Hello all! I am so thankful I found this group! I recently began my journey to a better, healthier me. I have been doing very well with my diet and exercise. However, my TOM began yesterday. I attempted to exercise today, although I was in pain, and my usual 30 minute bike ride made the pain unbearable. I have daily pain due to my endo but I can manage, however, I spent a good portion of my period curled up in a ball in bed unable to function. I am just looking for some support and advice on how to keep on track with my diet and to try to attempt to be active during my period. To give you a background, I have had endo for ten years. For the first seven years I had a doctor who told me to suck it up and deal with it and who didn't believe me when I told her how much pain I was in. My second doctor operated and his post-op idea for care was for me to get pregnant. I was a few months shy of being 20. He kept pushing it and when I finally asked him to stop pushing it he said the only other thing he could do for me would be to recommend therapy to learn how to mentally deal with the pain. I hope I can learn from you ladies about how to balance a healthy and active lifestyle with endometriosis.