Hey all!
I just joined! I have been reading on this forum for a little while though! I love the threads!
Can anyone give some personal experience on exercise and not having periods? Is there a way to exercise and still menstruate? I have heard too many stories of woman losing there periods from exercise (I have personal experience too). I have reserearched Amenorrhea a lot, and still find myself wondering what the heck is going on! I don't want to take medications to get my cycle back. I just want to exercise and eat healthy and have a period!
When I lost it I was doing dancing (cardio) 7x per week fo 30 minutes, along with stretching and ab work. My body fat % was not too low. I was eating lots of salad, some meat, lots LOTS of healthy fats like nuts, salad dressing, and some cereal and soy.
That was when I lost it, and then I started working out harder (after I lost it), now I work out like this: Cardio (walking), 30 min 3-5x per wk, moderate weight traing 4x per wk for 30-40 min, and streching. I am 5"8, 130 lbs, and when I last got my BF % checked I was 15.7 body fat %.
I only got 2 light periods, and that was when I think I took a break from exercise. Other then that, havne't had one in 1 1/2-2 years.
Please share your story's and give feedback!
Thank you for your kindness!
cocolove
I just joined! I have been reading on this forum for a little while though! I love the threads!
Can anyone give some personal experience on exercise and not having periods? Is there a way to exercise and still menstruate? I have heard too many stories of woman losing there periods from exercise (I have personal experience too). I have reserearched Amenorrhea a lot, and still find myself wondering what the heck is going on! I don't want to take medications to get my cycle back. I just want to exercise and eat healthy and have a period!
When I lost it I was doing dancing (cardio) 7x per week fo 30 minutes, along with stretching and ab work. My body fat % was not too low. I was eating lots of salad, some meat, lots LOTS of healthy fats like nuts, salad dressing, and some cereal and soy.
That was when I lost it, and then I started working out harder (after I lost it), now I work out like this: Cardio (walking), 30 min 3-5x per wk, moderate weight traing 4x per wk for 30-40 min, and streching. I am 5"8, 130 lbs, and when I last got my BF % checked I was 15.7 body fat %.
I only got 2 light periods, and that was when I think I took a break from exercise. Other then that, havne't had one in 1 1/2-2 years.
Please share your story's and give feedback!
Thank you for your kindness!
cocolove