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Post by hellsbells on Oct 15, 2009 6:50:48 GMT -5
No Jenaya it makes total sense and I completely agree with you that a sensible, nutritious diet and regular exercise benefits everyone in every way possible. Yes, some of us are sensitive to weight issues, and my only comment was that I dislike it when doctors blame everything simply on being overweight. But for someone used to a very healthy lifestyle and then not so healthy, I can understand how it sends your body completely out of kilter. It takes years to build up a tolerance to crap! Have you ever seen any of those weight loss programmes on TV where they get 'crash test dummies' to take on the diet of the people who are trying to lose weight? A week or two of the unhealthy lifestyle shows immediately with bad tummies, bad skin, lethargy etc, not to mention body fat percentage and cholesterol etc. So you're bang on the money with your theory, in my book.
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Post by hellsbells on Oct 15, 2009 6:55:07 GMT -5
Btw - my last period was way lighter than I expected and I think it's because for the last 6 weeks or so my diet had greatly improved - much more fruit and veg and unprocessed food.
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Post by Karen on Oct 15, 2009 7:09:37 GMT -5
Yup, you make sense - loud and clear! I'm with you on everything - esp. the exercise bit. I go through phases where I exercise less, but as soon as I get back on track, I remember how much better I feel! For me, I know I'll have a gym membership for life. BTW - I have only been an exerciser for the last 8 years or so - HATED gym class in school, hated doing anything other than taking a walk with friends, never EVER understood why people went to the gym. One day, that just all changed.
Are you at the tail-end of your emotional wreck yet? I hope you're at least back to normal so you can enjoy the weekend!
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Post by JC on Oct 15, 2009 9:48:22 GMT -5
I actually do feel better today and I'm not quite sure why cause I haven't gotten my period yet. GRRR stupid period!!! Back to period ranting, I hope it's on time this month cause I am not a big fan of it being late.
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Post by hellsbells on Oct 15, 2009 10:21:41 GMT -5
Yep, it totally plays havoc with your life when it doesn't come when you expect it!
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Post by staceys on Oct 15, 2009 17:03:36 GMT -5
BOO! So I wake up today at 4am with awful cramps... yup, my period had to come while I was away! Wow, haven't felt this much pain in a long time. I had to take 800mg advil, 100mg of ultram, and a 7.5 tab of percocet to make it out of the hotel to the site. Needless to say, I rushed my ass off there and got a flight 4 hours early to come home. Thank goodness I packed my heating pad this trip.
Monday I will start my new continous bcp, so hopefully this will be the last round of cramps and periods for some time!
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Post by JC on Oct 15, 2009 19:05:26 GMT -5
^^^ aww that sucks. I hope it gets better soon. I'm still waiting for mine. Nothing yet but I am happy to report that the raging PMS has subsided some.
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Post by staceys on Oct 15, 2009 19:28:26 GMT -5
Thanks! I'm much better now that I'm home on the couch in sweats!! Glad to hear the PMS has lessened and I hope you get it soon - there's nothing worse then waking up every day wondering when the bloating, painful, madness will end.
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Post by omaklackey on Oct 15, 2009 22:17:47 GMT -5
My recovery feels like the worst PMS ever!! Mood swings, swelly belly, pain,... does the madness ever end?
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Post by sunshine78 on Oct 16, 2009 0:04:34 GMT -5
lol no you're not a miserable lardy-pants. I just am PMSing this week and I'm more overly psycho and sensitive lately But for some reason I'm being misunderstood by what I was saying and I don't quite get it. I think people are just extremely sensitive to talk about "weight." What really boggles my mind though is why people are calling exercise BS. Exercise is beneficial whether it treats endo or not. The fact that people say "I tried diet and exercise and it didn't work." So then what? Stop dieting and exercising? I think the most common misconception of exercise and diet is that it's not a magical one-time cure all. It's a complete lifestyle change. It's part of a healthy lifestyle. When you are dieting and exercising, people are supposed to develop habits that they are willing to do forever (this is why starving yourself doesn't work). It's not something you can do to fix yourself and then throw it out the window hoping you'll stay healthy. Now for my individual issues, for a short period of time my lifestyle was very unhealthy and as a result my body is falling apart and I'm an emotional basket case. I don't expect to just "get skinny" and have it cure it all. I have to change my entire lifestyle to fix it and keep it away. Does this make sense or am I still a ranting hormonal wreck? Oh, no. I got it all along... I agree. I tend to feel better when I get some kind of physical activity, even when I'm stressing balls (running all over campus, running to work, running, running...). And generally speaking, when I have the time to actually prepare a few decent meals, I feel better. I was just speaking out on behalf of the people who tell others, without bothering to expand on why, losing weight could help, but may not necessarily be the end-all to the problem. It's usually only a beginning, and as a result of lifestyle changes, like you said, and even if it doesn't specifically help a particular problem, at least it won't hurt it. I guess if that's the only thing you're told, and not sensitively, it tends to garner a negative reaction, regardless of who it is that tells you something like that (whether a doctor, who's looking out for your own good, or some holier-than-thou jackass who thinks he knows everything). As a matter of fact, I'm going to have to do something like take my ass around the block. And it's a huge block. For awhile, people are going to be looking around, saying, "Is that thunder??" ... and I'll have to say, "No, it's just my thighs and vast, doughy midsection." lol
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Post by sunshine78 on Oct 16, 2009 0:05:37 GMT -5
BOO! So I wake up today at 4am with awful cramps... yup, my period had to come while I was away! Wow, haven't felt this much pain in a long time. I had to take 800mg advil, 100mg of ultram, and a 7.5 tab of percocet to make it out of the hotel to the site. Needless to say, I rushed my ass off there and got a flight 4 hours early to come home. Thank goodness I packed my heating pad this trip. Monday I will start my new continous bcp, so hopefully this will be the last round of cramps and periods for some time! HOLY BALLS. Man... that's hard-core pain. Hope it subsides, soon.
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Post by hellsbells on Oct 16, 2009 5:00:46 GMT -5
I'm in work today and I really think I'm going to rip someone's head off soon :-(
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Post by JC on Oct 16, 2009 17:35:39 GMT -5
^^ awwwww, stupid periods! I'm sorry I still haven't started mine but my crazy gym workouts have made me feel really good lately so screw the damn period (as long as I'm not pregnant, that would be really really bad).
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Post by JC on Oct 20, 2009 18:57:06 GMT -5
So today I was looking through the pictures in my cell phone and I was staring at a picture of my husband and was thinking, "awww he's so cute. I love him." Then my immediate thought was, wait a minute.. my PMS must be over!! Sure enough I get home and my period started. HAHHAHAHAA!
I also noticed that since my lap I've been on a 30 day cycle. That's wierd but kinda cool. Oh AND, I'm not having ANY cramps at all. I don't know what it is but I seem to be cruising through this one. Maybe it's all the exercise I've been getting lately??? LOL
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Post by JC on Oct 21, 2009 7:06:46 GMT -5
OK spoke too soon. I woke up with some insane cramps.. and then to top it off I go to the tampon box and see that I only have the "lite" flow ones left out of the combo pack. UGH!! Those things wont last 30 minutes on my first and second days! Then to top it off, I counted on the calendar for my next period and it lands right on my wedding anniversary! DAMN IT! THen two days after my wedding anniversary is my freakin birthday. So I'll be perioding through my favorite week of the freakin year. THen I have to deal with the raging psycho PMS the week before my favorite week of the year. UGHHHHH!!!!!!!!! RANT RANT RANT!!!! Did I mention that I have a huge organic chemistry mid-term tomorrow? F*ck.....
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