Hi everyone-- I'm new to this forum!
I've been posting around fitness boards, trying to get some advice from experienced fitness-minded people about this problem I have...
I've only had one period since last July! Right now I'm getting treatment via estrogen and progesterone, but I'm still curious as to how I got into this situation...
I'll give you as much info as I can to give you background info...
January 2000: I started working out at age 19. All of my childhood I was a slightly chubby couch potato. I was 5'3"-5'4" and about 120-125lbs, with a 19.5% body fat. I wasn't obese, but I wanted to look more cut, have less cellulite, feel a little better about my body (I knew I was infuriatingly close to looking "hot", but I was just a few pounds away from that point). I've mostly focused on aerobic exercise, and worked my way up from 15 minutes on stair climbers to 65-70 minutes on an elliptical trainer (for 900 calories or so, supposedly) most days of the week. Right now I'm doing the hour of exercise on the elliptical 6 days out of the week. I also do some weight training, although I only do a few reps two or three days out of the week. I currently eat about 1500-1800 calories a day. The lowest weight I was at was 107lbs last July eating on average about 1500 calories a day, then I balooned up back to 120 in January (when I got my period last) although I was smaller in size than I was when I first started working out, I was eating 2000 calories a day on average, and then I lost weight without putting a lot of effort into it (I kept up my workout regimen for the entire time this year, although the warm weather made it easier to eat more fruit and less chocolate, so I lost weight). Now I'm back down to 112. Generally I don't eat a lot of fatty foods or red meat-- I prefer a healthier diet by nature.
Has anyone else experienced a similar problem? What do you guys think you would do in my situation? Thanks for any help!
I've been posting around fitness boards, trying to get some advice from experienced fitness-minded people about this problem I have...
I've only had one period since last July! Right now I'm getting treatment via estrogen and progesterone, but I'm still curious as to how I got into this situation...
I'll give you as much info as I can to give you background info...
January 2000: I started working out at age 19. All of my childhood I was a slightly chubby couch potato. I was 5'3"-5'4" and about 120-125lbs, with a 19.5% body fat. I wasn't obese, but I wanted to look more cut, have less cellulite, feel a little better about my body (I knew I was infuriatingly close to looking "hot", but I was just a few pounds away from that point). I've mostly focused on aerobic exercise, and worked my way up from 15 minutes on stair climbers to 65-70 minutes on an elliptical trainer (for 900 calories or so, supposedly) most days of the week. Right now I'm doing the hour of exercise on the elliptical 6 days out of the week. I also do some weight training, although I only do a few reps two or three days out of the week. I currently eat about 1500-1800 calories a day. The lowest weight I was at was 107lbs last July eating on average about 1500 calories a day, then I balooned up back to 120 in January (when I got my period last) although I was smaller in size than I was when I first started working out, I was eating 2000 calories a day on average, and then I lost weight without putting a lot of effort into it (I kept up my workout regimen for the entire time this year, although the warm weather made it easier to eat more fruit and less chocolate, so I lost weight). Now I'm back down to 112. Generally I don't eat a lot of fatty foods or red meat-- I prefer a healthier diet by nature.
Has anyone else experienced a similar problem? What do you guys think you would do in my situation? Thanks for any help!