Fasting, your Period, and weight

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I’m ttc so I’m religiously tracking my cycle and here’s what I found:

• around ovulation (20 days after the start of my period) I reach peak weight, no matter how much carbs I ate or how much I fasted the days prior
• a few days after ovulation, as progesterone levels rise, I feel bloated, again no matter how much carbs I ate or how much I fasted the days prior. I also start craving carbs like a mad lady and fasting is usually off the table. Because of the cravings but also because mood swings start to creep in and I’m an emotional eater
• then when my period arrives I feel how my normal self starts to come back and my cravings disappear. This is when I usually start IF again and start seeing the weight drop off. I say IF because I’m still a little afraid of how a >24h fast will affect my fertility

Hope this helps.

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Yes. One of the main reasons I think it’s unfair for women to compare with men’s fasting results. I see so many guys lose weight quickly on 16:8 and I only lose eating once every 42 hours. During end of cycle I can’t get the scale to budge at all.

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I gain almost exactly 4lbs 2-3 days prior to my period starting. It remains pretty much stable for about 4 days and then drops back down by 4lbs.

I’ve stuck at my body’s set weight for weeks now so I know what my average weight is and on a 3 weekly cycle it shoots up and then back down.

I’m on the pill partly for birth control but mainly to keep my PCOS under control.

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