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This is probably a silly question but do you gain when aunt flow comes and how much?

I know before surgery i gained during AF so i'm assuming its normal to gain after surgery. I'm just kinda depressed because AF came this week and i've gained 3 pounds :banghead: . I'm 1 month post op.

On the bright side before surgery I would break out the week before AF, this time no breakouts. yay

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Yes! I'm still preop but I gain at least 10 lbs during it!

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I've always gained at least 6 pounds. I don't see why that would change after surgery. The hormonal fluctuations that cause all of that should still be in tact.

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oh my gosh, even at a healthy weight I gained - up to 20 lbs! (thyroid issues contribute to this too, btw) - I have noticed that living at a higher altitude, I don't gain as much. Which is good :) Womens bodies I think will always gain at that time of the month - its meant as a protective mechanism. Just don't sweat it - it goes away :) Its just Water weight! :)

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Wow 10- 20 pounds? Jeepers! I think 3 pounds is very normal. It's not fat gain. No worries girl!!!

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Thanks for the replies. Sometimes i think i freak myself out reading these forums with all the people who have had problems :\

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not me, I must be the exception to the rule.

I've never gained ever during my weight loss, even during the FLO visit,I just continued to lose gradually. I must say tho......I have never ate foods that I was not supposed to eat all throught my weight loss, and I still don't hardly ever. That's what I attribute it to for me, but I know everyones different.

Good luck!

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I chart my weight weekly and noticed trends every month around my cycle. I ALWAYS gain 2-3 pounds during ovulation (middle of the cycle) and then it all goes away right about when aunt flo visits. Like clockwork. In fact, when I'm feeling fat or my jeans feel awful, I look at the calendar and I'm ovulating. As much as it's frustrating to see a gain, there is a little comfort in knowing that that is all it is. Now that I'm slowing down, I notice Week 1 a loss of 3-5 pounds, week 2 down a tad more (but still in the 3-5 pound range), Week 3 gain 2-3 pounds, Week 4 stay at high weight, then it all starts over. But every month, I managed to be a pound or 2 down like average. Don't over think it too much. If it really bothers you, chart it. Before I figured it out, it drove me nuts!!!!

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I chart my weight weekly and noticed trends every month around my cycle. I ALWAYS gain 2-3 pounds during ovulation (middle of the cycle) and then it all goes away right about when aunt flo visits. Like clockwork. In fact, when I'm feeling fat or my jeans feel awful, I look at the calendar and I'm ovulating.

This. Even though I should be used to the fluctuations, I still had a freak out moment this morning when the scale jumped 3lbs and my jeans were snug until I checked my little pink calendar and saw that I was scheduled to pop an ovary at any moment. It's frustrating for sure!

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