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Your period and the scale — the water weight that is not fat

Your period and the scale — the water weight that is not fat

Your period can push the scale up by 1 to 2 kilos of water for a few days each month. It is not fat, and it leaves when the bleeding ends. Track the trend in Burnie, not the up-week, and talk to your doctor if the jumps feel too big.

18 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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It is morning. Your period just showed up. You step on the scale before your chai, the way you always do. The number is up 1.2 kilos from last week. Your stomach feels tight. Your favourite kurta is snug at the waist. For one hard second you think, 'All that honest logging was for nothing.' Then you remember. Your period came last night. The number is mostly water, and water goes home in a few days. This short read is about the one week a month when the scale tells you a small lie, and how to read your Burnie trend so you do not quit by mistake.

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