Weight loss and Ovulation???

Am I the only one who's weight loss COMPLETELY stops in the week of ovulation??  Why does that happen??

May I first just say congrats on that beautiful baby boy!!!!! It is no fun being a women when it comes to hormones. I always have more water weight problems with ovulation then I did with my actual period. This is proven true after I have had a hysterectomy. So no periods but still a long week during ovulation. Be patient because you have a lifetime of these hormones. Your body is still adjusting from child birth also.

Again it was great to see you post again, so we get to see the sweet baby

Audra

Yep, always has. I usually have two weeks where the scale either stops or moves in the other direction, and it has been no different since surgery. I usually gain 3-4lbs during the week in which my period starts, and I usually stay exactly the same when ovulating, two weeks later.

While ovulating, I figure my body is preparing for me to potentially become pregnant, so it holds on to my fat and water stores, just in case. And then during our periods, of course, we've got all that lovely endometrial lining, blood, and fluid built up.

When my body eventually realizes I'm NOT pregnant and lets all of that go, I usually see a drop.

ditto here.. always gain or stop for 2 weeks, then resume.  Which is weird cause I had 80+ day cycles before surgery and after surgery exactly 32 days apart . sheesh.  Atleast one thing seems fixed.

 I haven't ovulated since surgery!

Or before it either I'll wager.

Paul, get yourself to a GYN and find out why not!

Don't forget the corresponding increase in progesterone and decrease in estrogen during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Those hormones wreak havoc on hunger, moods, water retention, and a host of other bodily issues. Our cycles are a wonderment to behold, and a mystery and head scratcher most of the time...

Congrats on your sweet little baby!  

I am almost 3 years out, and for some reason, I gain that week, plus the week I get my period - so it's like I am gaining and losing the same 3 pounds every other week.  My belly gets all bloated too...so effing gross.  

This is pretty new to me though, it was never as noticeable as it's been just the past couple of months.

Maybe because I have been this weight for so long that I am finally used to it and a extra pound or two really makes a huge difference?  I am just so tired of having to deal with all of this crap every month....you've inspired me to post about it now.