Eh, I don't have any periods at my CW, but I'm not too concerned. My doctor said it's common with female athletes, and since my BF is very low, and I'm otherwise healthy (PERFECT bloodwork, etc), I'm not too fussed. I don't want kids, anyway, I have a history of thyroid/PCOS in my family so I never really had decent periods anywayI'm 5'8 and know there are a lot of you this height who want to hit the 100 mark, but my frame and muscle mass mean that 112 really is as low as I could go without hurting myself :/ like someone else said on here, my periods stopped for 2 years at that weight and the only way I got them back was by increasing BF% >< 118-122 looked great though
I think it really depends on your frame and your natural BF storage pattern (ie: apple, pear, hourglass etc) as to how low you should go. BMI doesn't shed any light on your lean muscles mass and bone density, so if you're an intense exercise girl with strong bones from it your BMI will be overestimating your true stats!
Eh, I don't have any periods at my CW, but I'm not too concerned. My doctor said it's common with female athletes, and since my BF is very low, and I'm otherwise healthy (PERFECT bloodwork, etc), I'm not too fussed. I don't want kids, anyway, I have a history of thyroid/PCOS in my family so I never really had decent periods anyway
like you said though, once I'm done with babies it'l be back to skinny and bye bye periods!Thanks for this Fili, your length of time and age without periods is exactly the same as mine so it's comforting to know that after that there's still a chance of getting pregnant
As an aneamic woman I hate periods and my body does too, even as a younger teenager they used to only ever be every 3-4 months :/ do any of you here suffer from anaemia? I don't eat any meat apart from chicken (and that's only in the last 2 months, was veggie for nearly 4 years). Even though I eat plenty of dark green veg it just doesn't seem to balance out... any tips?
Thanks for this Fili, your length of time and age without periods is exactly the same as mine so it's comforting to know that after that there's still a chance of getting pregnant
As an aneamic woman I hate periods and my body does too, even as a younger teenager they used to only ever be every 3-4 months :/ do any of you here suffer from anaemia? I don't eat any meat apart from chicken (and that's only in the last 2 months, was veggie for nearly 4 years). Even though I eat plenty of dark green veg it just doesn't seem to balance out... any tips?
I'd just like to add in here, for those of you who aren't menstruating - make sure you're eating above and beyond your DRA for calcium. Do it for your bones. Not to insult anyone's intelligence - just to serve as a reminder. Peak bone density comes in your late 20s (ish) and it's all downhill from there.
Like Sam says, sometimes you have other things going on (such as family history of PCOS, etc) - and sometimes young girls just have irregular periods. I did. Ok, done preaching
I'd just like to add in here, for those of you who aren't menstruating - make sure you're eating above and beyond your DRA for calcium. Do it for your bones. Not to insult anyone's intelligence - just to serve as a reminder. Peak bone density comes in your late 20s (ish) and it's all downhill from there.
Like Sam says, sometimes you have other things going on (such as family history of PCOS, etc) - and sometimes young girls just have irregular periods. I did. Ok, done preaching
I'm 5'8 and know there are a lot of you this height who want to hit the 100 mark, but my frame and muscle mass mean that 112 really is as low as I could go without hurting myself :/ like someone else said on here, my periods stopped for 2 years at that weight and the only way I got them back was by increasing BF% >< 118-122 looked great though
I think it really depends on your frame and your natural BF storage pattern (ie: apple, pear, hourglass etc) as to how low you should go. BMI doesn't shed any light on your lean muscles mass and bone density, so if you're an intense exercise girl with strong bones from it your BMI will be overestimating your true stats!
I got back down to 115lbs after that with steady periods but when it came to having another I just wasn't getting pregnant so I fed myself up by 7lbs and *bam* up the duff straight away. We had another girl a year ago tomorrow and I'm not down to 117lbs...chasing that elusive 112lbs still.
BUT, if I do finally get down to my UGW and they're both still looking the same, I might go back to 103ish (which is where I am right about now) because I don't want my stomach to look any smaller or my bones to protrude anymore than they are now. hard to accept (believe me I know!) but it's very true.You're right to be curious, as the answer is that it will be completely different for everyone as our bodies store fat/muscle in varying amounts and in different places!
For example, a skinny girl who's suffering from a lot of stress may be a very low weight but is likely holding her fat stores around her tummy (thank you cortisol ¬¬). Her lowest weight (if we say she's 5' 8) could be somewhere around 100lbs, and it would look like that too providing she wasn't in a bikini!
Another example would be an athlete whose BF% was very low, to the point of being unhealthy, but her weight was classed as normal. She probably has a flat stomach without an inch to pinch, but still some fat stores hidden in the thighs/very upper arms. If we say this girl is 5' 8 too, her muscle mass and bone density would be much higher due to the levels of exercise. Her lowest weight will probably be around 120lbs without sacrificing her performance or fertility. She wouldn't look this weight, she would probably look around 100lbs too!
Appearance isn't everything girls
the classic broader shoulders, wide hips but a naturally slim waist/ribcage area. The only problem is that, because hourglass generally comes with a wider frame, people will pick out skinny hourglass girls and blast them for being 'too thin' just because some bones are showing 
