Gaining Weight Before Ovulation

The average adult s weight fluctuates up to 5 or 6 pounds per day.

Gaining weight before ovulation. Period weight gain it s something you ve come to expect right. Due to bloating at the time of ovulation you may also gain some weight. It s common for women to gain a few pounds before and during their period. Daily weight fluctuation is normal.

Others get no extra pounds but the fact that the waistbands have gotten snugger makes them feel like they have added weight around the midsection. Its normal to gain weight around the time of your period. When its over you will lose that weight along with what you were supposed to lose if you stayed on track. I gain it 1 2 days before i m about to start my period and it goes away at the very end of my period or 1 2 days after i end my period.

Ovulation bloating is different from bloating before periods. Try to time it around day 8 9 and day 15 16 before you experience the estrogen surge in the follicular phase and the progesterone surge in the luteal phase. Ovulation also causes other symptoms in your body including changes in your vaginal discharge changes in your basal body temperature and changes in the position of the cervix. Accounting for water weight gain.

The luteal phase lp is the second phase of the menstrual cycle. This weight gain is related to hormonal changes that occur in the luteal phase which is the phase just before you get your period. Its not food its water. It all comes down to what and when you eat drink exercise and even sleep.

I don t generally gain weight during ovulation. I also make sure that i stay within my calorie goal i know that if i do i ll still lose weight. Once or twice each month when you ovulate and a week before your bleed starts you puff up like a balloon. The weight gain happens differently for different women.

It begins right after ovulation if it took place and ends when menstruation starts if the egg was not fertilized. Also on a day to day basis your weight will fluctuate quite a few pounds from hour to hour minute to minute. This weight gain may be due to water retention or could just be a feeling of bloating and soreness in the abdomen. To see if your weight is headed in the right direction record your official weight twice a month after menstruation and after ovulation.

Ovulation related weight gain is really common and usually disappears within a few days so it s not something you should worry about.