Hello all,
I went a little crazy discovering NBE and these forums and just started buying things like crazy on Amazon lol! Now that I have done more research I have formulated a plan with what I bought. Please let me know if you have any advice or input - hopefully I'm not doing something totally wrong!
A little background info : I got my thyroid and hormones tested in January because I was feeling run-down, tired, and I was spotting every single day. Tests came back everything normal except I was deficient in Vitamin D. I wish I would have asked for the specific results but I had no idea I needed them at the time (I wonder if they'd have the results still if I called?). The form I have from the test says they did "Estrogens - serum, progesterone, fsh, tsh reflex, basic metabolic panel, cbc with diff, iron/tibs/% saturation, viamind d 25 hydroxy, b12. Really don't want to have to go back and get another test especially since I'd probably have to hold off on the NBE. So theoretically everything is normal but, I have a few concerns; I gained like 30 lbs in the fall which was another reason I wanted to get tested. I also have a lot of coarse black hairs on my chin and upper lip, so I am using my tweezers and REM spring daily and it seems like I can never get rid of it all, there's always 3 or 4 that I miss and notice when I look closely in a mirror. I have convinced myself that my boyfriend doesn't notice but who knows >_> hell if I am going to bring it up lol. I also have some black hair on my stomach but it's not noticeable right now unless you look close. Mainly because a few years ago I had laser hair removal there and bikini line. It was gone for a year and started to come back, but lighter, softer and more sparse. With this kind of issue plus weight gain and most of my weight going to my belly I was thinking I might have PCOS or something but I must not, because without hormones or IUD, period is decently regular even though my cycle has been 32-41 days long.. and no doctor has ever said anything during annual exam and supposedly my hormones were at normal levels. Is it possible to have like a mild form? lol.. my only family history is that my mom had a cyst the size of a pineapple removed a couple years ago + a hysterectomy.. scary o.O No one knew it was there, she just had a couple years of symptoms like overactive bladder, bloating and weight gain..
I realized the spotting had to be from my non-hormonal copper IUD which was in for 5 years (Lasts 10-12), so I had it removed at the end of January. Spotting immediately stopped. I loved my IUD because I hated hormones. I was on BC pills from age 15-22 and looking back I think that's why I was absolutely crazy when I was younger. I'm talking getting so upset I would throw things, break things, bash my head on the wall, etc. lol I can't even imagine being like that now.. I like never.. ever get angry.. maybe a TEENY bit testy during PMS but that's it. I actually feel pretty monotone emotionally most of the time, meaning never really happy or sad or angry, which also kind of sucks. While I was on the non-hormone IUD for about 2 years and had a period last an ENTIRE month, I was given some BC pills to try and regulate it. I took them for THREE DAYS and turned into a RAGING PSYCHO.. so I had to stop them and just deal with the bleeding lol.
So after this 13 year long ordeal with trying to find a good birth control method, I discovered the LadyComp which I purchased at the end of January right before I got my IUD out. It is fabulous! I have been using it to chart my cycle since then and so far it's been 36 days, 32 days, and 41 days.
So anyway with my symptoms I was thinking I have too much testosterone or not enough estrogen? I dunno. So this is the plan I came up with, based on Chiyomilk's plan somewhat, along with some things which I hope will help with whatever hormone issue I have.
Follicular Phase:
Spearmint Leaf/Tea
DIM Plus
MSM
Green Tea
Maca
Pueraria Mirifica
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Luteal Phase:
Bovine Ovary
Fennugreek Extract/Tea
Wild Yam Extract
Dandelion Root Tea
MSM
Green Tea
Maca
--------------------------------
Step 1 Bradelis Bra
Japanese Sleep Bra
Kangzhu Pump
UB Toner Exercises
Massage
Flax Oil
Hops Oil
Almond Oil
Collagen Cream
I'm also trying to lose weight at the same time. I have had success in the past with Medifast (lost 70 lbs in 6 mos.), which is a meal replacement program that is soy protein based, low fat, low sodium, low GI, low carb, etc. lol - You have 5 per day, each having 25% of pretty much all typical vitamins, and then 1 meal of lean protein and vegetables. So I think I should be okay as far as regular vitamins go. I'm also choosing this program again because I have a huge stockpile of it thanks to my mom quitting and giving it all to me lol.
PHEW.. so anyway.. tell me what you think
I went a little crazy discovering NBE and these forums and just started buying things like crazy on Amazon lol! Now that I have done more research I have formulated a plan with what I bought. Please let me know if you have any advice or input - hopefully I'm not doing something totally wrong!
A little background info : I got my thyroid and hormones tested in January because I was feeling run-down, tired, and I was spotting every single day. Tests came back everything normal except I was deficient in Vitamin D. I wish I would have asked for the specific results but I had no idea I needed them at the time (I wonder if they'd have the results still if I called?). The form I have from the test says they did "Estrogens - serum, progesterone, fsh, tsh reflex, basic metabolic panel, cbc with diff, iron/tibs/% saturation, viamind d 25 hydroxy, b12. Really don't want to have to go back and get another test especially since I'd probably have to hold off on the NBE. So theoretically everything is normal but, I have a few concerns; I gained like 30 lbs in the fall which was another reason I wanted to get tested. I also have a lot of coarse black hairs on my chin and upper lip, so I am using my tweezers and REM spring daily and it seems like I can never get rid of it all, there's always 3 or 4 that I miss and notice when I look closely in a mirror. I have convinced myself that my boyfriend doesn't notice but who knows >_> hell if I am going to bring it up lol. I also have some black hair on my stomach but it's not noticeable right now unless you look close. Mainly because a few years ago I had laser hair removal there and bikini line. It was gone for a year and started to come back, but lighter, softer and more sparse. With this kind of issue plus weight gain and most of my weight going to my belly I was thinking I might have PCOS or something but I must not, because without hormones or IUD, period is decently regular even though my cycle has been 32-41 days long.. and no doctor has ever said anything during annual exam and supposedly my hormones were at normal levels. Is it possible to have like a mild form? lol.. my only family history is that my mom had a cyst the size of a pineapple removed a couple years ago + a hysterectomy.. scary o.O No one knew it was there, she just had a couple years of symptoms like overactive bladder, bloating and weight gain..
I realized the spotting had to be from my non-hormonal copper IUD which was in for 5 years (Lasts 10-12), so I had it removed at the end of January. Spotting immediately stopped. I loved my IUD because I hated hormones. I was on BC pills from age 15-22 and looking back I think that's why I was absolutely crazy when I was younger. I'm talking getting so upset I would throw things, break things, bash my head on the wall, etc. lol I can't even imagine being like that now.. I like never.. ever get angry.. maybe a TEENY bit testy during PMS but that's it. I actually feel pretty monotone emotionally most of the time, meaning never really happy or sad or angry, which also kind of sucks. While I was on the non-hormone IUD for about 2 years and had a period last an ENTIRE month, I was given some BC pills to try and regulate it. I took them for THREE DAYS and turned into a RAGING PSYCHO.. so I had to stop them and just deal with the bleeding lol.
So after this 13 year long ordeal with trying to find a good birth control method, I discovered the LadyComp which I purchased at the end of January right before I got my IUD out. It is fabulous! I have been using it to chart my cycle since then and so far it's been 36 days, 32 days, and 41 days.
So anyway with my symptoms I was thinking I have too much testosterone or not enough estrogen? I dunno. So this is the plan I came up with, based on Chiyomilk's plan somewhat, along with some things which I hope will help with whatever hormone issue I have.
Follicular Phase:
Spearmint Leaf/Tea
DIM Plus
MSM
Green Tea
Maca
Pueraria Mirifica
--------------------------------
Luteal Phase:
Bovine Ovary
Fennugreek Extract/Tea
Wild Yam Extract
Dandelion Root Tea
MSM
Green Tea
Maca
--------------------------------
Step 1 Bradelis Bra
Japanese Sleep Bra
Kangzhu Pump
UB Toner Exercises
Massage
Flax Oil
Hops Oil
Almond Oil
Collagen Cream
I'm also trying to lose weight at the same time. I have had success in the past with Medifast (lost 70 lbs in 6 mos.), which is a meal replacement program that is soy protein based, low fat, low sodium, low GI, low carb, etc. lol - You have 5 per day, each having 25% of pretty much all typical vitamins, and then 1 meal of lean protein and vegetables. So I think I should be okay as far as regular vitamins go. I'm also choosing this program again because I have a huge stockpile of it thanks to my mom quitting and giving it all to me lol.
PHEW.. so anyway.. tell me what you think