Brittany van Schravendijk: I knew there was no way it could be healthy for me to not have my cycle for 6 years”
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 …
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Doing Everything Right But Still No Period?
What to do when it seems that this recipe – workout less, eat more, no stress – doesn’t seem to help your hypothalamic amenorrhea, …
One More Reason to Want Your Period Back: Better Workouts
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 …
Your Fitness Goals During Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Commitment and consistency are the keys when you want to achieve something. Want to have great grades? You have to study a ton. Want …
Train Harder?? What to Do When You Receive BS Fitness Advice
There are times when fitness professionals’ “advice” does more harm than good. Being a personal trainer myself, it sometimes blows my mind when I …
Not Underweight But No Period? Why It Happens
You can lose your period and still have hypothalamic amenorrhea, even if you are at “normal” weight. If you have lost your period, be …
Why Can’t You Fully Commit to Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Recovery?
“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 …
Jill: “Running 50+ Miles in the Weekend in Addition to Weekly Mileage Wasn’t Smart For Me.”
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 …
How Do You Know That You Have Hypothalamic Amenorrhea?
How do you know that you have hypothalamic amenorrhea and that this is really the reason for why your period is missing? I realized …
My Workouts While Recovering from Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
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 …
How Your Thinking Is Slowing Down Your Recovery From Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
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, …
What I Eat in a Day
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 …