Retaining Water...ladies

For the past several days I have avoided the scale like the plague because I knew my period was going to start any second. Yet tonight, it called to me...the evil thing. Even though my calves feel tight and swollen and I'm feeling bloated and cranky...I started today (at the gym, no less). So tonight, I thought maybe I'd be 2-3 lbs up or so. WRONGO. I am up 5 flippin' pounds this evening! I have to tell you that this does NOT please me. I know that it HAS to be water weight due to fluid retention but 5 pounds?! I wanted to fling my scale out of the window and watch it crash on the patio below. Have you noticed that you retain fluid before your period arrives and if so, how many lbs? I don't remember having this issue to this degree before WLS which is why I'm enquiring. TY, Chele

I have gone up as much as seven pounds. Also I bloat to no end. My guess is with my extra skin its easier to stretch. Since surgery I also get verry moody that time of the month. I get quite witchy to be honest. Im womdering if we can take water pills. elsa

Elsa, Thank you! Ok so I'm not the only one. Auntie Flow is not being at all kind to me and it's not just because of the bloating/weight gain. I am not sure about the water pills...I am trying to drink more fluids though. Thanks for the response... Chele

Chele, I'm not sure how hot it gets where you live, but here in the south -- hot, humid Houston -- I always retain water in the heat, periods or no. I always have to drink nearly twice as much water to balance it out in the summers down here.

I'm wondering if that could be partially it...the heat. Though to be honest, today I'm feeling like it's just a plain nightmare of a period this month. I am trying to increase fluids though! Thanks!! Chele

I retain anywhere from 3 to 5 lbs of water right before my period. My boss told me that canteloupe has a natural diaretic in it, and when I started feeling bloated last month I ate it and it really helped!!! Susan

Wow! I just bought two at the store the other night! I can't wait to cut into one...yummy. Thanks for the advice! Much appreciated. Chele

Hey, Right now I am retaining about 85 pounds of water Seriously, I have noticed before I get my period that I really retain. How I judge if it is water, is according to how my rings fit. I noticed about a 3-4 pound retention the last time I got my period. God Bless! Jen

Jen, Thanks...and I would like to think of these last 64+lbs as being fluid retention. Unfortunately, that's not the case! I'll just be patient...Aunt Flo is kickin' my *ss this month. Chele

Hi Chele I do notice around that time that I am very bloated. Like Jen, I notice that my rings get tight. I also see my ankles get huge. I have gained as much as 3 lbs. during my period and it freaked me out. Kay