A bit of a delay but I finally had the chance to edit this long awaited Q&A video answering your questions on my amenorrhea recovery.
CHAPTERS
00:00 INTRO
00:36 Questions. Did you have a bone scan?
02:37 How many calories do you think are needed?
03:16 How many steps per day?
04:13 How long did it take you to recover your period? Did you have to reduce exercise?
06:36 What were the signs you were about to get your period back?
07:27 Has your period been regular since it came back?
08:21 Do you have to eat 2500+ calories like they all say you have to?
08:34 Have you started eating less now that you have it back?
09:01 Were you worried when you first lost it?
09:51 Main tip for peiod recovery in runners/ distance runners/ athletes?
10:12 How did you get your period back while continuing to exercise?
10:23 Symptoms you experienced while recovering? Phsyiological and psychological.
11:06 Tips for someone recovering their period, what can speed up recovery?
11:20 How can someone recover whilst still doing intense endurance exercise?
11:31 Did you ever experience a plateau and how did you overcome it?
12:06 How did yyou blood work change e.g. hormones?
12:16 Was your approach similar to reverse dieting (slowly increasing food intake)?
12:39 How do you deal with getting sick as an athlete? Do you get anxious not to train?
13:23 Are you completely happy that you got it back or is there part of you that still wants to be sick?
14:05 Did you get a second one?
14:06 Is your period regular now?
14:13 Were there any specific foods you ate or avoided in order to get your period back again?
14:30 Does sleep play a role whether or not your body is able to produce a period?
15:01 Why do some doctors recomend not exercising when trying to regain a period?
15:27 Has your flow been really heavy, irregular or weird stuff?
15:36 How not to fall into a trap of not eating enough? Just got mine back after 5 years.
16:11 Do you feel stronger in training now that you have your period back?
16:40 Did becoming happier help? Or did that come with regaining it?
17:00 Were you worried it would affect your training?
17:08 What’s something you forgot about having your period that’s suprised you?
17:33 Would you ever intentionally drop your calories if you wanted to lean out for comp season?
18:02 Do you find that since you’ve gained healthy weight you've been able to run faster times?
18:16 What would you say the hardest part of recovery is?
18:26 What are your thoughts on birth control?
19:17 Approx how much food did you need?
19:28 Is too much walking going to hinder recovery?
19:39 What’s the best way to get your period back while continuing to run? (I’m a runner and don’t want to quit running)
19:50 How long did you have to maintain your higher weight before regaining your period?
20:19 Has your preference changed?
20:25 Is it true your body performs optimally athletically when you have a period?
21:03 How to approach eating?
21:22 Has your body physically changed in any way since regaining a period?
21:32 Have you gotten a recovery period yet?
21:42 Outro
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