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Congrats on your awesome progress so far! I wanted to ask you what hormone imbalance symptoms you experienced when you started the pm? Also, that info you posted about gut health is very helpful! Thank you for that. Im also struggling to maintain my weight and I'm at 110 currently but it's SO easy for me to lose weight so I have to work really hard to maintain it. How tall are you? (if you don't mind me asking)

Thank you!
I had quite a few symptoms and I am not sure if they all are because of estrogen dominance, but i think they all have to do with hormonal imbalances.
I had a LOT of hair fallout and a lot of discharge (mostly creamy white sorry if that's tmi), memory loss (still battling that right now but it's been a little better), foggy thinking, long and heavy periods (although that could be from my copper iud, but I think it should have gotten better by now), extreme irritability (I hated almost everyone lol), ZERO sex drive, and quite a few months ago, I felt slightly depressed during my period usually towards the end but I think that could have had to do with coming off BCP.
But I am fairly certain I have too much estrogen in my system because every time I take PM, I start to have hair fallout and excess discharge which are my first signs of an imbalance. And I think for two cycles before this last cycle, I was getting some mid-cycle spotting which I looked up online and found out it was due to high estrogen levels. Also I found online that heavy or long periods are due to too much estrogen since estrogen is what builds the uterine lining -- more E will make it thicker and there will be more to shed during your period. So I will definitely be staying away from any estrogenic herbs for a while now!

I'm glad the gut health info helped! It's definitely been such a huge help for me. Also, I think some of my irritability issues can be attributed to not having enough minerals from having so many gut problems and not absorbing nutrients correctly. So I am really trying to fix my stomach. A lot of health problems arise from issues with the stomach.

I am exactly the same with weight! It fluctuates so much and I don't think it's water weight. I'm pretty slim (I'm 5'4") and I have muscle because I work out all the time (mostly lifting with some cardio for heart health). I drink so much water during the day though that I never get that bloated/water weight issue.
I actually came across this chocolate bar recipe that I call "cocoa fat bars" lol. I'll post the recipe soon but maintaining weight has a lot to do with calorie intake and since fat has the highest number of calories per gram, I thought it would be good to increase my healthy fat intake.

I know this is a very late reply hah but yeah it is scary how much our overall health is affected by the health of our gut! My mom was diagnosed with Celiac's disease and after she cut out gluten her anemia & other health issues she was having went away because she was able to actually absorb her nutrients. She says it can be hereditary and I should get tested but the idea of eating gluten free is so unappealing lol. I already have a difficult time keeping weight on so if I had to be restrictive like that I'd think I'd lose a ton of weight. But at the same time eating gluten when you have celiac causes all kinds of health problems & would definitely hinder nbe so it's something I should look into.

Good for you for working out regularly! I have been too because I know it has so many benefits. I find that sometimes working out increases my appetite quite a bit so that's good. I read some of your recent updates and it seems you're going though kinda the same thing I am! I had some growth & I gained like 5 pounds and I was loving how I looked. Then I lost like 4 or 5 pounds & lost some of my growth I was under some intense stress and I didn't eat like at all or do anything nbe for like a week.
But anyways like you I am back on track! I saw on your recent update that you think the st john's wort might be helping & that you grew a bit so that's awesome! I've been really working hard w/ massage & I got a new kind of pm and I've had some good swelling. Also I'm going to try that reaffirmation you posted
(Sorry for the long reply lol)

Yeah it can be hereditary that's why I don't think I have the allergy because no one in my family has had it but I supposed it's still possible and I think you would probably know if you had celiacs which is a good thing you for you! You most likely don't have it

It's so hard to maintain weight and all that stress stuff too. I think that's why I had a particularly hard time getting results the last few years -- school was stressing me out!! My boyfriend tells me to use breathing techniques to get through stressful times and I think it actually helps! I take a deep breath in through my nose and let my stomach expand and hold it for a moment then release through my mouth. It does make a difference.
Yes definitely give the affirmation a try!! I think if anything it speeds things up