Monthly cycle no longer regular??

teresadutton
teresadutton Posts: 217 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Wondering if anyone else is having this problem. I started losing weight May 1, I have lost 40 pounds since then. Last month I was late by a day or two. This month so far I am late by 3 days. I feel as though I am going to start any minute, cramping, hungry, moody, blooting, etc but nothing. And there is no way I am prego (trust me I know). I have heard that your cycle can get messed up when you lose alot of weight and start excersising. But this sucks because I feel like crap and feel like if I would just start already I would feel better. Anyone going through this?

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  • mgram2
    mgram2 Posts: 128 Member
    I haven't had my period now in a little over 3 months. :/
  • mgram2
    mgram2 Posts: 128 Member
    Interestingly enough though.. I was just looking at my weight loss chart and it was the same month I went under 142lbs that my periods stopped. 142lbs used to be my usual bodyweight.
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    You've been losing weight since May 1, which is ten weeks ago to the day, and you've lost 40 pounds?

    Four pounds a week is too fast to be losing weight unless a lot of it was water weight very early on.

    If you're still sustaining 4 pounds a week of weight loss, you may be overdoing it.
  • jenillawafer
    jenillawafer Posts: 426 Member
    Yep, happened to me -- going on four months now.
    I've cut back exercise in hopes that it would come back.
    I think that our bodies just have to adjust, even if it's at a healthy weight.
  • mgram2
    mgram2 Posts: 128 Member
    Yep, happened to me -- going on four months now.
    I've cut back exercise in hopes that it would come back.
    I think that our bodies just have to adjust, even if it's at a healthy weight.

    Agreed.
  • AlicynH
    AlicynH Posts: 201 Member
    My problem was that when I was so overweight, I only had mine about twice a year. Now I can pretty much pinpoint when I start. Although the more weight I lose, the worse PMS I get.
  • new_blossom
    new_blossom Posts: 111 Member
    I had the opposite effect. I only had a cycle 2 times a year as well, I am very overweight and have a bad thyroid disorder, that I am getting treated for now. When I start to lose and exercise, I tend to get my cycle back, not like clockwork, but I do get them more than before.

    It is called amenorrhea - an absent period. These are the causes:


    You are more likely to have amenorrhea if you:

    Are obese
    Exercise excessively and for long periods of time
    Have less than 15% - 17% body fat
    Have severe anxiety or emotional distress
    Lose a lot of weight suddenly (for example, with a strict diet or after gastric bypass surgery)

    Other causes include:

    Brain (pituitary) tumors
    Polycystic ovarian syndrome
    Premature ovarian failure
    Thyroid dysfunction

    The following drugs may also cause missed periods:

    Busulfan
    Chemotherapy drugs for cancer
    Chlorambucil
    Cyclophosphamide
    Phenothiazines

    THIS MAY PERTAIN TO YOUR SITUATION :

    There is also something called secondary amenorrhea, the causes are:

    Breast size changes
    Considerable weight gain or weight loss
    Discharge from the breast (galactorrhea)
    Headache
    Increased hair growth in a "male" pattern (hirsutism) and acne
    Vaginal dryness
    Voice changes

    Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001219.htm
  • Nastasha915
    Nastasha915 Posts: 124 Member
    I missed mine when I started running. It's not uncommon when you lose alot of weight. It could also mean you need to slow down a little. I recently got a knee injury so I'm expecting it back any day now.
  • teresadutton
    teresadutton Posts: 217 Member
    Thanks for all the answers I figured it was because I have lost so much weight in such a short period of time. I am sure everything will return to normal when my weight loss slows or I am done losing. Thanks again!
  • Mrsbrandnewmeslimandtrim
    Mrsbrandnewmeslimandtrim Posts: 267 Member
    Bump
  • Kooraloo
    Kooraloo Posts: 362 Member
    It's not uncommon when you lose a lot of weight/are an athlete.
    I had mine last week, but before that, I didn't have it for a full year, which was about the time I started amping up my exercising and losing weight.

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