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Subject: Re: menstruation and weight gain?

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Deb

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Date Posted: 11:35:00 03/07/05 Mon
In reply to: Chocolate 's message, "Re: menstruation and weight gain?" on 07:19:22 03/06/05 Sun

>Hi,
>
>Yes that is my personal experience. I gain about 3
>pounds 2 days before I have it and I get rid of the 3
>pounds around the second day.
>
>It is very common, studies show that 92% of all woman
>gain up to 5 pounds in the week before and the week
>during their period. It is different for everyone how
>much they gain and how long it takes before they lose
>it again.
>The reason this happens is because of celosmosis: you
>lose a lot of salts during your period, then the level
>of salt in your blood is low, your body tries to have
>an average concentration salt in its blood, so if salt
>is low, your blood gives some water of to your cells,
>the concentration salt is normal again then. The water
>in your cells is what we call water weight, it goes
>back into your blood as soon as your salt levels you
>normal again (mostly after the third day of your
>period) and then you lose the water in the normal way
>again.
>
>It might now seem as if if you would eat some more
>salt this would not happen but that is not the case.
>Your body simply doesnt want the salt and will get rid
>of it. There is no way you can prevent the weight gain
>while having your period.
>
>Hope this explains things
>
>Chocolate

Chocolate explained that well. You also have to remember, just prior to menses, your body is biologically preparing itself for pregnancy and a lot of hormones and chemicals in your body increase just before and during. When the egg is not fertilized and your period begins, your body eliminates the unused/unfertilized egg and those hormones and chemicals return to normal.

I ALWAYS gain up to average 5 lbs 2 days before and at least 2 days into menses. It ALWAYS goes completely away starting the 3rd or 4th day and after menses has stopped.

I've never know anyone who was healthy or relatively healthy and still got their monthly cycle who DID NOT experience weight gain and uncomfortable bloating during this time. It's normal.

Deb

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Re: menstruation and weight gain?	lara	19:08:11 03/07/05 Mon