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MandyMidwife

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  • You're not stupid, you're just getting mixed up on the terms. When people say to, "eat back the calories you burn," they are referring to only the calories burned through additional exercise, not the calories your body "burns" just to function. If you were to eat an extra 1500 calories in addition to the 1500 calories you…
  • ^^^^^^This... You should see your doctor. If you're saturating over one pad/tampon an hour, you're losing too much blood. You should get your iron levels tested and get checked for fibroids. They're very common, especially in women over 40. A hysterectomy is one option for heavy periods, but like the other poster said…
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