Okay here is my Tom question. When do you normally gain the water wait and how long after before it goes away.

You know, I've never really paid attention. Mostly because I avoid the scale when I'm on my period.

I believe the water gain comes before the period starts and then you gradually lose it throughout the cycle, but I can't be sure. However, I do know that if I feel any water retention at all, it's before I start. Sometimes my feet will get a little swollen, I can just 'feel' the water in there and I'll know I'm going to start my period soon. Then a couple of days after I've started, it goes away.

I gain the water/bloat about 2-3 days before and by the 3rd day of TOM it goes away.

thank you i do not want to get on the scale until after that but was not sure because i got on the scale a day before i started and it said i lost a pound at least i did not gain but was hopeing more would come off.

I always gain water weight. I notice that I usually start gaining it a day or two before I actually get it. I usually avoid the scale that entire week so I'm not sure when it actually goes away. I just know I am not going to be pleased if I weigh myself that week!

nevaeh, what part of fl are you in I live in florida also and I think our goals are about the same

Like Linda said, mine comes on mostly in the few days before and few first days of TOM. I feel at my least bloated the last day/few days after.

azul - I just noticed that about our goals! I live in Venice, FL... it's on the west coast. I'm about 1 hour south of Tampa.

I also skip my weigh in day right around my TOM (which is now). I usually gain water weight about 2-3 days before the TOM also. Since I didn't weigh in last week, I will hopefully have a good weigh in day this saturday.

Well, two weeks ago was TOM for me, and I noticed a couple days before and the very day after it ended, the scaled jumped up 7 pounds and back down 8 pounds. I hated it, but I knew it would go away.

well sometimes it can be from eating a lot of carbs or sodium, but you will usually gain water weight about the time of your period, but it should go back to normal once you've finished your period.

thanks everyone

I try to weigh every morning (I know, not good, but I can't help it) and I noticed that the morning of the day that I am going to start I usually weigh around 5 lbs more. The day after my TOM stops my weight goes back down.

same here!