Update!
So, lots on which to update!
I just came back from my vacation last night, and I am on my 4th day of this 4th cycle (3rd full cycle on program). I am starting my PM today. My last cycle was 31 days long! That is ideal. I will stick to what I did with my PM last cycle (which was taking 9 PM capsules, as I took it days 5-12 but took 2 pills on day 11, so this time I will take 1 pill each day--as 2 pills was not a great experience--and take them days 4-12)
So I got my menses late at night after the rehearsal dinner, when we were hanging out in the hotel room afterwards. Definitely not the worst place to be upon getting it, but the next day (the first full day) is always the worst with cramping, and the next day was the day of the wedding! And yup, the cramping hit me more than usual, but significantly less than it hit me in the last cycle. I laid in the hotel bed a bit, but was feeling great for the wedding (my meds kicked in by then
don't think I could ever do it without ibuprofen). Although my cramping was less than it was in the last cycle, the bleeding was more. And watery--? Weird. Very watery, and not thick at all.
So, I have decided not to take Fenugreek while taking PM just to be on the safe side, although according to Susan it is NOT a phytoestrogen, although multiple online sources says it is (probably not very reliable). So, I am inclined to believe that it is not a phytoestrogen as it just increases estrogen levels naturally, but I am not going to take it with PM because I don't want to increase my estrogen levels during my Follicular Phase more than it already is with PM, as it must be high already due to the long cycle I had for my 2nd cycle (1st full cycle) of my program. Maybe in the future when my body adjusts.
I have been consistent with drinking my MSM drink and 50/50 with my collagen
I will try to "catch up" within this week on that. Tonight I will start snoogling again! I miss it, well, the results of it, that is
EDIT: I did not realize how much of a pill popper I was until I had to package all of my pills for my trip. I separated them by purpose (fat/muscle vs. NBE vs. daily health) in ziplock bags, and had so many ziplock bags that I had to buy a bag just for them I can't wait to cut some out! I will be discontinuing dandelion once I finish the bottle, since I was taking it mostly for the purpose of increasing estrogen receptors, but the prolactin increased by my FG will take care of increasing estrogen receptors so I have no need for the dandelion anymore.
So, lots on which to update!
I just came back from my vacation last night, and I am on my 4th day of this 4th cycle (3rd full cycle on program). I am starting my PM today. My last cycle was 31 days long! That is ideal. I will stick to what I did with my PM last cycle (which was taking 9 PM capsules, as I took it days 5-12 but took 2 pills on day 11, so this time I will take 1 pill each day--as 2 pills was not a great experience--and take them days 4-12)
So I got my menses late at night after the rehearsal dinner, when we were hanging out in the hotel room afterwards. Definitely not the worst place to be upon getting it, but the next day (the first full day) is always the worst with cramping, and the next day was the day of the wedding! And yup, the cramping hit me more than usual, but significantly less than it hit me in the last cycle. I laid in the hotel bed a bit, but was feeling great for the wedding (my meds kicked in by then
don't think I could ever do it without ibuprofen). Although my cramping was less than it was in the last cycle, the bleeding was more. And watery--? Weird. Very watery, and not thick at all.So, I have decided not to take Fenugreek while taking PM just to be on the safe side, although according to Susan it is NOT a phytoestrogen, although multiple online sources says it is (probably not very reliable). So, I am inclined to believe that it is not a phytoestrogen as it just increases estrogen levels naturally, but I am not going to take it with PM because I don't want to increase my estrogen levels during my Follicular Phase more than it already is with PM, as it must be high already due to the long cycle I had for my 2nd cycle (1st full cycle) of my program. Maybe in the future when my body adjusts.
I have been consistent with drinking my MSM drink and 50/50 with my collagen
I will try to "catch up" within this week on that. Tonight I will start snoogling again! I miss it, well, the results of it, that is EDIT: I did not realize how much of a pill popper I was until I had to package all of my pills for my trip. I separated them by purpose (fat/muscle vs. NBE vs. daily health) in ziplock bags, and had so many ziplock bags that I had to buy a bag just for them
I can't wait to cut some out! I will be discontinuing dandelion once I finish the bottle, since I was taking it mostly for the purpose of increasing estrogen receptors, but the prolactin increased by my FG will take care of increasing estrogen receptors so I have no need for the dandelion anymore.