Agnès, sorry for the confusion! My "fat burning period" is shortly after ovuulation when my body temperature spikes as progresterone levels rise. This is typically when I would see large losses of fat and water. My cycles are between 5 and 6 weeks, the first half I never lost much and then halway through I hit ovuulation, blipped up, then lost pretty much 6 weeks worth of fat and water in about 10 days.

The best advice to help with that type of bloat is to keep sodium low, keep potassium up and drink lots of water. Avoid those fake foods and try to stick to the basics as much as possible. Oh exercise helps too.

Is 5 lbs a normal gain for you? Or was it special this time out? Could you be reacting to something you ate?

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