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I have read SEVERAL posts regarding period and weight regain, and I am very interested about KNOWING if ANYONE can relate or provide me with the following information:

I am recovering from losing too much weight and I am still without a period.  I have not have my period since the middle/end of january.  I weight trained post weightloss, so that most likely has played more on losing more fat(but I did NOT intend to weight train for that reason; I did it to put on muscle). Basically, I am 20 yr old female, 5'3.5 and 118/119, UP from 112(May 2).  I have been EATING, EATING, EATING and I can see a noticeable difference in the weight, so far.  My stomach is CONSTANTLY bloated.  I can MAYBE go a few days from NOT bingeing and then it happens again for at least a few days : (.  I weighed myself today and it said my BF% was 24%, but I don't think it's too accurate because when I went to visit a nutritionist(last month), my BF% was 17.2% at 112lbs.  I can still see the veins in my legs and arms and hands especially (from the muscle building).

My question:  Does anyone have SIMILAR stats to MINE and at WHAT BF%/Weight did you get it back at?

 

I reeeeeeeaaalllly don't want to regain all the weight like what I read in all of these posts I search through : (.  I desperately want my period back. 

P.S.  It stinks because when I started losing weight(from 143/146 in July 08) I never planned to get as low as I did.  All I wanted to do was see a difference and improve my appearance(weight train) and eat properly.  I discovered this site 3 months into my weight loss and did NOT know what I was doing.  I thought by eating 1200 calories it would be ok(and before discovering this site, I had no idea what the meaning of a calorie and its purpose was). From september to mid-november and then increased to 1500 from midnovember-january.  Eventually I worked my way up to 1800 and then 2000.  *I was mainting at 1800ish, but I do not know if I can maintain at 2000 or 2000+*I have been eating well past 2000 for the past month-and-a-half from the bingeing and DESPERATELY wanting to get my period back.  I eat candy, nuts, cereal, 1%milk, cookies; along with a somewhat well balanced diet.  But from what I have read in regards to regaining "fat" weight for my period, the MAJORITY of my intake MUST come from FAT.  

I am sorry for SUCH a LONG post, but I need help.  I keep trying and I am miserable....

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everyone is different and some people can drop a ton of weight and NEVER lose their period, so it isn't very helpful to hear from someone who is of a similar size, the best thing for you to do is to remain consistent with eating the appropriate amount of calories for maintenance and don't restrict back to an unhealthy level. keep your fat intake around 30% of your diet, and eat healthy fats, not junky fats. so add olive oil, avocados, peanut butter, cheese, olives, and nuts to your diet...don't get me wrong...you can definitely have treats...but don't make your source of fat all from nutritionally inadequate items. you are doing the right thing, just give it time. i hope this helps :)

Have you talked to your doctor about this? It might not even be a weight-related issue...

I have seen several doctors.  I made sure to get my blood checked for any abnormalities, last month, and everything came back normal.  I went to my gyno and he said that it is probably NOT BF related, most likely stress related.  I had blood tests to check my prolactin levels and other levels related to amenorrhea.  I don't know what is wrong with me.... I seriously can see/feel the weight I have put on, and I do like the way I look right now. . .BUT How do I go about figuring what MY body needs to get my period back?  I hope I don't sound dumb, but I am looking for any suggestions. : (

All you can realistically do is look after your body as well as you can and hope for the best.  The most reasons for loss of period that you can directly influence are...

  1. Low body-weight.... so you keep that in the healthy zone of BMI 20 - 25
  2. Low body-fat.... so you keep that in the healthy zone of 20-30%
  3. A poor diet.... so you make sure you're getting the right amount of energy for your age/size/level of activity, the best nutrition you can manage including plenty of fats and plenty of variety.  Multivitamins can act as a safety-net.
  4. Stress.... so you try to find ways to deliberately relax and de-stress.  Find other things to think about besides food, body-weight and so forth.... distractions
  5. Too much exercise.... so you limit your activity to half an hour of something not-so-strenuous per day

So if you do your best to look after reasons 1 - 5 that's about as good as it gets and the rest is down to your body's natural capacity to heal and recover.  Keep talking to the doctors... 

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