For the first time, my period did not come on this month; it was due two weeks ago...(I'm not prego). What's crazy is that I had experienced all of my normal premenstrual symptoms, but my lil' friend never came to town...
If you've missed your period, I'd like to know your experience. BTW, how long does this usually last?
My first TOM was abnormal also when I started, but I had the opposite problem. I'm on birth control and my periods only last 3 to 5 days, but when I started the program it lasted two weeks. Eventually I figured that all the water was flushing out the birth control I was taking at 3pm so I started taking my BC before bed and it solved the problem. Change in diet can affect your period, but maybe you should ask your doctor.
I have problems in this area even without this diet, but after getting down in weight the first time I had problems and the dr. said it was the speed in which I lost. I would go 2 months without and then have a longer heavier one. Just be aware of your body and go into the dr. if you question it. Better safe than sorry
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Mine was almost nonexistent in February (which doesn't bother me one little bit frankly) and I'm waiting to see what happens in March - should be end of this week.
Mine was almost nonexistent in February (which doesn't bother me one little bit frankly) and I'm waiting to see what happens in March - should be end of this week.
Ha! me too...
I'll see if it comes on next week.
BTW you guys, I've been researching and it is quite normal for our cycles to be affected by weight loss, especially losing a significant amount of weight.
I was on MRC for 80 days and lost 40 lbs. My cycle seems to come every 4 1/2 weeks now....it's a couple of days late every month, where it used to be predictable down to the day. But, I am okay with that. It is normal when it does come. I just started back to MRC yesterday, and can't wait to see the results. I quit on Christmas Eve and havent been back until now!
If by normal you mean "it happens"!
It still isnt "ok" and its signalling that your body is under a lot of stress. The longer you wait to do something about getting it back though, the more likely you are to have permanent damage.
Look at it this way--- losing your period while in a deficit means that your body is much much MUCH smarter than we give it credit for. Your body realizwes it is "starving" and it is shutting down ALL functions NOT NECCESSARY to keep you alive. Basically your body realizes that it can barely keep YOU alive off what you are feeding it, let alone support the growth of ANOTHER human life.
Hence, reproduction has shut down...
This can go without consequences if only for a month or 2. Not having a period for longer than 3 months starts to put you at risk for bone thinning and other POST-menapausal diseases. If you go TOO long (6 months to a year or more) its possible that you will never be able to have children again.....
I used to have excruciating periods. My pill has fixed everything and taken away 99% of symptoms for the past several years. But my first period OP was weird. I was extremely irritable a few days before it and then felt like crying on one day for no reason. I also had cramping which is very unusual now. I'm hoping that first one was just adjusting and that the other ones will mellow out from now on.
If by normal you mean "it happens"!
It still isnt "ok" and its signalling that your body is under a lot of stress. The longer you wait to do something about getting it back though, the more likely you are to have permanent damage.
Look at it this way--- losing your period while in a deficit means that your body is much much MUCH smarter than we give it credit for. Your body realizwes it is "starving" and it is shutting down ALL functions NOT NECCESSARY to keep you alive. Basically your body realizes that it can barely keep YOU alive off what you are feeding it, let alone support the growth of ANOTHER human life.
Hence, reproduction has shut down...
This can go without consequences if only for a month or 2. Not having a period for longer than 3 months starts to put you at risk for bone thinning and other POST-menapausal diseases. If you go TOO long (6 months to a year or more) its possible that you will never be able to have children again.....
What I mean by "normal" is that it is "not unusual" to miss a period due to weight loss. When we lose weight, our hormones change and we lose body fat which affects "some" women.
Now if it's been 3 or more months, then it does become a concern and should be addressed with a physician.
I spoke to aunt (who is an RN) about this and she told me that me this is "not unusual". She told me that she lost her period for a couple of months when she increased her running, as she trained for a marathon.
BTW, I experienced all of my premenstrual symptoms again this month and my period did not come on again. It was due last week. If my cycle does not return next month (April), then I will take necessary measures to address this.
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