Why do I gain a few pounds during menstruation?

Women are more concerned about their weight, especially women who love beauty do not allow themselves to be overweight, so they will weigh themselves frequently. Careful women will find that their weight will increase during menstruation, which makes everyone very confused and very troubled. So why do you gain a few pounds during menstruation? Let us understand it together.

First, why do we gain a few pounds during menstruation? In fact, it is all because of the estrogen in our body. Generally, a woman's ovaries begin to ovulate 1-2 weeks before her menstrual period. At this time, the estrogen level in the body increases rapidly. In the week before the menstrual period, under the influence of hormones, water in our body will be retained, and a large amount of water will transfer from outside the cells to inside the cells, resulting in a significant increase in weight.

Second, of course, this situation will also change with the physiological changes in the endometrium, the onset of menstruation, and the decrease in estrogen levels in the body, after which our weight will return to its previous level. Moreover, our metabolism usually speeds up in the first week after menstruation, which makes it a good time to lose weight! However, although it is normal to gain weight before menstruation, it does not mean that you have gained weight and will recover. But you also need to be vigilant, because the period before menstruation is also a time when it is very easy to gain weight. Many girls probably have this feeling. Before their period, their appetite often increases greatly, their appetite is extremely good, and they get hungry at any time.

Why do you gain a few pounds during menstruation? In fact, this is because before girls' menstruation, affected by hormones, our body's demand for calories will also increase, so even if the amount of food is the same as before, you will still feel hungry. In addition, many girls experience increased psychological pressure during their menstrual period, so they will especially like to eat sweets and other foods. In addition, our body programs know that more calories will be consumed during menstruation (the basal metabolic rate during menstruation will be 30% higher than usual), so they will automatically store energy first, that is, hoard fat. On the one hand, the desire to consume fat will increase, and on the other hand, the body will automatically start hormone regulation during menstruation, inhibiting the decomposition of existing fat and speeding up the conversion of calories consumed from the diet into fat. Simply put, use less and save more.