Periods
gatorginger
Posts: 947 Member
Before I started on MFP my periods were every couple of months but once I lost the pounds I haven't had any more periods so I'm wondering if it is because I lost too much body fat or if it was time for mine to stop. I haven't had a period in a year . How do you know if you lost too much body fat. I did lose 22 pounds in 5 months time. I wasn't trying to lose 22 pounds in the beginning I would have been happy with 5 pound lose but since joining here I was able to lose more than I ever thought I could. I was reading somewhere that your period might stop because you lost too much weight. I am 5'3" and now weigh 125 pounds so I don't feel like I'm too thin. I will be seeing my gynocologist in August but was curious about this. Any advice?
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How old are you? I think it was probably just time for them to stop.0
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I'm 51, I have a family doc appt next week so I might see if they can tell me if I lost too much fat.0
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How many calories a day are you eating? When I dropped down to 1200, my period stopped for 3-4 months. It came back when I upped my calories to 15000
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I eat between 1600 and 1700 now0
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i find if i do extreme exercise, i get 2 periods a month,,,, so i slacked off, i am big into cardio
i like to do 2 to 3 hours a day.0 -
If you are 51, it is the time that they just stop
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Thanks everyone for your replies0
