[Vanessa M.]

Absolutely! I have very long cycles when I'm sedentary and eating badly, I'm talking 6+ MONTHS! I am finally starting to see the connections, and I see that my body has like a "trigger" weight. Anything above 180 is when things start getting very irregular, while below that weight my cycles are more stable. Still odd, between 25-40 days, but definitely more predictable than the months.

[Novus]

When I'm overweight, eating poorly, and sedentary, I don't have my period at all. Ever.

In 2006 and 2010, I lost weight and was exercising regularly, and I started having a normal cycle when I hit about 210 pounds. This time, however, I am down to 199 with very little exercise and I haven't had a period yet. So I'm thinking that exercise is the key for me.

[missunshine]

i've been stuck in the 180-190 for a while now and been losing and regaining the same 10 pounds and when i had about 25 pounds more before i didn't have my period for over a year or maybe once or twice a year but now for the last couple of months it's been regular as a clock and guesswhat...my bff and i we get it together on the same day. so if i miss mine i always call her to see if she got it lol
even when i was working as a waitress with one girl and i my period was irregualr, we started talking about it and after a while i got mine too and we were totally synced. it was so bizzare to me, and i read that it's possible to have your period at the same time as your friends if you hang out a lot and spend time or feel attached to her. i was fascinated but it really helped me get mine back with no medication but just by opening about it while before in high school i was embarassed to talk about it and i pretended like i never got it and in the last two years of high school it dissapeared.

[Rana]

Your cycle is regulated by your hormones.

If your hormones are still out of whack, losing weight will not automatically mean that you will get it back.

Managing IR -- through exercise and/or diet -- is how you regulate your hormones. And that's how you get your period.

[DanRae]

Wondering if weight loss will help mine to return? Hopefully it does, I want to lose as much as possible before I start trying for a baby, I'm too afraid of being told its not possible