Question for the WOMEN !!

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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 27,509 Member
    I made a whole bunch of changes at the same so I don't know which to credit, but I suspect a combination of eating less carbs in general, exercising, and taking a magnesium supplement. http://www.iherb.com/p/21142
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,372 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    I made a whole bunch of changes at the same so I don't know which to credit, but I suspect a combination of eating less carbs in general, exercising, and taking a magnesium supplement. http://www.iherb.com/p/21142

    Yeah that never works for me. Down to the magnesium supplements.

    But I guess it wasn't bad while I was losing either. It's when I got close to maintenance that it started being awful.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,575 Member
    When I had a lot to lose, I had no problem sticking to a deficit before/during my period. Now that I'm leaner, I do really struggle. Not with cravings, but just absolute hunger. I have some tricks, mostly involving volume and sludges I make with protein, coco powder, yogurt, etc. Still, I go over. I take so many extra licks before my period I doubt I'm even in a deficit that week.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,372 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    When I had a lot to lose, I had no problem sticking to a deficit before/during my period. Now that I'm leaner, I do really struggle. Not with cravings, but just absolute hunger. I have some tricks, mostly involving volume and sludges I make with protein, coco powder, yogurt, etc. Still, I go over. I take so many extra licks before my period I doubt I'm even in a deficit that week.

    Wow thank you so very much for this... it's been exactly the same for me. No problem until I got leaner. I feel much better knowing it's not just me!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,575 Member
    Francl27 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    When I had a lot to lose, I had no problem sticking to a deficit before/during my period. Now that I'm leaner, I do really struggle. Not with cravings, but just absolute hunger. I have some tricks, mostly involving volume and sludges I make with protein, coco powder, yogurt, etc. Still, I go over. I take so many extra licks before my period I doubt I'm even in a deficit that week.

    Wow thank you so very much for this... it's been exactly the same for me. No problem until I got leaner. I feel much better knowing it's not just me!

    Yeah, not sure if it's a body composition thing, or the fact that I need less calories to maintain in general, but it has absolutely been harder! Not just you. When I'm in a deficit now around my period I find that I need to be a bit careful about what I eat because if I'm not getting the right nutrients I feel like death.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,023 Member
    OP, I just plan to eat at maintenance level for 2 or 3 days for this reason, and use those extra calories to feed the cravings. That way my moody-guilt at going over my normal target calories doesn't cause me to eat even more! I do push myself to do my workout though, because it definitely helps me feel better. I tell myself, "Just do 10 minutes, you can always stop early if you need to." And I usually end up building up some energy and getting it all done. Hang in there!
  • Timelordlady85
    Timelordlady85 Posts: 797 Member
    niniundlapin wrote: »
    I found the liquid forms (hot cocoa for chocolate; warm soup for salty food) help balancing this situation. The down side is more trips to the bathroom and might not be helpful if you're not sitting at home relaxing... :neutral:

    good idea. I am going to get some hot cocoa for my next time I am craving something chocolate. :)
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    elga_thres wrote: »
    Orphia wrote: »
    elga_thres wrote: »
    Orphia wrote: »
    elga_thres wrote: »
    I haven't got mine this month :( I drop 10 kgs (4 before using MFP and 6 since I joined MFP ) or so. I went to a clinic and was given vitamin B by the doctor to improve my metabolism (and also a prescription of a hormon regulating meds that I have to take if the vitamin doesn't work. Primolut, anyone familiar with it?). I thought it was weird, I've been in caloric deficit (only for 4 months actually), but that is because I swap fried food to grilled/boiled, reduce the amount of starch carbs and work out. I've finished up my vitamin B. However, the period still hasn't come. Now I'm taking the meds, I hope my period come back...

    You might be undereating. That will cause loss of periods, and even hair and nail loss, and other very serious problems.

    I might be undereating... But doesn't it take a long time to cause loss of periods, etc? I don't have low body fat and I work out only 2x a week.

    Talk to your doctor.

    Also, eat close to your calorie limit as possible without going over, and eat back 50-75% of your exercise calories. You will still lose weight, and will be fuelling your body appropriately, and also not risking the "crash and burn" yo-yoing and bingeing that often follows periods of undereating.

    Thanks for your advice, I did talk to my doctor and will talk to her again if I still don't get my period back...

    Good, but don't leave it too long to see your doctor. Maybe make an appointment if it's been 2 months and no period.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,372 Member
    edited September 2015
    For what it's worth, none of my doctor (GP and GYN) seemed to worry at all when I skipped two periods. The GYN said it's perfectly normal for women to only have 10 periods a year (news to me, but two of them told me the same thing), and the doctor said it just happens when you lose weight and exercise sometimes.

    It came back when I increased my calories anyway... like clockwork. 28 days. So I have 2 good weeks, one not that great, and a horrible one.

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