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The Long Hard Journey to HA Recovery (Hypothalamic Amenorrhea)

January 30, 2019 By beautyinchrist 2 Comments

Hypothalamic amenorrhea. It’s one of the hardest parts of recovery. It’s HARD not to compare your exercise to someone else’s or your amount of stress or what you eat, even if you feel like you’re eating a great deal of food, resting enough, and you still don’t have your period. I’ve posted numerous times over the years about it, and I’m coming at you with encouraging news. It’s hard and long, but it’s worth it.

2018 Year in Review: Amenorrhea

How Over Exercise Led Me to Hypothalamic Amenorrhea

Dealing with Amenorrhea and Stress

Really Chilling Out and Resting

Will I Ever Be A Long Distance Runner Again?

Learning Every Day to Slow Down

How Other Bloggers Have Helped Me in My Recovery

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How Over Exercise Led to Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (Episode #83)

November 1, 2018 By beautyinchrist Leave a Comment

Disclaimer: Remember that this podcast is NOT intended to diagnose, treat, or be a substitute for medical advice. I am NOT a healthcare professional. Please consult your doctor or health care practitioners before making any changes to your way of eating, exercising, etc.

Hypothalamic amenorrhea. What is the definition of this condition? It’s a term that I’ve learned a bit about especially after struggling with it for 10+ years.

This is the definition of that I picked up from off of Google,

‘Hypothalamic amenorrhea is a condition in which menstruation stops for several months due to a problem involving the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is in the center of the brain and controls reproduction. It produces gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH).’

I’m not going to go into the science of it, because I’m not a nutritionist, dietitian, doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner, and I want you to go to your health practitioners for practical advice on what you’re supposed to do if you’re wrestling with this.

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Why I LOVE Veggies with Butter and Oil Now (Recovery)

April 23, 2018 By beautyinchrist 2 Comments

I love to eat different kinds of food. I’m not a ‘carnivore’ or vegetarian. I’m not a vegan or gluten free (because I don’t need to be). I’m not someone who just likes donuts or just salads. I love veggies with butter or oil. I love a good bowl of icecream with peanut butter and chocolate sauce or a bowl of yogurt with granola and fruit.

I LOVE veggies. I don’t ever want to give the impression that I don’t, and I also love ways of making veggies fun; I love roasting veggies in TONS of oil, cheese, balsamic vinegar, and spices. Oil and butter used to be two major fear foods for me, but now they make me excited about eating veggies.

I also love a good salad. I’m not of the opinion that you HAVE to have meat to have a good meal, but I love a good burger or yummy roasted chicken.

However, on the daily for lunch or breakfast, I don’t normally have meat unless it’s leftover (it’s just not a personal huge craving of mine.)

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How to Overcome Ice Cream Fears

April 15, 2018 By beautyinchrist 15 Comments

Icecream. It’s a major fear food for those struggling with eating disorders. To a normal person with a normal diet, it might not be a big deal, but when you start to see certain foods as ‘enemies’ and other foods as ‘not enemies’ ice cream becomes one of the enemies.

It was a major fear food for me, and I still struggle at times with people serving me ice cream, especially because I can’t ‘control’ how much I eat. Now, I have it at least once a day, and I love the freedom of being able to have that icecream without worrying about the calories.

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