vaginapagina | Period Related Weight Gain? (Reply)

i've heard good things about this community, so i pose my question here.

i'm due for my period this week, later this week, a co-worker i am usually synced up with just got hers (march was a long month). anyway, i've decided to lose some fat before a beach trip in july, and started properly eating right, less calories, working out every single day, i have lost weight before and i know it's not so much a problem with my diet. i lost a few pounds...

now they are back, and they brought some extra friends!!! am i relying to much on the scale? i've always known periods brought weight gain from water retention, and that i can deal with... except i'm not bleeding yet, i haven't completely wigged out on anyone (i always do a day or two before the blood comes), so i want to believe this weight is due to my period, but since i was never weighing myself before i dont know how long before a period the weight gain starts.

no, i havent done enough weight training to have gained 5 lbs of muscle in 3 days, and i have not strayed from my diet or excersise. argh!! it's not even some stupid fad, i'm doing it slow and steady, the right way, and it STILL isnt working!

so thats my question, what kind of "weight gain" do you see when you are having your period?