progress/question for the ladies of MFP

I haven't noticed any changes! Sorry to hear that

I lost around 20 pounds and didn't get my period for almost 8 months, though I don't really know if that's normal. Maybe you could ask your doctor?

I lost a total of 45 lbs since I started Mfp last year. and I did notice a change too, now is 4 days instead of 6, before my pms wouldn't be so " severe" & when I did pms would be only 1 week, now is 2 weeks & I am miserable!!! Butagely I've been dealing with a lot of stress too so maybe in my case the stress is playing a role... Idk.
But I do like the fact that I'm having 4 days instead of 6 :-D
Hows your iron intake? I'm taking supplements is suppose to help...

Yes, weight loss will affect it but so will other factors. (Of course i agree with the other girl too that said that if it continues for too long to have a doctor check it out)
Other factors could be:
Menopause starting. I know you aren't that old right, you don't look it too me anyway. But for me the women on both my mother and fathers side for a couple generations started menopause in their 30's.
Stress. A lot of added stress can mess with your cycle. It can make you have a period and not stop or it can halt your periods for months.
Diet Pills. If you are on any diet pills, some of them have hormone balancers and things in them and can screw with your body. I knew this before and then had personal knowledge of it when my 4 year post-menopausal mother started her periods again while taking a diet pill for a couple months.

Weight loss and new exercise routine can affect your menstrual cycle. If you are losing weight fast or have pumped up your cardio excessively from the normal you might not have a normal period until your body gets adjusted. If you are worried about it I would go to your doctor just to be sure.

By 'no chance of being pregnant' are you referring to being on the pill or are you saying you haven't had sex lately? (rhetorical question since its very personal - feel free to not answer if you don't want to). I only ask since the pill is not 100% and women do get pregnant while on it. Not taking it at consistently the same time can leave a little window to allow you to ovulate. And sometimes it fails anyway even if taken correctly. Weight loss can also affect your hormones and change things in some women. It might not be a bad idea to take a 'just in case' pregnancy test if you don't start your period in the next week or so.

All that being said, sometimes people just get unpredictable cycles on the pill. You'd THINK it would be more predictable since you are supposed to get your period during the withdrawal week, but I personally had the LEAST predictable cycles of my life while on a tri-phasic BC pill. I should have been getting it at the start of that withdrawal week every month, but some months it would be 4 or 5 days late, some moths it would show up a week early, hang around for a couple days, disappear and then show up again during the 'scheduled' week. And I had an alarm setup on my phone so that I took it at the exact same time every evening. I can't tell you how many pregnancy tests I took while on that pill. All negative. Never a pregnancy, never a miscarriage (even if you miscarry the hormones still show up for a short while on a pregnancy test). Anyway, just saying, it could be that your body is reacting strangely to the pill or the weightless or a combination, or it could be that the pill failed. If you want to take a test but not feel silly buying an expensive one for what may be nothing, the Dollar Tree has pregnancy tests that are just $1.00 and have the same (in some cases better) sensitivity as the name brand tests.

I actually went off the pill about 6 months ago and not only lost weight (about 10lbs before starting MFP) but my cycles have normalized (they were crazy on the pill) and no more PMS ( also crazy on the pill ) since then though I have been happier and more active. Maybe this is your bodies way of saying it doesn't want to have them anymore. I had been on the pill for almost 12 years. How long have you been on it?

The first month I started losing weight, I noticed that my period actually came a week earlier than normal and only lasted 4 days as opposed to my usual 5-6. Also, the acne flare-ups that have accompanied every menstrual cycles since I was 12 have entirely disappeared.

No complaints from me!

:huh: Well BUMMER... I read the posts and apparently I am in the minority here :mad: hahaha Since I have started exercising and eating less my periods are WORSE! I used to go 3-4 days, not very heavy but 'there'. NOW it is more like 6-7 days and the last two seem to be just enough that I have to protect myself just in case. Between that and my upper womanly parts shrinking (ever so slightly) my husband is going to have a heart attack!:laugh: