117. Do You Have To Gain Weight To Get Your Period Back?
A sports nutrition and hypothalamic amenorrhea recovery podcast for female athletes who want to get their period back and maximize performance while doing so!
HA recovery is different for every athlete and here you will learn how to recover in the way that is best for you as an athlete. The same habits preventing you from having a regular menstrual cycle are preventing you from reaching your athletic goals.
We don’t want to stop you from training, we want to maximize it!
Learn more about our Period Recovery Program and HA recovery resources at www.teamsteadystate.com
In this episode, Jenna and Reilly address a highly requested topic: weight gain during period recovery. Many athletes question whether it is necessary. The answer? It depends. So many individuals working on period recovery are held back by the fear of gaining weight, and in this episode, we answer your questions about changes in body weight during the period recovery journey.
The Eat More Carbs Podcast is the go-to podcast for the GIRLIES who want to fuel their body properly with easy, fun and simple nutrition! Hosted by Reilly Beatty and Jenna Fisher, two registered dietitians that bring you weekly episodes to help you meet your goals while breaking free of diet culture.
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Key Takeaways:
Getting your period back may involve changes in body weight, but that doesn’t necessarily mean an increase in adipose tissue.
Food itself has weight.
Increased carbohydrate intake = more glycogen in the body, which holds water.
Digestion may be slower when we first increase fueling
Underfueling forces the body into survival mode, not performance mode. When fuel is low, the body downregulates certain body systems to conserve energy. Adequate fueling leads to increased energy, improved training quality, and optimized functioning overall.
Starvation is a mode we can survive in, but it is not one we can thrive in.
Build trust with your body. Take small, sustainable steps to ease into the recovery process. Increasing fuel can feel uncomfortable at first because the body has adapted to less. We can teach our bodies to accept more fuel.
Change is not always bad, and it is not always permanent! Change is a sign that you are making progress toward recovery.
A much anticipated and requested episode, do you need to gain weight to get your period back? So many individuals working on period recovery are held back by the fear of gaining weight or weight changes, in this episode we finally answer your questions on changes in body weight in the period recovery journey.
The Eat More Carbs Podcast is hypothalamic amenorrhea recovery podcast for athletes! Each Thursday learn about how to get your period back using proper sports nutrition. Hosted by Team Steady State Sports Dietitians, Reilly Beatty and Jenna Fisher, you will learn how to optimize your health and maximize your performance.
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@lillyreimer.nutrition
Struggling with figuring out what advice you should be following to achieve your goal of period recovery? Learn more about the Period Recovery Program here!