There’s nothing more frustrating than your period playing hide and seek with you. One moment you’re all prepped with your calendar marked and SOFY pads stocked up, and the next… crickets. Where is it?! If you’ve ever had a panic moment, only to find out it’s your body just being dramatic, welcome to the club.
But did you know your everyday lifestyle habits, especially diet and stress levels, might be causing those delays? Yes. Let’s break it down
1. Skipping Meals or Extreme Dieting
If you’re living on coffee and crackers in the name of “clean eating,” your period’s probably confused. Your body needs a certain amount of nutrients and calories to keep all your systems, including your menstrual cycle, running smoothly. Without enough fuel, your body might just hit pause on menstruation altogether.
How to Fix it: Eat balanced meals! Think leafy greens, proteins, carbs, and yes, healthy fats (your hormones love fats). No more skipping meals or extreme fad diets.
2. Over-Exercising Like a Fitness Maniac
Working out is great. But going from couch potato to doing HIIT twice a day, every day? Your body might perceive that as stress, and boom: delayed or missed period. That’s why some athletes experience irregular cycles.
How to Fix it: Move your body in ways that feel good. It could be a walk, dance sesh, or yoga. And remember to rest. Your uterus will thank you.
3. Stress
Deadlines, exams, career tension, and toxic group chats; life can be stressful. And guess what your period hates? Stress. It messes with your hormones and may delay ovulation or stop it altogether.
How to Fix it: Try journaling, meditation, laughing at dog videos, or crying to a comfort movie. Whatever helps you release the stress. Also, a reminder: It’s okay not to have it all together.
4. Sudden Weight Changes
Whether you’ve recently lost or gained a lot of weight, it can throw your hormones off balance. This might delay your periods or make them irregular. Your reproductive system is low-key sensitive like that.
How to Fix it: Instead of obsessing over the scale, focus on feeling good in your body. Your cycle will catch up once things stabilise.
Final Words
Even if your period’s running late, vaginal discharge, spotting, or discomfort might still be around. That’s where SOFY pantyliners come in clutch. They’re perfect for those in-between days.
And once your period finally decides to show up, SOFY’s got your back. The AntiBacteria range keeps you dry and hygienic, and the Bodyfit pads handle heavy flow days like a champ. And if you’re more of a no-fuss, no-feel kind of girl, SOFY tampons are the way to go.
