The joys of being a woman...

My body has let me down in a lot of ways: The fact that I cannot carry a child. The fact that I have a blood clotting defect, so I cannot go on birth control to regulate my cycles. The fact that I have a super heavy flow with massive cramps, which I cannot alleviate with the use of the pill for the aforementioned reason.
And, now the fact that my d*mn menstrual cycle is being delayed (most likely due to lots of exercise) and looks like this delay will affect my ability to participate in the triathlon, b/c I won't be able to do the tri on the heaviest day of my next cycle (for obvious reasons). I'm not going to sugarcoat this folks, I'm pissed. Pissed that I have to deal with a heavy, super crampy cycle every month for no d*mn good reason, and pissed that this may now prevent me from accomplishing something which is helping occupy my time during "the wait" and honestly keeping me from going mental as my six year anniversary of trying for children approaches next month. Arggghhhh!! Any ideas on how to delay your cycle naturally?

On a lighter note, I did get to visit with Kris this weekend, since she was in town visiting her family. We spent yesterday morning together having breakfast and it was great to see her face to face again after 3 years. She looks fabulous and is excited about her upcoming well deserved vacation in the Bahamas...