I'm an 18 year old female athlete. In the game I play, I have to watch my weight to fit in a certain weight category before competitions. Last year, I lost around 8 kg before a competition. Thank God I did well in that competition, but I stopped getting my period for 6 months. Right now I have to lose 5 to 6 kg, I want to know what is the best way to lose that weight without affecting my period and my health. Please help me, I should start working on losing that weight.
2007-01-04 05:33:13 · 32 answers · asked by athlete 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Wow, this is a tough situation.
Your ability to have periods is directly related to the amount of body fat you carry.
Less than 20% and you will stop getting periods.
More than 23-25% body fat, and you will start to flirt with health issues.
If you STOP getting periods, you will start to lose bone density (Given the content of your inquiry, however, I'm sure you're already aware of this).
At about the age of 19 yrs., women tend to ossify (their cartilaginous growth plates turn into bone) thereby ending the skeletal growth process and giving the woman an additional 10-15 lbs. of non-fat bodyweight (the clothes still fit fine, you just weigh more ...).
Please, please consider going up to another weight class, if this is an option.
I know that this can be quite scary, but your health and long-term well-being is at stake here (REALLY).
Good luck with this.
2007-01-04 05:55:34 · answer #1 · answered by chuck U 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-16 06:43:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Add protein powder to fairly sweet recipes (like these Rice Krispies treats) for boosting the nutrition.
2016-04-20 17:30:10 · answer #3 · answered by tatum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stand up and walk atleast 5 mins after evry 2 hours while working
2017-04-08 11:12:49 · answer #4 · answered by Margaret 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Choose a whole-wheat wrap instead of two slices of wheat loaves of bread.
2017-03-11 01:02:06 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stand up each time you talk about the phone.
2017-03-07 01:09:19 · answer #6 · answered by Charles 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teach your kids your favorite sport (or have them educate you on theirs).
2017-02-15 10:46:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Add protein powder to sweet recipes (like these Rice Krispies treats) to further improve the nutrition.
2016-02-24 06:33:18 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fast food is salty food if you cut back on the salt in a few weeks youll be able to better taste the natural salts in food and may not crave the junk as much as you used to
2016-05-26 00:41:37 · answer #9 · answered by Dolores 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salt causes bloating and butter is high in calories, so flavor pasta, cereal, meat, and stews with fresh herbs, garlic, and onions rather.
2016-02-08 19:40:49 · answer #10 · answered by Roselyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋