For my female bandsters!

[howdybooth 4]

I’ve now lost 61 pounds and beginning to notice something new! It appears that I’m once again on a normal monthly cycle!!!! I had a hysterectomy in 2000 and kept my ovaries, so basically I can go through a regular full cycle – just no period. For the last ten years that “normal” cycle only happens about every 3-4 months. Now for the last 3 months, it’s been happening every month! Breast tenderness, cravings, hunger for no reason, slight Water retention and worst of all PMS! I’m 49 and just figured for the last 10 years I was that all favorite word of premenopausal…….

Has anyone else noticed a difference in their monthly cycle after losing a large amount of weight?

[wannaBLean 0]

I've only lost 20 pounds, but I had cramps for the first time in 10 years last week during my first period since losing any weight. Interesting.

[Maree77 0]

Gosh, how amazing, I've also lost 61lbs and have had two periods after a gap of three years of having none at all! Apparently when losing lots of weight that the hormones really waken up again.

[cwm812 11]

Well, I'm your age, I've lost a lot of weight and I've got the exact same thing going on. Last year, I had 3 periods. This year, so far I've had 6. I've always thought that it was more the peri-menopause thing than the weight loss, but I really don't know. All I am sure about is that my period now arrives completely out of the blue and whenever its the most inconvenient. I, too, get the PMS and particularly the breast tenderness. I keep wishing there was some way to move this along quicker. Got any ideas??

Cindy