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Tips to Eat More Without The Stress + Meal Ideas for Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Eating more food for HA can be TOUGH. I’ve seen every kind of challenge from “I just cannot eat that much – I’m so full!” to “I cannot STOP eating – I’m afraid that I will never stop.”
And that’s ok, there are tactics that you can use to over come each of them.
Set Point Theory and Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
So when you're working to get your period back, restoring your body weight to a higher number, typically the number it was before you started losing weight, is a necessary task.
The goal of this restoration process is often referred to as Set Point Theory.
Why Did I Miss My Second Period?
It's very common to see women who have got their first periods (yay, congrats!) miss their second or third. Common, not normal.
You might be reading this article hoping for a scientific explanation. Something in the evidence to suggest that consecutive cycles take a while to normalize while your hormones get themselves back in check.
What Is The Best Diet for Hypothalamic Amenorrhea?
The research tells us that when we eat in a calorie deficit and exercise a lot to keep us in that deficit and add stress or societal pressure on top, we need to eat in a surplus to undo it all and get our period back.
Period Late, Not Pregnant.
When your monthly period is late it’s common to jump immediately to pregnancy as a possible reason. But what does a late period mean when you’re sure that you’re NOT pregnant?
Is Hypothalamic Amenorrhea “HA” Temporary?
I’m here to provide some words of encouragement today – that all elements of HA recovery get to be temporary if you want them to be. Let’s break it down a little.
I'm Too Big to Have Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
I did not think that I fit the bill to be an “HA’er”.
I wasn’t super lean.
I wasn’t crazy working out, only once a day 6 days a week...but I mean, isn’t that what everyone does? As Paleolithic humans weren’t we always super active? Which I realize in retrospect probably not, we probably spent a lot of time hanging around like most animals do.
Intuitive Fitness For Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Recovery
You’ve done SO MUCH work to get your cycle back, so to reintroduce exercise back into your life on a regular basis can be tough – what if you undo all your hard work and lose your period again?
Gaining Weight Says Nothing About Your Character
Fear of Under Eating or Over Eating Calories During HA Recovery
Today we’re going to discuss a common question for hypothalamic amenorrhea recovery…
How do I eat 2500 calories and how do I know how much I need to eat?