I can’t tell you how excited I am to share with you another success story that shows you that proves: Taking a break is necessary to get your period back. I’m particularly excited because this story comes from a super strong woman and a competitive kettlebell athlete Brittany van Schravendijk. Brittany has been lifting weights … Read more
What to do when it seems that this recipe – workout less, eat more, no stress – doesn’t seem to help your hypothalamic amenorrhea, so you simply want to throw your hands up and hit the gym instead? Before you do that, please take two minutes to read this article. If you have reduced exercising … Read more
I don’t know about you, but when I had hypothalamic amenorrhea, many of my workouts sucked. Definitely not all of them sucked. I had hypothalamic amenorrhea for ten (yes, ten!) years and during these years, I worked out 5-6 days a week. I couldn’t have kept working out that much of all the workouts sucked. But … Read more
Commitment and consistency are the keys when you want to achieve something. Want to have great grades? You have to study a ton. Want to be good at writing? You gotta practice every day. Want to learn a new language? Put in some hard work and learn as much as you can. Want your period … Read more
There are times when fitness professionals’ “advice” does more harm than good. Being a personal trainer myself, it sometimes blows my mind when I hear what some trainers have told their clients to do in order to “get in the best shape of their lives”. That’s because sometimes their advice can be downright dangerous. I’m … Read more
You can lose your period and still have hypothalamic amenorrhea, even if you are at “normal” weight. If you have lost your period, be sure to download this guide that tells you exactly how to change your diet to get your period back. When I first started doing my research and trying to figure out … Read more
“I’m not quite ready to do it yet.” During my hypothalamic amenorrhea recovery journey, I met (in real life and on the Internet) many women with the exact same issue – their periods had stopped, usually as the result of restricting food, exercising too much, and / or too much mental and emotional stress. They … Read more
It’s time for another hypothalamic amenorrhea recovery story. I hope you find these stories inspiring and that they help you to stay on track with your own recovery. The goal of these stories is to keep you on your recovery track and working towards your prize – your period and your health! If you missed the earlier amenorrhea recovery stories, … Read more
How do you know that you have hypothalamic amenorrhea and that this is really the reason for why your period is missing? I realized just recently that when I started sharing my hypothalamic amenorrhea recovery journey, I actually never got into details and explained how do you really know that you have it. So, in … Read more
A little over two months ago, I wrote a post about my workout regimen while I’m trying to recover from hypothalamic amenorrhea. Today, it’s time for some updates. I wrote this post in March. By then, I had worked towards recovery about 3.5 months. What comes to fitness, here’s what I did back then: Walking every day. … Read more
Even if we seem to be doing everything right to recover from hypothalamic amenorrhea, the way we think about it may slow down the progress. First off, if you’re not sure if you should worry about having hypothalamic amenorrhea (missing periods), and if you should try to get your period back, please read this. Making changes is always difficult. For … Read more
After I started writing about my battle with hypothalamic amenorrhea, some of you have asked me on Instagram or via email what I eat on a typical day. In this post, you’ll find my daily eats + pictures from one pretty typical day of eating. Food can be a really difficult obstacle to overcome when trying to recover from hypothalamic … Read more