Talking periods shouldn’t be taboo. Yet, here I am, a little scared.
But I’m about to get real with mine. And boy, have we had our battles.
Mine weren’t just a nuisance. They were the main event. The kind that ruins plans and demands attention, loudly.
Pain, bloating, mood swings – you name it. It felt like my body was constantly against me.
And my weight was another thing…
Let’s just say, my PMS cravings had me emptying the pantry for all the candy and junk food. Before, during, and even after my period days.
I tried making peace with my body. Really, I did. But it felt like it had its own agenda.
I thought all women shared this battle… But I couldn’t help but wonder if there was a better way to sail these stormy seas.
Life’s not a straight line, especially with hormones at the wheel
Just when I thought I had it all under control, my body decided to prove me wrong.
You see, I was under the impression that bloating up like a balloon and craving every sweet in sight was just part of the “woman experience.”
I was playing a never-ending game of hormonal whack-a-mole. Lose a pound here, gain three there, all while my periods laughed in the background.
And my mood swings had me going from laughing at a shampoo commercial to sobbing over a misplaced sock in record time.
I thought all women lived in this cycle of chaos. But let me tell you… that’s just not normal.
%20100vw,%201024px%E2%80%9D%20data-lazy-src=%E2%80%9Dhttps://healthguardian.life/app/uploads/2024/03/4-1-1024%C3%97716.jpg%E2%80%9D%20/></figure><p>That%20is,%20until%20I%20noticed%20my%20weight%20creeping%20up%20despite%20my%20best%20efforts.%20%E2%80%9CBetrayed%20by%20my%20own%20body,%E2%80%9D%20I%E2%80%99d%20joke%20at%20the%20mirror,%20but%20deep%20down,%20it%20wasn%E2%80%99t%20all%20that%20funny.</p><p>Even%20worse:%20when%20I%20finally%20had%20the%20guts%20(literally)%20to%20climb%20the%20scales,%20I%20was%20shocked%20to%20find%20the%20truth:<strong>%C2%A0in%20only%20a%20couple%20of%20months,%20I%20had%20gained%20over%2020%20pounds.</strong></p><p>Online,%20I%20found%20a%20world%20of%20advice.%20Eat%20this,%20not%20that;%20try%20this%20workout,%20avoid%20that%20one.%20Everything%20contradicted%20everything%20else.</p><p>I%20was%20just%20about%20ready%20to%20throw%20in%20the%20towel%20and%20live%20in%20my%20yoga%20pants%20forever.</p><p>Little%20did%20I%20know,%20one%20small%20thing%20was%20about%20to%20change%20everything%E2%80%A6</p><h2>The%20incident%20that%20changed%20everything%20for%20me</h2><p>It%20all%20came%20to%20a%20head%20during%20a%20shopping%20spree.%20You%20know,%20one%20of%20those%20outings%20that%E2%80%99s%20supposed%20to%20be%20fun.%20It%20wasn%E2%80%99t.</p><p>I%20was%20in%20a%20changing%20room,%20wrestling%20with%20a%20dress%20that%20refused%20to%20zip%20up.%20My%20friend%20was%20outside,%20waiting%20with%20a%20pile%20of%20options.</p><p>I%20came%20out%20(without%20the%20dress),%20then%20I%20started%20ranting.%20About%20how%20nothing%20fit.%20How%20my%20body%20seemed%20to%20have%20become%20a%20stranger%20to%20me,%20especially%20during%20my%20period.</p><p>%E2%80%9CI%E2%80%99m%20just%20so%20tired,%E2%80%9D%20I%20sighed.%20%E2%80%9CTired%20of%20looking%20like%20this,%20of%20eating%20non-stop,%20and%20feeling%20like%20a%20balloon%20every%20month.%20I%20just%20really%20hate%20myself.%20I%20don%E2%80%99t%20even%20know%20what%20I%E2%80%99m%20doing.%E2%80%9D</p><p>That%E2%80%99s%20when%20she%20stopped%20me.%20She%20looked%20me%20straight%20in%20the%20eyes%20and%20said%20something%20that%20hit%20me%20like%20a%20ton%20of%20bricks.</p><p>%E2%80%9CYou%20shouldn%E2%80%99t%20hate%20your%20body,%E2%80%9D%20she%20said.%20%E2%80%9CIt%E2%80%99s%20perfect.%20It%E2%80%99s%20strong.%20It%E2%80%99s%20yours.%20Look%20at%20you!%20You%E2%80%99re%20a%20mother,%20a%20hard%20worker,%20a%20phenomenal%20woman.%C2%A0<strong>Your%20periods%20shouldn%E2%80%99t%20be%20dictating%20your%20life.%20You%20should.%E2%80%9D</strong></p><p>Her%20words%20struck%20a%20chord.%20Deep%20down,%20I%20knew%20she%20was%20right.%C2%A0</p><p>I%20had%20been%20on%20every%20diet%20known%20to%20mankind,%20tried%20apps,%20plans,%20but%20nothing%20changed.%20My%20periods%20ruled%20my%20world,%20overshadowing%20everything.</p><p>I%20realized%20then,%20if%20I%20didn%E2%80%99t%20take%20control,%20who%20would?%20I%20needed%20a%20real%20change,%20not%20just%20a%20temporary%20fix.%C2%A0</p><p>And%20as%20fate%20would%20have%20it,%20the%20solution%20was%20closer%20than%20I%20thought.</p><h2>One%20simple%20advice%20and%20how%20it%20completely%20changed%20me</h2><p>One%20day,%20I%20decided%20to%20catch%20up%20with%20some%20friends%20over%20coffee.%20One%20of%20them,%20my%20oldest%20friend,%20she%E2%80%99s%20something%20else.</p><p>She%E2%80%99s%20someone%20I%E2%80%99ve%20always%20admired.%20Not%20just%20for%20her%20wisdom,%20but%20after%20the%20pandemic%20she%20had%20a%20complete%20change.%C2%A0</p><p>Now,%20we%20irradiate%20health,%20beauty,%20and%20happiness.</p><p>She%20was%20just%20a%20little%20older%20than%20me,%20with%20two%20beautiful%20kids,%20her%20own%20company%E2%80%A6%20a%20perfect%20life.</p><p>And%20the%20thing%20is%E2%80%A6%20she%20hadn%E2%80%99t%20succumbed%20to%20the%20seemingly%20inevitable%20period-related%20weight%20gain%20that%20plagued%20me.</p><p>A%20woman%20with%20no%20cravings?%20Really?</p><figure%20class=)
%20100vw,%201024px%E2%80%9D%20data-lazy-src=%E2%80%9Dhttps://healthguardian.life/app/uploads/2024/03/5-4-1024%C3%97376.jpg%E2%80%9D%20/></figure><p>She%20wasn%E2%80%99t%20chained%20to%20a%20restrictive%20diet%20or%20spending%20every%20waking%20moment%20at%20the%20gym.%20Yet,%20she%20exuded%20vitality.%20It%20was%20baffling%20and,%20frankly,%20a%20bit%20inspiring.</p><p>As%20I%20shared%20my%20frustrations%20%E2%80%94%20the%20endless%20battle%20with%20my%20weight,%20the%20painful%20periods,%20and%20how%20I%20felt%20trapped%20in%20a%20cycle%20of%20quick-fix%20solutions%20that%20never%20worked%20%E2%80%94%20she%20listened%20intently%E2%80%A6</p><p><strong>Then,%20she%20shared%20her%20secret.</strong></p><h2>%E2%80%9CI%20was%20overweight%20for%20a%20long%20time.%20That%20is,%20until%20I%20found%20out%20how%20to%20make%20my%20body%20work%20for%C2%A0<em>me</em>.%E2%80%9D</h2><p>%E2%80%9CIt%E2%80%99s%20not%20about%20punishing%20yourself%20with%20restrictive%20diets%20or%20trying%20to%20out-exercise%20your%20needs,%E2%80%9D%20she%20said.%20%E2%80%9CIt%E2%80%99s%20about%20understanding%20your%20body,%20especially%20how%20it%20reacts%20to%20certain%20foods%20and%20routines%20during%20your%20cycle.%E2%80%9D</p><p>I%20know%20it%20sounds%20obvious,%20but%20that%20was%20my%20lightbulb%20moment.%20I%20had%20been%20so%20focused%20on%20battling%20symptoms%20that%20I%20hadn%E2%80%99t%20considered%20working%20in%20harmony%20with%20my%20body%E2%80%99s%20natural%20rhythms.</p><p>She%20talked%20about%20a%20program%20that%20had%20helped%20her%20%E2%80%93%20not%20a%20miracle%20cure,%20but%20a%20personalized%20approach%20crafted%20by%20professionals.%C2%A0</p><p>It%20included%20a%20period%20tracker%20and%20tailored%20plans%20encompassing%20nutrition,%20exercise,%20and%20wellness%20tips%20that%20adapted%20to%20your%20body%E2%80%99s%20needs%20throughout%20the%20month.</p><p>I%20must%E2%80%99ve%20looked%20skeptical%20because%20she%20quickly%20added,%20%E2%80%9CAnd%20it%E2%80%99s%20affordable%20%E2%80%94%20think%20of%20it%20as%20investing%20the%20cost%20of%20our%20coffee%20into%20your%20health%20every%20month.%E2%80%9D</p><figure%20class=)
%20100vw,%201024px%E2%80%9D%20data-lazy-src=%E2%80%9Dhttps://healthguardian.life/app/uploads/2024/03/6-1-1024%C3%97716.jpg%E2%80%9D%20/></figure><p>That%E2%80%99s%20when%20my%20perspective%20shifted.%20I%20had%20tried%20all%20sorts%20of%20diets%20and%20generic%20fitness%20apps,%20but%20none%20considered%20my%20menstrual%20cycle%20or%20offered%20anything%20truly%20personalized.</p><p>Fueled%20by%20our%20conversation,%20I%20was%20ready%20to%20try%20something%20new,%20something%20that%20promised%20not%20just%20a%20solution%20to%20my%20weight%20and%20period%20woes%20but%20a%20way%20to%20live%20in%20sync%20with%20my%20body.</p><p>So,%20I%20took%20her%20advice%20and%20got%20the%20tracker%20and%20plan%20combo%20she%20recommended.%C2%A0</p><p>Little%20did%20I%20know,%20this%20was%20the%20beginning%20of%20a%20journey%20that%20would%20transform%20my%20relationship%20with%20my%20body%20and%20my%20health.</p><h2>I%20finally%20felt%20the%20change%20%E2%80%93%20and%20I%20love%20it</h2><p>Jumping%20into%20this%20program%20and%20actively%20using%20the%20period%20tracker%20I%20felt%20things%20changing%20for%20me.</p><p>But%20I%E2%80%99ll%20admit%20it.%20At%20first,%20I%20was%20a%20little%20bit%20concerned%20about%20the%20nutrition%20part%20of%20it.</p><p>The%20meals%20looked%20good,%20but%20I%20worried%20about%20eating%20too%20much.</p><p>Three%20meals%20and%20two%20snacks%20a%20day?%20That%20sounded%20like%20a%20lot.%C2%A0</p><p>Don%E2%80%99t%20I%20need%20to%20eat%20LESS%20to%20lose%20weight?</p><p>But%20this%20plan%20was%20all%20about%20balance.%20It%20wasn%E2%80%99t%20just%20cutting%20food%20out.%20I%20got%20to%20have%20snacks%20(really%20good%20ones)%20and%20eat%20meals%20I%20actually%20liked.</p><p>And%20food%20that%20would%20help%20me%20with%20my%20period%20symptoms%20during%20those%20days.</p><p>And%20it%20wasn%E2%80%99t%20just%20about%20eating.%20The%20plan%20had%20tips%20for%20sleeping%20better,%20and%20even%20my%20husband%20noticed%20I%20was%20sleeping%20more%20soundly.%C2%A0</p><p>And%20you%20know%20what%20else?%20The%20usual%20pain%20I%20had%20around%20my%20period%20started%20to%20go%20away.%20I%20even%20had%20more%20energy%20to%20start%20exercising%20%E2%80%93%20yes,%20even%20during%20my%20period!%C2%A0</p><p>As%20weeks%20turned%20into%20months,%20I%20was%20hit%20with%20a%20real%20surprise.%20The%20scales%20started%20to%20tip%20in%20my%20favor.</p><p>This%20was%20about%20knowing%20what%20my%20body%20needed.%20Workouts%20that%20didn%E2%80%99t%20tire%20me,%20foods%20that%20filled%20me%20up,%20and%20the%20guidance%20I%20needed%20to%20keep%20my%20period%20issues%20in%20check.</p><p>And%20I%20still%20was%20allowed%20to%20eat%20the%20things%20I%20loved.</p><figure%20class=)
%20100vw,%201024px%E2%80%9D%20data-lazy-src=%E2%80%9Dhttps://healthguardian.life/app/uploads/2024/03/7-1-1024%C3%97716.jpg%E2%80%9D%20/></figure><p><strong>A%20few%20months%20later,%20I%20had%20lost%20over%2036%20lbs.%20But%20more%20than%20that,%20I%20was%20in%20love%20with%20myself.</strong></p><p>Because%20I%20was%20finally%20giving%20my%20body%20the%20kind%20of%20fuel%20it%20needed,%20not%20just%20stuff%20to%20fill%20the%20gap.</p><h2>Here%E2%80%99s%20what%20happened%20to%20my%20body%20after%20starting%20the%20program</h2><div%20class=)
✅ I finally managed to lose weight for good
Before I knew it, the pounds started dropping.
With a few months still to go until my next birthday, I was already feeling and looking better than I had in years.
The feeling of slipping into clothes that hadn’t fit in ages was absolutely unbeatable.
Sure, there’s a bit more to go on my weight journey, but the changes in my body’s tone, especially around my belly, have been remarkable.
Adding even simple exercises to my routine, as suggested by the app, made everything faster.
✅ Sometimes I even forget I’m on my period
The issues I had with my periods started to fade. Less pain, less PMS, less cravings, and hello regular cycles!
It was like my body was finally listening to me, aligning with the natural rhythms it was supposed to follow all along.
I kept following their tips and guidance, and now I’m more me than ever – no matter the time of the month.
✅ Daily life just got better
My energy levels soared, and sleepless nights became a thing of the past. Now I sleep like a baby.
And my husband noticed the difference in bed, too. If you know what I mean…
It’s amazing how proper nutrition, a little bit of movement, and giving your body what it needs can transform not just your body, but your entire life.
✅ Falling in love with me
The biggest change… Definitely how I feel about myself.
This journey brought me a sense of self-awareness I didn’t know I was missing.
I learned to listen to my body, respect its needs, and treat it with care.
Sure, I’m not “perfect,” but who is? I’ve learned to love my body for what it is and appreciate how strong and capable it has become.
How and why this plan helped me love myself:
Initially, I took a free quiz. A few questions in, and it promised a plan tailored just for me.
It felt like someone finally got it — including how my periods affect everything from my mood to my weight.
After that, I got my tracker and plan. And it wasn’t about missing out on snacks. It was about smarter choices. Small changes, big impact.
Each step felt designed just for me.
And here’s what I’ve learned: my journey is mine alone. This program and tracker took into account my body type, nutritional needs, routine, and especially my preferences.
This approach was a game-changer. For once, a program acknowledged my period wasn’t a pause button on my goals but a part of the plan.
And it was the only thing that worked for me.
That’s why finding a path that’s tailor-made for you is key here.
I just hope you seize this opportunity… Learn to work with your period, not against it.
You deserve to rock that body you’ve been dreaming of.
It’s risk-free — a simple period tracker and wellness program. I’m telling all my friends about it… Give it a try!