Women - menstrual cycle, weight, and fitness matters
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If anyone is experiencing more severe side effects from their period than usual than it may be situational. When I lived in a household that made me completely miserable my periods became so gruelingly painful that I started suspecting adenomyosis. I saw my obgyn and she asked if there have been any drastic changes in my life lately, gave me ibuprofin and told me to wait it out. After I moved out of the miserable house almost instantly my periods went back to their regular bareable selves.5
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kshama2001 wrote: »Sometimes I get depressed; sometimes I get crabby. Either way, exercise helps. I'm drawn to cardio for depression and lifting weights for crabbiness.
Same here: cardio for depression, weights for crabbiness.
Great post OP!
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I read articles like that every month even though I know what's happening. Helps me get through it? I tend to gain about 3-5 pounds every month during my period. Not leading up to it, but during my period itself. And the crazy hunger hits me at the end of my period. Doesn't make sense scientifically, but it's pretty consistent so at least I can recognize what's happening.
I agree working out helps tremendously with PMS.4 -
I love this! Hopefully they will sticky it. We also need a sticky for bra references for ladies with larger breast.4
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Good information all packed into one post Thanks for sharing!0
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If y'all want to see this stickied, someone should add it to the nomination thread: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10260479/nominate-posts-for-announcement-status-stickies#latest1
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Awesome post! I used to freak out because I get so bloated and gain 3 or 4 pounds during my period. Not to mention debilitating cramps and I want to eat everything under the sun. I just try to temper cravings with food swaps and eating at maintenance. Also ladies, raspberry leaf tea is great for cramps.4
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Sigh. I should have worked out more this week. I am about 1-2 weeks away from my period and have been crabby since Monday. Worst of all, have had mad cravings and been eating insane amounts of food over the past 2 days. I had fried chicken wings for lunch and promised myself I would stop after...even skipped dinner because I am still full. Then grumped at DH all night and finally got so worked up I ate a huge serving of brownies. UGH... Have. To. Get. A. Grip!0
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This may be a silly question but does your body recognize all these phases during the same time frame when on birth control?
Mine is starting any day now and between that and lifting today- I just can't eat enough! I like the idea of just maintaining during those days and maybe that would have prevented the bingeing I did today. I am going to move on from it and be better tomorrow!0 -
Awesome, thank you!! I have to make sure to keep up the water during my lovely week, and hide the chocolate!2
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I recommended this thread for a sticky.1
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Great thread! I used to have the Mirena IUD, and I noticed an INSANE amount of bloating and cravings the week before my period. I'm on a oral contraceptive now (Mirena was awful for me personally and contributed to ovarian cysts - not fun), and it'll be interesting to see how my cycle and my weight responds.
Recommending for a sticky! I always feel like a whacko for noticing changes in my weight/how I feel during my cycle, it's nice to see I'm not alone.2 -
great thread - but wait until perimenopause! and it all goes to heck in a handbag - never had problems now it's either MIA or a menstrual monsoon and the only warning are major cramps - With the better weather I'm hoping increased activity means decreased symptoms otherwise it could be another 3-6 years of this - my poor husband!!!!3
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I just recently gained 4 pounds due to probably water weight and this helped me and made me realize I need to chill. Thank you!3
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brittyb727 wrote: »Awesome, thank you!! I have to make sure to keep up the water during my lovely week, and hide the chocolate!
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LessthanKris wrote: »This may be a silly question but does your body recognize all these phases during the same time frame when on birth control?
Mine is starting any day now and between that and lifting today- I just can't eat enough! I like the idea of just maintaining during those days and maybe that would have prevented the bingeing I did today. I am going to move on from it and be better tomorrow!
For me, my body does recognize some of these phases. I get the bloating and temporary weight gain, even though I don't technically get my period anymore. (And then I add a pound from stress from the panic attack when the scale seems to zip up. *sighs*) Voracious hunger or specific cravings are more sporadic, and seem to be based more on what's going on in my life in the weeks leading up to the invisible ToM. But yeah, eating at maintenance when the body seems to demand all the foods is a good way of maneuvering through it.
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I had a 5lb upswing right before and the first few days last few days I dropped all 5 plus my normal goal..when I saw the upswing me and the scale took a few day break til I felt the bloat fade1
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Had the post menstrual whoosh this AM
People have mentioned needing to pee a lot before this happens, but I have to pee a lot anyway, so hadn't noticed. I did notice last night, however.
Posting some stuff from another thread. Thanks @Christine_72!
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/of-whooshes-and-squishy-fat.html/16
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