Can being overweight stop periods

Answer 1

Yes, I was more than 85 lbs. overweight and I had a very irregular period - like months in between periods. I went to the doctor and she gave me something so I'd get my period again, but it only worked for about 2 months and she didn't talk to me about losing weight even though we both knew I was way overweight. A few months later, I decided to enter a half marathon and began training and getting active. After a month or so of training and losing just 9 lbs., my period returned. It's been regular ever since and I've lost about 45 lbs. so far. I'm working on the last 40 and will be running my first marathon in a couple months. Best thing I ever did was enter that half marathon.