Do you weigh yourself on your period?

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I have a LOT of weight to lose. I’ve lost 1 stone already, 6 to go! I’m calorie counting using nutracheck so also aware of all my carb, fat etc. It tells me to eat 1485 a day but I’m eating 1200, 18:6 fasting (sometimes 20:4) and walking around 12000 steps a day plus a bit of yoga in the mornings. All of this I’m happy, finding it sustainable and rarely hungry but I have a tendency to get obsessed! I’ve read that 5 days before your period and during you shouldn’t weigh yourself, I weigh myself on Mondays and my period was due on Monday but hasn’t showed up! I do have erratic cycles and have checked I’m not pregnant so not too concerned about that but without being able to see progress on the scales I’m stressing and worrying I’m not doing enough! I just swapped my winter wardrobe over to my summer and all my summer clothes fit, maybe a little loose but I’m probably failing to take into account weight I gained over winter so I’m stressing that they’re not loose enough which means I’m not losing! Sorry I suppose this has turned into a rant I’m just overthinking it all, should I weigh myself and see if I’ve progressed but then I’m worried if I weigh more than last weigh in I’ll lose motivation and give up! But with no idea when my period might decide to show up I’m feeling a bit fed up! Sorry for the long post and thank you if you got this far!

Losing weight isn't always a linear process. If you're doing all that and you have six stone to lose you almost certainly will lose weight.

I'm sure you know this (and I understand wanting to get it off quickly and see progress) but slow weight loss will be better for you long term.

I don’t weigh myself on my period no, but I haven’t heard about the 5 days before thing? But yes I avoid it whilst on

Thank you, I really needed to hear that! I think it’s just I feel so disgusted with the way I look. I have an amazing dh who has seen me at a 14 and a 22 and has never failed to make me feel beautiful but I just feel so gross when I see myself! The turning point was Mother’s Day, my mum wanted a photo with me and my sister. My mums a 10 and my sister is a 6 and I just looked like an absolute monster next to them. I can’t get that image out of my head! But I’m doing something about it now and I know you’re right, it’s going to take time. Thank you for your replies x

I gain 4 lbs just before my period and during the first couple of days every single month. Once my period has finished it drops off again.

You are doing great, just keep going and ignore the scales for a few days if it’s stressing you out. Can you distract yourself, clear out a drawer, go for a walk, listen to an upbeat podcast?

I do step on the scales on my period and in the week before, but with the acceptance that 1) weight fluctuates even day to day and that's fine and 2) a maintenance is OK in the week of my period as I normally have a 'big loss' the week after. In reality it's not a big weekly loss but a levelling out over the month.

I've lost 5.5 stone over a year and it started at an average of 2lbs a week, its now more like 1-1.5 a week and that's OK by me.

I would say though don't go too low below your needed calories as that can be detrimental. And if you're looking at calories in and out, you can be lenient with fasting windows if it's better for you. Calories aren't 'better' or 'worse' at a different time, and I say that as someone who has done intermittent fasting in the past.

Thank you for the replies everyone. The annoying thing is I’ve felt every day like my period is about to start. Hot heavy lower tummy, legs feel like lead etc but no sign of it! I think I’m just going to weigh myself Monday and see how it goes. I’ve been on the fasting forum and now worried I’m not fasting enough! Some of them are doing open ended fasting which I took to me just as long as you can hold out for! I’ve read so many benefits to it, just hope I’m reaping some of them! Thank you for the support and kind words x