I would not up healthy fat intake except as a last resort
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I would not up healthy fat intake except as a last resort
Body fat is the true concern, not BMI. I am very small-boned with very little muscle and most of the time my BMI is 16-18 - it is almost never as high as 18.5. I've had my BMI in the 14s and I still Oed regularly but I had a short LP. However I have high body fat % for my size (24-25% at 17 BMI), so even at my very lightest, my body fat is enough to sustain O (16% is the lowest BF I've had, in the 14s).
Thanks for all the responses. It seems like my ovulation won't get screwed up for a LONG time at the rate I'm going (1 lb/week), BMI 22. :)
maiden - I wish I knew my body fat %, I didn't realize how much that played into things.
Calipers can give you a rough body fat estimate, though they tend to underestimate, by as much 10%. Most gyms have them or you can buy them pretty cheaply. Would you say you are muscular?
I think it's more than just body fat because I have had some people lose ovulationg when they had a pretty high BMI when they lost quite a lot of weight all at once. IT's not common but it does happen. :)
Oh yeah, the shock of rapid weight loss can be very stressful on the body.