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Menstrual Cycle and Weight Loss: The Complete Guide
Discover how your menstrual cycle affects your weight and how to adapt your nutrition to each phase for lasting results.
female Women's Health
Women's Health
Articles on women's health, menstrual cycle, and nutrition adapted to women. Personalized nutrition based on your hormones.
The female body has specific nutritional needs that vary throughout the menstrual cycle and different life stages. Our women's health section offers advice adapted to these often-ignored particularities.
Hormonal fluctuations influence appetite, food cravings, metabolism, and even water retention. Understanding these variations allows you to adapt your diet to optimize your energy, mood, and weight loss results.
We cover essential topics like nutrition adapted to each cycle phase, nutrition during pregnancy and breastfeeding, managing premenstrual syndrome through diet, and specific menopause needs.
LOWIS integrates cycle tracking into its support, allowing even finer personalization of your recommendations. Because a nutritional approach that ignores female hormones is an incomplete approach.
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How does the menstrual cycle affect weight loss?
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The cycle influences metabolism, water retention, and cravings. In the luteal phase (before period), metabolism slightly increases but so do sweet cravings. The scale can vary 1-2 kg depending on the phase. LOWIS accounts for these variations in its tracking.
Should I eat differently according to cycle phases?
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Adapting your diet to the cycle can optimize energy and reduce PMS symptoms. In the follicular phase, favor fresh, light foods. In the luteal phase, slightly increase complex carbs and magnesium. Our articles detail these adjustments.
How do I manage sugar cravings before my period?
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These cravings are related to serotonin fluctuations. Rather than fighting, anticipate with healthy alternatives: dark chocolate, fruits, complex carbs. Increasing magnesium (bananas, spinach, almonds) can also help. The key is not to feel guilty.
Does birth control affect weight?
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Some women notice weight changes with the pill, usually related to water retention or appetite changes. Effects vary by pill type and individual. A balanced diet and physical activity help maintain stable weight.