Should I give up and gain it all back? (hormones, period missed)

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  • molnardrea
    molnardrea Posts: 78 Member
    Update: Yesterday I finally got a PROPER period. It's as heavy as it's been before. Though I needed to gain 4 pounds back, but I feel much better, eat at maintenance (2000 kcals daily) with a lot of healthy fats, but generally clean diet. Being for like a week back on maintenance after a month of caloric surplus I started to see my fat go away again and the scale slowly crawl back down, so I guess my TDEE is even higher than 2000. I might consider a reverse dieting and bumping my calories up until I lose no more, to find my true maintain kcals. :)

    So girls: Try to resolve what is causing the stress and please eat more, your body will reward you and you will feel wonderful!

    After finding my true TDEE I'd like to embark on a lifting programme, though not sure yet if I my parents can fund the gym membership, but will give it a try.
  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    PeachyPlum wrote: »
    This is a really good question for your doctor.

    FWIW, if I could quit having my period and still be perfectly healthy, I'd be thrilled.

    You can - hormonal BC is a wonderful thing.
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