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Just wanted to provide an update.  My period did finally show up - 4 days late and everything seems normal since.  I went to see my Naturopath and she reiterated what JMCBN said (exactly :)) -- so now back to TTC...  The food reintroduction is slow but I'm moving along. 

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Thank you.  I very much appreciate the information and encouragement.  I should have got on this forum sooner! Great resource.  Good Luck to everyone out there!

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13 minutes ago, jmcbn said:

Unless you went particularly low carb & entered ketosis which can *sometimes* effect ovulation (although unlikely in such a short time) I'd say it's unlikely that eating healthy, wholesome, nutritious foods would prevent ovulation. Inflammatory foods, low fat low cal diets & random meal times play havoc with hormones. Whole30 serves to rebalance them. As you'll have seen in this thread & others Whole30 can & often does effect the cycle, but things do fall into place...

Thanks for the response - I did not go low carb and I didn't lose a crazy amount of weight - my clothes fit better but by no means falling off and I felt good.  I was still working out and running...  My eczema did start to clear up but last week it flared again on my hands but I believe that could be more toxins coming out and releasing through the skin.  I'll wait for this darn period to show up and see how I feel.  I think what is throwing me off is that prior to whole30 my cycle was exactly 28 days and I was charting everything - my progesterone did increase mid Whole 30  (Confirmed via blood work)- so as you said the rebalance is just taking it's time.  I'm now wondering if I should not have started the reintroduction of foods --- or if I should restart whole 30 since I haven't got m period.  What do you think?

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Hello All - I'm glad I found this thread!  I just finished the whole 30 on 01/30 and I was expecting my period on that day and nothing.  Waited another day - nothing -- and now today still nothing.  I've taken three pregnancy tests - all negative.  I had a doctor's appointment on Monday (01/29) and believe it or not I failed to mention I was doing the Whole 30 because by then it had been so normal it didn't seem like a big deal and I was expecting my period the next day......well big mistake.  Background - I'm TTC at 39 , Baby #1 took a year and had a miscarriage before and after Baby #1.  I'm slowly reintroducing foods but I've had sensitivity testing and think I'm just going to keep diary out for now - and do paleo as I slowly come off of whole 30.  So now on to my question - I've read that Whole can cause your period to come early or late but I thought it would HELP ovulation and now I'm not even sure if I ovulated - I use OPK - so I did have an LH surge on 01/14.  I'm never late - except baby #1 and MCs.   Could Whole 30 STOP ovulation?  I was hoping this would help my eczema and fertility..... Thanks!