating too much and thats why im bloated.... wondering if the way my tummy looks all soft and squishy is permanent. its enough to drive someone insane

Mine starts like half a week before and stays all the way till the end.

And yeah, sometimes I'm scared it will stay too! I always want to work out more just in case

I also feel the bloat a couple days before and the first couple days during TOM.

I just FEEL it in my stomach. I wait a few days until I no longer feel it, then get on.