Any other ladies lose their period?
liftforjoy43
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If you're a guy and uncomfortable then I'm sorry but I need some advice from other ladies.
I recently went to a gynecologist because I have not had a regular period for two years+ and I always shrugged it off as not important(no mood wings, cramps sounded grrat) but now I'm being told I should be more aware of it due to future health problems.
Problem is the gynecologist wasn't much help. All she advised me to do is to exercise less and gave me pills so it could come back
My background info: I'm a runner (always been a runner) and run 7-13+ miles each day, 5 times a week averaging about 45-55 miles. I'm 5'0 and pretty underweight and I know this is most likely the reason for no period but now I'm a bit stuck as to how much I should reduce my training and if I should gain back some weight?
The gyn wasn't helpful like I said so if any ladies out there could possibly give me advice/suggestions on what would be helpful or what you would do in my situation is appreciate it! Thank you
I recently went to a gynecologist because I have not had a regular period for two years+ and I always shrugged it off as not important(no mood wings, cramps sounded grrat) but now I'm being told I should be more aware of it due to future health problems.
Problem is the gynecologist wasn't much help. All she advised me to do is to exercise less and gave me pills so it could come back
My background info: I'm a runner (always been a runner) and run 7-13+ miles each day, 5 times a week averaging about 45-55 miles. I'm 5'0 and pretty underweight and I know this is most likely the reason for no period but now I'm a bit stuck as to how much I should reduce my training and if I should gain back some weight?
The gyn wasn't helpful like I said so if any ladies out there could possibly give me advice/suggestions on what would be helpful or what you would do in my situation is appreciate it! Thank you
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liftforjoy43 wrote: »If you're a guy and uncomfortable then I'm sorry but I need some advice from other ladies.
I recently went to a gynecologist because I have not had a regular period for two years+ and I always shrugged it off as not important(no mood wings, cramps sounded grrat) but now I'm being told I should be more aware of it due to future health problems.
Problem is the gynecologist wasn't much help. All she advised me to do is to exercise less and gave me pills so it could come back
My background info: I'm a runner (always been a runner) and run 7-13+ miles each day, 5 times a week averaging about 45-55 miles. I'm 5'0 and pretty underweight and I know this is most likely the reason for no period but now I'm a bit stuck as to how much I should reduce my training and if I should gain back some weight?
The gyn wasn't helpful like I said so if any ladies out there could possibly give me advice/suggestions on what would be helpful or what you would do in my situation is appreciate it! Thank you
Amenorrhea is a sign that you are severely underweight, malnourished, over exercising, and generally putting too much stress on your body. Follow your doctors instructions to gain weight and cut back your exercise.21 -
liftforjoy43 wrote: »If you're a guy and uncomfortable then I'm sorry but I need some advice from other ladies.
I recently went to a gynecologist because I have not had a regular period for two years+ and I always shrugged it off as not important(no mood wings, cramps sounded grrat) but now I'm being told I should be more aware of it due to future health problems.
Problem is the gynecologist wasn't much help. All she advised me to do is to exercise less and gave me pills so it could come back
My background info: I'm a runner (always been a runner) and run 7-13+ miles each day, 5 times a week averaging about 45-55 miles. I'm 5'0 and pretty underweight and I know this is most likely the reason for no period but now I'm a bit stuck as to how much I should reduce my training and if I should gain back some weight?
The gyn wasn't helpful like I said so if any ladies out there could possibly give me advice/suggestions on what would be helpful or what you would do in my situation is appreciate it! Thank you
Amenorrhea is a sign that you are severely underweight, malnourished, over exercising, and generally putting too much stress on your body. Follow your doctors instructions to gain weight and cut back your exercise.
They werent much help. All they said was to "exercise less" with no specific details. I'm just asking for suggestions as to how much?1 -
liftforjoy43 wrote: »liftforjoy43 wrote: »If you're a guy and uncomfortable then I'm sorry but I need some advice from other ladies.
I recently went to a gynecologist because I have not had a regular period for two years+ and I always shrugged it off as not important(no mood wings, cramps sounded grrat) but now I'm being told I should be more aware of it due to future health problems.
Problem is the gynecologist wasn't much help. All she advised me to do is to exercise less and gave me pills so it could come back
My background info: I'm a runner (always been a runner) and run 7-13+ miles each day, 5 times a week averaging about 45-55 miles. I'm 5'0 and pretty underweight and I know this is most likely the reason for no period but now I'm a bit stuck as to how much I should reduce my training and if I should gain back some weight?
The gyn wasn't helpful like I said so if any ladies out there could possibly give me advice/suggestions on what would be helpful or what you would do in my situation is appreciate it! Thank you
Amenorrhea is a sign that you are severely underweight, malnourished, over exercising, and generally putting too much stress on your body. Follow your doctors instructions to gain weight and cut back your exercise.
They werent much help. All they said was to "exercise less" with no specific details. I'm just asking for suggestions as to how much?
When was the last time you had a week off runnung?6 -
TavistockToad wrote: »liftforjoy43 wrote: »liftforjoy43 wrote: »If you're a guy and uncomfortable then I'm sorry but I need some advice from other ladies.
I recently went to a gynecologist because I have not had a regular period for two years+ and I always shrugged it off as not important(no mood wings, cramps sounded grrat) but now I'm being told I should be more aware of it due to future health problems.
Problem is the gynecologist wasn't much help. All she advised me to do is to exercise less and gave me pills so it could come back
My background info: I'm a runner (always been a runner) and run 7-13+ miles each day, 5 times a week averaging about 45-55 miles. I'm 5'0 and pretty underweight and I know this is most likely the reason for no period but now I'm a bit stuck as to how much I should reduce my training and if I should gain back some weight?
The gyn wasn't helpful like I said so if any ladies out there could possibly give me advice/suggestions on what would be helpful or what you would do in my situation is appreciate it! Thank you
Amenorrhea is a sign that you are severely underweight, malnourished, over exercising, and generally putting too much stress on your body. Follow your doctors instructions to gain weight and cut back your exercise.
They werent much help. All they said was to "exercise less" with no specific details. I'm just asking for suggestions as to how much?
When was the last time you had a week off runnung?
A few months ago0 -
liftforjoy43 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »liftforjoy43 wrote: »liftforjoy43 wrote: »If you're a guy and uncomfortable then I'm sorry but I need some advice from other ladies.
I recently went to a gynecologist because I have not had a regular period for two years+ and I always shrugged it off as not important(no mood wings, cramps sounded grrat) but now I'm being told I should be more aware of it due to future health problems.
Problem is the gynecologist wasn't much help. All she advised me to do is to exercise less and gave me pills so it could come back
My background info: I'm a runner (always been a runner) and run 7-13+ miles each day, 5 times a week averaging about 45-55 miles. I'm 5'0 and pretty underweight and I know this is most likely the reason for no period but now I'm a bit stuck as to how much I should reduce my training and if I should gain back some weight?
The gyn wasn't helpful like I said so if any ladies out there could possibly give me advice/suggestions on what would be helpful or what you would do in my situation is appreciate it! Thank you
Amenorrhea is a sign that you are severely underweight, malnourished, over exercising, and generally putting too much stress on your body. Follow your doctors instructions to gain weight and cut back your exercise.
They werent much help. All they said was to "exercise less" with no specific details. I'm just asking for suggestions as to how much?
When was the last time you had a week off runnung?
A few months ago
Start there then. Add 100 cals a week for the next 3 weeks so you're in a slight surplus and enjoy the extra food. When your weight becomes stable, increase the cals again.
Half your mileage if you're not training for a specific race right now?9 -
I suggest listening to your doctors advice. They're the best person to know about what you should be doing. Exercising less and eating more is the best option for you as losing your period isn't a good thing - unless, you know, you're pregnant.
As others have said, slowly start to up your calorie intake by at least 100 calories for around 3 weeks and see if that helps. As for you training, maybe cut down the mileage, or how much training you're doing per week. Like cut it from 5 to 4/3 days a week3 -
What is your current bmi?
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Recovery, Recovery!! Your body needs rest big time! You may not even need to change your diet just reduce your runs to 2xs a week since your running distance is pretty vast. For me, mentally, I feel like i'm not doing enough if I'm not working out 5xs a week, but when I reduce my workouts to 2-3xs a week for an hour I can see the same good results as I did if I workout all week long. AND--my body has a chance to relax. I'm not a Dr, but I hope this helps.0
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Ditto what others mentioned. Also it may be good to get a referral to an Endocrinologist. They helped me years ago. Take care
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Calories and possibly see how your iron levels are doing. Even when I was obese I would skip for months as had iron issues.2
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TavistockToad wrote: »liftforjoy43 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »liftforjoy43 wrote: »liftforjoy43 wrote: »If you're a guy and uncomfortable then I'm sorry but I need some advice from other ladies.
I recently went to a gynecologist because I have not had a regular period for two years+ and I always shrugged it off as not important(no mood wings, cramps sounded grrat) but now I'm being told I should be more aware of it due to future health problems.
Problem is the gynecologist wasn't much help. All she advised me to do is to exercise less and gave me pills so it could come back
My background info: I'm a runner (always been a runner) and run 7-13+ miles each day, 5 times a week averaging about 45-55 miles. I'm 5'0 and pretty underweight and I know this is most likely the reason for no period but now I'm a bit stuck as to how much I should reduce my training and if I should gain back some weight?
The gyn wasn't helpful like I said so if any ladies out there could possibly give me advice/suggestions on what would be helpful or what you would do in my situation is appreciate it! Thank you
Amenorrhea is a sign that you are severely underweight, malnourished, over exercising, and generally putting too much stress on your body. Follow your doctors instructions to gain weight and cut back your exercise.
They werent much help. All they said was to "exercise less" with no specific details. I'm just asking for suggestions as to how much?
When was the last time you had a week off runnung?
A few months ago
Start there then. Add 100 cals a week for the next 3 weeks so you're in a slight surplus and enjoy the extra food. When your weight becomes stable, increase the cals again.
Half your mileage if you're not training for a specific race right now?
Sorry you confused me, do you mean take a week off running or just to half my mileage?1 -
RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »
What is your current bmi?
I think it's 15-16?0 -
liftforjoy43 wrote: »RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »
What is your current bmi?
I think it's 15-16?
No wonder you lost your period, you are severely underweight. If I were you I would be cutting down the running for a while and making a serious effort to gain.5 -
I would run only 3x a week but don't increase your distance to "make up" for not running the other 2 days.
I would increase calories 100 to 200 calories per day.
How much fat are you getting daily? Did your Doctor talk to you about fat affecting hormones?2 -
singingflutelady wrote: »liftforjoy43 wrote: »RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »
What is your current bmi?
I think it's 15-16?
No wonder you lost your period, you are severely underweight. If I were you I would be cutting down the running for a while and making a serious effort to gain.
Oh trust me Im definitely going to make sure to gain more weight. The thing is I want to be able to continue running whilst gaining. Not afraid of gaining at all plus I love the extra food lol
I was thinking maybe cutting it down to 4 days a week and maybe run at an easy pace for just an hour? I normally like to run over the hour but that may sound a bit excessive?2 -
mochapygmy wrote: »I would run only 3x a week but don't increase your distance to "make up" for not running the other 2 days.
I would increase calories 100 to 200 calories per day.
How much fat are you getting daily? Did your Doctor talk to you about fat affecting hormones?
Does 4 times a week for about an hour, maybe more sound excessive? And I have no idea about the exact amount but I do eat alot of almonds, peanut/almond butter, walnuts/pecans,chia seeds, eggs so I think I may take in a good amount? They didn't mention too much about it but that it could help to increase it2 -
Your Dr isn't concerned about your weight? Just as a point of reference back in the day (not sure if they changed this or not) the bmi requires to be diagnosed with anorexia was 16.5 so higher than what you are now. Not sure how you can run so much with such a low weight. You really should focus on your health and getting up to a healthy weight as being that underweight is very dangerous.4
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singingflutelady wrote: »Your Dr isn't concerned about your weight? Just as a point of reference back in the day (not sure if they changed this or not) the bmi requires to be diagnosed with anorexia was 16.5 so higher than what you are now. Not sure how you can run so much with such a low weight. You really should focus on your health and getting up to a healthy weight as being that underweight is very dangerous.
No she was but all she advised me to do is exercise less and gave me pills to bring back my period for a while. My labs were not too bad either. As for my weight, I've never been one to weigh myself. Just this recent checkup, I was weighed for the first time in a while and have been now keeping an eye on it so I can start gaining4 -
Could you run for only 30 minutes 4x a week? I think that would be a good amount. And increase your calories by 100-200 per day to start.3
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It's very important you take this seriously and push beyond discomfort. You are putting your body under serious stress by undereating and overexercising. This can lead to serious complications if left untreated, including irreversible bone mass loss. I feel like you are looking for specific structured instructions.
Reduce your mileage at least by half for now. This will feel uncomfortable and you may feel antsy. Push through it because your health is important. Find other things you enjoy doing to distract yourself. Watch a movie, pick up a hobby, keep your mind busy...etc.
Enter your info into this app and set it to maintenance, look at how many calories it gives you, then change it to 100 calories higher than that number. For example: if it gives you 1600 calories, set it to 1700 calories. On days you run, add that as exercise and eat those calories back. The app will tell you how much more you need to eat when you run as soon as you log your run. After a week, increase your calories by another 100, and keep adding until you are up to about 2500 calories base before adding your runs. Make sure you are eating at least 30% of your calories from fat, if not more. It will be uncomfortable to eat that much. Push through it and drink your calories if that helps. Your health is important.
It may take a good while for you to regain cycle, up to years in severe cases, but even if it doesn't happen within a few months (it could), the changes you are making will benefit your health tremendously. So, be patient and keep working on this.18 -
liftforjoy43 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »liftforjoy43 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »liftforjoy43 wrote: »liftforjoy43 wrote: »If you're a guy and uncomfortable then I'm sorry but I need some advice from other ladies.
I recently went to a gynecologist because I have not had a regular period for two years+ and I always shrugged it off as not important(no mood wings, cramps sounded grrat) but now I'm being told I should be more aware of it due to future health problems.
Problem is the gynecologist wasn't much help. All she advised me to do is to exercise less and gave me pills so it could come back
My background info: I'm a runner (always been a runner) and run 7-13+ miles each day, 5 times a week averaging about 45-55 miles. I'm 5'0 and pretty underweight and I know this is most likely the reason for no period but now I'm a bit stuck as to how much I should reduce my training and if I should gain back some weight?
The gyn wasn't helpful like I said so if any ladies out there could possibly give me advice/suggestions on what would be helpful or what you would do in my situation is appreciate it! Thank you
Amenorrhea is a sign that you are severely underweight, malnourished, over exercising, and generally putting too much stress on your body. Follow your doctors instructions to gain weight and cut back your exercise.
They werent much help. All they said was to "exercise less" with no specific details. I'm just asking for suggestions as to how much?
When was the last time you had a week off runnung?
A few months ago
Start there then. Add 100 cals a week for the next 3 weeks so you're in a slight surplus and enjoy the extra food. When your weight becomes stable, increase the cals again.
Half your mileage if you're not training for a specific race right now?
Sorry you confused me, do you mean take a week off running or just to half my mileage?
Take a week off running and then half your mileage when you start again.6 -
There aren’t medical guidelines to how much to cut down but you need to get your BMI up. Make sure you are having enough fats in your diet and I would start with halving your exercise. You are at risk of osteoporosis from low BMI and oestrogen so up your calcium intake and think about using the combined pill to give you some hormones until your BMI gets closer to 18.0
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amusedmonkey wrote: »It's very important you take this seriously and push beyond discomfort. You are putting your body under serious stress by undereating and overexercising. This can lead to serious complications if left untreated, including irreversible bone mass loss. I feel like you are looking for specific structured instructions.
Reduce your mileage at least by half for now. This will feel uncomfortable and you may feel antsy. Push through it because your health is important. Find other things you enjoy doing to distract yourself. Watch a movie, pick up a hobby, keep your mind busy...etc.
Enter your info into this app and set it to maintenance, look at how many calories it gives you, then change it to 100 calories higher than that number. For example: if it gives you 1600 calories, set it to 1700 calories. On days you run, add that as exercise and eat those calories back. The app will tell you how much more you need to eat when you run as soon as you log your run. After a week, increase your calories by another 100, and keep adding until you are up to about 2500 calories base before adding your runs. Make sure you are eating at least 30% of your calories from fat, if not more. It will be uncomfortable to eat that much. Push through it and drink your calories if that helps. Your health is important.
It may take a good while for you to regain cycle, up to years in severe cases, but even if it doesn't happen within a few months (it could), the changes you are making will benefit your health tremendously. So, be patient and keep working on this.
Thank you so so much for all this info! It really is helpful and I'll be upping my intake and reducing my running as suggested (although I love running so it is a bit hard). Quick question though, if my maintenance is 1500 and I increase to 1600 as a surplus will I have to eat more than 1600 on days I run? Mfp will for sure tell me the amount right?0 -
liftforjoy43 wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »It's very important you take this seriously and push beyond discomfort. You are putting your body under serious stress by undereating and overexercising. This can lead to serious complications if left untreated, including irreversible bone mass loss. I feel like you are looking for specific structured instructions.
Reduce your mileage at least by half for now. This will feel uncomfortable and you may feel antsy. Push through it because your health is important. Find other things you enjoy doing to distract yourself. Watch a movie, pick up a hobby, keep your mind busy...etc.
Enter your info into this app and set it to maintenance, look at how many calories it gives you, then change it to 100 calories higher than that number. For example: if it gives you 1600 calories, set it to 1700 calories. On days you run, add that as exercise and eat those calories back. The app will tell you how much more you need to eat when you run as soon as you log your run. After a week, increase your calories by another 100, and keep adding until you are up to about 2500 calories base before adding your runs. Make sure you are eating at least 30% of your calories from fat, if not more. It will be uncomfortable to eat that much. Push through it and drink your calories if that helps. Your health is important.
It may take a good while for you to regain cycle, up to years in severe cases, but even if it doesn't happen within a few months (it could), the changes you are making will benefit your health tremendously. So, be patient and keep working on this.
Thank you so so much for all this info! It really is helpful and I'll be upping my intake and reducing my running as suggested (although I love running so it is a bit hard). Quick question though, if my maintenance is 1500 and I increase to 1600 as a surplus will I have to eat more than 1600 on days I run? Mfp will for sure tell me the amount right?
This is correct. If your calories are set to 1600 and your run burns 300 calories, MFP will tell you to eat 1900 once you log your run into MFP or it gets logged automatically if you have a synched activity tracker.
ETA: do you know how to manually adjust your calories on MFP? You'll want to manually set it to 1600 (or whatever your maintenance + 100 is) to start and increase by 100 each week until you are up to at least 2500. So 1600 first week, 1700 second week, 1800 3rd week...etc.2 -
Running calories is easy to calculate accurately so you can eat them all back.
Bodyweight in lbs x 0.63 x distance in miles
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TavistockToad wrote: »Running calories is easy to calculate accurately so you can eat them all back.
Bodyweight in lbs x 0.63 x distance in miles
Thank you I'll keep this in mind although I think this overestimates my calorie burn for my runs lol I don't think I burn much since I'm at a low weight currently?1 -
liftforjoy43 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Running calories is easy to calculate accurately so you can eat them all back.
Bodyweight in lbs x 0.63 x distance in miles
Thank you I'll keep this in mind although I think this overestimates my calorie burn for my runs lol I don't think I burn much since I'm at a low weight currently?
it uses weight in the calculation3 -
TavistockToad wrote: »liftforjoy43 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Running calories is easy to calculate accurately so you can eat them all back.
Bodyweight in lbs x 0.63 x distance in miles
Thank you I'll keep this in mind although I think this overestimates my calorie burn for my runs lol I don't think I burn much since I'm at a low weight currently?
it uses weight in the calculation
I know I put in my weight but it gives me a pretty big calorie burn for my runs that's why I feel like it's overestimating.1 -
liftforjoy43 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »liftforjoy43 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Running calories is easy to calculate accurately so you can eat them all back.
Bodyweight in lbs x 0.63 x distance in miles
Thank you I'll keep this in mind although I think this overestimates my calorie burn for my runs lol I don't think I burn much since I'm at a low weight currently?
it uses weight in the calculation
I know I put in my weight but it gives me a pretty big calorie burn for my runs that's why I feel like it's overestimating.
how much for what mileage?1 -
TavistockToad wrote: »liftforjoy43 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »liftforjoy43 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Running calories is easy to calculate accurately so you can eat them all back.
Bodyweight in lbs x 0.63 x distance in miles
Thank you I'll keep this in mind although I think this overestimates my calorie burn for my runs lol I don't think I burn much since I'm at a low weight currently?
it uses weight in the calculation
I know I put in my weight but it gives me a pretty big calorie burn for my runs that's why I feel like it's overestimating.
how much for what mileage?
I just tested it out using the mileage I normally would do which is around 7-10 miles which I'm reducing currently but the calorie burn is between 300-400. Is that even possible??3
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