Today is my last day of taking PM. I will also take note that yesterday I accidentally took two tablets of PM and had some cramping mid-day, got lethargic and depressed to the point of going home and sleeping for the rest of the day! And I was trying to get some important car shopping done since it is difficult to squeeze into my week-day schedule. Bummer. But yeah, based off of that one time experience, it is confirmed that I am no where near ready to be increasing my PM dose.
Some other things worth noting...
I have been struggling a bit with my routines. 4 weeks ago my car was totaled, and then 2 weeks ago someone broke into my rental and stole my handbag. I was going to order more collagen that day but was unable to until this past Monday when I finally received my card replacement, but it was too late. So I have been without collagen for a couple days already, and my collagen is still in LA. Also, car shopping in the middle of the week has made it difficult to keep up with my upper body and cardio resistance training workout routines. Always being on-the-go (with my usual routine plus car shopping) has thrown off my diet schedule a bit, which is causing me to miss a few meals. I have been falling off to sleep by midnight every night which is good, but I fall asleep before I am ready for bed... I wake up in the middle of the night and take my evening supplements, drink my casein shake, and might do a quick massage with my PM cream and then snoogle.... EXCEPT for this week, in which I have not been able to snoogle except for once. As you can see, I have not been posting any updates because I am getting a little overwhelmed, although I do manage to measure every few days. I am just really disappointed because my breasts look deflated to me AND smaller. At least I know it is because I have been unable to keep up with my routine due to unusual circumstances. When I finally get over this hurdle, my breast growth should be back on track!
Also, another change to note that does not fall into the "I have been slacking in my routine" section but is also important to mention: I began taking Otsuka's Placenta C Jelly this past Thursday (so this is my fourth day taking it) and I have stopped taking the Maruman Pig Placenta tablets. I hope this is a good change! I will note that I only made the change because a significant price difference and also according to the nutritional information, there should be a lot more pig placenta per daily serving in the jelly than the capsules. I was not dissatisfied with any results of the Maruman placenta as I only took two months worth but I seemed to see some improvement in this time. I would still recommend this product. I just hope that I can get the same--or better--results with the less expensive jelly!
Ok, so here are my up-dated Follicular Measurements:
Underbust/Bust: 29"/36" (consistently)
Waist: 25.5"
Hip/Butt: 40.25"
I think it's pretty obvious why I have lost a bit off my waist and a tad off my bum (my inconsistent and less-than-usual diet). But I swear my boobs are smaller although the tape measurement shows no difference. Oh well. But what is odd is that my breasts fill my bras the same way they had when they started growing (or swelling) within the first cycle. They still spill over with most of my 32B's and fit my 32C. So, maybe I have not shrunk at all, but just not having any luteal swelling for my last cycle has probably brought my breasts to a very slumpy state.... I need to resume snoogling! I will update once I am back on track with this again.
Wow, Augentrost, thanks so much for sharing! I had no idea that with following the Chiyo-method, that a 35 day cycle could still be considered a healthy length. This seems like something I can hopefully achieve in this cycle. As far as my bitchiness being a result of too much estrogen or not.... my body has a high tolerance for pain but, once I DO feel it, I don't deal with it very well! I was only bitchy for as long as the cramping lasted, haha. Do those plasters for the back not pop off? I need something I can wear while running after eloping students and ducking punches!
Some other things worth noting...
I have been struggling a bit with my routines. 4 weeks ago my car was totaled, and then 2 weeks ago someone broke into my rental and stole my handbag. I was going to order more collagen that day but was unable to until this past Monday when I finally received my card replacement, but it was too late. So I have been without collagen for a couple days already, and my collagen is still in LA. Also, car shopping in the middle of the week has made it difficult to keep up with my upper body and cardio resistance training workout routines. Always being on-the-go (with my usual routine plus car shopping) has thrown off my diet schedule a bit, which is causing me to miss a few meals. I have been falling off to sleep by midnight every night which is good, but I fall asleep before I am ready for bed... I wake up in the middle of the night and take my evening supplements, drink my casein shake, and might do a quick massage with my PM cream and then snoogle.... EXCEPT for this week, in which I have not been able to snoogle except for once. As you can see, I have not been posting any updates because I am getting a little overwhelmed, although I do manage to measure every few days. I am just really disappointed because my breasts look deflated to me AND smaller. At least I know it is because I have been unable to keep up with my routine due to unusual circumstances. When I finally get over this hurdle, my breast growth should be back on track!
Also, another change to note that does not fall into the "I have been slacking in my routine" section but is also important to mention: I began taking Otsuka's Placenta C Jelly this past Thursday (so this is my fourth day taking it) and I have stopped taking the Maruman Pig Placenta tablets. I hope this is a good change! I will note that I only made the change because a significant price difference and also according to the nutritional information, there should be a lot more pig placenta per daily serving in the jelly than the capsules. I was not dissatisfied with any results of the Maruman placenta as I only took two months worth but I seemed to see some improvement in this time. I would still recommend this product. I just hope that I can get the same--or better--results with the less expensive jelly!
Ok, so here are my up-dated Follicular Measurements:
Underbust/Bust: 29"/36" (consistently)
Waist: 25.5"
Hip/Butt: 40.25"
I think it's pretty obvious why I have lost a bit off my waist and a tad off my bum (my inconsistent and less-than-usual diet). But I swear my boobs are smaller although the tape measurement shows no difference. Oh well. But what is odd is that my breasts fill my bras the same way they had when they started growing (or swelling) within the first cycle. They still spill over with most of my 32B's and fit my 32C. So, maybe I have not shrunk at all, but just not having any luteal swelling for my last cycle has probably brought my breasts to a very slumpy state.... I need to resume snoogling! I will update once I am back on track with this again.
(12-05-2013, 18:48)Augentrost Wrote: there are big kind of plasters with a jelly on them especially for backache that heat up the muscle, might help with your cramps. the feeling bitchy is probably a sign of estrogen dominance, i think you made a good choice to reduce by a couple of days and hopefully this cycle will go smoothly.
i was reading one of the latest entries in chiyo's blog, she recons that 35 days is a healthy cycle length and that it gets shorter as women get older...so maybe yours isn't a bad thing? Mine has only been delayed once by one day, i guess this means i could probably up my dose of PM.
Wow, Augentrost, thanks so much for sharing! I had no idea that with following the Chiyo-method, that a 35 day cycle could still be considered a healthy length. This seems like something I can hopefully achieve in this cycle. As far as my bitchiness being a result of too much estrogen or not.... my body has a high tolerance for pain but, once I DO feel it, I don't deal with it very well! I was only bitchy for as long as the cramping lasted, haha. Do those plasters for the back not pop off? I need something I can wear while running after eloping students and ducking punches!