After reading through these posts, I want to share my story in case someone else has the same issues.
Three years ago I quit all processed foods and started running like a crazy person (this was not Whole 30 or Paleo, this was "I wanted to lose weight fast"). I lost 30 pounds but I started bleeding when I ovulated and then two weeks later would bleed again with my period. At the height of my weight loss and activity, I started bleeding everyday. My longest stretch was 33 days in a row.
I was poked, prodded, examined, given the pill, etc.
The end result: I was told that estrogen is stored in fat. If you lose a lot of fat quickly, that estrogen needs to go somewhere and often sparks irregular cycles.
It took about 6 months for things to calm down.
-at the time I was eating a ton of soy products so I know (now) that didn't help either.
thank you for posting this.
my cycle for this whole 30 has been a nightmare. It typically takes 2 bc's to control my cycle; between hemorrhaging like flows, body aches, uncontrollable mood swings, migraines, the bottomless stomach, bad reactions to bc's and absolute unpredictability, my doctor and i finally got things under control a few years ago. however, this month i feel like my body is behaving like it did before bc. my moods have been up, down and sideways, my body hurts (cycle specific pains) and my flow is intense.
I think I have definitely lost weight in the last few weeks because i had to pull out my smaller size pants that definitely didn't fit, and my point is, if what you were told about fat holding onto estrogen is even slightly true for me, it definitely puts my mind a little at ease and helps me worry less about the possibility that i may have broken the balance bc has given to me.
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thank you for posting this.
my cycle for this whole 30 has been a nightmare. It typically takes 2 bc's to control my cycle; between hemorrhaging like flows, body aches, uncontrollable mood swings, migraines, the bottomless stomach, bad reactions to bc's and absolute unpredictability, my doctor and i finally got things under control a few years ago. however, this month i feel like my body is behaving like it did before bc. my moods have been up, down and sideways, my body hurts (cycle specific pains) and my flow is intense.
I think I have definitely lost weight in the last few weeks because i had to pull out my smaller size pants that definitely didn't fit, and my point is, if what you were told about fat holding onto estrogen is even slightly true for me, it definitely puts my mind a little at ease and helps me worry less about the possibility that i may have broken the balance bc has given to me.