Diet fairness between men and women? (Women read only)

Posted on January 20, 2015

Hey guys,

So I'm loving dietbet and really hoping to make sure I hit my target weight by the ned of the month but in the last 10 days I have had some issues.

I started my period 10 days ago and bloated like a whale and gained about 4 lbs, not only was it disheartening on the scales, I had incredible cravings and gave in once. I then got on the scale after I finished and saw I dropped the 4 lbs, and then stayed the same for a couple of days to then see I had gained another 4 lbs even thought I had been good. I was like what the f**k. How is this happening, to which the next day I was surprised my period had started all over which is strange but I can accept that contraception makes our bodies do crazy things.

My issue is this, providing I am not on my period on weigh-in day, I should hit target, but it seems unfair that men will not have this problem. Also, women have to deal with the cravings and pains that unfortunately can encourage over eating.

For the women: How many of you see this fluctuation in weight and how do you deal with it all?

Thanks guys,

Kaja

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Myra S.

03/11/2015 9:37AM

It's natural for weight to fluctuate as there are many factors that affect it. I'm not sure how often you workout but I have noticed that since I've been working out consistently, eating a clean diet and drinking a ton of water a day, I suffer from much less bloating. cramping, cravings and my period is even shorter and lighter. I used to get severely bad cramping so bad that I'd take off from work. I haven't had this problem in months.

Linda

01/21/2015 7:15AM

Most women's cycles are about the same length as a game, so IN THEORY, you should have about the same amount of bloat during your final weigh-in as your initial weigh-in when starting a game. I don't think that they take into account that weight loss often messes with a woman's cycle. Only advice I have is only start the 28 day games when you weigh more from the bloat, so that if you happen to be at that point during the final weigh-in, it wouldn't sabotage you as much.

CvdG

01/21/2015 3:06AM

This is a very frustrating thing, I missed my goal once last year because of it. For the month long dietbets I don't enter anymore when I know I'll probably have my TOM during weigh out. I don't have a lot of tips and tricks, because frankly almost nothing works for me. I try not to step on the scale from a day before tom till two days after. I up my water and tea drinking to stay full and try to "negotiate" with my cravings. When I want potato chips I'll get popcorn. When I want chocolate, I brake it in to a million little pieces or already make sure I've made sugarfree chocolate banana bread or a cacao avocado smoothie for breakfast.

desertcat

01/20/2015 5:05PM

I had a hysterectomy a couple years back, so I no longer have to worry about this problem (and thrilled not to). But I used to take Diurex and/or Pamprin sometimes when the bloating was very bad. You don't want to use those frequently, because they dehydrate you, but if your legs are swollen or something, they relieve discomfort.

Melanie

01/20/2015 1:31PM

I feel you so hard on this!!!! I will be close to my TOM during the monthly weigh in and I am afraid it will affect my results. Plus, I hate that BS that even though you are bloated you are still losing!. That has never ever ever happened to me. I bloat, and still try to eat less, exercise, hoping that when the water bloat comes off I will still be losing.......Nope. Stagnant. GRRRR! All I can do is try to lose more so that when the weigh in happens, I will have offset the bloat enough. And drink tons and tons of water. :(

Chante L.

01/20/2015 1:13PM

omg this is like my biggest fear because I know I'll be hitting it close to that TOM around weigh in times. I wonder what a good way to decrease that water retention is...

Cherie A.

01/20/2015 12:01PM

I can't imagine any woman not experiencing water retention during TOM. There are so many hormones affecting us during that time and it is why most of us have a short fuse during it. My advice is to stay off the scale during that week. It will only mess with your head. Don't get on the scale till you are well past it.

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