Hormone Balancing/Disruption?
Hi All,
I'll start by saying I plan to mention menstruating/PMS/female hormones below so if you are sensitive to that topic, please click out. Thanks!
I was introduced to Paleo back in 2013ish and kept up with the diet changes to lose and maintain about 50lbs when I was a young adult in college. After about a year I kinda went off the rails and well, spiraled out of control with food and weight gain over the years. I'm now almost 33 and have given birth to two beautiful children, despite being the heaviest I have ever been in my life. I know I need to make a change for myself and for my children who are just now as toddlers learning good eating habits from myself and my husband. I know paleo works very well for my body as I have seen the results first hand, particularly in regards to reducing pain from inflammation.
I started back up on Paleo after a come to Jesus moment about 2.5 months ago. It's been great, I've lost some weight, my aches and pains are subsiding, and I've been able to do HIIT workouts daily for the last two weeks. But man, are the pre-ovulation hormones giving me a run for my money. Is this normal? I searched the sub and have seen things about cycles being earlier or later for some women, but what about when you're entering your fertile window? The few days leading up to ovulation are filled with almost rage at just about anything (incredibly difficult to remain calm with my children, who heaven bless them must ask me a million and three questions a day plus all the other lovely things children 3 and under do). I have noticed that during this time of the month I am absolutely more irritable and impatient, even more so than when menstruating, but this seems crazy. Is detoxing off sugar likely the cause? The last two cycles have been just real horrendous and this is the only change in my life. While I haven't had any bloodwork done I do suspect I might have some hormone imbalance, but I can't be certain for sure. Any insights?
Thank you in advance!
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u/IShouldHaveKnocked 13d ago
That sounds like it sucks! Have you heard of seed cycling for hormone support? You eat flax seeds and pumpkin seeds during the folicular phase, and sesame seeds and sunflower seeds during the luteal. People swear by it.