Ok, so I read somewhere once that being obese can affect your periods. This makes sense, because I hear about a lot of people who have trouble conceiving when they are obese, so the two seem to be hand in hand. I was just wondering if anyone on here has noticed if this is true or experienced lighter periods (or skipping), and then lost some weight and became regular again?
I would say that for a few months my periods had stopped/spotted for a day or so for quite some time and after I lost about 5lbs (at most 10), they came back. I never used to have very bothersome periods in the past (I know, I was lucky, no cramps, no bloating, no moodiness outside of the norm, no real heavy flows), but now my periods, since they came back and became regular again, have been very heavy and I've had some cramping/bloating and find myself in tears (without fail) every time I'm on the rag.
So, I am just curious about other women's experiences in this matter, and if they noticed that when they gained weight their periods stopped/became irregular and then when they lost some weight they returned to normal. I'm not sure what to attribute my new "level" of periods, maybe age? or maybe it's the weight? or maybe it's a combination of both or something else entirely?